Now entering his seventh season as the Cerritos College men’s tennis coach, Alvin Kim started his career by winning 34 straight South Coast Conference matches and four straight conference titles. That streak came to an end in 2009, as the team finished in a second place tie with a 9-3 mark. They went 7-2 last year and finished in second place. Individually, freshman Derek Siddiqui advanced to the semi-finals of the state championships and enters this season as one of the top-ranked singles players in the state.

Kim has posted a 92-28 (.767) career record with the Falcons, including a 49-5 (.907) conference record and five championships. Back in 2009, Kim saw his doubles team of Doug Edwards and Jason Wall win the Ojai Tournament championship, while they also advanced to the semi-finals of the state championship after they reached the championships in their freshman year. It also marked the first time a Cerritos men’s tennis doubles team had ever reached the state championship match.

In his first season, Kim led the Falcons to their first conference championship in over 20 years and are primed to win their fifth in his seventh season. In each of his first five years, the team advanced to the Southern California Regional Team Playoffs, but were defeated in the first round. The team missed out on the playoffs in 2010.

Kim came to the program with 10 years of high school coaching experience and has experienced success throughout his coaching career. Kim has been a member of the United States Professional Tennis Association since 1998 and came to Cerritos after a very successful high school career. Kim spent eight years at Cerritos High School and three seasons at La Mirada High School. While at Cerritos High, Kim led his teams to the Suburban League championship each year and posted a 130-8 record. In his three seasons with La Mirada High, he guided his teams to a 54-6 record.

Kim attended Sunny Hills High School, where he was an All-League tennis player. He then attended and played tennis at both Cypress College and Vanguard University. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies from Vanguard University. Kim is married and he and his wife have two children, Aidan Ian (4) and Tobin Samuel (2).