Box Score #1 Yeshiva University - 5, #3 Farmingdale State - 4
Edgewater, N.J. - The Farmingdale State men's tennis team fell, 5-4, to top-seeded Yeshiva University in the Skyline Conference Finals at the Binghamton Racquet Club in Edgewater, N.J.
The Rams (10-5) claimed one point in doubles competition as sophomore's Tyler Danzy (Central Islip, N.Y.) and Chris Hunter (Melville, N.Y.) posted a 9-8 (7-4) win in the #1 slot over David Papis Elon (Herzliya, Israel) and Eitan Rudansky (Mamaroneck, N.Y.).
Farmingdale State junior Dan Baruch (East Meadow, N.Y.) carded a 6-3, 6-2 victory in the #4 singles position, while freshman Daniel Kafka (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) earned a 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 win at fifth singles. In sixth singles, freshman Joseph Drago (Bronx, N.Y.) recorded a 6-4, 6-2 victory for the Rams.
Tied 4-4 with one singles match remaining, Yeshiva's (12-3) Papis Elon tallied the match winning point with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win in the #1 position.
The Maccabees received the Skyline Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Championship.
| Singles competition |
| 1. Papis Elon, David (YU-M) def. Hunter, Chris (FSCM) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 |
| 2. Lebedyev, Dmitri (YU-M) def. Danzy, Tyler (FSCM) 6-3, 6-4 |
| 3. Jemal, Steven (YU-M) def. Palacios, Kevin (FSCM) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 4. Baruch, Dan (FSCM) def. Wannon, Adam (YU-M) 6-3, 6-2 |
| 5. Kafka, Daniel (FSCM) def. Saka, Charles (YU-M) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 |
| 6. Drago, Joseph (FSCM) def. Burk, Meir (YU-M) 6-4, 6-2 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Danzy, Tyler/Hunter, Chris (FSCM) def. Papis Elon, David/Rudansky, Eitan (YU-M) 9-8 (7-4) |
| 2. Jemal, Steven/Saka, Charles (YU-M) def. Beaubrun, Marvin/Palacios, Kevin (FSCM) 8-2 |
| 3. Lebedyev, Dmitri/Rubin, Robby (YU-M) def. Mahalingam, Aravind/Karuppiah, Karuppiah (FSCM) 8-1 |
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