| Dragons finish regular season with 12th win |
| Tiffin (12-8, 4-2 AMC) finished their regular season in strong fashion, beating Ohio Dominican 6-3 to set a new school record with 12 victories. They will now enter the Region IX tourney Thursday at 9 a.m. against Cedarville as the second seed. The Dragons won thanks to strong singles play, winning five of the six matches. Diego MIranda, Tristan McLean, Harry Smith, Ryan Hodges, and Ben Fletcher all won singles matches, while McLean/Hodges also won at second doubles. |
| Dragons bounce back with strong outing vs. Cedarville |
| Tiffin (11-8, 3-2 AMC) played at full strength against AMC rival Cedarville, winning 6-3. Strong singles matches propelled the Dragons, as they took five of the six singles matches. Phil Conley, Diego Miranda, Tristan McLean, Harry Smith, and Ben Fletcher all won their matches, with Fletcher winning another close one 6-1, 7-6 (9-7). McLean/Ryan Hodges won at second doubles 9-7, while Conley/Tyler Webb lost a close doubles match 6-8. |
| Injuries cost Dragons 5-4 at Roberts Wesleyan |
| Tiffin (10-8, 2-2 AMC) played without three starters and it cost them, falling 5-4 to Roberts Wesleyan on the road. Phil Conley, Diego Miranda, and Ryan Hodges all missed the match, and the Dragons lost a number of close matches as a result. Tristan McLean won at first singles 7-6 (7-1), 7-5, Harry Smith won in straight sets at second singles, and Ben Fletcher won a tough match at third singles 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, but TU lost the other three singles matches, including two three set losses by Ryan Toporowsky 1-6, 7-6 (7-5), 3-6 and Tyler Webb 3-6, 6-1, 4-6. McLean/Smith won at first doubles 8-3, but TU also fell in the other two doubles matches. |
| Dragons fall to Case Western 9-0 |
| Tiffin (10-7, 2-1 AMC) were shut out by a tough Case Western team 9-0, losing some close matches along the way. Harry Smith lost 6-4, 5-7, 10-12 in the day's closest match, while Tristan McLean/Ryan Hodges fell 6-8 and Ben Fletcher/Tyler Webb lost 7-9 in doubles play. McLean also lost his singles match 4-6, 4-6, while Phil Conley fell 4-6, 3-6. |
| Dragons dispatch Pioneers 7-2 |
| Tiffin (10-6) improved to 2-1 in the AMC and stayed in the hunt for first place with a solid 7-2 win over Malone. Diego Miranda, Tristan McLean, Harry Smith, Ryan Hodges and Ben Fletcher all won straight sets singles matches, while the doubles teams of Phil Conley/Tyler Webb and Smith/Miranda also won doubles matches. The doubles team of Hodges/McLean also lost a close doubles match 6-8. |
| Dragons fall to 22nd-ranked Aquinas 9-0 |
| Tiffin (9-6) couldn't find the solution against 22n-ranked Aquinas, falling 9-0. Tristan McLeand and Harry Smith fell in close three set matches, with McLean falling 5-7, 6-3, 4-6 and Smith losing 2-6, 6-3, 2-6. Phil Conley also fell at first singles 1-6, 6-7 (3-7). |
| Dragons fall in close match with Walsh 6-3 |
| Tiffin lost a number of close matches against Walsh, leading to a 6-3 defeat. Phil Conley and Harry Smith won their singles matches, with Conley posting a 6-3, 0-6, 6-4 win and Smith another thrilling 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 come-from-behind victory. But TU also dropped three set matches from Tristan McLean 6-2, 2-6, 0-6 and Ben Fletcher 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 1-6. Ryan Hodges also fell 5-7, 1-6, while the first doubles team of Diego Miranda and Smith fell 6-8. Phil Conley/Tyler Webb won at third doubles 8-3. |
| Dragons shut out Notre Dame 9-0 |
| Tiffin dominated play against Notre Dame, winning 9-0. Tiffin swept all the singles matches in straight sets except at fifth singles where Ryan Toporowsky won a tough three set match 3-6, 6-0, 6-3. Cory Boyes also won at sixth singles 7-6 (7-5), 6-3. Phil Conley won at first singles 7-5, 6-2. |
| Dragons upset 24th-ranked Indiana Wesleyan |
| Tiffin's Phil Conley won a thrilling first singles match 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (7-4) in the deciding match as Tiffin upset nationally-ranked Indiana Wesleyan, improving to 8-4 in the process. The Dragons won four of the six singles matches, with Diego Miranda, Tristan McLean, and Harry Smith also posting wins. Conley and Tyler Webb also won at third doubles. |
| Dragons enjoy success on spring trip |
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The Tiffin men’s tennis team went 5-4 during their spring break trip to Hilton Head, South Carolina, earning convincing victories against Penn State Behrend (8-1), Nazareth (7-2), West Liberty (6-2), St. Michaels (7-1), and Concordia WI (7-2). Philip Conley went 6-3 as the top seeded men’s player for the Dragons, with freshman Diego Miranda (2-1) and sophomore Tristan McLean (3-6) splitting the second seed due to Miranda’s injury in a match against Matt Martin of Presbyterian. Freshman Harry Smith went 7-1 on the trip, including a thrilling 6-7 (6-8), 6-0, 14-12 victory against Nazareth’s Terrance Nichols. Ryan Hodges went 3-5 on the trip, with Ben Fletcher (3-2) and Ryan Toporowsky (2-6) rounding out the singles competition. The doubles teams also performed extremely well on the trip, with Conley and Smith going 6-0 as the doubles top team, and Hodges and McLean earning 5 victories in the second slot. Senior Tyler Webb teamed up with Conley (1-1), Toporowsky (4-1) and Fletcher (0-1) in the third doubles slot, going 4-3 overall. |
| Dragons improve to 2-0 with 5-4 win over Alma |
| Tiffin's Ryan Toporowsky won the decisive match in a three-set thriller, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, giving the Dragons a 5-4 win over Alma. Phil Conley, Harry Smith, and Ryan Hodges all won their singles matches, while Conley/Smith won at first doubles. |
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Dragons open spring season with 8-1 victory over Wittenberg |
| Tiffin swept all but one match in their spring opener, beating Wittenberg 8-1. Phil Conley, Harry Smith, Tristen McLean, Ryan Hodges, and Ben Fletcher all won their singles matches in straight sets, while Diego Miranda lost in the only singles match by injury default. The teams of Miranda/Smith (8-0), Hodges/McLean (8-3), and Conley/Tyler Webb (8-2) all won their doubles matches. |
| Dragons drop narrow decision at Findlay |
| Tiffin's Philip Conley and Ryan Toporowsky both won tough three set matches, but it wasn't enough as Findlay nipped the Dragons 5-4, dropping the Dragons to 0-2 this fall. Conley won 7-6, 4-7, 6-2, while Toporowsky won 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. Harry Smith also won his singles match 0-6, 6-2, 6-1, while Conley/Smith won at 1st doubles 8-2. |
| Conley earns second All-AMC honor |
| Tiffin's Philip Conley earned his second consecutive All-AMC selection, as the 2006 All-AMC team was selected by vote of the AMC coaches. Conley, the lone Dragons representative, was selected as a singles player after posting an impressive 15-2 mark last year. In his two seasons Conley has posted a 27-6 overall singles record. |
| Donaldson, Webb earn Scholar Athlete honors |
| Tiffin's Rick Donaldson and Tyler Webb were named NAIA Scholar Athletes after already earning AMC Scholar Athlete honors. Donaldson, a junior, is majoring in Homeland Security, while Webb, a junior, is majoring in Finance. |


