Women's Tennis



Greg Cluff
Tennis (W) - Head Coach

Lafayette '68
sixth season
gcluff@smcvt.edu
802.654.2926


Greg Cluff, the second-winningest coach in the history of the Saint Michael's women's tennis program and the 2007-08 Northeast-10 Conference Coach of the Year, enters his sixth season as head coach in 2008-09. He has compiled a 60-31 through five seasons, with each squad finishing at least two games above .500.

In 2007-08, Cluff led the team to a 15-7 season, the most wins in program history. The team finished second in the NE-10 with a 10-2 record, and advanced to the NE-10 Championship. The program also earned its first-ever trip to the NCAA Division II Tournament. For his efforts, Cluff was named the Saint Michael's 2007-08 Coach of the Year on May 1.

In 2006-07, Cluff led the Purple Knights to a 14-7 record, at the time 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 match. Cluff's squad also earned the NE-10 Sportsmanship Award for women's tennis in 2006-07.

In 2005-06, Cluff guided Saint Michael's to an 11-9 record, the program's ninth-straight winning season and tied for the fifth-most victories in program history. The Purple Knights also went 8-4 in NE-10 play, advancing to the NE-10 semifinals.

In 2004-05, 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 more than 30 years (1969-81, 1990-present) as the boy's tennis coach at Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesburg, where he 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.




Jeanne Hulsen
Tennis (W) - Assistant Coach


sixth season


Jeanne Hulsen enters her sixth season as an assistant coach with the Saint Michael's College women's tennis program in 2008-09.

Hulsen is the director of athletics at Burlington High School. She has also coached the girl's tennis team at BHS, and in 2004 was named the USA Tennis New England High School Coach of the Year.