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Women's Tennis Open MIAA Competition With 5-4 Win Over The Adrian Bulldogs

ALMA, Mich.-  The Alma College women's tennis team opened the 2007 MIAA season by hitting the road and traveling to Adrian and defeating the Bulldogs 5-4.

The Maroon and Cream took four of the six singles matches.   Kelly Schwarzkopt picked up a solid win 6-1, 6-0.  Laura McKendry followed that up with a victory of her own ending her match with scores of 6-3, 6-2.  Emily Noss and Betsy Bulthuis also picked up wins with scores of 6-2, 6-3 and 6-2, 3-6, 6-0 respectively. 

The Scots only won one of the three doubles matches with the one win coming from McKendry and Bulthuis 8-4.   

Alma is now 3-0 overall and 1-0 in MIAA play.  The Scots return to action on Mar. 15 when the hit the road again to take on Aquinas College at 3 p.m. 

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Posted: Thu, March 8th, 2007 at 9:42PM

 

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Coach Profile

Gordon Aldrich

Gordon Aldrich was a late addition to the Alma College Coaching Staff in the summer of 2007. Coach Aldrich has joined the Alma College Family as the Cross Country and Track and Field Head Coach.

During his 26 years as a varsity Boy’s and Girl’s Cross Country Coach, Aldrich has won a Girls Open State Championship (1978), a Girls State Championship (1995), two Boy’s State Championships (1994, 1997), and was Runner-up on seven other occasions. During the same time, Aldrich coached teams to 17 conference championships, was nominated for the Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association Coach of the Year 12 times for cross country, and walked away with the award four times (1994, 1995, 1996, and 1998). He was also named the Boy’s Cross Country National Coach of the Year in 1999 by the National Federation Interscholastic Coaches Association.

Aldrich was also honored with Michigan High School Coaches Association Track Coach of the Year in 1985 and 1998, and has received the Charles Sweeney Michigan Coaches Hall of Fame Track and Field Award.

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