Women's Tennis

Greg Cluff
fifth season


Greg Cluff enters his fifth season as Saint Michael's College women's tennis head coach in 2007-08. He has the second-most wins in program history, compiling a 45-24 through four seasons.

In 2007, Cluff led the Purple Knights to a 14-7 record, the most victories in program history. Saint Michael's earned a share of the Northeast-10 Conference regular-season title and the No. 1 seed in the NE-10 Tournament, advancing to the championship game. Cluff's squad also earned the NE-10 Sportsmanship Award for women's tennis in 2006-07.

In 2006, Cluff guided Saint Michael's to an 11-9 record, the program's ninth-straight winning season and tied for the third-most victories in program history. The Purple Knights also went 8-4 in Northeast-10 Conference play, advancing to the NE-10 semifinals.

In 2005, Cluff led the Purple Knights to an 11-4 record. Saint Michael's advanced to the NE-10 semifinals before falling to eventual champion Bryant. For his efforts, Cluff was named the Saint Michael's 2004-05 Coach of the Year on May 5.

In 2004, his first season, Cluff guided the Purple Knights to a 9-4 record, the most victories in program history by a first-year head coach.

Cluff spent the previous three seasons (2000-02) as the team's assistant coach, helping the squad compile a 36-9 record during that span, including an undefeated regular season in 2001.

Cluff has extensive coaching experience in the greater Burlington area. He has spent 30 years (1969-81, 1990-present) as the boy's tennis coach at Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesburg, where he has served as a social studies teacher for 38 years. Cluff has led the team to four state championships (1977-78, 1999-2000) and eight finals appearances under his tutelage, including six consecutive finals berths from 1997-2002.

In addition to his high school and college coaching experience, Cluff has also taught tennis for many summers. Since 2002, he has been a tutor for the Town of Shelburne Recreation Tennis Program, and from 1991-95 worked at the Burlington Tennis Club.