THE BASICS:
 
- Location: Winchester, Mass. (Winchester Tennis Club)
 
- Score: No. 37 MIT - 5, No. 19 Babson - 3

- Records: MIT (15-10), Babson (17-3)
 
- The Lead: For the 23rd time in program history, the MIT men's tennis team captured the NEWMAC Men's Tennis Championship as the Engineers took down the host and top-seed Babson 5-3 on Sunday afternoon. The victory continues the Engineers' dominance as the team remains perfect in NEWMAC Tournament play with a 46-0 overall record and a 17-0 record against the Beavers. MIT avenges an earlier 6-3 loss to the Beavers with the win.
 
Senior Daniel Papacica (Carmel, Calif.) was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player as he earned victories in both singles and doubles on Sunday and in doubles on Saturday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
- MIT took a 2-1 lead after doubles action with sophomore Wayne Nelms (Baltimore, Md.) and junior Sundeep Chakladar (Redondo Beach, Calif.) earning an 8-4 win in No. 2 doubles, and Papacica and junior Kailas Kahler (Pawtucket, R.I.) defeating Brady Anderson and Luis Utrilla 8-4 in No. 1 doubles.
 
- Papacica opened singles play with a 6-3, 6-1 win in No. 2 singles to give MIT a 3-1 lead. The Beavers won in No. 6 and No. 3 singles, but Kahler took down Brooks Green 6-0, 7-5 in No. 1 action to get MIT within one point of the title.
 
- MIT's fifth point would come from senior Benji Grossman (Sands Point, N.Y.) for the second consecutive year as he took a hard-fought match, 7-5, 7-5 over Kain Yazdi in No. 5 singles for the decisive point.
 
UP NEXT:

- MIT will play one final regular season match on Tuesday, April 25 on the road against No. 2 Tufts. The match time is scheduled for 4 p.m. 

- The Engineers earned the NEWMAC's automatic bid in the NCAA Tournament, and MIT will find out its opponent and match location when the NCAA announces the brackets in two weeks.

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