SMSU Athletics

George Seldat finished his 17th season at SMSU in 2014-15 and will serve as co-head coach of the SMSU program.

Seldat spent 16 seasons as head coach at SMSU from 1995-2010, before retiring following the 2010 season.

Seldat was a faculty member in the Business Administration and Public Affairs department at SMSU.

In the 2014-15 season, the Mustangs finished 5-14 overall and 1-10 in the NSIC.

A native of Decatur, Ill., Seldat has been involved in competitive tennis for more than 40 years. He is certified by the United States Professional Tennis Association at the Professional I level and has been a member of the Marshall Tennis Association board of directors. As a player, Seldat competed in high school and also played one year at the University of Illinois.

At SMSU, Seldat has compiled 85 career victories, which places him second all-time in wins at the school. In addition, he has guided teams to seven top-three finishes in the NSIC during his tenure. Seldat took over as head coach in SMSU’s first year as an NCAA II school.

His players have been named first team all-conference 14 times. Seldat has also coached an NSIC Player of the Year and an NSIC Senior of the Year twice. He has coached five NSIC Tournament No. 1 singles champions and three No. 1 doubles champion pairs during his tenure.

Seldat received both his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in business administration from Illinois State University.  He and his wife, Peg, live in Marshall.

Year	School	Overall	Conference	Conference Finish
1995	SMSU	5-4	3-2	3rd
1996	SMSU	3-7	2-3	4th
1997	SMSU	7-3	5-1	3rd
1998	SMSU	2-2	1-1	3rd
1999	SMSU	0-11	0-5	6th
2000	SMSU	3-11	2-2	6th
2001	SMSU	9-7	1-3	3rd
2002	SMSU	7-10	2-3	5th
2003	SMSU	6-10	2-2	4th
2004	SMSU	3-12	1-3	4th
2005	SMSU	0-20	0-3	3rd
2006	SMSU	6-13	3-1	3rd
2007	SMSU	8-12	3-3	4th
2008	SMSU	9-9	5-2	2nd
2009	SMSU	8-14	5-6	4th
2010	SMSU	9-11	4-6	7th
2015	SMSU	5-13	1-10	11th
	Overall	90-169	40-56