THE BASICS:
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (J.B. Carr Tennis Bubble)
 
- Score:
MIT - 8, Springfield - 1

- Records: MIT (7-8, 2-0 NEWMAC), Springfield (7-6, 1-1 NEWMAC)
 
- The Lead: The No. 36 MIT men's tennis team earned a convincing 8-1 victory over visiting Springfield on Saturday afternoon in the J.B. Carr Tennis Bubble.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
- MIT won two of three singles bouts with seniors Derek Shen (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) and Daniel Papacica (Carmel, Calif.) taking No. 1 doubles 8-3 and juniors Daniel Sharygin (Newburgh, Ind.) and Kailas Kahler (Pawtucket, R.I.) winning in two doubles 8-4.
 
- The Engineers did not drop a set in any of their six singles wins and lost just 10 games.
 
- Sophomore Ryan Xiao (Cary, N.C.) earned a 6-0, 6-0 win over Marc Villanueva Abab in No. 3 singles and senior Richter Jordaan (Denver, Colo.) followed with a 6-2, 6-0 win in four singles.
 
- Sharygin wrapped up the day in No. 6 with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Ethan Gomulka.
 
UP NEXT:

- The Engineers will return to action on Tuesday, April 4 for a 4 p.m. road NEWMAC contest against Wheaton.
 
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