Women's Tennis
Inside Women's Tennis
Alex Wong
Head Men’s and Women's Tennis Coach
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The 2010-11 tennis season will be Alex Wong’s eighth as Bentley University’s women’s tennis coach and his sixth as the men's tennis coach.
Wong has led the men’s team to the NCAA Tournament four times (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010), and to the 2010 Northeast-10 regular season and tournament championship. The women have been to the NCAA Tournament twice (2007, 2009), and the NE-10 finals once (2009) under his guidance.
Last season, Wong led the men’s team to arguably its finest campaign ever. The Falcons won the NE-10 regular season title for the first time since 1995 with a perfect 11-0 record in conference play. They won three more matches in the NE-10 Tournament for its first conference championship since 1996. Bentley then earned its first NCAA Tournament win ever with a victory over Stonehill.
For his efforts, he was named both the 2010 NE-10 men’s Coach of the Year and ITA men’s East Region Coach of the Year.
In his five years leading the men, Wong’s teams have gone 63-48 overall and 43-10 in the NE-10. On the women’s side, his teams have posted a 66-18 mark in conference play and are 80-64 overall since he began his collegiate coaching career in 2003. He has taken both teams to the NCAA Tournament in the same season twice, in 2007 and 2009.
Wong, a native of Newton, came to Bentley in August 2003 following his graduation from Wesleyan University, where he spent four years as the #1 singles player for the Cardinals. He was ranked in the top 15 in the East Region his final three seasons, climbing as high as eighth in the east and #32 nationally in 2002. He was also named All-NESCAC in 2002.
"Alex has a very impressive resume in his young career already. He has great enthusiasm and energy, and all the qualities you look for in a coach," said Bentley Athletics Director Bob DeFelice upon his appointment in 2003. "There was some concern about his lack of experience, but like I always say, if experience were a prerequisite for being hired none of us would have a job."
In his college years, Wong was a tennis professional at several clubs in the area, most recently at the Wellesley Country Club. Recently, Wong has served as a pro at New England Team Tennis in Concord, the Oakley Country Club in Watertown, and at the Belmont Country Club.
Wong is currently the Director of Tennis at the Sudbury River Tennis Club in Framingham during the summer months. He has coached and taught kids of all ages and abilities as well as adults and also trained junior competitors for regional and national events.
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Men’s Tennis | ||
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Year |
Overall |
Conference |
Overall |
Conference |
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03-04 |
8-7 |
6-5 |
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04-05 |
10-11 |
10-2 |
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05-06 |
12-12 |
10-2 |
16-12 |
9-2 |
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06-07 |
14-11 |
11-1 |
12-11 |
9-2 |
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07-08 |
12-6 |
10-2 |
6-11 |
6-4 |
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08-09 |
14-8 |
10-2 |
12-8 |
8-2 |
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09-10 |
10-9 |
9-4 |
17-6 |
11-0 |
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Totals |
80-64 |
66-18 |
63-48 |
43-10 |
