Nebraska Cornhuskers women's tennis

The Nebraska Cornhuskers women's tennis team represents the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten Conference. The program was established in 1976 and has made the NCAA Division I Championship six times since 2000, most recently in 2013. Fourteen Cornhuskers have won conference championships, and twenty have been named all-conference selections. German Dalmagro was hired as the program's tenth head coach in 2023 following the retirement of Scott Jacobson.[2]

Nebraska Cornhuskers women's tennis
Founded1976 (1976)
UniversityUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln
Athletic directorTrev Alberts
Head coachGerman Dalmagro (1st season)
ConferenceBig Ten
LocationLincoln, Nebraska
Home CourtSid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center
NicknameCornhuskers
ColorsScarlet and cream[1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Conference regular season champions
1977, 1978, 2013, 2020

Coaches

Coaching history
No. Coach Tenure Overall[lower-alpha 1] Accomplishments
1 Gail Whitaker1976
2 Sig Garnett1977Big Eight champion (1977)
3 Henry Cox1978Big Eight champion (1978)
4 Skip Salzenstein19797–6 (.538)
5 Julie Wood1980–8136–24 (.600)
6 Kathy Hawkins1982–8772–73 (.497)
7 Kerry McDermott19885–12 (.294)
8 Gregg Calvin1989–9133–18 (.647)
9 Scott Jacobson1992–2023460–287 (.616)Big Ten champion (2013,2020)
9 German Dalmagro2024–0–0 (–)

Coaching staff
Name Position First year Alma mater
German DalmagroHead coach2024West Florida
Maddie KobeltAssistant coach2024Syracuse

Conference champions

Big Eight

Singles

  • Vickie Maseman – 1977, 1978
  • Ruth Anderson – 1977
  • Sue Sloboth – 1978
  • Dee Pavelka – 1978

Doubles

  • Kathy Hawkins / Dee Pavelka – 1977
  • Vickie Maseman / Ruth Anderson – 1977

Big 12

Singles

  • Lisa Hart – 1998
  • Amy Frisch – 2000
  • Jennifer Holmberg – 2010

Doubles

  • Katarina Balan / Maria Laura Fernandez – 2000
  • Jana Albers / Imke Reimers – 2008
  • Jennifer Holmberg / Mary Weatherholt – 2010

Honors and awards

Big Ten Player of the Year

  • Mary Weatherholt – 2012, 2013

Big Eight Freshman of the Year

  • Annie Yang – 1994
  • Lisa Hart – 1995

Big 12 Freshman of the Year

  • Kim Hartmann – 2006
  • Mary Weatherholt – 2009

Big 12 Coach of the Year

  • Scott Jacobson – 2005

Big Ten Coach of the Year

  • Scott Jacobson – 2012

All-Americans
  • Cari Groce – 1984 (Doubles)
  • Liz Mooney – 1984 (Doubles)
  • Mary Weatherholt – 2013 (Singles, Doubles)
  • Patricia Veresova – 2013 (Doubles)

First-team all-conference selections

First-team All-Big 12

Singles

  • Lisa Hart – 1996–98
  • Sandra Noetzel – 1997–00
  • Gitte Ostermann – 2003–05
  • Kim Hartmann – 2006
  • Imke Reimers – 2007, 2008
  • Madeleine Geibert – 2009–11
  • Mary Weatherholt – 2009, 2010
  • Patricia Veresova – 2011

Doubles

  • Gina Pelazini – 2000
  • Gitte Osterman – 2005
  • Katie Garcia – 2005
  • Diana Kuhl – 2007
  • Imke Reimers – 2007, 2008
  • Jana Albers – 2008
  • Madeleine Geibert – 2010
  • Stefanie Weinstein – 2010

First-team All-Big Ten

  • Mary Weatherholt – 2012, 2013
  • Patricia Veresova – 2013
  • Claire Reifeis – 2019, 2020
  • Kristina Novak – 2021

Season-by-season results
Regular season champion
Year[lower-alpha 2] Coach Overall Conference Standing Conference
tournament		 Postseason Final
rank
Big Eight Conference (1976–1996)
1976Gail Whitaker4th
1977Sig Garnett1st
1978Henry CoxT–1st
1979Skip Salzenstein7–66th
1980Julie Wood18–76th
198118–176th
1982Kathy Hawkins14–114th
198316–123rd
198412–124th
198512–144th
19869–84th
19879–164th
1988Kerry McDermott5–125th
1989Gregg Calvin9–55th
199017–73rd
19917–64th
1992Scott Jacobson6–75th
19937–126th
199411–104th
19958–5T–3rd
19965–156th
Year[lower-alpha 3] Coach Overall Conference Standing Conference
tournament		 Postseason Final
rank
Big 12 Conference (1997–2011)
1997Scott Jacobson16–96th60
199819–66th64
199913–910th69
200019–66–56thQuarterfinal58
200119–66–56thQuarterfinal55
200213–93–810thFirst round66
200312–112–910thFirst round76
200416–95–67thFirst round75
200518–49–23rdFirst roundNCAA Division I First Round39
200617–106–55thSemifinalNCAA Division I First Round43
200713–94–78thQuarterfinal
200816–75–67thFirst round74
200916–77–44thQuarterfinal56
201022–69–23rdQuarterfinalNCAA Division I Second Round37
201120–87–4T–4thFirst roundNCAA Division I First Round43
Big Ten Conference (2012–present)
2012Scott Jacobson24–59–2T–3rdFirst roundNCAA Division I Second Round16
201324–610–1T–1stQuarterfinalNCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen16
20148–170–1112thFirst round
201512–120–1113th
201617–84–710th
201719–85–67thQuarterfinal
201818–77–4T–4thFirst round45
201910–172–912th
202011–41–0T–1stCanceled[lower-alpha 4]51
202111–611–55thSecond round
202215–107–45thSecond round
202316–104–7T–9thQuarterfinal

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Notes
  1. Year-by-year coaching records unavailable before 1979
  2. Conference record and tournament information unavailable prior to 2000
  3. Conference record and tournament information unavailable prior to 2000
  4. Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

References
  1. Nebraska Athletics Brand Guide (PDF). July 1, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  2. Liz Uehling (April 10, 2013). "Winningest coach Scott Jacobson continues to shape lives, careers of NU women's tennis players". The Daily Nebraskan. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  3. "2020-21 Men's Tennis Media Guide" (PDF). Huskers.com. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
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