Nebraska Cornhuskers women's tennis
{{Short description|University of Nebraska–Lincoln women's tennis team}}
{{Infobox college tennis team
| name = Nebraska Cornhuskers women's tennis
| logo = Nebraska Cornhuskers logo.svg
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| founded = {{Start date and age|1976}}
| university = University of Nebraska–Lincoln
| athletic_director = Troy Dannen
| coach = German Dalmagro
| tenure = 2nd
| conference = Big Ten Conference
| conference_short = Big Ten
| location = Lincoln, Nebraska
| stadium = Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center
| capacity = 1,400
| nickname = Cornhuskers
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| NCAAtourneys = 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
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The Nebraska Cornhuskers women's tennis team competes as part of NCAA Division I, representing the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten Conference. Nebraska has played its home matches at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center since 2015.
The program was established in 1976 and has made the NCAA Division I championship six times, most recently in 2013. Fourteen Cornhuskers have won conference championships and twenty have been named all-conference selections. German Dalmagro was named the program's tenth head coach in 2023 following the retirement of Scott Jacobson.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailynebraskan.com/sports/winningest-coach-scott-jacobson-continues-to-shape-lives-careers-of-nu-women-s-tennis-players/article_f8937efe-a184-11e2-95a0-001a4bcf6878.html|title=Winningest coach Scott Jacobson continues to shape lives, careers of NU women's tennis players|publisher=The Daily Nebraskan|author=Liz Uehling|date=10 April 2013|accessdate=20 March 2023}}
Conference affiliations
- Big Eight Conference (1976–1996)
- Big 12 Conference (1997–2011)
- Big Ten Conference (2012–present)
Coaches
=Coaching history=
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Nebraska Cornhuskers|No.|Coach|Tenure|Overall|Conference}} |
| 1
| Gail Whitaker || 1976 ||rowspan=3|N/A{{efn|name=YBY|Year-by-year records unavailable before 1979.}} ||rowspan=8| N/A{{efn|name=Conf|Conference record and tournament information unavailable prior to 2000.}} |
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| 2
| Sig Garnett || 1977 |
| 3
| Henry Cox || 1978 |
| 4
| Skip Salzenstein || 1979 || 7–6 {{small|({{Winning percentage|7|6|0}})}} |
| 5
| Julie Wood || 1980–1981 || 36–24 {{small|({{Winning percentage|36|24|0}})}} |
| 6
| Kathy Hawkins || 1982–1987 || 72–73 {{small|({{Winning percentage|72|73|0}})}} |
| 7
| Kerry McDermott || 1988 || 5–12 {{small|({{Winning percentage|5|12|0}})}} |
| 8
| Gregg Calvin || 1989–1991 || 33–18 {{small|({{Winning percentage|33|18|0}})}} |
| 9
| Scott Jacobson || 1992–2023 || {{nowrap|460–287}} {{small|({{Winning percentage|460|287|0}})}} || {{nowrap|122–138}} {{small|({{Winning percentage|122|138|0}})}} |
| 10
| German Dalmagro || 2024–present || 14–11 {{small|({{Winning percentage|14|11|0}})}} || 3–8 {{small|({{Winning percentage|3|8|0}})}} |
=Coaching staff=
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| {{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Nebraska Cornhuskers|Name|Position|First year|Alma mater}} | |||
| German Dalmagro | | Head coach | 2024 | West Florida |
| Maddie Kobelt | Assistant coach | 2024 | Syracuse |
Venues
For most of its history, Nebraska's tennis facilities and offices were spread across the city of Lincoln and lacked the amenities of most of NU's conference peers.{{cite web|url=https://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/tennis/nebraska-goes-from-worst-to-first-in-tennis-facilities/article_ec7628a8-0c4b-5880-a788-f9c3da0c6227.html|title=Nebraska goes from worst to first in tennis facilities|author=Ron Powell|publisher=Lincoln Journal Star|date=16 August 2015|access-date=5 March 2024}} Playing at indoor and outdoor courts miles apart was challenging when weather forced last-minute venue changes. At the time it joined the Big Ten in 2011, Nebraska was the only school in the conference without an indoor on-campus tennis facility.
Nebraska constructed the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center, its first standalone tennis complex, in 2015. It was built north of Nebraska Innovation Campus as part of a larger $20.4-million project which also included Barbara Hibner Soccer Stadium.{{cite web|url=https://ironhideconstruction.com/projects/sid-and-hazel-dillon-tennis-center/|title=Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center|website=Ironhide Construction|access-date=5 March 2024}} The Dillon Tennis Center has 1,400 permanent seats across six indoor and twelve outdoor courts, each with a DecoTurf hardcourt surface.
Championships and awards
=Team conference championships=
=Individual awards=
- Today's Top 10 Award: Mary Weatherholt – 2014
- Conference player of the year: Mary Weatherholt (2012, 2013)
- Conference freshman of the year: Annie Yang (1994), Lisa Hart (1995), Kim Hartmann (2006), Mary Weatherholt (2009)
- Conference coach of the year: Scott Jacobson (2005, 2010, 2012)
=Conference champions=
- Jana Albers / Imke Reimers – 2008
=First-team All-Americans=
Singles
- Mary Weatherholt – 2013
Doubles
- Cari Groce – 1984
- Liz Mooney – 1984
- Patricia Veresova – 2013
- Mary Weatherholt – 2013
Seasons
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|bgcolor=ffdd99|{{small|Regular season champion}} |
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| {{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Nebraska Cornhuskers|Year|Coach|Overall|Conference|Standing|Conference tournament|Postseason{{efn|The first NCAA Division I championships were held in 1982.}}|Final rank{{efn|The Intercollegiate Tennis Association has published year-end rankings since 1981.{{cite web|url=https://wearecollegetennis.com/ita-rankings/|title=ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings|publisher=Intercollegiate Tennis Association|access-date=30 January 2025}}}}}} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Big Eight Conference | conf = no | startyear = 1976 | endyear = 1996 }} | |||||||
| 1976 | Gail Whitaker | rowspan=3| N/A{{efn|name=YBY}} | rowspan=21| N/A{{efn|name=Conf}} | 4th | rowspan=21| N/A{{efn|name=Conf}} | rowspan=6| | rowspan=5| |
| 1977 | Sig Garnett | bgcolor=ffdd99| 1st | |||||
| 1978 | Henry Cox | bgcolor=ffdd99| T–1st | |||||
| 1979 | Skip Salzenstein | 7–6 | 6th | ||||
| 1980 | rowspan=2| Julie Wood | 18–7 | 6th | ||||
| 1981 | 18–17 | 6th | |||||
| 1982 | rowspan=6| 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 | rowspan=3| Gregg Calvin | 9–5 | 5th | ||||
| 1990 | 17–7 | 3rd | |||||
| 1991 | 7–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1992 | rowspan=5| Scott Jacobson | 6–7 | 5th | ||||
| 1993 | 7–12 | 6th | |||||
| 1994 | 11–10 | 4th | |||||
| 1995 | 8–5 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1996 | 5–15 | 6th | |||||
| {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Big 12 Conference | conf = no | startyear = 1997 | endyear = 2011 }} | |||||||
| 1997 | rowspan=15| Scott Jacobson | 16–9 | rowspan=3| N/A{{efn|name=Conf}} | 6th | rowspan=3| N/A{{efn|name=Conf}} | 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 | |
| {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Big Ten Conference | conf = no | startyear = 2012 | endyear = present }} | |||||||
| 2012 | rowspan=12| Scott Jacobson | 24–5 | 9–2 | T–3rd | First round | NCAA Division I Second Round | 16 |
| 2013 | 24–6 | bgcolor=ffdd99| 10–1 | bgcolor=ffdd99| T–1st | Quarterfinal | NCAA Division I Round of 16 | 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 | bgcolor=ffdd99| 1–0 | bgcolor=ffdd99| T–1st | colspan=2|Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | 51 | ||
| 2021 | 11–6 | 11–5 | 5th | Second round | |||
| 2022 | 15–10 | 7–4 | 5th | Second round | 75 | ||
| 2023 | 16–10 | 4–7 | T–9th | Quarterfinal | 59 | ||
| 2024 | German Dalmagro | 14–11 | 3–8 | 11th | Quarterfinal |
Notes
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References
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{{University of Nebraska–Lincoln}}