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Men's Tennis

ALMA MEN'S TENNIS TAKES ON WEBBER INTERNATIONAL

The Alma Men’s Tennis team also played February 22nd in Orlando against Webber International and competed extremely well, but lost to a very tough team 7-2. Freshmen Mark Stuart and Ben Schippers proved to be a breath of “fresh” air as they dominated at four and six singles, respectively.

The singles lineup was Dan Fraser at one singles, Kace Lovejoy at two singles, Alex Montoye at three singles, Mark Stuart at four singles, Zack Kerr at five singles, and Ben Schippers at six singles. The doubles lineup was Dan Fraser and Kase Lovejoy at one doubles, Alex Montoye and Mark Stuart at two doubles, and Zack Kerr and Ben Shippers at three doubles.

The results of the match for singles was 1-6; 0-6 for one singles, 0-6; 1-6 for two singles, 0-6; 2-6 for three singles, 7-6 (7-2 tiebreaker); 6-2 for four singles, 0-6; 1-6 for five singles, and 4-6; 6-0; 10-3 tiebreaker for six singles.  The results of the match for doubles were 0-8 for one doubles, 0-8 for two doubles, and 2-8 for three doubles. 

The Scots’record is now 3-2.
 

Posted: Sun, February 22nd, 2009 at 1:49PM

 

Thirty-four percent of Alma students participate in intercollegiate athletics. Alma College competes at the NCAA Division III level as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the oldest existing athletic conference in the nation.

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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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