Mar 17, 2008

MIT Senior Eric Beren and Freshman Ken Van Tilburg Named NEWMAC Men's Tennis Doubles Team of the Week

NEWMAC Men's Tennis Doubles Team of the Week

Eric Beren, MIT, SR (Dallas, Texas)

Ken Van Tilburg, MIT, FR (Kapellen, Belgium)

MIT's top doubles duo has compiled a record of 7-1 after competing in all eight matches this spring. Beren and Van Tilburg outlasted their foes from Vassar College, 9-7, before recording overpowering decisions in their next five matches. The pair fell to regionally-ranked No. 7 Bates College, 8-2, but topped nationally-ranked No. 20 Tufts University, 8-0. The Engineers, ranked No. 10 in the northeast, have an overall record of 6-3.