10 | NEBRASKA MEN’S TENNIS | 2014-15
Redshirt (2012-13): Schindler redshirted in 2012-13.
Before Nebraska: Schindler joined the Husker team in January of 2013. The
native of Hanau, Germany, reached the Hessen Region finals twice as a junior
player. In 2012, his team won the Hessen Junior Team Championships. He trained
in Spain for four years, graduating from Escola Ipse before coming to Nebraska.
Personal: Chris is the son of Matthias and Eva Schindler and was born May 12,
1994, in Hanau, Germany. He has one older brother, Markus. Chris is majoring in
business administration and economics at Nebraska.
VASILEIOS
STAVROPOULOS
Sophomore I Athens, Greece
Outlook (2014-15): Vasileios Stavropoulos was a regular in Nebraska’s singles
lineup during Big Ten Conference play as a freshman in 2013-14 and hopes to build
on that experience as a sophomore.
One of the top players in Europe before coming to Nebraska from Greece,
Stavropoulos made a quick transition to collegiate tennis, playing primarily out of
the No. 5 and No. 6 singles positions during the spring.
He posted a 12-11 singles record during the spring season, including a 4-7 mark
against Big Ten opponents.
“He is very athletic and could easily be a swimmer or skier, but has chosen
tennis to be his primary sport in college,” Head Coach Kerry McDermott said. “We
are excited as coaches to bring him to an even higher level with his tennis. I love
his attitude toward hard work and wanting to improve. We have no doubt his
attitude can only rub off onto his teammates and continue to move our program
forward in the Big Ten and nationally.”
Freshman (2013-14): Stavropoulos began his freshman season for the Huskers
playing both singles and doubles during fall competition, earning an overall
doubles record of 5-4. For the remainder of the season he played at the No. 5
and 6 positions in singles competition finishing the season with a record of 18-17.
The top junior boys player in Greece, Stavropoulos went 12-11 during Nebraska’s
spring dual season, including a 4-7 record against Big Ten foes.
Stavropoulos earned a spot on the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in the spring
of 2014, after claiming a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the
fall of 2013.
Before Nebraska: Stavropoulos was one of the top players in Greece for several
years. Stavropoulos was ranked No. 1 nationally in Boys 14 and Boys 16 singles and
doubles in Greece for 2009, 2010 and 2011. Stavropoulos did not participate in
Greek Championships after the age of 16. In 2010, Stavropoulos was named the No.
1 National 1995 player. In 2011, he finished No. 4 in the European Boys 16 and Under
singles rankings. Beyond the court, Stavropoulos attained the Academic Honor and
Excellence Award for 2012 and the Academic Excellence for 2011 at SHAPE.
Personal: A native of Athens, Greece, Vasileios is the son of Stavros Stavropoulos
and Olga C