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Alma Opens MIAA Season, Handed First Loss of 2007

ALMA, Mich. - The Alma College men's tennis team was handed its first loss of 2007 Saturday when it hosted No. 13 Kalamazoo College at the Stone Recreation Center in Alma.

The Maroon and Cream are now 3-1 on the season after rattling off three straight to open the season. Full results are available here!

Despite not finding a win on the day, the Scots performed well and much stronger than a season ago. Last season, only one individual managed to score more than one point and Ahmet Demir did not return to the team this season. This season, Dan Fraser (Croswell/Cros-Lex) took Joe Unger to 7-5 in the second set while Josh Sanders (Warren/Fitzgerald) did the same thing to Zach Geiger.

Alma returns to action Feb. 24 when it hits the road to face Heidelberg and Tiffin.

Posted: Sat, February 17th, 2007 at 5:33PM

 

The Corporation for National and Community Service named Alma College to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll With Distinction for exemplary service efforts and service to disadvantaged youth. The Honor Roll is the highest federal recognition a school can achieve for its commitment to service-learning and civic engagement.

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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.

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