| Robert E. Ansheles | ||
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| Class of 1946 | ||
| Tennis, Coach | ||
| Inducted October 17, 1992 | ||
Bob Ansheles has to be considered one of the greatest tennis
players in the history of the sport at Saint Michael's.
Despite serving a tour of duty in World War II in the middle of his
college career, Bob was a dominant force on the SMC collegiate
tennis circuit. He had an overall career singles record of
26-6, winning 81 percent of his matches, and played as the
College's #1 seed throughout his career. He was 7-1 as a
junior, and a perfect 8-0 in his senior season. After
teaching and coaching tennis at Seton Hall for three years, Bob
returned to Saint Michael's as an assistant professor in
1950. He served as Assistant to the President here from
1951-55, and also coached the Purple Knight tennis team during that
span. He later served on the College's Board of Trustees.
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