THE BASICS:
 
- Location: Middlebury, VT. (Proctor Tennis Courts)
 
- Scores: No. 25 MIT - 5, No. 10 Trinity (TX) - 2
 
- Records: MIT (20-3), Trinity (16-9)
 
- The Lead: The No. 25 MIT men's tennis team earned a thrilling upset win over No. 10 Trinity (TX), 5-2, to advance to the Regional Championship against host and No. 7 Middlebury tomorrow at 12 p.m.  
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
- After a loss in No. 3 doubles, the Engineers tied the match as first-year Grant Gallagher (Irvine, Calif.) and senior Daniel Papacica (Carmel, Calif.) took an 8-6 win in No. 1 doubles. Seniors Joseph Li (Naperville, Ill.) and Sundeep Chakladar (Redondo Beach, Calif.) gave MIT a 2-1 lead with an 8-6 victory in No. 2 doubles.
 
- Trinity tied the match with a 6-4, 6-3 win in No. 4 singles but the Engineers regained the lead with a 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 win by Siddharth Marathe (Pune, India) in No. 5 singles.
 
- Kahler gave the Engineers match point with a three-set win in No. 1 singles and Papacica clinched the match with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 win in No. 2 singles.
 
UP NEXT

- The Engineers will take on host and No. 7 Middlebury tomorrow, Sunday, May 12 at 12 p.m. for the Regional Championship and a trip to St. Louis for the team championship.
 
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