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 Championship six times since 2000, most recently in 2013. Fourteen Cornhuskers have won conference championships, and twenty have been named all-conference selections. The team has been coached by Scott Jacobson since 1992.[2]

Nebraska Cornhuskers women's tennis
Founded1976 (1976)
UniversityUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln
Athletic directorTrev Alberts
Head coachScott Jacobson (31st 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
5 Julie Wood1980–8136–24
6 Kathy Hawkins1982–8772–73
7 Kerry McDermott5–12
8 Gregg Calvin1989–9133–18
9 Scott Jacobson1992–429–267Big Ten champion (2013,2020)

Coaching staff

Name Position First year Alma mater
Scott JacobsonHead coach1991
Lisa HartAssociate head coach2022Nebraska

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 12 Conference (1997–2011)
2000Scott Jacobson19–66–56thQuarterfinal58
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 3]51
202111–611–55thSecond round

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Notes

  1. Year-by-year results unavailable before 1979
  2. Year-by-year results incomplete before 2000
  3. Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

References

  1. The Power of Color (PDF). Nebraska Athletics Brand Guide. July 1, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  2. "SCOTT JACOBSON". Huskers.com. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. "2020-21 Men's Tennis Media Guide" (PDF). Huskers.com. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
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