University of South Alabama Athletics

2012-13: 1-5 overall record… Earned 6-0, 6-1 victory over Matthew Farnham of Loyola at the Big Easy Tennis Classic… Fell in three sets to Guillermo Aylon of New Orleans 6-4, 5-7, (9-11) at the Southern Miss Invitational… 0-3 overall doubles record, 0-0 in dual matches… Teamed with Jan Hellmich at the Big Easy Tennis Classic and Southern Miss Invitational.

2011-12: 3-5 overall record… All three wins came in straight sets… Defeated Juan Pablo Gutierrez of Georgia State 6-2, 6-0 at the Florida Gulf Coast University Invitational… Topped Michael Vallejo of Georgia State 6-0, 6-2 at the FGCU Invitational… 6-3 in doubles action… 0-1 at No. 3… Won five straight matches at FGCU Invitational with four different partners.

High School: Graduate of Hölderlin-Gymnasium Lauffen in Lauffen a.N., Germany… Team finished second in the regional/state championship in 2008.

Personal: Born Dec. 19, 1990 in Heilbronn-Neckargartach, Germany… Son of Stefan and Kerstin Kirmse… Majoring in mechanical engineering… Hobbies include golf, skiing and snowboarding… Favorites – movies: “Lord of the Rings”; book: “Open”; pro team: VfB Stuttgart; athlete: Roger Federer; food: pizza and pasta; music artists: Akon and David Guetta… Listens to music to get ready for a match.