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Men's Tennis

Scots Play Strong, Not Enough to Get Past Lake State

ALMA, Mich. - The Alma College men's tennis team fell to Lake Superior State 9-0 in indoor tennis action at the Stone Recreation Center.

COMPLETE RESULTS
Doubles
1. Demers/Caron (LSSU) def. Demir/Fraser (ALMA) 8-6
2. Fuykashima/Laliberte (LSSU) def. Noel/Sanders (ALMA) 8-3
3. Goulet/Baas (LSSU) def. Seymoure/Manikowski (ALMA) 8-1

Singles
1. Ludurick Demers (LSSU) def. Ahmet Demir (ALMA) 7-5, 6-3
2. Tomyuki Fuykashima (LSSU) def. Dan Fraser (ALMA) 6-0, 6-0
3. Simon Pierre Caron (LSSU) def. Chris Noel (ALMA) 6-0, 6-2
4. Jonathon Goulet (LSSU) def. Josh Sanders (ALMA) 6-1, 6-1
5. Simon Laliberte (LSSU) def. Ryan Kelly (ALMA) 6-0, 6-1
6. Craig Baas (LSSU) def. Tristan Wilson (ALMA) 6-2, 6-2


 

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Coach Profile

Terry Smith

Terry Smith

Smith graduated from Michigan State University with a B.S. in Physical Education in 1984. After graduating, Smith got his start in coaching when he was the boy’s basketball coach at Fulton High School while working as a teacher at Ithaca High School. From there he moved to Cedar Springs High School were he coached and taught and won his first district championship in 1987.

The following year, Coach Smith got his first taste of coaching in the college ranks when he was an assistant men’s basketball coach at Ferris State University and was part of the team that won a GLIAC Championship and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA DII Tournament.

After a year at FSU, Coach Smith left for Lake Superior State University where he served for three years as an assistant coach before being promoted to the head coach position in 1991. In five years time, Coach Smith had turned around the LSSU program. In 1996 his team won the first League Championship for LSSU since joining the GLIAC in 1978. During this time, Coach Smith also earned his M.A. in Physical Education from Central Michigan University.