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 Men's Tennis: Eric Ishida
Alma Mater: Ohio '04
Years at Oberlin: 14
Eric Ishida is headed into his 14th season as the head coach of the Oberlin men's tennis program in 2025-26.
A two-time North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Coach of the Year (2015, 2017), Ishida has revolutionized the Crimson and Gold men's tennis program recording six seasons of double-digit victories and leading the team into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) national and regional rankings. Ishida has guided Oberlin to the NCAC tournament each year it has been held since taking over the program with 11 tournament appearances while tallying 19 All-NCAC singles honorees, seven All-Conference doubles selections, and three NCAC Newcomer of the Year recipients. The Crimson and Gold have also excelled in the classroom under Ishida's direction, totaling seven ITA All-Academic teams, 45 ITA Scholar-Athletes, and 19 NCAC Academic Honor Roll recipients.
Ishida came to Oberlin after a successful tenure as the head women's tennis coach at Washington and Lee University where he guided his team to a berth in the NCAA Championship Tournament in each season along with a pair of quarterfinal appearances, including a national runner-up finish in 2008. In five seasons as the Generals head coach, Ishida compiled an impressive 107-26 record and coached eight ITA All-Americans. The 2012 squad won the ITA National Indoor Championship and was ranked as high as #3 in the NCAA national poll.
A 2004 graduate of Ohio University, Ishida played three years of collegiate tennis at Wright State University before transferring to OU to complete his degree in physical education. He also earned his master's degree in coaching education from Ohio University in 2013.
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 Women's Tennis: Magda Stepnik
Alma Mater: Florida Southern '20
Years at Oberlin: 3
Magda Stepnik enters her third season as the head coach of the Oberlin College women's tennis team during the 2025-26 year after being hired in June of 2023.
After winning just one match under her first season as the head coach, Stepnik transformed the women's tennis program in her second year at the helm as Oberlin was awarded the 2025 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Coaching Staff of the Year while also making an appearance in the NCAC Semifinals. Finishing the season with a winning conference record, Stepnik coached two All-NCAC honorees in singles play and an All-NCAC doubles team in addition to an All-NCAC accolade the previous season. Under Stepnik's direction, the Crimson and Gold have registered three College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District selections, four Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) scholar athletes, and seven NCAC Academic Honor Roll recipients.
Stepnik came to Oberlin after spending the 2022-23 season as the assistant men's and women's tennis coach at Bates College where she also served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. Competing in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC), which is regarded as one of the toughest in the nation, Stepnik helped lead the Bobcats to a combined 12 wins, including four NESCAC victories on the men's side. The season was highlighted by nationally-ranked wins over MIT (31), Skidmore (30), and Wesleyan (18), while the Bobcat women also knocked off No. 37 Wellesley.
Prior to her time at Bates, Stepnik worked as an assistant tennis coach at Smith College from 2020-22, earning ITA Assistant Coach of the Year accolades in her second season after helping the Pioneers have their most successful campaign in over 12 years. During her tenure in Northampton, she also was a course instructor in Smith's Exercise and Sport Studies department while earning a master's degree in exercise and sport studies from the institution.
A native of Kielce, Poland, she has also coached with the Polish Tennis Association in Warsaw, Poland, as well as with MUKS Gemik Kielce.
A three-time ITA Scholar-Athlete, Stepnik was four-year letterwinner at Division II Florida Southern University, combining for 82 wins between the doubles and singles courts while ranking as high as 42nd in the country in singles in 2019. She graduated in 2020 with a bachelor's degree in exercise science and a minor in sports business.
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