Kellie Schmitt

Kellie Schmitt

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Pittsburgh, Pa.

High School:
Bethel Park H.S.

Height:
5-8

Fall 2007: Schmitt ended the singles fall season with 11-4 record with upset victories over Arizona's number twenty-four player, Arkansas' No. 25, and William and Mary's No. 46 and 92...Schmitt took a hard fought loss in the final round of the qualifier ITA All-American Championship...With doubles partner Karolina Soor, the Herd's duo defeated Kansas' No. 36 duo at the ITA All-American Championships...Then the pair defeated Penn's No. 53 pair before defeated the No. 1 William and Mary doubles at the ITA East Regional Championships to capture the East Regional title and No. 1 East Regional ranking...Schmitt and Soor stunned the No. 2 seeded and No. 10 nationally-ranked Tennessee duo at the ITA National Indoor Championships but was defeated by the eventual champion Notre Dame, 9-7 in the quarter-finals...Schmitt and Soor finished the fall with the No. 3 rank in the East Region and was named C-USA player of the month for Oct.

2007: Schmitt had a remarkable sophomore year playing the number one position...She held a spring record of 18-7 and was invited to play in the NCAA singles tournament but was defeated by Stanford's Teresa Logar in the first round...Schmitt helped the Herd defeat South Alabama, 5-2, with key victories... Schmitt defeated twelve top 100 players in spring play...She earned two C-USA Player of the Week honors in the month of February...Selected C-USA Player of the Month in September and October of 2006...Schmitt also was selected as C-USA First Team All-Conference...Schmitt with teammate Lynzee Kever earned a spot on the C-USA Championship Doubles Team...Schmitt was awarded the C-USA Player of the Year for her impressive season...She ended the season ranked 23 but was as high as 18 as well as fourth in the East and seventh in doubles with Kever.

2006: Kellie Schmitt became the first Marshall tennis player to obtain several accomplishments in an already storied program... Schmitt's spring season she boasted the best record of any Herd player with a 20-4 total, not only was she the only player with 20 wins, she and doubles partner Lynzee Kever ended the season ranked No. 60 with a 19-4 record... the duo was named Doubles Team of the C-USA Championships and were invited to compete in the NCAA's Doubles Championships at Stanford losing to UCLA in the Round of 32..... in doubles they were ranked 34th by the ITA and competed in the ITA's All-American and East Regional. The duo finished the fall with a 12-4 record... Schmitt took C-USA Tennis Athlete of the Week for the weeks of Feb. 22 and April 4... She was also named to All-Conference USA First Team and Freshman of the Year... In the fall season of 2006 Schmitt swept the C-USA Tennis Athlete of the Month for the fall season earning the honor for September and October. Earning the award in September was a first in Marshall history and sweeping the awards for September and October was a C-USA first... In the fall preseason, Schmitt was ranked No. 110 in singles and No. 34 in doubles... the sophomore defeated eight different ranked players with wins over the No. 7, 32, 37, 54, 55, 65, 69 and 78 ranked players while having a 17-5 singles record... Schmitt advanced farther than any player in Marshall history at the ITA All-American, advancing from the Prequalifier to the Main Draw... Schmitt advanced to the Semifinals of the ITA East Regional, another first by a Herd singles competitor... She also won the Wake Forest Fall Invite and won the William and Mary's Flight A backdraw... in doubles she along with partner Kever defeated two ranked opponents (No. 35 Maryland and 54 Sacramento State) while boasting a 10-3 record...

Fall 2005: Schmitt had a breakout fall for the Thundering Herd as the freshman went on to a 7-5 singles record and was 6-5 in doubles. Schmitt's biggest fall highlight was her run at the ITA East Regionals where she made it all the way to the quarterfinals. For her outstanding play, Schmitt earned an ITA East Region ranking of No. 11 in singles. The No 11 ranking is the highest for a Marshall player in the ITA East Region rankings since Jessica Johnson was No. 8 after the Fall of 2003. Schmitt was also 6-5 in doubles during the fall.

Personal: Kellie comes to Marshall after playing in her freshman and sophomore seasons at Bethel Park...In her freshman season, Schmitt was a section AAA champ. She finished third in the WPIAL and played in the Pennsylvania State Tournament...In her sophomore year, she was a section AAA champ, WPIAL champion and made it to the quarterfinals of the Pa. State Tournament...She was also named Almanac MVP Tennis Player of the Year...

Personal: Kellie is the daughter of John and Holly Schmitt... Her major is sports management and marketing.


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