AMHERST, Mass. – The Yeshiva University men's tennis team concluded its historical 2017 season with a loss in the second round of the NCAA tournament to nationally ranked No. 8 Amherst College, 5-0, at the Amherst College Tennis Courts on Friday morning. The Maccabees are now eliminated from the NCAA tournament, while the Purple & White will play the Ephs of Williams College in the Regional final on Saturday.
"Great season, we competed well today. I am really proud of our players," Yeshiva head coach
Jon Rubinstein said. "Amherst is a top-10 team in the country with tremendous depth."
The Purple & White (23-5) won all three doubles flights and took both completed singles contests to clinch a spot in the third round of the NCAA tournament.
Senior
David Papis Elon and sophomore
Mikey Ozery won four games in the second doubles flight. The team of sophomore
Adam Rosemblaum and freshman
Lior Brik won two games at the #1 doubles position, while the duo of senior
Eitan Rudansky and freshman
Avidan Rudansky won just as many games in the third flight.
In singles, Ozery claimed two games in the second set of the third position. Papis Elon won three games in the first set, and had a 1-0 lead in the second, but the #1 singles match went unfinished. At the #2 position, Rosemblaum won three games in the first set, and had a 5-1 advantage in the second, but the match could not be completed due to Amherst clinching the team victory.
It was still a successful season for the Maccabees (16-2). Yeshiva won its fourth straight Skyline Conference tournament championship and earned a victory in the NCAA tournament, the second in Yeshiva Athletics history. For his singles career, Papis Elon went 37-2 and went undefeated against Division III opponents.
#8 Amherst 5, Yeshiva University 0
May 12, 2017 at Amherst, Mass. (Amherst Tennis Courts)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Josh Marchalik (AMHERST) vs. Papis Elon, David (YU-MT) 6-3, 0-1, unfinished |
| 2. Gabe Owens (AMHERST) vs. Rosemblaum, Adam (YU-MT) 6-3, 1-5, unfinished |
| 3. Oscar Burney (AMHERST) def. Ozery, Mikey (YU-MT) 6-0, 6-2 |
| 4. Jesse Levitin (AMHERST) vs. Brik, Lior (YU-MT) 6-0, 5-0, unfinished |
| 5. Jon Heidenberg (AMHERST) def. Greenblatt, Daron (YU-MT) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 6. Andrew Arnaboldi (AMHERST) vs. Wannon, Adam (YU-MT) 6-0, 3-0, unfinished |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Josh Marchalik/Oscar Burney (AMHERST) def. Rosemblaum, Adam/Brik, Lior (YU-MT) 8-2 |
| 2. Andrew Arnaboldi/Jon Heidenberg (AMHERST) def. Papis Elon, David/Ozery, Mikey (YU-MT) 8-4 |
| 3. Gabe Owens/Jesse Levitin (AMHERST) def. Rudansky, Eitan/Rudansky, Avidan (YU-MT) 8-2 |
| Match Notes |
| Yeshiva University 16-2 |
| Amherst 23-5; National ranking #8 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,4) |
| 2017 NCAA Championship Second Round |
| Winner Advances to Regional Final |
| T-1:47 |
Generated on 5/12/2017
