THE BASICS:
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- Location: Somerville, Mass. (South Tennis Courts)
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- Score: No. 2 Tufts - 5, No. 37 MIT - 0
- Records: MIT (16-12), Tufts (22-1)
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The Lead: The No. 37 MIT men's tennis team saw its season come to an end in the 2023 NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Regional Championship as the Engineers fell to No. 2 and hosts Tufts, 5-0 on Sunday afternoon.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
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- The Jumbos swept doubles as junior
Kailas Kahler (Pawtucket, R.I.) and senior
Daniel Papacica (Carmel, Calif.) fell to
Vuk Vuksanovic and
Derin Acaroglu 8-5 in No. 1 doubles to send the teams to singles play.
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- Tufts won in No. 1 and No. 4 singles to win the match and advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals in Orlando, Fla.
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- Senior
Derek Shen (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) had a 4-1 lead in set two of No. 3 singles after falling 6-2 in the opening set.
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