Interim Head Coach Tassilo Schmid of the Pepperdine Women’s Tennis team has been coaching the team since Dec. 20, according to Pepperdine Athletics.
Before his transition to the women’s side of the court, Schmid was an assistant coach for the Men’s Tennis team for seven years and was named ITA’s Regional Assistant Coach of the Year in 2021 and 2022, according to Pepperdine Athletics.
“The women’s team went through so much change,” Schmid said. “I think my first role was, honestly, to bring stability into this team and teach them what it means to you to play for Pepperdine.