Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 THE BASICS:
 
- Location: Atlanta, Ga. (Emory University)
 
- Scores:
No. 22 Sewanee 7, No. 31 MIT 2
Birmingham-Southern 7, No. 31 MIT 2
 
- Records: No. 31 MIT (6-8), No. 22 Sewanee (9-3), Birmingham-Southern (10-2)
 
- The Lead: The MIT men's tennis team dropped a pair of 7-2 decisions to No. 22-ranked Sewanee and Birmingham-Southern on Saturday in Georgia. The Engineers fell behind 3-0 after doubles in both matches and then won two singles matches against both opponents.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED vs. SEWANEE
 
- MIT senior Derek Shen (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) won No. 2 singles with a dominant 6-1, 6-0 victory over Peyton Erck. Senior Benji Grossman (Sands Point, N.Y.) also claimed victory at the No. 6 position with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Talman Ramsey. Grossman improved his team-leading singles record to 9-3 on the season.
 
- Shen and junior Kailas Kahler (Pawtucket, R.I.) nearly pulled off the victory at No. 2 doubles, but ultimately fell 8-6. Kahler battled hard at No. 1 singles, forcing a third set with Jordan Theron, but lost 6-4, 6-7, 10-4.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED vs. BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN
 
- MIT junior Sundeep Chakladar (Redondo Beach, Calif.) won No. 2 singles with a marathon 6-4, 5-7, 10-8 victory over Ryan King.
 
- Sophomore Benjamin Ebanks (New York City, N.Y.) won 6-4, 6-1 at No. 5 singles over Tom Smith to pick up the Engineers' other victory in singles action.
 
UP NEXT:

- The Engineers will wrap up their Spring Break trip tomorrow with a 9:00 a.m. match against Emory. 
 
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