Scots Enjoy Two-Week Hiatus Before Facing Aquinas Mar. 18
ALMA, Mich. - Alma College men's tennis continues to train indoors
at the Stone Recreation Center on the Alma College campus after opening
both regular and MIAA seasons in February.
The Scots opened play against Ferris State's club team on Feb. 17,
defeating the Bulldog team 8-1. Due to NCAA regulations, this match
will not count toward the team's overall record but offered an
outstanding opportunity to get tuned up before opening MIAA league play
on Feb. 18 against perrenial powerhouse Kalamazoo College.
The Scots were swept by the Hornets, 9-0 for its first loss of the regular season and dropping to 0-1 early in MIAA action.
The following week the Scots faced MIAA rival Hope in Holland and came
away with an 8-1 defeat. Alma's number one singles player, Ahmet Demir (Samsun, Turkey/Namik Kemal Lisesi) came away with the Scots' lone victory, defeating Hope's Andy Ruemenapp 6-1, 7-6 (7-4).
With Alma's spring break kicking off, the team continued play in
Holland the following day against Wabash. The Scots dropped their
third-straight match, 7-2. Demir again took the victory at the number
one singles spot against Jay Horrey, 6-3, 6-0. The Scots' only other
win came from freshman Dan Fraser (Lexington/Croswell-Lexington) as he defeated Adam Van Zee 6-3, 7-5.
Action continued on Feb. 26 against Division II St. Joseph's College as
the Scots put an end to the losing skid, defeating St. Joseph's 7-2.
Demir won handily, 6-0, 6-1 as Fraser picked up his second-straight
win, 6-0, 6-2. Ryan Kelly (Saginaw/Heritage), Josh Sanders (Warren/Fitzgerald) and Tristan Wilson (Paw Paw)
each picked up their first individual victories of the season as well.
For the first time, Alma also won in doubles action as Demir and Chris
Noel won 8-5 at the number one doubles spot and Fraser and Sanders won
by the same margin at number two doubles.
Rounding out early season action, the Maroon and Cream travelled to
Defiance and won 6-3, improving to 2-3, 0-2 MIAA before a three-week
hiatus.
Demir won his fourth-straight match 6-1, 5-2 against Defiance's Stephen
Faerber as Fraser took his third-consecutire match, 6-4, 6-0. At number
three singles, Chris Noel picked up his first individual win of the
year against Adam Fausey, 6-3, 6-4 as Josh Sanders rounded out singles
winners at the number five spot.
Doubles action against Defiance saw Demir and Noel win 8-2 to improve
to 2-2 on the season at number one doubles. Fraser and Sanders won 8-4
at the number two doubles spot, also moving to 2-2 on the season. Only
the duo of Ryan Kelly and Tristan Wilson continues to search for a
doubles victory after the early portion of the Alma men's tennis
schedule.
Alma returns to action Mar. 18 when it travels to Aquinas and gets back
to MIAA competition on Mar. 21 when it hosts Albion College.
Posted: Wed, March 8th, 2006 at 12:40AM
