The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference

NEW LONDON, CONN.--Top-seeded MIT won its 10th straight New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) men's tennis tournament championship beating third-seeded Babson 5-1 in the championship match at the Coast Guard Academy.

The Engineers (16-5) beat fourth-seeded Wheaton 5-0 in the semifinals while third-seeded Babson outlasted second-seeded Springfield 5-4 in the other semifinal.

In the semfinals, Babson's Edwin Lee beat Springfield's Tim Tunis 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 at No. 6 singles to break a 4-4 tie and put the Beavers in the championship match.

MIT opened the championship match by winning both the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles matches. Eric Beren and Ken Van Tilburg beat Alex Kamergorodsky and Brian Lafayette 8-5 at No. 1 doubles while Peden Nichols and Jonathan Farm beat Austin Conti and Steve Huang 8-5 at No. 3 doubles. Babson (11-11) got its point at No. 2 doubles as Walt Sea and Ben Edick outlasted Kevin Pang and David Iba 9-8 (8-6) .

Beren (No. 1 singles), Pang (No. 2 singles) and Jonathan Farm (No. 5 singles) all won in singles to clinch the championship for the Engineers.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

MIT 5, BABSON 1
SINGLES

1. Eric Beren (M) def. Alex Kamergorodsky 6-1, 6-0

2. Kevin Pang (M) def. Ben Edick 6-1, 6-0

3. Ken Van Tilburg (M) vs. Ken Lin 7-5, 1-0 incomplete

4. Peden Nichols (M) vs. Austin Conti 6-2, 2-5 incomplete

5. Jonathan Farm (M) def. Edwin Lee 6-0, 6-3

6. Ryan Castonia (M) vs. Moises Numa 6-3, 5-5 incomplete

DOUBLES

1. Beren/Van Tilburg (M) def. Kamergorodsky/Lafayette 8-5

2. Walt Sea/Edick (B) def. Pang/David Iba 9-8 (8-6)

3. Nichols/Farm (M) def. Conti/Steve Huang 8-5

TEAM RECORDS: B 11-11; M 16-5.

MIT Captures NEWMAC Men's Tennis Championship