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Women's Tennis

Women’s Tennis Falls to SVSU 7-2

The Alma College women’s tennis team fell to 2-2 on the season with a 7-2 loss to Saginaw Valley State on Saturday afternoon.

Alma saw Lindsay Wagner (Lapeer/East) pick up the lone singles win of the day with a 6-1, 6-1 victory at four singles against Jessica Stone. Laura McKendry (Canton) and Betsy Bulthuis (Nunica/Spring Lake) got the other victory with an 8-4 decision at three doubles.

Alma returns to action Monday (Mar. 19) when it faces Spring Arbor University at the Michigan Athletic Club in East Lansing.

Full Results
Singles competition
1. Katie Hanover (SVSU) def. Laura Kendrick, ALM (Marysville) 6-1, 6-3
2. Maggie Dodson (SVSU) def. Kelly Schwartzkopf, ALM (Dryden/Almont) 6-2, 6-0
3. Danielle Coldren (SVSU) def. Laura McKendry, ALM (Canton) 6-2, 6-2
4. Lindsay Wagner, ALM (Lapeer/East) def. Jessica Stone (SVSU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Charity Andrews (SVSU) def. Emily Noss, ALM (Traverse City/Central) 6-4, 6-4
6. Jayme Geneseo (SVSU) def. Betsy Bulthuis, ALM (Nunica/Spring Lake) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Katie Hanover/Maggie Dodson (SVSU) def. Kelly Schwartzkopf/Lindsay Wagner (ALM-W) 8-3
2. Danielle Coldren/Charity Andrews (SVSU) def. Laura Kendrick/Emily Noss (ALM-W) 8-2
3. Laura McKendry/Betsy Bulthuis (ALM-W) def. Jessica Stone/Jessica Jones (SVSU) 8-4

Posted: Mon, March 19th, 2007 at 1:23PM

 

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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