Sasha Schmid, a highly successful coach at Stetson University for the past 10 seasons, was named head tennis coach for the University of Missouri women's program on April 26, 2011.
Schmid, a 1996 graduate of the University of Iowa, posted a record of 132-101 (56.7%) in her 10 seasons at Stetson, located in DeLand, Fla., including an impressive 35 combined wins over the past two seasons. Schmid's Hatter program tied the school season win total in 2010 with 18 victories, and followed with another impressive 2011 campaign which saw them claim 17 more wins. Stetson has gone 49-21 overall under Schmid's guidance the last three seasons (70.0%).
"The University of Missouri has completed an exhaustive search and we are pleased to have Coach Schmid as our next head women's tennis coach," saidSenior Associate Athletics Director, Mary Austin. "She is an outstanding coach and individual both on and off the court," she said. "We are so appreciative of the leadership Coach Stuckenschneider and Coach Besovic gave to our student-athletes this semester. We are also proud of our student-athletes for their leadership and commitment. Everyone involved stepped up and has done a tremendous job for Mizzou. We are excited about the remainder of this season and the future of Mizzou Tennis," Austin said.
"I want to thank the University of Missouri, Athletics Director Mike Alden, Senior Associate Athletics Director Mary Austin and the entire women's tennis search committee for giving me the opportunity to join the University of Missouri family and coach the Mizzou Women's Tennis Team," said Schmid. "I respect Missouri's commitment to the core values of academic integrity, social responsibility and athletic excellence and I am grateful to coach at a University where there is such a commitment to these values and the student athlete. I am thrilled to begin working with the outstanding young women on the team as we begin a new journey together to move Missouri Women's Tennis to a new level of excellence," she said.
"My husband Jeff and I and our two daughters Lucy and Lily are excited about making a home in Columbia and joining this special community," Schmid said.
In 2009, Schmid earned her third overall and second consecutive Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year award; her Hatters went 14-8 overall and 8-1 in A-Sun play, earning a share of the regular season championship and the top seed heading into the conference tournament. Stetson advanced to the tournament finals for the third time in the last five years. During the 2009 spring season, Hatter student-athletes earned both singles and doubles victories against ITA nationally ranked opponents.
The chairperson of both the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Southeast Regional Committee and A-Sun Women's Tennis Coaches Committee, a member of the ITA National Coaches Committee, Schmid is also active in the ranks of the United States Tennis Association (USTA). She received the 2007 USTA Florida Section Community Service Award and coached the Florida Section 18U Girls Team at the Federation Cup in Summer 2007.
SASHA SCHMID HEAD COACHING LEDGER
Year
Wins
Losses
Pct.
2002
6
16
.273
2003
8
11
.421
2004
10
13
.435
2005
16
7
.696
2006
17
10
.630
2007
12
12
.500
2008
14
11
.560
2009
14
8
.636
2010
18
7
.720
2011
17
6
.739
Totals
132
101
.567
While at Stetson, Schmid coached 42 Atlantic Sun All-Academic honorees, 19 ITA-All America Academic Award winners, 20 Atlantic Sun All-Conference performers and 11 Atlantic Sun All-Freshmen Team selections, including 2007 and 2010 A-Sun Freshmen of the Year Valentina Galbarini and Carolina de los Santos, respectively. The 2006, 2007 and 2010 teams received the ITA All-Academic Team Award for having a collective GPA over 3.2, and her teams consistently produced high-ranking APR scores.
Schmid came to Stetson from the University of Iowa where she established the Recreational Services Tennis Program, which provided Iowa students, faculty, staff, and the local community affordable, well-coached tennis instruction. The program grew to include over 150 participants during Schmid's tenure as director.
From 1998-2000, Schmid served as an assistant coach for the Iowa women's tennis team. She was responsible for recruiting, team travel, booster correspondence, and organizing free tennis clinics sponsored by the women's tennis team. During the 1999 season, Schmid helped her team reach the Sweet 16 in their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. The team also returned to the tournament again in 2000.
In 1996-97, Schmid served as the assistant women's tennis coach at Northwestern. She was responsible for recruiting, organizing team travel, and maintaining the program's budget.
A 1996 graduate of the University of Iowa, Schmid was a four-year letterwinner on the Iowa tennis team. She played at #1 and #2 singles, and she was named the team's Most Valuable Player her senior year.
Schmid earned her Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Iowa in December, 1999, and gained her Bar Admission from the State of Iowa in February, 2000.
Schmid's husband, Jeff, is currently the Director of Golf Instruction at Victoria Hills Golf Course, the Director of Victoria Hills Golf Academy and a volunteer assistant coach for the women's golf team at Stetson. They have two daughters, Lucy (age 5) and Lily Ayn (3).
Did You Know?
Some interesting background facts about Schmid include...
She is the daughter of longtime former Major League Baseball player, coach and manager Steve Boros. Boros, who had two coaching stints with the Kansas City Royals, also served as manager of the Oakland A's (1983-84) and the San Diego Padres (1986). He passed away in December of 2010...
Prior to coaching, she served as a law intern in 1996 under Hillary Clinton in Washington, D.C...
