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Nebraska Cornhuskers women's tennis
Founded1976; 48 years ago (1976)
UniversityUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln
Athletic directorTroy Dannen
Head coachGerman Dalmagro (2nd 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

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]

Coaches

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Coaching history

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No. Coach Tenure Overall[a] Accomplishments
1 Gail Whitaker 1976
2 Sig Garnett 1977 Big Eight champion (1977)
3 Henry Cox 1978 Big Eight champion (1978)
4 Skip Salzenstein 1979 7–6 (.538)
5 Julie Wood 1980–81 36–24 (.600)
6 Kathy Hawkins 1982–87 72–73 (.497)
7 Kerry McDermott 1988 5–12 (.294)
8 Gregg Calvin 1989–91 33–18 (.647)
9 Scott Jacobson 1992–2023 460–287 (.616) Big Ten champion (2013,2020)
9 German Dalmagro 2024– 14–11 (.560)

Coaching staff

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Name Position First year Alma mater
German Dalmagro Head coach 2024 West Florida
Maddie Kobelt Assistant coach 2024 Syracuse

Conference champions

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Big Eight

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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

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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

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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

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

First-team all-conference selections

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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

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Regular season champion
Year[b] Coach Overall Conference Standing Conference
tournament 		Postseason Final
rank
Big Eight Conference (1976–1996)
1976 Gail Whitaker 4th
1977 Sig Garnett 1st
1978 Henry Cox T–1st
1979 Skip Salzenstein 7–6 6th
1980 Julie Wood 18–7 6th
1981 18–17 6th
1982 Kathy Hawkins 14–11 4th
1983 16–12 3rd
1984 12–12 4th
1985 12–14 4th
1986 9–8 4th
1987 9–16 4th
1988 Kerry McDermott 5–12 5th
1989 Gregg Calvin 9–5 5th
1990 17–7 3rd
1991 7–6 4th
1992 Scott Jacobson 6–7 5th
1993 7–12 6th
1994 11–10 4th
1995 8–5 T–3rd
1996 5–15 6th
Year[c] Coach Overall Conference Standing Conference
tournament 		Postseason Final
rank
Big 12 Conference (1997–2011)
1997 Scott Jacobson 16–9 6th 60
1998 19–6 6th 64
1999 13–9 10th 69
2000 19–6 6–5 6th Quarterfinal 58
2001 19–6 6–5 6th Quarterfinal 55
2002 13–9 3–8 10th First round 66
2003 12–11 2–9 10th First round 76
2004 16–9 5–6 7th First round 75
2005 18–4 9–2 3rd First round NCAA Division I First Round 39
2006 17–10 6–5 5th Semifinal NCAA Division I First Round 43
2007 13–9 4–7 8th Quarterfinal
2008 16–7 5–6 7th First round 74
2009 16–7 7–4 4th Quarterfinal 56
2010 22–6 9–2 3rd Quarterfinal NCAA Division I Second Round 37
2011 20–8 7–4 T–4th First round NCAA Division I First Round 43
Big Ten Conference (2012–present)
2012 Scott Jacobson 24–5 9–2 T–3rd First round NCAA Division I Second Round 16
2013 24–6 10–1 T–1st Quarterfinal NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen 16
2014 8–17 0–11 12th First round
2015 12–12 0–11 13th
2016 17–8 4–7 10th
2017 19–8 5–6 7th Quarterfinal
2018 18–7 7–4 T–4th First round 45
2019 10–17 2–9 12th
2020 11–4 1–0 T–1st Canceled[d] 51
2021 11–6 11–5 5th Second round
2022 15–10 7–4 5th Second round
2023 16–10 4–7 T–9th Quarterfinal
2024 German Dalmagro 14–11 3–8 11th Quarterfinal

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Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ The Power of Color (PDF). Retrieved June 17, 2024. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  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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