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Wayne Nelms waiting for a serve
9
Winner MIT MIT (9-9 (5-0 NEWMAC)
0
Clark CLARK (3-8 (1-4 NEWMAC))
Winner
MIT MIT
(9-9 (5-0 NEWMAC)
9
Final
0
Clark CLARK
(3-8 (1-4 NEWMAC))
5
Winner MIT MIT (10-9)
2
Holy Cross HC (5-10)
Winner
MIT MIT
(10-9)
5
Final
2
Holy Cross HC
(5-10)

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

No. 36 Men's Tennis Earns Two Road Wins on Saturday

THE BASICS:
 
- Location: Worcester, Mass. (Corash Tennis Courts/Sinnott Family Tennis Facility)
 
- Score:
No. 36 MIT - 9, Clark - 0
No. 36 MIT - 5, Holy Cross - 2

- Records: MIT (10-9, 4-0 NEWMAC), Clark (3-8, 2-2 NEWMAC), Holy Cross (5-10)
 
- The Lead: The No. 36 MIT men's tennis team earned two road victories, including a 9-0 NEWMAC win over Clark on Saturday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED vs. CLARK
 
- In doubles junior Kailas Kahler (Pawtucket, R.I.) and senior Daniel Papacica (Carmel, Calif.) led the way with an 8-1 win in No. 3 doubles as MIT took a 3-0 lead into singles action.
 
- With a 6-1, 6-1 win over Graham Russo in three singles, senior Benji Grossman (Sands Point, N.Y.) gave MIT the win with the fifth point of the day. First year Ethan Nguyen (Farmington, N.M.) earned a 6-0, 6-0 win in six singles.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED vs. HOLY CROSS
 
- The Engineers dropped just three sets in wins in No. 1 and No. 2 doubles.
 
- Senior Derek Shen (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) notched a 6-3, 6-2 win in No. 2 singles and sophomore Wayne Nelms (Baltimore, Md.) earned a 6-4, 6-3 win over William Kelleher in five singles.
 
UP NEXT:

- MIT returns to action on Wednesday, April 12 with a road NEWMAC contest against Emerson at 4 p.m. The Engineers will also host Eastern Nazarene at the Dupont Tennis Courts at 4 p.m.  

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