BOGOTA, N.J. – The Yeshiva University men's tennis team once again made history on Sunday afternoon, by winning its third consecutive Skyline Conference Championship. Top seeded Yeshiva defeated #3 Farmingdale State, 5-0, at the CourtSense Bagota Racquet Club.
The Maccabees (13-3) have earned the automatic bid into the 2016 NCAA Postseason Tournament, and will look to build from the success of last season when they made it to the second round of the big dance.
"I am so proud of the team for making the NCAAs again," Yeshiva head coach
Jon Rubinstein said. "The players worked on their games throughout the season and improved significantly. Every person from top to bottom on the team won conference matches. This truly is a team victory."
Yeshiva won all three of its doubles matches. Senior
Steven Jemal and junior
Adam Wannon kicked things off with a convincing win at #2 doubles, 8-0. Junior
David Papis Elon and senior
Dmitri Lebedyev continued Yeshiva's momentum by winning their #1 doubles contest, 8-2. Freshman
Mikey Ozery and junior
Eitan Rudansky wrapped up doubles play with a victory in the third flight, 8-2.
In singles play, Lebedyev cruised to a win at the #2 spot, 6-0 and 6-1. Papis Elon clinched Yeshiva's three-peat by dominating at #1 singles, 6-0 and 6-1.
The rest of the singles matches went unfinished. Ozery had the lead at #3 singles, 6-2 and 2-1. Jemal had the upper-hand in the fourth singles match, 6-2 and 2-0. Sophomore
Charlie Friedman was winning in the fifth flight, 6-0 and 1-0, while senior
Charles Saka had control of the sixth flight, 6-1 and 3-0.
Papis Elon was named Most Outstanding Player of the Skyline Championship match.
The Maccabees will now wait until Monday to see who they will face and where, as the NCAA Division III men's tennis selection committee will announce the bracket at 12:00 p.m. The first round of the NCAA Tournament is scheduled to begin on Thursday, May 12.
Yeshiva 5, Farmingdale State 0
May 08, 2016 at Bogota, NJ (CourtSense Bogota Racquet Club)
| Singles competition |
| 1. David Papis Elon (YESHIVA) def. Palacios, Kevin (FSCM) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 2. Dmitri Lebedyev (YESHIVA) def. Kafka, Daniel (FSCM) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 3. Mikey Ozery (YESHIVA) vs. Baruch, Dan (FSCM) 6-2, 2-1, unfinished |
| 4. Steven Jemal (YESHIVA) vs. Beaubrun, Marvin (FSCM) 6-2, 2-0, unfinished |
| 5. Charlie Friedman (YESHIVA) vs. Drago, Joseph (FSCM) 6-0, 1-0, unfinished |
| 6. Charles Saka (YESHIVA) vs. Maslak, Bradley (FSCM) 6-1, 3-0, unfinished |
| Match Notes |
| Farmingdale State 11-6 |
| Yeshiva 13-3 |
| T-1:31 A-33 |
Generated on 5/8/2016
