2006 NAIA National Qualifier
2006 Region IX Champions
Long earns All-GLIAC honor
Teauana Long was the lone Dragons player honored with the announcement of the All-GLIAC Women's Tennis Team. Long, a junior, earned Honorable Mention selection. She posted a 2-11 overall record playing first singles for the Dragons, while posting a 4-9 mark at first doubles. Lakers dominate play over Dragons 9-0
Tiffin (2-11)
couldn't win a match against Grand Valley State, falling 9-0 on the road. Ashley Hershner lost the closest match of the day at second singles 0-6, 5-7, while Teauana Long also fell at first singles 0-6, 4-6. In the other seven matches that were played, TU won a total of 5 games. Ferris State sweeps past Dragons 9-0
Tiffin (2-10)
had a couple of close matches but could not win a set against Ferris State, falling 9-0. Ashley Hershner/Taylor Cooper had the day's closest match at second doubles, falling 6-8. Hershner also lost at second singles 2-6, 4-6, while Beth Clark lost at fifth singles 3-6. 0-6. Dragons shutout by Michigan Tech 9-0
Tiffin (2-9)
fell 9-0 to Michigan Tech, with the closest match coming at second doubles. Ashley Hershner/Taylor Cooper fell 7-9 in a narrow match, while Erika Bailey/Beth Clark fell at third doubles in another close one 4-8. All the singles losses were in straight sets with the closest match coming at third and fourth singles where Taylor Cooper and Jessie Stefanov each lost 4-6, 2-6. Dragons fall to Lake Superior State 7-2
Tiffin
(2-8) dropped a 7-2 decision to Lake Superior State, a loss that effectively eliminates the Dragons from the GLIAC tourney. TU's two wins came at first and second doubles, as Teauana Long/Jessie Stefanov won 8-4 and Taylor Cooper/Ashley Hershner won 8-3. TU's singles losses were all straight sets except for Stefanov's match at fourth singles, where she fell 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 1-6. Dragons dominate Muskingum 9-0 for second win
Tiffin
(2-7) hit the road to Muskingum and won handily 9-0. The closest match was at sixth singles, which Melissa Poe won 8-4. Beth Clark and Ashley Hershner won 8-3 matches, while Teauana Long, Jessica Stefanov, and Taylor Cooper all won 8-1. In doubles, Long/Stefanov and Hershner/Cooper won in 8-0 shutouts, while Erika Bailey/Beth Clark won at third doubles 8-2. Northwood dispatches Dragons 9-0
Tiffin
(1-7) ran into the unbeaten Northwood women's tennis squad Sunday, falling 9-0. Melissa Poe had the closest match of the day, falling at sixth singles 3-6, 2-6. The Timberwolves dominated play, losing just 9 games over 15 sets and 9 matches. Dragons fall to Cardinals in GLIAC matchup 8-1
Tiffin
(1-6) mustered just one win in their GLIAC matchup with Saginaw Valley State, falling 8-1 at home. The doubles team of Taylor Cooper/Ashley Hershner notched a 8-5 win at second doubles, while Teauana Long lost a close first singles match 1-6, 5-7 and Hershner fell in a narrow second singles match 0-6, 6-1, 8-10. Dragons lose to GLIAC rival Ashland 8-1
Tiffin
(1-5) posted a win at second doubles from the team of Ashley Hershner/Taylor Cooper, winning a tough match 8-6, but could manage no more as TU fell to Ashland 8-1. Jessie Stefanov fell in a competitive match at third singles 5-7, 0-6, while the other singles matches were straight set losses. Dragons fall at Kenyon 7-2
Tiffin
(1-4) got a pair of wins from Taylor Cooper but could manage no more as they fell on the road at Kenyon 7-2. Cooper won at third singles 6-2, 6-3 and teamed with Ashley Hershner at second doubles to win 8-4. Beth Clark/Erika Bailey fell at third doubles 4-8, while the other singles losses were all straight set defeats. Dragons get first win with 9-0 shutout of Bluffton
Tiffin (1-3) dominated play all day long in a 9-0 shutout of visiting Bluffton, opening the day with three straight 8-0 wins in doubles play. Teauana Long/Jessica Stefanov, Ashley Hershner/Taylor Cooper, and Erika Bailey/Beth Clark won their matches, while Long, Hershner, Cooper, Stefanov, Clark, and Melissa Poe all won straight set singles matches. The closest victory came at sixth singles for Poe, as she beat her opponent 6-3, 6-4. Dragons fall 6-3 at Findlay
Tiffin
(0-3) fell 6-3 at Findlay Sunday, picking up wins at second singles by Ashley Hershner and at both first and second doubles. Hershner's singles win was a tough one, as she pulled out a 6-3, 4-6, 10-8 victory. She also teamed with Taylor Cooper at second doubles to win 8-3, while Teauana Long/Jessica Stefanov also won at first doubles 8-6. TU lost two close matches that cost them the overall victory, as Long fell at first singles 1-6, 7-5, (4-10) and Erika Bailey/Beth Clark fell at third doubles 5-8. (more)Dragons fall at Wayne State 9-0
Tiffin
(0-2) fell 9-0 at Wayne State, with Ashley Hershner/Taylor Cooper playing the closest match at second doubles, where they fell 5-8. The Dragons singles players all fell in straight sets. (more) Dragons fall at Charleston in fall opener
Tiffin
(0-1) fell 8-1 at Charleston in their fall opener, with Taylor Cooper/Ashley Hershner winning the sole match for TU at second doubles 8-4. Teauana Long, Hershner, Cooper, Jessica Stefanov, Beth Clark, and Erika Bailey all fell in straight set singles matches, while Long/Stefanov (3-8) and Clark/Bailey (1-8) fell in doubles play. 2008 Tiffin Summer Classic Tournament Information (more)
Stambaugh named Head Men's and Women's Tennis Coach (more)
Dragons post win in regular season finale 6-3
Tiffin
(9-8) traveled to Indiana PA and posted a 6-3 win in their final regular season match. Ashley Hershner, Faith Greenawalt, Jessie Stefanov, and Jessica Pivato won straight set singles matches, while Teauana Long lost a tough match 6-7 (5-7), 3-6. Long/Beth Clark won 8-6 at doubles, while Greenawalt/Woods also won 8-1. Melissa Poe and Erika Bailey also won exhibition matches. Dragons fall to regionally-ranked Mercyhurst 9-0
Tiffin (8-8)
took on Mercyhurst (ranked 8th in the region) on the road and fell 9-0. All the singles matches were straight set losses, with Faith Greenawalt and Jessie Stefanov posting the closest scores in 2-6, 5-7 defeats. Greenawalt/Vickie Woods also fell at third doubles 6-8. Dragons back over .500 with 6-3 win
Tiffin (8-7) controlled play with four singles victories, bouncing back over .500 with a 6-3 victory over Case Western. Teauana Long, Faith Greenawalt, Jessie Stefanov, and Erika Bailey all won in straight sets, while Long/Beth Clark and Greenawalt/Vickie Woods also won in solid doubles performances. Dragons clip Northwestern Ohio 6-3
Tiffin (7-7) got four strong singles victories, with Teauana Long, Ashley Hershner, Faith Greenawalt, and Jessie Stefanov posting dominating straight set victories. Hershner/Stefanov won a close doubles match 9-7 while Long/Beth Clark also won 8-2. Melissa Poe lost a narrow sixth singles match 7-6 (7-3), 6-7 (8-10) (5-7). Dragons drop 8-1 decision to Warriors
Tiffin (6-7) ran into a tough Wayne State squad, falling 8-1. Faith Greenawalt was the lone winner, picking up a third singles victory 6-4, 6-4. All the other singles losses were in straight sets except for Jessie Stefanov, who fell 6-2, 4-6, (2-10). Dragons bounce Findlay 7-2 to pull back to .500
Tiffin (6-6) dispatched Findlay at home 7-2 behind the strength of five singles victories. Ashley Hershner won a tough three-setter 6-4, 0-6, 6-4, while Vickie Woods also won a hard fought match 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), (11-9). Jessie Stefanov pulled out a close straight sets win 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, while Jess Pivato and Faith Greenawalt also won in straight sets. Stefanov/Hershner won 8-4 and Greenawalt/Woods also won at doubles 8-6. Dragons drop 6-3 decision to Cardinals
Tiffin (5-6) won two of the three doubles matches but couldn't pull out singles victories, as Saginaw Valley State downed the Dragons 6-3. Teauana Long/Beth Clark won at second doubles 8-5 and Faith Greenawalt/Erika Bailey won 8-5 at third doubles, but Greenawalt was the lone winner in singles play, winning 6-3, 1-6, (11-9). TU's singles losses were all in straight sets. Dragons fall to Baldwin-Wallace 6-3
Tiffin (5-5) fell for the third straight match, dropping a 6-3 decision at Baldwin-Wallace. Faith Greenawalt picked up a straight set singles victory 6-1, 6-0 while also teaming with Erika Bailey to win 8-5 at third doubles. Jessica Stefanov also won a 7-5, 6-2 singles match. Teauana Long lost a tough match at first singles 6-4, 2-6, 2-6 while Jessica Pivato also fell at sixth singles 6-7 (1-6), 4-6. Dragons lose to Ohio Northern 6-3
Tiffin
(5-4) dropped their second straight match with a 6-3 decision at Ohio Northern. Jessie Stefanov pulled out a tough three-set match 0-6, 6-3, 6-3, while Faith Greenawalt helped pick up the other two wins with a 6-1, 6-4 singles win and teaming with Vickie Woods for an 8-2 win at third doubles. Teauana Long/Beth Clark fell 6-8 in a close second doubles match. Dragons fall to Northern Kentucky 9-0
Tiffin
(5-3) had a tough outing against a strong Northern Kentucky squad, falling 9-0. The closest match came in doubles play, where Teauana Long/Beth Clark fell 5-8. Vickie Woods dropped the closest singles match 4-8. Dragons dominate play against Transylvania 8-1
Tiffin dropped just one match Saturday in an 8-1 win over Transylvania. Teauna Long outlasted Transylvania’s Katie Boone, 6-1, 4-6, 10-3, at
No. 1 singles, and Vicki Woods upended Sarah Prewitt, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 at
No. 6. Ashley Hershner took the No. 2 singles match, 6-3, 6-4,
over Sarah Ridley; Faith Greenawalt steamrolled Kathy Shawmaker, 6-2,
6-0, at No. 3; and Jessie Stefanov hammered Abby Newcomb, 6-2, 6-1, at
No. 4. Tiffin’s Stefanov and Hershner blitzed Boone and Ridley,
8-1, at No. 1 doubles; Long and Beth Clark nosed out Shawmaker and
Newcomb, 9-7 (7-3), at No. 2; and Greenawalt and Woods beat Ryser and
Karrie Weber, 8-2 at No. 3. Melissa Poe of TU also beat Katie Baldwin, 8-1, in an exhibition match.Dragons fall in final spring contest 8-1
The Dragons (4-2) couldn't get on track against a solid Nebraska
Wesleyan team, falling 8-1 in their final match at Hilton Head. Jessie
Stefanov/Ashley Hershner won at first doubles 8-4, but they were the
lone victors, as Hershner also lost a three-set singles match 6-4, 1-6,
3-10. Stefanov fell 5-7, 5-7, while Faith Greenawalt/Vickie Woods fell
in a close doubles match 5-8. Dragons dominate play against Wooster 9-0
The Dragons (4-1) dominated the College of Wooster 9-0 to win for the
fourth time in five tries this spring. All the singles victories were
in straight sets, with the closest match coming at fifth singles where
Erika Bailey won 7-6 (8-6), 7-5. Teanuana Long, Ashley Hershner, Faith
Greenawalt, Jessie Stefanov, and Vickie Woods also won singles matches.
Stefanov/Hershner, Long/Beth Clark, and Greenawalt/Woods also won in
strong doubles performances. Greenawalt victory seals Dragons 5-4 win over St. Michael's
The Dragons (3-1) picked up a 5-4 win over St. Michael's, with Faith
Greenawalt sealing the win with a 6-3, 7-6 (7-1) victory at third
singles. The Dragons also got straight sets singles wins from Jessie
Stefanov and Ashley Hershner while picking up doubles victories from
Mia Hagiu/Stefanov 8-4 and Greenawalt/Beth Clark 8-4. Erike
Bailey/Jessica Pivato also won an exhibition match 8-2. Injury leads to first spring loss for the Dragons
The Dragons (2-1) dropped two matches after an injury to top singles
player Mia Hagiu, eventually falling to Brevard 5-4. Three other
singles matches went three sets, with TU losing two of them in the very
close match. Ashley Hershner won 5-7, 6-3, 10-4 while Jessie Stefanov
also won in straight sets. In doubles play, Teauana Long/Hershner won
8-6 and Faith Greenawalt/Beth Clark won 8-5. Dragons win first spring match 5-4 over Bridgewater
The Dragons (2-0) controlled singles play, picking up four victories en
route to another narrow 5-4 win, this time over Bridgewater in Hilton
Head. Mia Hagiu, Teauana Long, Faith Greenawalt, and Ashley Hershner
all won in straight sets singles matches, while Jessie Stefanov/Hagiu
also won at first doubles 8-3. Erike Bailey also won her exhibition
match 8-3. Dragons open spring season with 5-4 win over Oberlin
The
Dragons (1-0) won four singles matches in beating Oberlin 5-4 in their
spring opener, with Mia Hagiu, Teauana Long, Faith Greenawalt and
Jessica Stefanov all wiinning in straight sets. TU also won the third
doubles match played by Vickie Woods/ Greenawalt in a close match 8-6.
TU's top two doubles teams lost in close matches 8-6. (complete
results) Dragons close out fall season with 7-2 win over Lake Superior State
The
Dragons swept the doubles matches and won their top four singles
matches in beating Lake Superior State 7-2 to finish their fall season
with a 3-5 record. Mia Hagiu/Jessie Stefanov won 8-4, Teauana
Long/Ashley Hershner won 8-5, and Faith Greenawalt/Beth Clark won 8-4.
In singles play, Hagiu, Long, and Hershner won in straight sets, while
Greenawalt also won 2-6, 6-4, 10-4. Dragons fall to Michigan Tech 6-3
The Dragons
got straight set singles wins by Mia Hagiu, Faith Greenawalt, and
Jessie Stefanov but couldn't win any of the doubles matches, eventually
losing to Michigan Tech 6-3. TU lost a number of close doubles matches,
with Greenawalt/Beth Clark falling 8-9 (4-7), while Hagiu/Stefanov lost
5-8. Dragons beat Heidelberg 8-1
The Dragons dominated play against Heidelberg, winning 8-1. Mia Hagiu, Teauana Long, Faith Greenawalt, Ashley Hershner, Beth Clark, and Erika Bailey all won straight set singles matches, while the doubles teams of Long/Greenawalt and Clark/Hagiu easily won doubles matches. TU's lone loss came at first doubles, where Hershner/Jessie Stefanov were nipped 9-7.
Dragons post 5-4 win over Oilers
The Dragons swept three close doubles matches to get the win over Findlay 5-4. Ashley Hershner/Jessie Stefanov won 8-4, Teauana Long/Faith Greenawalt won 9-7, and Beth Clark/Mia Hagiu won 8-6. Winning singles matches were Hagiu and Greenawalt in straight sets.
The Dragons fell to 0-4 this fall with a 9-0 loss to Grand Valley State. The closest match came at third singles, where Beth Clark/Mia Hagiu fell 4-8. All the singles matches were decided in straight sets.
The Dragons dropped two three-set singles matches, falling just
short of beating Saginaw Valley State 5-4. Mia Hagiu and Ashley
Hershner both dropped three-set matches as the Dragons came up just
short. Posting singles wins were Teauana Long in straight sets and
Faith Greenawalt in a three-setter. TU also won two doubles matches,
with Hershner/Jessie Stefanov winning 8-6 and Beth Clark/Hagiu winning
8-6.
Dragons lose close one to Otterbein
The Dragons fell in a narrow battle with Otterbein 5-4, as the deciding match came down to Ashley Hershner's 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-4) loss at 3rd singles. TU got wins from Mia Hagiu 6-1, 6-1, Faith Greenawalt 6-1, 6-4, Jessie Stefanov 6-4, 6-4, and Teauana Long/Greenawalt 8-6. Other close losses were at 1st doubles, where Hershner/Hagiu fell 6-8, and Beth Clark at 6th singles (3-6, 4-6).
Dragons drop matches at ITA tourney
The Dragons could not pick up a win in three singles matches and
two doubles matches at the ITA tourney. Mia Hagiu fell in a tough three
set match 3-6, 6-1, 7-10, while Ashley Hershner fell 2-6, 1-6. Teauana
Long also lost a tough one 5-7, 1-6. In doubles, Long/Hershner fell 1-8
and Long/Beth Clark fell 3-8.
Dragons fall to Ashland in fall opener 9-0
The Dragons never got on track against Ashland, falling 9-0 in their fall opener. The closest match was at second singles, where Ashley Hershner went three sets before falling 6-1, 1-6, 3-6. The other singles losses were straight set defeats. Teauana Long/Hershner also had the closest doubles match, losing 3-8.
Gibson leads AMC honorees
Senior Kristen Gibson earned her second consecutive American Mideast Conference honor for the Region IX runner-up Dragons, earning selection as a singles-doubles player. Junior Faith Greenawalt also was named as a singles-doubles honoree. It was Greenawalt's first AMC honor in her career.
Lady Dragons fall 5-4 in Region Championship
The Dragons (13-10, 7-2 AMC) fell one victory short of returning to the NAIA National Tournament, losing to Walsh 5-4 in the Region IX Championship. Kristen Gibson (6-2, 7-5), Tee Long (6-2, 6-2) and Dena Haehn (7-5, 6-2) all won singles matches in straight sets, but the Dragons suffered two critical three set losses as Faith Greenawalt (6-3, 5-7, 1-6) and Wynter Toland (6-3, 3-6, 5-7) both fell. Long/Laura Jeanblanc won a tough doubles match 9-7, but Gibson/Greenawalt lost 5-8 at first doubles and Toland/Beth Clark fell 2-8.
Dragons avenge loss, reach Region IX Championship
The Dragons (13-9, 7-2 AMC) bounced back from a 5-4 loss to Ohio
Dominican in their last regular season match with a strong 7-2 win in
the Region IX Semifinals. The defending Region IX Champions will now
take on Walsh at 1 p.m. in the Region IX Championship Friday with a
trip to the NAIA National Tournament on the line. Tiffin got straight
set singles victories from Kristen Gibson, Wynter Toland, and Dena
Haehn, while Faith Greenawalt (4-6, 6-1, 6-4) and Tee Long (7-6 (8-6),
0-6, 6-1) pulling out tough three set wins. Gibson/Greenawalt (8-6) and
Toland/Beth Clark (9-7) also played well in winning close matches.