NEW YORK, N.Y.— Yeshiva University's Department of Athletics learned today that its men's tennis team will face Colby-Sawyer College in the first round of the NCAA Division III men's tennis championship at Amherst College on Thursday, May 7 at a time to be determined.
 
Should Yeshiva win its first round match, the Maccabees will face defending NCAA Division III national champion and host Amherst College, who received a first round bye into the second round. If the Maccabees win again in the second round, they will play for the regional championship against Stevens Institute of Technology, Southern Maine, or Skidmore College.
 
Yeshiva earned the right to play in the tournament for the second year in a row by winning the Skyline Conference championship and earning the automatic qualifier into the tournament.
 
This season, once again, the Maccabees have played exceptional tennis. They finished the 2015 regular season with a 12-3 overall record and a 6-0 mark in Skyline Conference play. Two of Yeshiva's losses came against NCAA Division I teams, giving Yeshiva an 11-1 overall record against fellow Division III opponents.
 
Four members of the Yeshiva men's tennis team were named All Conference players by the Skyline Conference as team members David Papis Elon, Igal Mostkov and Dmitri Lebedyev were named first team All Conference, while Steven Jemal was named to Skyline's second team. In addition to his first team All Conference selection, Papis Elon was named the Skyline Conference Player of the Year. To date, Papis Elon has gone undefeated in singles play, owning a 14-0 record, including 9-0 at the No. 1 spot.
 
As a unit, Yeshiva has gone a combined 76-33 in singles play and 39-13 in doubles matches.
 
Colby-Sawyer College is in the tournament for the third year in a row. Located in New London, New Hampshire, the Chargers compete in the North Athletic Conference (NAC). They finished 2015 with a 12-10 overall record and a 6-0 showing in the NAC.