THE BASICS:
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- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (DuPont Tennis Courts)
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- Scores: No. 28 MIT - 5, Clark - 0
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- Records: MIT (17-3), Clark (12-7)
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- The Lead: The No. 28 MIT men's tennis team will play for its 24th NEWMAC Championship, as the top-seeded Engineers defeated fourth-seeded Clark, 5-0 on Saturday afternoon on the DuPont Tennis Courts.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
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- MIT raced out to a 3-0 lead after doubles play. Senior
Kailas Kahler (Pawtucket, R.I.) and first-year
Adam Sun (Glendale, Ariz.) kicked off doubles with an 8-2 win in three doubles. Seniors
Joseph Li (Naperville, Ill.) and
Sundeep Chakladar (Redondo Beach, Calif.) earned an 8-4 win in No. 2 doubles, and graduate student
Daniel Papacica (Carmel, Calif.) and first-year
Grant Gallagher (Irvine, Calif.) wrapped up doubles with an 8-4 win in No. 1 doubles.
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- First-year
Shrish Choudhary (Fremont, Calif.) put MIT up 4-0 with a 6-1, 6-0 win in No. 6 singles, and first-year
Siddharth Marathe (Pune, India) won the match for MIT with a 6-2, 6-0 win in No. 5 singles.
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UP NEXT
- The Engineers will host Babson for the NEWMAC Tournament Championship tomorrow, Sunday, April 29th at 12:00 p.m. on the DuPont Tennis Courts. Â
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