INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Yeshiva University men's tennis team will be competing in the NCAA Division III Tournament for the fifth year in a row. The Maccabees (13-5) will battle the Roadrunners of Ramapo College (11-5), in a rematch of last year's NCAA Tournament first round matchup. The match will take place at regional host Bowdoin College, up in Brunswick, Maine, on Thursday beginning at 11:00 a.m. 

You can follow the action on Bowdoin's live stats page. There will also be live streaming video. 

The Maccabees won last year's thrilling head-to-head matchup, 5-3, to earn a spot in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

These two teams met once again in this year's season opener, back in the fall. This time, it was Ramapo that came out victorious, 6-3, at the Ramapo Athletic Center, on October 25.

The winner of Thursday's match will take on nationally-ranked No. 3 Bowdoin in the second round, on Friday morning. 

The Maccabees earned their way into the Big Dance by receiving an automatic bid, thanks to winning the Skyline Conference Championship for the fifth year in a row. Yeshiva defeated the United States Merchant Marine Academy, 5-0, to capture the conference title.

Ramapo also received an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament, as the Roadrunners captured its sixth consecutive Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship. Ramapo defeated Regis College, 5-1, in the championship match.

Leading the way for the Maccabeees has been junior Adam Rosemblaum, who was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Skyline Conference Championship match. He also earned a spot on the Skyline All-Conference first team. In the championship match against Merchant Marine, Rosemblaum was victorious in the first doubles position, 8-4, and cruised to a win at the first singles flight, 6-0, 6-1. That propelled Yeshiva to its fifth straight Skyline Championship and automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. Rosemblaum went 5-1 in Skyline singles matches during the regular season, all at the No. 1 position. He also went 5-1 in No. 1 Skyline doubles matches.

Junior Mikey Ozery was also recognized as a Skyline All-Conference first team member. He went unbeaten in Skyline singles play, with three out of his four victories coming in the second flight. Ozery won four out of five conference doubles contests. In the semifinal match against Farmingdale, Ozery won at #2 doubles, 8-1, and at #1 singles, 6-1, 6-1. In the championship match against USMMA, Ozery won the second doubles flight by a score of 8-4.

Making an impact in his rookie season has been freshman Dor Gutterman, who went 4-1 in conference singles matches. Two of those four victories came in the second flight. In doubles play, the phenom won six out of seven Skyline doubles contests and produced a 12-5 record overall. He teamed with Ozery to win at #2 doubles, 8-1, in the conference semifinal match. In the battle for the Skyline Championship, Gutterman won at the second doubles flight, 8-4. Thanks to his strong effort, Gutterman earned a spot on the Skyline All-Conference second team.

Senior Charlie Friedman won all six of his Skyline singles matches during the regular season, while going 5-0 in conference doubles contests. He clinched Yeshiva's berth in the championship match by winning the fourth singles position over Farmingdale State College, 6-1, 6-1. In the Skyline Championship match, Friedman dominated at #3 doubles, 8-1, putting Yeshiva on its way to its fifth consecutive Skyline title. The Montreal native was honored by the Skyline by being named to its all-conference second team.

For Ramapo, Willen Feygin went 12-4 in No. 1 singles play, while boasting the same record in the first doubles position. Mike Abelev went 9-3 at No. 3 singles, and won both of his matches in the second singles position. He produced an impressive 10-5 record in doubles contests. Adam Patrovics is currently 12-4 in No. 1 doubles contests, while Cal Cacciaguida is 7-3 in singles matches.

The full bracket of the NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Championships can be viewed here.