Matt Reed Named to All-Skyline Men's Tennis Team
ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
New York, N.Y. – St. Joseph's graduate student Matt Reed (Medford, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford) has been named to the All-Skyline Conference Men's Tennis Second Team. This is the third time in his career earning the honor as he also made the team in 2011 and 2013.
Sophomore David Papis Elon of Yeshiva has been named the 2015 Skyline Men's Tennis Player of the Year in voting conducted among the Conference's seven head coaches.
The Skyline coaches also selected Cedric Bluman of Purchase as Rookie of the Year and Farmingdale State's Adam Waterhouse as Coach of the Year.
Papis Elon enters the Maccabees' Skyline Championship match against Farmingdale State on Apr. 26 boasting a perfect 13-0 record in singles action, including an 8-0 mark at the No. 1 flight. The Herzliya, Israel, native posted wins over Jorge Rodriguez of Saint Peter's on Feb. 6 and Fordham's J.J. Tauil on Mar. 22, and he did drop a single game in three of his victories. A three-time Skyline Player of the Week selection, Papis Elon also owns a 10-3 record in doubles action in 2015.
A two-time Rookie of the Week selection and a member of the All-Conference second team, Bluman is 11-0 in singles play and carries an 8-3 record at the No. 2 doubles position. The Tarrytown, N.Y., resident and first-year collegiate performer registered a 5-0 mark in Skyline play in singles competition and is 8-0 at the No. 4 singles flight.
Papis Elon is joined on the All-Conference first team by teammates Tyler Danzy, Chris Hunter and Kevin Palacios of Farmingdale State; Riley Damerell of Purchase; and Yeshiva's Dmitri Lebedyev and Igal Mostkov.
The second team All-Conference includes Matt Reed of St. Joseph's; Mount Saint Mary's Dan Witke; Steven Jemal of Yeshiva; Joe Troop of Purchase; and Elliott Warkus of Sarah Lawrence.
Now in his eighth season, Waterhouse has guided Farmingdale State to a 10-4 overall record and a berth in the finals of the 2015 Skyline Championship, as the third-seeded Rams will visit defending champion Yeshiva on Apr. 26. Waterhouse received a Bachelor's degree in Biology from SUNY Oswego in 1984 and is a five-time Skyline Men's Coach of the Year recipient. He owns a 76-36 overall record as head coach of the FSC men's program.
2015 SKYLINE MEN'S TENNIS ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
First-Team
Riley Damerell, Purchase - So., Rochester, N.Y.
Tyler Danzy, Farmingdale State - So., Central Islip, N.Y.
Chris Hunter, Farmingdale State - So., Melville, N.Y.
Dmitri Lebedyev, Yeshiva - Jr., Holon, Israel
Igal Mostkov, Yeshiva - Sr. , Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kevin Palacios, Farmingdale State - Jr., Glen Cove, N.Y.
*David Papis Elon, Yeshiva - So., Herzliya, Israel
Second-Team
Cedric Bluman, Purchase - Sr., Tarrytown, N.Y.
Steven Jemal, Yeshiva - Jr., West Long Branch, N.J.
Matt Reed, St. Joseph's-L.I. - Gr., Medford, N.Y.
Joe Troop, Purchase - Jr., Yonkers, N.Y.
Elliott Warkus, Sarah Lawrence - Sr., Waimea, H.I.
Dan Witke, Mount Saint Mary - Jr., Brooklyn. N.Y.
*Player of the Year: David Papis Elon, Yeshiva
Rookie of the Year: Cedric Bluman, Purchase
Coach of the Year: Adam Waterhouse, Farmingdale State
