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ALMA, Mich. – The Alma College tennis program saw the men's side nearly pulled out the dub in their 2026-27 home opener, coming up just short vs. Spring Arbor (4-3) while the women dropped its match, 7-0.
The Basics:
- Scores
- Men
- Spring Arbor – 4
- Alma – 3
- Women
- Spring Arbor – 7
- Alma – 0
- Records
- Men
- Alma (0-1, 0-0 Michigan)
- Spring Arbor (3-0, 0-0 Crossroads)
- Women
- Alma (0-2, 0-0 Michigan)
- Spring Arbor (3-0, 0-0 Crossroads)
- Location
- Series History
- Winning Streak
- Men
- Cougars (W7) / Scots' Last Win: February 16, 2016 (6-3)
- Women
- Cougars (W1) / Scots' Last Win: September 7, 2024 (7-0)
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For the guys, the partnerships of #2
Logan Stack /
Daniel Hickey and #3
Connor Hill /
Liam Luedeman got the Scots on the board first as they took down Nolan Hill / Landon Schroeder (7-5) and Jason Gonerka / Hudson Valentine (6-3), respectively, to earn the doubles point. Moving onto the singles, Hill was able to collect victories in both rounds as he won the fifth flight over Valentine in a winner-take-all tiebreaker set (6-1, 5-7, 7
9-6
7).
Alex Jonas was the other Alma male to come away with a point in singles competition, sweeping past Gonerka in the fourth slot (6-4, 6-0).
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On the women's end of the court, all three of the doubles pairings were decided via tiebreakers with the Cougars prevailing in each. The top performers in singles play came courtesy of  #3
Norah Lacher, who forced the first set opposite Madelyn Dell to go into extras before falling (6
4-7
7, 3-6), and #6
Salma Laraichi, who also forced a tiebreak in the opening game of her matchup against Sophia Wallstrom (6
5-7
7, 5-7).
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Next:
Both teams have concluded the fall schedule and will be back in action at some point in the spring of 2027 with the slate to be determined.
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@AlmaScotsTennis) and Instagram (
@AlmaScotsTennis).
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@AlmaCollegeScots), Twitter/X (
@AlmaScots), Instagram (
@AlmaCollegeScots).
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#GoScots
