THE BASICS:
 
- Location: Somerville, Mass. (South Tennis Courts)
 
- Score: No. 2 Tufts - 7, No. 37 MIT - 2

- Records: MIT (15-11), Tufts (19-0)
 
- The Lead: The No. 37 MIT men's tennis team concluded its regular season on Tuesday as the Engineers fell to No. 2 Tufts, 7-2.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
- Senior Derek Shen (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) and junior Joseph Li (Naperville, Ill.) dropped a tough 8-6 match in three doubles, as the Jumbos took a 3-0 lead into singles action.
 
- In No. 2 singles, senior Daniel Papacica (Carmel, Calif.) came away with a 7-6, 6-1 win over Alex Gancheu, and classmate Benji Grossman (Sands Point, N.Y.) defeated Josh Belandres 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in No. 5 singles.
 
- Shen dropped a hard-fought three-set match in three singles as he fell to Derin Acaroglu 7-5, 2-6, 13-11.
 
UP NEXT:

- MIT will next take the courts in the NCAA Tournament. The Engineers will find out their opponent and location when the brackets are released on May 1st on NCAA.com.  

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