Tassilo Schmid

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/ Men's Tennis

/ Men's Tennis

/ Men's Tennis

/ Men's Tennis

Career

Singles Record: 20-24 // 16-21 Dual Match // 7-9 SEC

Highest Singles Ranking: 63rd (1/6/15)

Doubles Record: 31-21 // 26-18 Dual Match // 10-8 SEC

Highest Doubles Ranking: 46th (2/24/15)

Awards/Honors:
- Academic All-SEC (2014, 2015)
- 2015 ITA Southern Regional Most Improved Player of the Year

Singles Record: 9-19 // 5-16 Dual Match // 2-8 SEC

Highest Singles Ranking: 63rd (1/6/15)

Doubles Record: 19-7 // 15-5 Dual Match // 6-3 SEC

Highest Doubles Ranking: 46th (2/24/15)

Awards/Honors:
- 2015 Academic All-SEC
- ITA Southern Regional Most Improved Player of the Year

FALL:

Reached the round of 16 at the SEC Fall Coaches Classic after earning a pair of victories to start the fall
One of those victories was his first-career ranked win, defeating Vanderbilt's No. 9 Gonzales Austin 6-3, 5-7, 6-4

SPRING:

Entered the ITA singles rankings for the first time in his career on January 6, 2015, at No. 63
Kicked off the spring with a 6-1, 6-0 win against Jackson State's Camilo Patino in the season opener
Snapped a three-match losing streak with a three-set victory against Princeton's Joshua Yablon in the opening match of the 2015 Blue Gray National Tennis Classic
Came back from down a set to force a third and then from down a break and fought off three match points to defeat Ole Miss' William Kallberg 3-6, 7-6(3), 7-5
Teamed with Mate Cutura in doubles play, with the duo currently holding a record of 7-0
Swept a pair of matches at the Blue Gray to clinch the doubles point for MSU in both contests
Clinched their fifth doubles point of the season and improved to 8-0 in the spring with a 7-5 defeat of Alabama's Sean Donohue/Danny Kerznerman in the SEC opener on Feb. 27
Improved to a perfect 10-0, currently the best doubles record in the SEC, with victories against opponents from No. 55 Arkansas and Nicholls State on March 7
Picked up a pair of wins against squads from No. 6 Georgia (April 3) and No. 45 South Carolina (April 5) to help the Bulldogs increase their winning streak to five-straight matches
Helped clinch the doubles point for the Bulldogs in the 2015 NCAA Championship First Round against No. 50 Denver, defeating DU's Yannik James and Diogo Rocha

Singles Record: 12-6 // 11-5 Dual Match // 5-1 SEC

Doubles Record: 12-15 // 11-14 Dual Match // 4-6 SEC

Awards/Honors:
- 2014 First Year Academic All-SEC

FALL:

Transfered to MSU from Tyler [TX] Community College
Earned his first victory in the Maroon and White at the 2013 USTA/ITA Southern Regional Championships, defeating Nicholls State's Lukas Clemens 6-1, 6-2
Picked up his first MSU doubles win a day later, as he and Florian Lakat defeated Samford's Elliot Barnwell and Liam Sullivan to reach the round of 16

SPRING:

Kicked off his dual match career with three-straight victories, defeating Jose Luque (Jackson State), Stefan Vojnic (Alabama State) and Nicky Hu (Harvard)
Won five of his first six dual matches, including a straight-sets victory to clinch a Bulldog triumph against No. 69 Samford at home
Earned the longest winning streak of the season by taking six-straight matches in the heart of SEC play, with match-clinching wins against No. 23 Vanderbilt and No. 48 Ole Miss, both on the road
Tied for the team lead in overall match winning percentage (.667, 12-6) for the year (minimum of 10 matches)
Led the squad with a .688 dual match singles winning percentage (11-5, minimum 10 matches)
Finished conference play with a 5-1 record. His .833 SEC winning percentage led the Bulldogs
Put together 12 overall doubles wins for the 2013-14 season, with 11 coming in the spring
Spent a majority of his doubles matches with freshman Florian Lakat, putting together 10 wins and leading the Bulldogs with nine doubles point-clinching wins
Paired with Lakat, went a perfect 3-0 in matches played at the No. 1 position

Pre-Mississippi State

Attended Tyler [TX] Community College prior to joining the Bulldogs, where he was an All-American
Prior to attending Tyler CC, went to high school at Merz-Schule Private Grundschule und Gymnasium
Was crucial in helping the Tyler CC Apaches capture the 2013 NJCAA national championship
The year prior, helped Tyler CC make the NJCAA finals

Personal

Native of Stuttgart, Germany
Majors in Business and Management
Has two brothers, Victor (25) and Fabian (29), that both play tennis
When not playing tennis, enjoys playing basketball, working out, listening to music and watching movies
Loves to eat real Italian food, hanging out with friends and dogs
The right hander's favorite professional players are David Ferrer, Juan Martin del Potro and Zach White
Came to MSU to improve on his game and reach a higher level, while also obtaining his bachelor's degree.