CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Nationally-ranked No. 21 Bates College topped MIT, 7-2, in a non-conference men’s tennis match on Friday. The loss was the first of the year for the Engineers (4-1) while the Bobcats improved to 2-0.

On Thursday, March 12, Bates will host Babson College in its home opener at 4 p.m.

Bates 7, MIT 2

Doubles

1. Kevin Pang/Ken Van Tilburg (M) def. Benjamin Stein/Amrit Rupasinghe (B), 8-3

2. Maxwell Berger/Ryan Mannelly (B) def. David Iba/Brian Wee (M), 8-6

3. Zach Fenno/Jeffrey Beaton (B) def. Peden Nichols/Jonathan Farm (M), 8-5

Singles

1. Benjamin Stein (B) def. Kevin Pang (M), 6-3, 6-4

2. Amrit Rupasinghe (B) def. Ken Van Tilburg (M), 6-3, 6-3

3. Maxwell Berger (B) def. Brian Wee (M), 6-3, 6-2

4. Michael Reiss (B) def. Jonathan Farm (M), 6-2, 6-2

5. Ryan Mannelly (B) def. Peden Nichols (M), 6-1, 6-1

6. Samuel Harmatz (M) def. Zach Fenno (B), 7-6 (5), 6-0