CHOBOY ON SCHERMERHORN: "Mason is a strong, quick tennis player with an excellent serve and forehand. He is proving to be a great competitor and, with the right work ethic and big-match experience, he will make an impact in the ACC and all of college tennis."
2004-05: Impressed the coaching staff with a 10-3 slate in spring singles, securing seven wins at the No. 6 spot ... Collected six doubles wins in ACC play with William Noblitt, tops on the team ... Collected 11 singles and five doubles wins in fall competition ... Compiled a 39-17 record in total singles and doubles throughout the year.
PREP: Four-time letterwinner for coach Denny Wesney ... Won the 2004 3-A state singles championship ... Three-time conference MVP in the Piedmont Triad Conference ... Was a member of the conference championship teams in 2001, 2002 and 2004 ... No. 5 in the southern section of the ITA for U-16 and U-18 ... Ranked in the top-125 nationally in the ITA 18's, was ranked in the top-50 in 16's as well.
PERSONAL: Is the son of Bill and Christine Schermerhorn ... Full name is Robert Mason Schermerhorn ... Family was chosen as the United States Tennis Association's "North Carolina Tennis Family of the Year" and the USTA's `Southern Section Tennis Family of the Year" in 2003 ... Enrolled in First-Year College ... Born 5/23/86.
