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
Founded	1976; 47 years ago (1976)
University	University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Athletic director	Trev Alberts
Head coach	German Dalmagro (1st season)
Conference	Big Ten
Location	Lincoln, Nebraska
Home Court	Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center
Nickname	Cornhuskers
Colors	Scarlet 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^[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–	0–0 (–)

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

• 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^[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

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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.