Massachusetts Institute of Technology

THE BASICS:
 
- Location: Middlebury, VT. (Proctor Tennis Courts / Nelson Rec. Center)
 
- Scores: No. 25 MIT - 5, Bridgewater St. - 0
 
- Records: MIT (19-3), Bridgewater St. (9-5)
 
- The Lead: The No. 25 MIT men's tennis team earned a decisive 5-0 opening round in the NCAA Tournament against Bridgewater St. on Friday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
- Seniors Sundeep Chakladar (Redondo Beach, Calif.) and Joseph Li (Naperville, Ill.) kicked off doubles with an 8-1 win in No. 1 doubles. First-years Siddharth Marathe (Pune, India) and Shrish Choudhary (Fremont, Calif.) followed with an 8-0 win in three doubles with first-year Adam Sun (Glendale, Ariz.) and senior Kailas Kahler (Pawtucket, R.I.) taking No. 2 doubles 8-0.
 
- Junior Ryan Xiao (Cary, N.C.) gave the Engineers a 4-0 lead with a 6-0, 6-1 win in No. 3 singles with graduate student Daniel Papacica (Carmel, Calif.) securing the win with a 6-1, 6-1 victory in No. 2 singles.
 
UP NEXT
- The Engineers will take on No. 10 Trinity (TX) tomorrow, Saturday, May 11th at 2:00 p.m.
 
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