Women's tennis team of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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
Coaching history
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
Name
Position
First year
Alma mater
German Dalmagro
Head coach
2024
West Florida
Maddie Kobelt
Assistant coach
2024
Syracuse
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
Big Ten Coach of the Year
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
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
[ 3]
Notes
^ Year-by-year coaching records unavailable before 1979
^ Conference record and tournament information unavailable prior to 2000
^ Conference record and tournament information unavailable prior to 2000
^ Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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