Oberlin College Athletics

Constantine Ananiadis, who's heading into his 15th season as the head women’s tennis coach at Oberlin College in 2021-22, is one of the most successful coaches in program history. With 165 career wins at Oberlin, Ananiadis has built the Yeowomen into a perennial force not only within the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) but also within the region and nation as well.
 
At Oberlin

• His 165 career wins entering the 21-22 season place him second all-time in program history just 8 shy of the top spot
• He has recruited and coached 2 All-Americans (Ariel Lewis ’11 & ’12) and Brenna Sheldon (’14) and 3 national qualifiers (Ariel Lewis ’09, ’11, and ’12; Farah Leclercq ’13; and Brenna Sheldon ’14)
• Has guided over 60 players and doubles pairs to NCAC All-Conference honors as well as NCAC “Player of the Year” and “Rookie of the Year” awards
• He was named the 2012 NCAC and ITA Central Region “Coach of the Year”
• In 2018, Sarah Hughes was the recipient of the National “Most Improved Senior” award
• The Yeowomen have earned the ITA All-Academic Team award (3.2+ GPA) in each one of the seasons he has been at the helm
• During his tenure at Oberlin, he has taken the program from unranked to as high as 8^th in the Central Region and 32^nd in the Nation
• The 19 team wins earned by his 2012 squad, tied the school record for most wins in a season  

Prior to Oberlin

• His Washington College men’s team won two Centennial Conference Championships and qualified for the NCAA team championships three times
• His 2007 men’s team finished the year with a 19-4 record and ranked 15^th in the nation
• While at WC, he recruited and coached Arturo Solis to the NCAA Singles Semi-finals and All-American honors
• His WC women’s team in just 3 years, went from unranked and bottom of the Centennial Conference to 2^nd in the CC and 8^th in the Region
• As an assistant at the University of Virginia, he helped recruit the #1 class in the country and spearheaded the revival of the men’s program that ultimately lead to multiple national team championships
• While at Agnes Scott College, his teams broke numerous school records and his #1 player, Selinda Geyer, reached the NCAA Singles Final in 2000

Personal

• As a player at D-I Stetson University, Ananiadis broke the school record for winning percentage (.875) by going 21-3 in his senior campaign
• That same year (1996), the Hatters earned their first ever national ranking (56^th) and compiled a 21-4 record
• Ananiadis is still active as a player on the USTA circuit at the 5.0 NTRP level and has been ranked in the Top 10 in the nation in the 40’s and 45’s categories in singles
• In the summer of 2016, he earned a 3^rd place finish in doubles at the National Grass Court 40’s tournament in Philadelphia, PA
• Ananiadis earned a Bachelor’s degree in Sports & Exercise Science at Stetson University in 1996 and a Masters (ABD) in Exercise Physiology from Auburn University
• He also has numerous other tennis and strength & conditioning certifications from various organizations such as the USTA and PTR
• His wife Marti was also a tennis stand-out while at Stetson and is currently coaching the Boys Oberlin HS team
• Together they are the proud parents of 3 boys, Stavros (20), Vagelis (17), and Gene Michael (10)

 

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