CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The Bates College men's tennis team lost at MIT on Wednesday, dropping their record to 5-4 this year.

First-year Mike Sherman (Huntington, N.Y.) was Bates' loan winner at singles, winning at the No. 4 position. Bates earned the doubles point with wins at first doubles (Will Boe-Wiegaard and Tristan Beach) and second doubles (Greg Little and Josh Feinberg).

Bates will host Brandeis on April 1.

MIT 5, Bates 2

Doubles
1. Boe-Wiegaard/Beach, Bates, def. Tindell/Dohlman 8-3

2. Little/Feinberg, Bates, def. Beren/Nichols 8-3

3. Stein/Conway, Bates, lost Egan/Farm 8-4

Singles

1. Boe-Wiegaard, Bates, lost Tindell  6-3, 6-2

2. Beach, Bates, lost Dohlman 6-2, 7-6(4)

3. Little, Bates, lost Beren 3-6, 6-4, 7-5

4. Sherman, Bates, def. Egan 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-2

5. Stein, Bates, lost Nichols 6-4, 6-4

6. Conway, Bates, lost Makhni 6-1, 6-1