THE BASICS:
 
- Score: No. 12 MIT 6, No. 12 Sewanee 1
 
- Records: MIT (2-1), Sewanee (1-3)
 
- Location: Nicholasville, K.Y. (Top Seed Tennis Club)
 
- The Lead: In the consolation bracket of the ITA Division III National Women's Team Indoor Championship, No. 12 MIT won eight of nine matches en route to a 6-1 victory over No. 12 Sewanee on Saturday morning.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- MIT swept the doubles competition, taking the early 1-0 lead. Junior Jay Lu (Austin, Texas) and senior Kimberly Liao (Commack, N.Y.) did not drop a game in the No. 1 spot as they cruised past Brooke Despriet and Katherine Petty, 6-0. First-years Saina Deshpande (Pune, India) and Anastasia Samets (Ocean, N.J.) clinched the doubles point as they defeated Mariella Congeni and Nicole Nowak, 6-1, in the No. 3 slot. Sophomores Artemis Pados (Delray Beach, Calif.) and Alaina Kolli (Buffalo Grove, Ill.) rounded out the Engineers by topping Ansley Carpenter and Sarah Livingston, 6-3.
 
- MIT carried the momentum into singles action as it produced victories in the No. 4, No. 1, and No. 5 positions to build a 4-0 advantage. Kolli led things off with a 6-0, 6-4 win over Livingston and then first-year Katya Shepherd Johnson (Takoma Park, Md.) defeated Petty, 6-4, 6-3. Deshpande followed with a 6-4, 6-2 decision against Congeni in the No. 5 spot.
 
- The Tigers got on the board when Despriet defeated Liao, 6-2, 6-4, in the No. 2 slot. However, Samets recorded a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Caldwell in the No. 6 position. In a two-hour battle at the No. 3 spot, Lu emerged with a 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 win against Carpenter.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT will play No. 6 Emory University in the fifth-place match on Sunday, March 3 at 8:00 a.m.
 
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