ITHACA, NY – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's tennis team was defeated by Tufts today in the third round of the NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Team Champion.

Tufts, who was ranked #3 nationally and served as the host of this weekend's regional, captured the doubles point and won three of the first four singles tilts to take match by a 4-1 margin.

Tasmay Shah contributed the lone point of the afternoon for the Engineers, as he defeated Garv Bahl 6-0, 6-4 in fifth singles.

Shah was successful in doubles play as well, as he and Nico Luis worked together for a 6-2 in third doubles. Luis and Aiden Drover-Mattinen were still fighting in the third set of the singles matchups when Tufts clinched its fourth point of the contest.

RPI will shift its focus to the upcoming NCAA singles and doubles championships, which will feature Drover-Mattinen and Andy Zhu competing from Ma
y 23-26 in Claremont, California.