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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA WOMEN’S TENNIS 2019 Season Preview.........................1-4 2019 Outlook................................................... 2 2019 Roster...................................................... 3 2019 Schedule.................................................. 3 2019 Big Ten Championships Info.................... 3 2019 Opponent Information............................ 4
Coaches and Support Staff..............5-10 Head Coach Scott Jacobson................................5 Assistant Coach Jaime Sanchez Cañamares Rios....6 Athletic Director Bill Moos....................................7 Deputy A.D./SWA Pat Logsdon............................8 Senior Associate A.D./Life Skills Keith Zimmer........ 8 Women’s Tennis Support Staff..............................8 Nebraska Chancellor Ronnie Green.....................9 Faculty Athletic Representative.............................9 Nebraska President Hank Bounds......................10 Nebraska Board of Regents................................10
2019 Huskers.................................11-19 Marina Cozac.................................................. 11 Elizabeth Gould.............................................. 12 Vasanti Shinde................................................ 13 Hayley Haakenstad......................................... 14 Jeannie Lozowski............................................ 15 Claire Reifeis................................................... 16 Emma Worley................................................. 17 Jessica Aragon............................................... 18 Huskers on Social Media................................ 19
2018 Review and History...............20-30 2018 Season in Review..............................20-21 2018 Results/Stats.....................................22-23 Series & Yearly Records.................................. 24 Year-by-Year Results (2000-18)..................25-27 Single-Season and Career Records................ 28 Honors & Awards............................................ 29 Letterwinners.................................................. 30
This is Nebraska.............................31-56 Big Ten Conference........................................ 31 This is Nebraska Women’s Tennis..............32-33 Sid & Hazel Dillon Tennis Center...............34-35 Championship Facilities............................36-37 National Powers........................................38-39 Athletic Medicine/Nutrition.......................40-41 Nebraska Athletic Performance Lab..........42-43 Academic Success.....................................44-45 Academic Experience................................46-47 Life Skills....................................................48-49 University of Nebraska...............................50-51 University of Nebraska Campus/Majors....52-53 City of Lincoln............................................54-55 Big Ten Championships.................................. 56
Media Guide Credits The 2018-19 Nebraska women’s tennis media guide was written and designed by MAIAA Intern E.J. Stevens and Communications Student Kate Dean. Editing assistance was provided by Director of Operations Jeff Griesch and Communications Intern Tyler Wells. The guide was produced entirely on Adobe InDesign and printed at the University of Nebraska Printing Services. Photos by Scott Bruhn, Isabel Thalken, Allyssa Hynes, Adam Warner and Stephanie Carpenter.
Claire Reifeis, a junior from Indianapolis, Ind., returns for her third year as a Husker in 2019. She won a team-high 17 singles matches last season. She’ll compete in the top two spots of the lineup this year.
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Assistant A.D./Communications.......Keith Mann Women’s Tennis Contact.................E.J. Stevens Women’s Tennis Contact................... Kate Dean Office Phone............................... (402) 472-6263 Cell Phone.................................. (402) 215-3028 Office Fax................................... (402) 472-2005 E.J’s E-mail...edward.stevens@huskers.unl.edu E.J.’s Cell Phone.........................(952) 200-7778 Kate’s Email.........................kdean@huskers.com Photographer.................................. Scott Bruhn Administrative Associate................Vicki Capazo Website..........................................Huskers.com
Quick Facts Location.........................................Lincoln, Neb. Population............................................. 280,364 Enrollment............................................... 25,820 Nickname.........................Cornhuskers, Huskers Colors....................................Scarlet and Cream Affiliation.................................. NCAA Division I Conference............................................. Big Ten Chancellor.................................... Ronnie Green Athletic Director.................................. Bill Moos Deputy A.D./SWA.......................... Pat Logsdon
Women’s Tennis Information Head Coach............................... Scott Jacobson Record at Nebraska...............................407-241 Years at Nebraska........................................... 28 Jacobson’s E-mail........ sjacobson@huskers.com Jacobson’s Cell........................... (402) 450-6229 Assistant..........Jaime Sanchez-Cañamares Rios Years at Nebraska........................................ One Jaime’s E-mail.......jsanchezcanamaresr@huskers.com Jaime’s Cell................................. (405) 413-1442 Tennis Secretary............................... Ellen Shutts Tennis Office Phone.................... (402) 472-9430 Tennis Office Fax........................ (402) 472-2272 Facility.........Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center 2018 Overall Finish......................................18-7 2018 Big Ten Record/Finish.............. 7-4/4th(tie) 2018 Final ITA Ranking................................... 45 Letterwinners Returning/Lost........................7/5
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HUSKERS FOCUSED ON TAKING THE NEXT STEP
The 2018-19 Nebraska women’s tennis team (L-R): Jessica Aragon, Claire Reifeis, Elizabeth Gould, Jeannie Lozowski, Marina Cozac, Vasanti Shinde, Hayley Haakenstad and Emma Worley. The Nebraska Women’s tennis program looks to build on the success it found in the 2018 season. Following an impressive 18-7 mark and a No. 45 national ranking at the conclusion of the season, the Huskers strive for a bid to the 2019 NCAA Tournament. ”We’re just going to have to work harder this season,” Nebraska Women’s Tennis Head Coach Scott Jacobson said. “We have already seen tremendous progress because of the work we’ve put in.” In 2013 the Huskers produced its best season in school history with a 24-6 record, a Big Ten Conference Championship and a trip to the NCAA Sweet 16. Head Coach Scott Jacobson was awarded Big Ten Coach of the year while senior Mary Weatherholt made it to the NCAA singles championship match. Following a rebuilding year in 2014, the Huskers saw significant progress in 2015 with the opening of the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center, which helped the team to a 12-12 record. The 2016 campaign proved to be an even stronger year for the Big Red, with the Husker women putting up a 17-8 overall record and solidifying Nebraska’s return to success. The 2017 season was another triumphant one for Nebraska. A 19-8 record in the regular season led the Huskers to an appearance in the Big Ten tournament with a first-round victory against Minnesota. Nebraska would fall just short of making the NCAA tournament. Last year, the Huskers were knocking on the door of the NCAA Tournament yet again, finishing with an 18-7 record, including a 7-4 mark in Big Ten play. The Big Red just missed out on the Big Dance again despite an impressive win against No. 19 Ohio State and making the Big Ten Tournament for the second consecutive year. The 2019 squad returns seven letterwinners from the 2018 season, including three seniors. With three seniors and four juniors on the roster, the Huskers will rely heavily on players who haven’t seen a lot of court time in the main rotation.
“This year is going to have a lot to do with the kids that haven’t been in the lineup in the past,” Coach Jacobson said. With only one newcomer to the 2018-19 squad, freshman Jessica Aragon will look to make an immediate impact in the Nebraska lineup. “Jessica is a worker and has really good doubles skills,” Jacobson said. “She is going to contribute right off the bat.” Aragon will help the Huskers after the departure of 2018 seniors Katerina Matysova and Brianna Lashway. Matysova put together 130 wins in her four years at Nebraska. Lashway, a transfer from Missouri, displayed her ability with a dominating 17-4 doubles record in her only season as a Husker. Every Husker on the 2019 roster will serve the role of captain. “The expectation is that everyone leads by example,” Jacobson said. “I wanted to take the pressure off of individuals and put it on everyone to be accountable.” Seniors Elizabeth Gould and Vasanti Shinde will compete in their fourth year as Huskers. They will be joined by senior and second-year Husker, Marina Cozac, who came to Lincoln after spending two seasons at DePaul University. A native of Atlanta, Ga., Gould had a strong showing in fall Invitational play and will serve a major role on the team this spring. Partnered with Cozac at the Minnesota Invite this fall, the duo came out with a 3-3 record and hopes to build on that success entering spring competition. After transferring from DePaul following her sophomore season, Cozac has made her mark in Lincoln during the past two years. With a 7-2 fall singles record this year, Cozac looks to solidify a spot in the lineup. She recorded victories in both singles and doubles during the 2018 spring season. “Marina had a phenomenal fall and we’ve seen a big jump in her game,” Jacobson said. Closing out the group of seniors is Shinde, a native of Pune, India. In 2018, Shinde went 6-1 in Big Ten singles play and 20-2 in doubles matches
competing with Matysova. Entering the spring in as good of condition as she’s ever been, Shinde will compete at the top of the lineup. The junior class makes up the largest group of Huskers with Hayley Haakenstad, Claire Reifeis, Jeannie Lozowski and Emma Worley all returning for their third season. As a 2018 captain, Haakenstad went 5-4 playing at the No. 5 and No. 6 singles spots. Pairing up with Reifeis, the sophomore team went 12-7 and 4-4 in Big Ten play at No. 2 doubles. The duo recorded impressive wins against No. 19 Ohio State and 2018 Big Ten Champion Michigan (#34). Reifeis looks to improve upon the strong numbers she put up in both her freshman and sophomore years. “Every year she gets better and better,” Jacobson said. Last season, the Indianapolis, Ind., native recorded 17 singles wins, with five of those victories coming in conference play. This fall, Reifeis took home the Gopher Invitational singles championship, failing to drop a set in three wins. One of the team’s top performers of 2018, Reifeis will be a force for the Huskers this season as the team competes for a bid to the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments. Lozowski did not compete this fall due to a wrist injury. However, the Port Saint Lucie, Fla., native will be ready to compete for Nebraska in the spring. She has a 30-20 career record and has won 11 of the 19 doubles matches she has played in during her career at NU. “She’s shown increased flexibility and hasn’t had any signs of pain in her wrist since recovering from surgery,” Jacobson said. “Jeannie has shown how productive she can be when she’s at full strength, so we’re hoping to get her back to that point because she can really help this team.” After competing in two matches last season, Worley has seen more court time entering the 2019 season. In fall play, the junior from Northville, Mich., recorded a singles win against Oklahoma, which Jacobson referred to as “the best match of her entire career.” Now an upperclassman, Worley will be depended upon to take a step forward to help out the Husker lineup. Seniors Shinde, Gould and Cozac will look to provide consistent and steady leadership for the team. Shinde enters the spring with 33 career singles wins and 41 career doubles victories. Last year, she went 10-9 in the spring playing out of the top two spots in the lineup. Gould, who has seen a lot of success on the doubles court (6-1 last year) will get plenty of opportunities to show what she can do in her final year at Nebraska. “Elizabeth is someone who can really help us with her doubles ability,” Jacobson said. “She’s really good around the net and did a great job competing for us this fall. We’re excited to see what she can do this year.” Jacobson believes outstanding team chemistry will play a major role in NU’s success this season. “This is a cohesive unit that loves and cares about each other and loves competing as a team.”
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2019 WOMEN’S TENNIS ROSTER AND SCHEDULE SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time Jan. 19 Air Force 10 a.m. Jan. 19 Creighton 2:30 p.m. Jan. 26 vs. Old Dominion** Noon Jan. 27 vs. Gonzaga or Duke** TBA Feb. 1 Kansas State 5 p.m. Feb. 3 UMKC 11 a.m. Feb. 3 South Dakota 4 p.m. Feb. 6 at Kansas 4 p.m. Feb. 9 Wyoming 10 a.m. Feb. 9 Drake 5 p.m. Feb. 15 Louisville 5 p.m. Feb. 17 Wichita State 1 p.m. Feb. 23 Colorado Stste 10 a.m. Feb. 23 North Dakota 2:30 p.m. March 2 Washington State 11 a.m. March 3 Iowa State 11 a.m. March 16 at Michigan* 11 a.m. March 17 at Michigan State* 11 a.m. March 22 Ohio State* 5 p.m. March 24 at Penn State* 8 a.m. March 29 Indiana* 5 p.m. March 31 Purdue* Noon April 5 Maryland* 3 p.m. April 7 Rutgers* 9 a.m. April 13 at Iowa* Noon April 20 at Minnesota* 9 a.m. April 21 at Wisconsin* 10 a.m. -Home Matches in Bold; -*Big Ten Conference Matches (All Times Central) -**Neutral Competition in Durham, N.C.
2019 HUSKERS BY CLASS Seniors (3)...................................... Marina Cozac .................................................. Elizabeth Gould .....................................................Vasanti Shinde Juniors (4)............................. Hayley Haakenstad ................................................ Jeannie Lozowski ....................................................... Claire Reifeis ......................................................Emma Worley Freshmen (1)................................Jessica Aragon
2019 HUSKER HOMES
NU senior Vasanti Shinde has accumulated 116 combined singles and doubles victories in her career, which is a team-high. Shinde and former doubles partner Katerina Matysova went 20-2 together in 2017-18.
2019 NEBRASKA WOMEN’S TENNIS ROSTER Athlete
Jessica Aragon Marina Cozac Elizabeth Gould Hayley Haakenstad Jeannie Lozowski Claire Reifeis Vasanti Shinde Emma Worley
Year Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr.
Hometown
Plano, Texas Chicago, Ill Atlanta, Ga. Chanhassen, Minn. Port Saint Lucie, Fla. Indianapolis, Ind. Pune, India Northville, Mich.
Previous School
Dent Tennis Academy DePaul University Marist School Chanhassen High School ProWorld Tennis Academy North Central High School Northville High School
Florida (1)................................. Jeannie Lozowski Georgia (1)................................. Elizabeth Gould Illinois (1)........................................ Marina Cozac India (1).........................................Vasanti Shinde Indiana (1)....................................... Claire Reifeis Minnesota (1)........................ Hayley Haakenstad Michigan (1)...................................Emma Worley Texas (1).......................................Jessica Aragon
Head Coach: Scott Jacobson (28th season, Blue Earth, Minn.) Assistant Coach: Jaime Sanchez Cañamares Rios (1st season, Albacete, Spain)
PRONOUNCIATION GUIDE
STUDENT-ATHLETE AND COACH INTERVIEWS All media requests for interviews with Nebraska women’s tennis student-athletes and coaches should be directed to E.J. Stevens (edward.stevens@huskers.unl.edu) or Kate Dean (kdean@huskers.com) of the Nebraska Communications Office at least 24 hours in advance.
Jessica Aragon............................... Air-AH-Gone Marina Cozac........................................Coh-Zack Elizabeth Gould.....................................Goo-Old Hayley Haakenstad...................... HAHK-en-Stad Jeannie Lozowski..................................... Jeen-ie Claire Reifeis............................................ Rife-Ice Vasanti Shinde................... Vas-On-Tee Shin-Day Emma Worley.........................................Wor-Lee
The best time for in-season interviews is before and after practice, which generally runs from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the Dillon Tennis Center. With advance notice, telephone interviews can be arranged for other hours, depending on class and practice schedules. For interviews following competition, Nebraska student-athletes and coaches are generally available following a five-minute cooling-off period after the competition has concluded.
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2019 NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS Jan. 19
Air Force
Jan. 19
Creighton
Jan. 26
Old Dominion
Jan. 27
Gonzaga or Duke
Feb. 1
Kansas State
10 a.m. 2:30 p.m. Noon TBA 5 p.m.
Feb. 3
UMKC
Feb. 3
South Dakota
11 a.m.
Feb. 6
at Kansas
4 p.m.
Feb. 9
Wyoming
10 a.m.
Feb. 9
Drake
5 p.m.
Feb. 15
Louisville
5 p.m.
Feb. 17
Wichita State
1 p.m.
Feb. 23
Colorado St.
10 a.m.
Feb. 23
North Dakota
March 2
Washington St.
11 a.m.
March 3
Iowa State
4 p.m.
GONZAGA BULLDOGS Location................................... Spokane, Wash. Head Coach.....................................D.J. Gurule 2018 Record...............................................15-8 All-Time Record vs. NU................................0-0 Website..........................................gozags.com KANSAS STATE WILDCATS Location...................................Manhattan, Kan. Head Coach..................................Jordan Smith 2018 Record.............................................15-11 All-Time Record vs. NU............................12-34 Website..................................kstatesports.com UMKC KANGAROOS Location...................................Kansas City, Mo. Head Coach.................................. Kendell Hale 2018 Record.............................................15-10 All-Time Record vs. NU................................0-3 Website............................umkckangaroos.com
11 a.m.
SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES Location.................................... Vermillion, S.D. Head Coach.................................. Brett Barnett 2018 Record.............................................10-12 All-Time Record vs. NU................................0-5 Website........................................ goyotes.com
AIR FORCE FALCONS Location........................ Colorado Springs, Colo. Head Coach.......................................Kim Gidley 2018 Record................................................. 14-7 All-Time Record vs. NU................................ 0-10 Website............................goairforcefalcons.com
KANSAS JAYHAWKS Location.....................................Lawrence, Kan. Head Coach.............................. Todd Chapman 2018 Record...............................................17-8 All-Time Record vs. NU............................24-15 Website.................................... kuathletics.com
CREIGHTON BLUEJAYS Location....................................... Omaha, Neb. Head Coach.........................................Tom Lilly 2018 Record...............................................15-8 All-Time Record vs. NU..............................0-29 Website................................. gocreighton.com
WYOMING COWGIRLS Location..................................... Laramie, Wyo. Head Coach.................................. Dean Clower 2018 Record...............................................12-8 All-Time Record vs. NU..............................0-17 Website.......................................... gowyo.com
WICHITA STATE SHOCKERS Location........................................Wichita, Kan. Head Coach................................... Colin Foster 2018 Record...............................................18-9 All-Time Record vs. NU............................13-20 Website...................................goshockers.com
WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS Location..................................... Pullman, Wash. Head Coach..........................................Lisa Hart 2018 Record............................................... 21-7 All-Time Record vs. NU................................ 1-2 Website...................................wsucougars.com
OLD DOMINION MONARCHS Location.......................................... Norfolk, Va. Head Coach............................. Dominic Manilla 2018 Record...............................................19-5 All-Time Record vs. NU................................0-0 Website.....................................odusports.com
DRAKE BULLDOGS Location................................ Des Moines, Iowa Head Coach.....................................Mai-Ly Tran 2018 Record...............................................15-6 All-Time Record vs. NU............................14-21 Website..........................godrakebulldogs.com
COLORADO STATE RAMS Location................................ Fort Collins, Colo. Head Coach............................. Jarod Camerota 2018 Record.............................................11-12 All-Time Record vs. NU..............................0-21 Website........................................ csurams.com
IOWA STATE CYCLONES Location...........................................Ames, Iowa Head Coach................................... Boomer Saia 2018 Record............................................... 9-17 All-Time Record vs. NU.............................. 3-41 Website........................................cyclones.com
DUKE BLUE DEVILS Location.......................................Durham, N.C. Head Coach............................. Jamie Ashworth 2018 Record...............................................27-4 All-Time Record vs. NU................................1-0 Website.........................................goduke.com
LOUISVILLE CARDINALS Location........................................Louisville, Ky. Head Coach............................... Mark Beckham 2018 Record.............................................15-13 All-Time Record vs. NU................................0-0 Website........................................ gocards.com
NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS Location................................Grand Forks, N.D. Head Coach....................................Tom Wynne 2018 Record...............................................7-12 All-Time Record vs. NU................................0-3 Website...............................fightinghawks.com
INDIANA HOOSIERS Location................................. Bloomington, Ind. Head Coach................................... Ramiro Azcui 2018 Record..............................................17-11 2018 Big Ten Record.....................................4-7 All-Time Record vs. NU.................................2-3 Website......................................iuhoosiers.com
MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS Location...............................East Lansing, Mich. Head Coach.......................................Kim Bruno 2018 Record............................................... 16-9 2018 Big Ten Record.................................... 6-5 All-Time Record vs. NU................................ 6-2 Website..................................msuspartans.com
PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS Location................................University Park, Pa. Head Coach......................................Chris Cagle 2018 Record................................................7-15 2018 Big Ten Record.....................................2-9 All-Time Record vs. NU.................................3-4 Website.................................. gopsusports.com
IOWA HAWKEYES Location...................................... Iowa City, Iowa Head Coach.................................. Sasha Schmid 2018 Record..............................................10-14 2018 Big Ten Record.....................................2-9 All-Time Record vs. NU.............................17-10 Website.............................. hawkeyesports.com
MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS Location...............................Minneapolis, Minn. Head Coach..........................Catrina Thompson 2018 Record............................................. 14-12 2018 Big Ten Record.................................... 6-5 All-Time Record vs. NU.............................. 14-7 Website................................ gophersports.com
PURDUE BOILERMAKERS Location.............................. West Lafayette, Ind. Head Coach....................................... Laura Glitz 2018 Record..............................................14-10 2018 Big Ten Record.....................................7-4 All-Time Record vs. NU.................................5-3 Website.................................purduesports.com
MARYLAND TERRAPINS Location................................ College Park, Md. Head Coach..................................Daria Panova 2018 Record.............................................11-13 2018 Big Ten Record....................................4-7 All-Time Record vs. NU................................2-0 Website........................................ umterps.com
NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS Location..........................................Evanston, Ill. Head Coach...................................Claire Pollard 2018 Record................................................23-6 2018 Big Ten Record...................................11-0 All-Time Record vs. NU.................................8-2 Website........................................ nusports.com
RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS Location............................ New Brunswick, N.J. Head Coach.................................. Hilary Ritchie 2018 Record...............................................5-15 2018 Big Ten Record..................................0-11 All-Time Record vs. NU................................0-3 Website................................scarletknights.com
MICHIGAN WOLVERINES Location.................................. Ann Arbor, Mich. Head Coach.............................. Ronni Bernstein 2018 Record............................................. 18-10 2018 Big Ten Record...................................10-1 All-Time Record vs. NU.................................7-0 Website....................................... mgoblue.com
OHIO STATE BUCKEYES Location...................................Columbus, Ohio Head Coach.............................. Melissa Schaub 2018 Record...............................................14-9 2018 Big Ten Record....................................7-4 All-Time Record vs. NU................................6-6 Website........................ohiostatebuckeyes.com
WISCONSIN BADGERS Location....................................... Madison, Wis. Head Coach............................... Kelcy McKenna 2018 Record................................................9-14 2018 Big Ten Record.....................................3-8 All-Time Record vs. NU.................................6-8 Website.................................... uwbadgers.com
2:30 p.m.
2019 BIG TEN OPPONENTS March 16 March 17 March 22 March 24 March 29 March 31 April 5 April 7 April 13 April 20 April 21
at Michigan 11 a.m. at Michigan State 11 a.m. Ohio State 5 p.m. at Penn State 8 a.m. Indiana 4 p.m. Purdue Noon Maryland 3 p.m. Rutgers 9 a.m. at Iowa Noon at Minnesota 9 a.m. 10 a.m. at Wisconsin
ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI Location......................... Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Head Coach....................................... Evan Clark 2018 Record................................................22-6 2018 Big Ten Record.....................................9-3 All-Time Record vs. NU.................................6-3 Website................................... fightingillini.com
NU will be led by seniors Vasanti Shinde (left), Elizabeth Gould (top) and Marina Cozac (right) in 2018-19. This trio combined to go 10-7 in singles play during the 2018 fall season and they look to carry that momentum into the spring.
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SCOTT JACOBSON Head Coach | 28th Season | Blue Earth, Minn. QUICK HITS Three-time conference coach of the year 17 straight winning seasons from 1997-2013 Led team to 16 top-75 national rankings Guided NU to six NCAA Tournament bids in the past 10 seasons One NCAA Sweet 16 appearance (2013) Has coached two First Team All-Americans 16 All-Conference honorees in his tenure
HONORS & AWARDS Big Ten Regular-Season Champions (2013) Big Ten Co-Coach of the Year (2012) Big 12 Coach of the Year (2005, 2010) Six NCAA Tournament Appearances (2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) Nebraska Herman Award (Team GPA) (2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018)
A HISTORY OF SUCCESS
Entering his 28th season as Nebraska women’s tennis head coach, Scott Jacobson has had his Huskers consistently ranked among the top 75 teams nationally for nearly 20 years, while making regular NCAA Tournament appearances the past decade. Jacobson owns 407 victories at the helm of the Huskers and has averaged more than 15 wins per season. While laying the foundation for the Nebraska program brick by brick since his first season in 1991-92, his program has been defined by consistent success.
2013 CONFERENCE TITLE SEASON
He led Nebraska to the Big Ten Conference regular-season title in 2013. From 2010 to 2013, Jacobson’s Huskers produced the most successful stretch in school history, winning 20 or more matches for four straight seasons to advance to four consecutive NCAA tournaments. The Huskers finished No. 16 in the final ITA rankings in both 2012 and 2013, including the program’s first NCAA Sweet 16 appearance in 2013. Since that Sweet 16 appearance, Coach Jacobson has been building the women’s tennis program back to a point of national prominence, aided by the addition of the world-class Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center. Over the past four seasons, the Big Red has more than doubled its win total from eight wins in 2014 to 18 victories in 2018.
BUILDING A WINNER
Nebraska’s 2018 performance was impressive. Under Jacobson, the 2018 squad amassed 132 individual singles and doubles wins in the spring alone. The team earned a national ranking at No. 21 in mid-March and earned a spot in the Big Ten Tournament for the second year in a row, where NU fell to No. 3 seed Illinois in the second round. The top-40 national ranking and six seed in the Big Ten Tournament displayed Nebraska’s continuing efforts to reload the program after losing several seniors from the 2013 season, which produced the greatest team and individual
season in school history. Not only did Nebraska finish with a No. 16 ranking and advance to the program’s first Sweet 16 in 2013, the Huskers experienced tremendous individual success as well.
JACOBSON GUIDES WEATHERHOLT
Mary Weatherholt, the greatest player in program history, capped her Husker career by finishing as the runner-up at the 2013 NCAA Singles Championship. Weatherholt was a firstteam All-American in both singles and doubles play in 2013, as she teamed with fellow AllAmerican Patricia Veresova to advance to the final eight in the doubles competition. Off the court, Weatherholt claimed one of the NCAA’s top overall honors as a winner of an NCAA Top Ten Award in 2014. She was the Big Ten Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Year in both 2012 and 2013, and she was Nebraska’s Female Student-Athlete of the Year in 2012-13. Weatherholt added a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award, while claiming the ITA Cissie Leary Sportsmanship Award, which is presented to the nation’s top women’s tennis student-athlete.
BREAKING RECORDS
The Huskers’ record-breaking 2013 season followed on the heels of a 2012 campaign that featured a 24-5 overall record and a 9-2 Big Ten mark in Nebraska’s first year in the conference. Weatherholt, who returned to the court after suffering a knee injury as a sophomore in 2011, again led the Huskers along with Veresova, Weinstein, Janine Weinreich and senior Madeleine Geibert. A three-time all-conference pick both athletically and academically, Geibert set the NU record with 181 combined wins before Weatherholt broke the record the following season. Jacobson earned 2012 Big Ten CoCoach-of-the-Year honors after leading the Big Red to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
NEBRASKA’S BIG 12 FAREWELL
In Nebraska’s final season in the Big 12 Conference in 2011, Jacobson led the Huskers to a 20-win campaign despite dealing with the loss of Weatherholt to a knee injury early in the fall. NU finished fourth in a loaded Big 12, producing a 7-4 conference mark while qualifying for their third straight NCAA Tournament. Geibert and Veresova both earned All-Big 12 honors. Jacobson capped his association with the Big 12 Conference by leading seven Huskers to Big 12 individual titles and 26 first-team AllBig 12 awards.
COACH OF THE YEAR
In 2010, Nebraska posted the first 20-win campaign in school history, finishing with a 22-6
overall record that included a 9-2 Big 12 mark and a third-place conference finish. Jacobson was named Big 12 Coach of the Year for the second time, while leading the Huskers to their first-ever NCAA Tournament victory with a firstround win over Illinois. Jacobson, who led Nebraska to its first NCAA Tournament with an 18-4 record and a 9-2 Big 12 mark in 2005, was also the 2005 Big 12 Coach of the Year. The 2006 team added a 17-10 overall record while featuring Big 12 Freshmanof-the-Year Kim Hartmann on its way to a second straight NCAA Tournament bid.
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
While Nebraska has seen its most success on the court under Jacobson, the veteran head coach also emphasizes excellence in the classroom and in the community. During his career, Jacobson’s Huskers have earned numerous academic all-conference accolades. Jacobson also guided the athletic career of two-time CoSIDA Academic AllAmerican Imke Reimers. The women’s tennis team also earned the Herman Award four straight years from 2011 to 2014. The award is presented to the NU team with the top overall grade-point average.
JACOBSON’S COACHING PHILOSOPHY “By helping our student-athletes develop the values of dedication, cooperation, compassion and the ability to handle adversity with courage, we help them grow as both tennis players and as people. Through a belief in one another and a positive approach to competition, we can build meaningful relationships off the tennis court and continue a winning tradition on it.”
JACOBSON’S YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD Year Record Conf. Record Rank 1992 6-7 3-4 --1993 7-12 1-6 1994 11-10 3-4 -1995 8-15 2-5 --1996 5-15 2-5 1997 16-9 2-6 60 1998 14-9 4-7 64 1999 17-9 4-7 69 2000 19-6 6-5 58 2001 19-6 6-5 53 2002 13-9 3-8 66 2003 12-11 2-9 73 2004 16-9 5-6 75 2005 18-4 9-2 39 2006 17-10 6-5 43 2007 13-9 4-7 -2008 16-7 5-6 -2009 16-7 7-4 56 2010 22-6 9-2 35 2011 20-8 7-4 43 2012 24-5 9-2 16 2013 24-6 10-1 16 2014 8-17 0-10 -2015 12-12 0-11 -2016 17-8 4-7 -2017 19-8 5-6 -2018 18-7 7-4 45 Career 407-241 121-144
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JAIME SANCHEZ CAÑAMARES RIOS Assistant Coach | First Season | Albacete, Spain NCAA DIVISION I COACHING EXPERIENCE FLORIDA STATE (ASSISTANT) Year Record NCAA Tournament ITA Rank 2017-18 21-9 Elite 8 16th OKLAHOMA STATE (VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT) Year Record NCAA Tournament ITA Rank 2016-17 25-6 Elite 8 10th
COLLEGE PLAYING DAYS
Sanchez-Cañamares had an extremely successful collegiate playing career at Fresno Pacific, Oklahoma Christian and Embry-Riddle, posting a 70-14 mark in singles and a 70-24 doubles record on the way to four ITA/NAIA All-America honors, as well as the 2014 ITA/ NAIA doubles championship and the 2014 Super Bowl men’s doubles championship. He helped Fresno Pacific and Oklahoma Christian to NAIA titles in 2011 and 2012, respectively. He led Embry-Riddle to national runner-up performances in 2014 and 2015.
HONORS & AWARDS Helped Florida State (2018) and Oklahoma State (2017) to the NCAA Elite Eight Guided Oklahoma State to a Big 12 Championship (2017 regular season) Coached Sloan Stephens (2017 U.S. Open) and Eugene Bouchart at Saviano High Performance Tennis (2016) 70-14 career singles record (2011-15) Two-Time NAIA National Champion
PROFESSIONAL COACHING After college, Sanchez-Cañamares Rios worked as an elite coach for Saviano High Performance
Tennis. He was a private developmental coach for professional players and top junior players in Florida, the United States and the world. He coached several top-ranked WTA players, including Sloane Stephens, the 2017 U.S. Open champion, and Eugenie Bouchard, a former top five WTA player. He also worked with rising American star Amanda Anisimova. Sanchez-Cañamares Rios also worked at tennis clubs in Spain, New Jersey and Connecticut during the summers between his collegiate seasons. He served as the director of the performance academy at La Manga Club in Spain, where he coached and developed junior players, including the 2018 Wimbledon Junior Championships runner-up Jack Draper.
PERSONAL Sanchez-Cañamares Rios graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla., in 2015. He earned a degree in business administration, specializing in accounting and finance. Originally from Albacete, Spain, he graduated summa cum laude while finishing with a perfect 4.0 GPA. He is joined in Lincoln by his wife, Veronica, and daughter, Emily.
COLLEGE COACHING
Jaime Sanchez-Cañamares Rios (Pronounced Hay-May San-Chez Can-Ya-Mar-Ez Re-Yos) joined the Nebraska women’s tennis program as an assistant coach in August of 2018. Prior to joining the Husker coaching staff, Sanchez-Cañamares worked as an assistant coach at Florida State for the 2017-18 season. In the spring of 2017, he served as a volunteer assistant at Oklahoma State. In 2017-18, Sanchez-Cañamares helped Florida State to a 21-9 record, the program’s best win total since 1999. The team advanced all the way to the NCAA Elite Eight before falling to No. 2 seed Vanderbilt. FSU’s appearance in the Elite Eight marked the first time in school history the team advanced past the Sweet 16. He helped guide the Seminoles to a No. 16 ITA/No. 11 UTSA ranking. He served as a volunteer assistant coach with the Oklahoma State women’s tennis team from January to August 2017. During his time with the Cowgirls, he coached Viktoriya Lushkova to a program record No. 7 national ranking. He helped the team to a No. 9 ITA ranking and a Big 12 Conference championship in his lone season in Stillwater. The team advanced to the 2017 NCAA Elite Eight before falling to Florida to end the season.
Nebraska’s first-year assistant coach Jaime Sanchez Cañamares Rios has spent each of the past two years taking the Oklahoma State and Florida State women’s tennis teams to the NCAA Elite Eight. He looks to build upon that success in his inaugural year in Lincoln.
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BILL MOOS
Athletic Director | Second Season | Washington State (1973)
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
NEBRASKA (2017-PRESENT) Athletic Director WASHINGTON STATE (2010-17) Athletic Director OREGON (1995-2007) Athletic Director MONTANA (1990-95) Athletic Director WASHINGTON STATE (1982-90) Associate Athletic Director (1987-90) Assistant Athletic Director (1982-87)
COMMITTEE/LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS
NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee NCAA Division I Football Competition Committee NCAA Division I Football Recruiting Ad Hoc Working Group(Co-Chair) NCAA Division I Football Oversight Camps/ Clinics Subcommittee (Chair) Rose Bowl Management Committee Big Ten Program and Budget Review Committee
PERSONAL
Washington State, B.A. (History) 1973 Family: Kendra (wife); Bo, Benjamin (sons); Christa, Brittany and Kati (daughters) Honor the past. Live the present. Create the future. Nine simple words that carry impressive significance and undeniable responsibility. Words that Nebraska’s new athletic director uses to lead his programs and set the tone for building champions in competition and in life. William H. (Bill) Moos was named Nebraska’s Athletic Director on Oct. 15, 2017, and fully assumed those responsibilities on Oct. 23. Moos, who became the 15th athletic director in the history of the storied Cornhusker program, brings nearly 25 years of experience as an athletic director at three Division I schools (Washington State, Oregon, Montana) with him to Nebraska. More importantly, he brings an impressive track record of success in building outstanding programs, developing long-term relationships, and for doing what is best for his schools, its fans and most importantly, its student-athletes. “When you name the top three, four, five athletic programs in the great positions as an athletic director, Nebraska is in that same breath,” Moos said at his introductory press conference at Memorial Stadium. “I want you to know that my motto has always been, in the 25 years I have been a Division I athletic director and it will be here too is very simple - honor the past, live the present, create the future.”
In his first six months at Nebraska, Moos made three coaching hires. He drew universal praise for hiring Scott Frost, the 2017 consensus national coach of the year, as Nebraska’s head football coach in December. Following the spring semester, Moos also hired Mark Hankins to coach the men’s golf team and Sean Maymi to lead the men’s tennis program. Moos also oversaw several team successes in his first six months in Lincoln. He watched the volleyball team win its fifth national title and second in three seasons in December. In 2018, both the men’s and women’s gymnastics teams finished in the top six at the NCAA Championships, while bowling finished third and rifle finished eighth. Nebraska also continued its excellence in the classroom, producing four CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, including three first-team selections. The awards increased Nebraska’s nation-leading total to 333 all-time CoSIDA Academic All-Americans across all sports. Moos came to Lincoln after spending seven-plus years at Washington State (2010-17). He previously served 12 highly successful seasons as the athletic director at Oregon (1995-2007). During his time at his alma mater, Moos wasted little time in making his impact felt in Cougar Athletics, spearheading a department-wide rebranding effort with Nike while securing a 10-year, $35 million marketing rights agreement with IMG College. In addition, the 2004 WSU Alumni Achievement Award winner gained Regents approval for a $130 million addition and remodel of Martin Stadium, featuring a remodeled press box with luxury seating, including suites, loge boxes and club room. Also included in the project was a state-of-the-art video board and an 80,000-square-foot football operations building that served as the stadium’s showpiece and opened in May 2014. As the dean of Pac-12 athletic directors, Moos was at the forefront of the conference’s procurement of a 12-year, $3 billion television contract with FOX and ESPN, a landmark agreement in college athletics. Under Moos’ direction, the Cougar Athletic Fund’s Annual Giving program saw an 81 percent increase in gifts while CAF donor members rose from nearly 4,000 to more than 7,500. Additional facility enhancements under Moos included a center-hung video board in Beasley Coliseum that was installed prior to the 2011-12 season, giving Cougar basketball one of the premier fan experiences in the conference. An indoor golf hitting facility was also completed in early 2013, and Lower Soccer Field underwent a major renovation making the venue TVready while also providing one of the best playing surfaces on the West Coast, along with the addition of lights and a new scoreboard. Other enhancements were made to the Moobery track facility, Bailey-Brayton Field, the basketball practice gym, Gibb Pool and the Simmelink Indoor tennis courts. In Moos’ seven years at WSU, Cougar student-athletes and coaches accounted for 805 academic all-conference selections, 130 all-conference accolades, 45 All-America honors and three Pac-12 Coach-of-the-Year honors. Moos served as Oregon’s director of athletics from July of 1995 to 2007. While at Oregon he oversaw a 17-sport athletic department that grew to national prominence during his tenure.Oregon’s annual athletic department budget grew from $18.5 million in his first year to more than $40 million by 2007, becoming 100 percent self-sufficient during that time. Under his direction the Duck Athletic Fund donor base increased from 4,930 to 12,290, resulting in an annual gifts increase from $4.1 million to $15.3 million. Moos initiated more than $160 million in facility improvements while at Oregon. Included in that was the $90 million Autzen Stadium renovation in 2002,
NEBRASKA’S ATHLETIC DIRECTORS
1876-1928 — Allen R. Benton 1928-31 — H.D. Gish 1932-36 — Dana X. Bible 1937-42 — Lawrence McCeney “Biff” Jones 1942-47 — A.J. Lewandowski 1948-1953 — George “Potsy” Clark 1954-60 — J.W. “Bill” Orwig 1961* — Charles Miller and Joseph Soshnik 1962-66 — W.H. “Tippy” Dye 1967-92 — Bob Devaney 1993-2002 — Bill Byrne 2003-07 — Steve Pederson 2007-12 — Tom Osborne 2013-17 — Shawn Eichorst 2017-pres. — Bill Moos *Interim Co-Directors which added 12,000 new seats, 32 new suites, a new Club at Autzen and a new press box to the stadium. In his 12 years, the Ducks ranked first in Pac-10 football attendance 11 times, reaching 100 percent capacity in each of those seasons. During Moos’ tenure, Oregon athletics captured 13 Pac-10 championships across six different sports. He increased opportunities for women by adding two intercollegiate programs, soccer and lacrosse, and negotiated an all-inclusive shoe and apparel contract with Nike, one of only 14 in the country at the time. From an academic standpoint during Moos’ tenure, Oregon student-athletes collected 722 academic all-conference selections, 34 Academic All-America selections, nine NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipients and one NCAA Top Ten Award. During his first stint as a collegiate athletic director at Montana (1990-95), Moos created an academic support program and hired its first athletic academic coordinator, developed a facility enhancement plan that created more than $4 million in improvements, and lifted the school’s fund-raising efforts to show a 300 percent increase in private and corporate gifts. Academically, Montana student-athletes were equally successful as the athletic department achieved a graduation rate 20 percent higher than the general university enrollment. Under Moos’ watch Montana garnered 269 academic all-conference selections, five Academic All-Americans and two NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipients. Moos began his athletic career as an athletic administrator in 1982 as assistant athletic director at Washington State. He also served as the school’s associate athletic director (1988-90). At Washington State, he was director of development for more than five years and associate director for nearly two years, supervising all external operations. Prior to that, he managed and owned private businesses in Washington and Oregon for eight years. He was a student assistant football coach at Washington State for the 1973 season, then spent part of 1974 in Washington, D.C., serving as a government intern. Raised on a wheat and cattle ranch in eastern Washington, Moos attended high school in Olympia when his father served in the governor’s cabinet. Moos earned his bachelor’s degree in history from WSU and was a three-year letterman in football before concluding his collegiate career by representing Washington State in the 1972 East-West Shrine All-Star Game in San Francisco. He served as co-captain on the Cougars’ 1972 squad and garnered first-team All-Pac-8 Conference honors. Moos and his wife Kendra have three daughters: Christa, Brittany and Kaiti; and two sons, Bo and Benjamin.
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KEITH ZIMMER Senior Associate A.D. Life Skills | 32nd Year | Wayne State (Neb.) (1985)
Keith Zimmer has been at Nebraska for over 30 years and leads Nebraska’s Life Skills unit within the department. He also serves as the
sports administrator for the swimming and diving team, men’s and women’s golf programs and the men’s and women’s tennis teams. Zimmer also oversees student-athlete transition and retention, is the liaison to the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), the Big Ten Sports Management Committee, Nebraska’s PostEligibility Opportunities (PEO) program and works closely with the College of Business coordinating efforts with the Masters in Intercollegiate Athletics Administration Program. Zimmer, who started at Nebraska in 1987, carries 30 years of life skills and student services experience and provides support to all current Nebraska student-athletes, in addition to offering ongoing support, guidance and programming to alumni student-athletes. Components of the Husker Life Skills program include individual student-athlete meetings, major life skills events, the Husker Life Seminar, community outreach, service abroad opportunities, PEO, graduate school assistance
and postgraduate scholarships. Zimmer and his staff also play a major role in the success of the annual student-athlete achievement event, “A Night at the Lied. Zimmer, who worked in Nebraska’s Academic and Support Services area from 1987 to 2006, while pioneering Nebraska’s Life Skills program, is regarded as a national leader in the life skills area. He received one of the top honors in college athletics in September of 2006, when he was chosen for the Dr. Gene Hooks Award as the Life Skills Administrator of the Year. Zimmer has also served as an NCAA Life Skills trainer and is active with the National Consortium for Academics and Sport. He has also received the Chancellor’s Award for Exemplary Service to Students and has been named an honorary member of both Golden Key National Honor Society and Mortar Board at UNL. Zimmer earned his bachelor’s degree at Wayne State College and his master’s in education from Springfield (Mass.) College. Zimmer and his wife, Michelle, have two sons, Logan and Caden.
PATLOGSDON LOGSDON PAT
Executive Associate A.D./Administration & Senior Administrator Deputy Associate A.D./SWA | 40th YearWoman | Nebraska A member of the Nebraska Athletic Department since 1979, Pat Logsdon serves as Executive Associate Athletic Director for Administration and Nebraska’s Senior Woman Administrator to the NCAA and the Big Ten Conference. She also serves on the Big Ten Sports Management Council. Logsdon’s duties include oversight on all administrative issues and operational functions of the Athletic Director’s office. She also oversees the areas of Department Travel, including bowl and postseason travel, the Department’s Gender Equity Plan, equipment and serves as a liaison to adidas. In addition, Logsdon manages student-athlete end of season evaluations and exit interviews.
She also serves as the sport administrator for volleyball, beach volleyball, softball and men’s and women’s gymnastics. Previously, Logsdon spent 23 seasons in football operations, including six seasons as NU’s director of football operations, the first female in Division I to serve in that capacity. She handled organization of all recruiting functions, supervised compliance activities and coordinated all football administrative operations, including travel and practice operations. Logsdon earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Nebraska.
NEBRASKA TENNIS SUPPORT STAFF Athletic Director: Bill Moos Deputy Associate A.D./Chief of Staff: Bob Burton Deputy Associate A.D./CFO: John Jentz Deputy Associate A.D./SWA: Pat Logsdon Executive Associate A.D./External Operations: Marc Boehm Executive Associate A.D./Academics: Dennis Leblanc Executive Associate A.D./Compliance: Jamie Vaughn Senior Associate A.D./Life Skills: Keith Zimmer Director of NAPL: Chris Bach Director of Performance Nutrition: Dave Ellis Women’s Tennis Secretary: Ellen Shutts Women’s Tennis Trainer: Peter Massinelli
Lonnie Albers, M.D. Director of Athletic Medicine
Chase Beideck Assistant Strength Coach
Chris Bach Director of NAPL
JoAnn Ross
E.J. Stevens
Academic Counselor
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RONNIE GREEN
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor | Fourth Year | Va. Tech (1983)
Ronnie D. Green is the 20th chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He was appointed as chancellor on April 6, 2016 and assumed the duties of the office on May 8, 2016. An official installation ceremony was conducted on April 6, 2017. In July 2010, Dr. Green was appointed as the Harlan Vice Chancellor of the UNL Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources of the University of Nebraska system. In June 2015, Dr. Green also assumed the interim role of Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, the institution’s chief academic officer. Dr. Green was raised on a mixed beef, dairy, and cropping farm in southwestern Virginia. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in animal science from Virginia Tech and Colorado State University, respectively.
His doctoral program was completed jointly at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the USDA-ARS U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in animal breeding and genetics. Dr. Green has served on the animal science faculties of Texas Tech University and Colorado State University, as the national program leader for animal production research for the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, and as executive secretary of the White House’s interagency working group on animal genomics within the National Science and Technology Council. Prior to returning to the University of Nebraska, he served as senior global director of technical services for Pfizer Animal Health’s (now Zoetis) animal genomics business. Dr. Green is an internationally recognized authority in animal genetics; he has published 130 refereed publications and abstracts, nine book chapters and 56 invited symposia papers; and has delivered invited presentations in 43 U.S. states and 21 countries around the world. He is a past-president of the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) and has served in a number of leadership positions for the U.S. Beef Improvement Federation, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Pork Board, and National Research Council. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Association of Public Land-grant Universities (APLU), Neogen Corporation, and the national Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity. He has been honored as a Fellow of both ASAS and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Ronnie and best friend Jane are the parents of four children, all graduates of, or enrolled at, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Justin, a political science/history graduate, is a political journalist in Washington, D.C.; Nate is a graduate of the College
NEBRASKA’S CHANCELLORS
1871-76 1876-82 1884-88 1888-91 1891-95 1895-99 1900-08 1908-27 1927-38 1938-46 1947-53 1953-54 1954-68 1968-71 1972-75 1975-76 1976-80 1980-81 1981-91 1991-91 1991-95 1995-96 1996-2000 2000-16 2016-Present
Allen R. Benton Edmund B. Farfield Irvin J. Manatt Charles E. Bessey James H. Canfield George E. MacLean E. Benjamin Andrews Samuel Avery Edgar A. Burnett Chauncey S. Boucher Reuben G. Gustavson John K. Selleck* Clifford Hardin Joseph Soshnik James H. Zumberge Adam C. Breckenridge* Roy A. Young Robert H. Rutford Martin A. Massengale Jack Goebel Graham B. Spanier Joan R. Leitzel* James Moeser Harvey S. Perlman Ronnie Green
*Interim Chancellor
of Business and Nebraska Law and is with Hausmann Construction in Lincoln; Kelli is an advertising, public relations and global studies graduate and is preparing for the ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary; and Regan is a current student in human development and family science and agricultural communications. Collectively, members of the Green family hold or are pursuing a total of 15 University of Nebraska–Lincoln degrees.
JOSEPHINE POTUTO, J.D.
Faculty Athletic Representative | 22nd Year | Rutgers Douglass (1967)
Josephine (Jo) R. Potuto, the Richard H. Larson Professor of Constitutional Law, has been Nebraska’s faculty representative (FAR) at the NCAA and conference level since May 15, 1997. In 2002, Potuto was named Outstanding Faculty Athletics Representative by the All-American Football Foundation. From 2008-09 to 2011-12 she was president of the 1A FAR (FARs from FBS institutions). In 2018, Potuto was awarded the Exemplary Service Award at the 1A FAR annual meeting. Among
her NCAA positions, Potuto spent nine years (the maximum) on the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions (chair her last two years) and currently substitutes when a member cannot serve. She was one of three Big 12 Conference representatives on the NCAA Division I Management Council, served on the NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championship Committee, and currently serves on an NCAA-wide (all divisions) committee to advise NCAA staff on student-athlete issues and educational programming for coaches, staff, and student-athletes. She currently serves on the NCAA Interpretations Committee. A sports law expert, Potuto regularly lectures and consults on sports issues in general and NCAA processes in particular. She has presented to, among others, the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, the National Association of College and University Attorneys, the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities, and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, as well at numerous university and law college conferences. She is an expert witness in litigation invoving sports issues and a media “go-to” person. Potuto also lectures and consults on risk management and on free speech issues. Potuto is a past adviser to the Uniform Law Commissioners Committee to draft a sports agent statute, has drafted rules governing search and seizure and hearings for the Nebraska Racing Commission, and also has written on issues of gender equity in college
athletics. She has authored numerous articles on sports law issues. She just completed an article on how baseball hitting informs legal argument. The articles is in the National Baseball Hall of Fame archives. Potuto teaches constitutional law, procedure, federal jurisdiction, and sports law. She has been a visiting professor of law at the University of Arizona, Rutgers University, the Cardozo College of Law at New York’s Yeshiva University, the University of Oregon, the University of North Carolina, and Seton Hall University. She currently teaches in the Summer Sports Law Institute at Oregon Law School. Potuto was project director and a drafter of the Uniform Law Commissioners Sentencing and Corrections Act, as well as the drafter for the Nebraska Supreme Court Committee to Draft Criminal Jury Instructions. She is the author of three books. She was elected to membership in the American Law Institute, the Nebraska State Bar Foundation, and the Douglass Society. Potuto earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism at Rutgers’ Douglass College, and her master’s degree in English literature at Seton Hall. She earned her juris doctorate at the Rutgers Law College. She is a member of the bars of Nebraska and New Jersey and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the U.S. District Courts for Nebraska and New Jersey.
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HANK M. BOUNDS, PH.D
University of Nebraska President | Fifth Year | Southern Mississippi (1991)
On Jan. 12, 2015, the Board of Regents appointed lifelong educator Hank M. Bounds, Ph.D., as the seventh president of the University of Nebraska. Bounds began his tenure as president on April 13, 2015, bringing with him a demonstrated record of expanding opportunities for students, improving higher education outcomes and efficiencies, and building successful partnerships with policymakers, donors and business leaders. He has continued working to improve educational outcomes and build partnerships since his arrival in Nebraska. Bounds has connected with leaders within the university, in the private sector, in government and in the military to increase collaboration and innovation. In late
2015, he worked with the University of Nebraska Foundation to launch a two-year, $200 million fundraising initiative to increase access and create success for current and future students. In 2015, Bounds also launched a university-wide Food for Health Initiative - the first of several programs designed to increase collaborations across NU and incentivize new research that addresses critical issues important to Nebraskans and result in greater research funding opportunities. Supporting quality teaching is an important focus for Bounds, and in the spring of 2016, he made a $3.5 million strategic investment to hire additional faculty and expand NU’s online course offerings. Bounds also announced late in 2015 that NU’s enrollment had grown to its highest level in 22 years - marking progress toward the Board of Regents’ goals to expand educational access to Nebraskans and attract more talent to the state to meet workforce needs. Bounds grew up in Mississippi. His service in the Army National Guard helped him pay for college, and he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi and a doctorate from the University of Mississippi. Bounds has devoted his 25-year career to helping change students’ lives in the same way education opened doors in his own life. He began as a high school teacher, then rose to principal, superintendent and state superintendent before becoming Mississippi’s commissioner of higher education in 2009. In that role, he oversaw a complex system of eight public universities.
Today, under his leadership, the University of Nebraska enrolls nearly 52,000 students, employes over 13,000 faculty and staff, and operates with an annual budget of $2.5 billion - including $235 million in research expenditures. He has identified four cornerstones that will separate NU from the rest of higher education and define a new era in university history: (1) The University of Nebraska will be the best university in the nation to be a student. (2) The University of Nebraska will transform lives through research and innovation. (3) The University of Nebraska will work hand in hand with our partners to achieve our goals. (4) The University of Nebraska will win with people. Bounds holds a faculty appointment in the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and courtesy faculty appointments in the Colleges of Education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He serves on the board of directors for several organizations, including the National Association of System Heads (NASH), the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute, the Nebraska Innovation Campus Development Corporation, the Nebraska Advanced Manufacturing Coalition and the Consultation Committee for U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM). He is also on the Board of Governors for the Knights of AKSARBEN. He and his wife, Susie, are the parents of a son, Will, and a daughter, Caroline. They reside in Lincoln.
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MARINA COZAC Senior I Chicago, Ill. | DePaul University HONORS & AWARDS
Nebraska Herman Award (2018) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll
(Fall 2017; Spring 2018)
Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2018) BIG EAST Women’s Tennis Athlete of
the Week (DePaul, Feb. 3, 2016)
2018-19 OUTLOOK Entering her second season with the
Huskers after transferring from DePaul, Cozac is looking to solidify a spot in the rotation as a senior. Following a successful fall campaign, Cozac enters the spring season with 10 total wins, with seven of those coming in singles play. “Marina has a very strong work ethic and she always gives 100 percent effort during individual and team workouts,” Coach Scott Jacobson said. “She has high goals for her final year of collegiate tennis, and we’re going to do everything we can to help her reach those goals.”
2017-18 JUNIOR Cozac made an immediate impact in
her first season as a Husker. As one of four juniors on the roster, Cozac found great success during her first fall invitational season with the team. The Chicago native recorded an 11-10 overall record while competing in all three of the Big Red’s scheduled fall invitationals. During the spring season, Cozac competed in two duals, coming away with wins both times. She had one singles win and one doubles win. The doubles victory came with partner Katerina Matysova against South Dakota.
SINGLES Year Year Spring Spring Big Conf. Ten Fall Fall Total Total 2015-16 7-3 1-0 10-5 17-8 2011-12 7-5 2-0 -- 7-5 2016-17 2-2 -- 3-7 5-9 2012-13 9-11 4-3 2-4 11-15 2017-18 1-0 -- 5-8 6-8 2013-14 9-15 2-9 4-5 13-20 2018-19 2-0 -- 7-2 9-2 TOTALS 25-31 8-12 6-9 31-40 Totals 14-5 1-0 25-22 37-27
BEFORE NEBRASKA Cozac amassed 11 combined wins in
2016-17, winning five singles matches while going 6-5 in doubles action. As a freshman, Cozac posted a 17-8 overall singles record playing out of the No. 2 and No. 3 positions, including a 1-0 record vs. ranked opponents for DePaul. Cozac also combined for a 17-11 doubles record. She was named the BIG EAST Women’s Tennis Player of the Week on Feb. 3, 2016. She graduated from Indiana University High School in 2015.
PERSONAL Marina was born on Nov. 23, 1998 in Pleasonton, Calif. She has one sister, Laura. Marina is a mathematics major with a concentration in statistics. Cozac is a twotime Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honoree and a member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (Spring 2018). She spent the past summer working on internships in data analytics and category management.
WHY SHE CHOSE NEBRASKA “I chose Nebraska because of
its excellent coaches. Their quality training, positive coaching and constant encouragement are great motivators and build strong character. The math and statistics academic programs at UNL are top ranked, so I am very fortunate to study and play for Nebraska. GO BIG RED!”
DOUBLES Year
Spring
2015-16 7-5 2016-17 1-2 2017-18 1-0 2018-19 1-1 Totals 10-8
Conf. 2-1 -- -- -- 2-1
Fall Total
10-6 17-11 5-3 6-5 6-2 7-2 3-4 4-5 24-15 34-23
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ELIZABETH GOULD Senior I Atlanta, Ga.
Senior I Atlanta, Ga. | Marist School HONORS & AWARDS
Academic All-Big Ten (2017, 2018) Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2018) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll
(Fall: 2015, 2016, 2017; Spring 2017, 2018) Nebraska Herman Award (2018) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016, 2017, 2018)
2018-19 OUTLOOK Elizabeth Gould heads into her final
season at Nebraska hoping to leave a lasting impact both on and off the court. Although she only competed in one doubles match last spring, she expects to compete for a consistent spot in the doubles groupings this season. In fall invitational competition, Gould found doubles success with partner Marina Cozac. The duo had three wins together including a 7-6 victory over Arkansas at the Minnesota Invite. “Elizabeth has been a phenomenal leader for our program,” Coach Scott Jacobson said. “She’s leading our life skills program and is responsible for coordinating all activities in this area. Her strength is as a doubles player. She has great instincts and her timing at the net is excellent.”
2017-18: JUNIOR During the fall, Gould gained useful
experience at both singles and doubles. The junior captured a career-high five doubles wins with partner Marina Cozac. Gould also pulled in two singles wins during her only fall invitational appearance for the Huskers. Her spring season included a 6-0 win at the No. 3 doubles position against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville.
SINGLES Year
Spring
2015-16 1-0 2016-17 0-0 2017-18 -- 2018-19 -- Totals 1-0
Big Ten 0-0 0-0 -- -- 0-0
Fall Total 1-3 2-3 1-3 1-3 2-1 2-1 1-4 1-4 5-11 6-11
DOUBLES
2016-17: SOPHOMORE Gould picked up one singles win in fall
competition, but did not compete in singles during the spring season. She notched two wins in doubles competition at the No. 3 position in the Husker lineup. Off the court, Gould was named to the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team, the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll and the Academic All-Big Ten team.
2015-16: FRESHMAN Gould opened the spring with a singles victory, notching a win at the No. 6 position in the Husker lineup. She played one doubles match during the year, going 0-1 alongside Mackenna Maddox-Herr. Gould also earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2015. She was also a member of the 2016 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.
BEFORE NEBRASKA Gould went 21-0 as a junior at the Marist School in Atlanta, Ga., capturing her second individual Georgia state championship. A three-time team captain at the Marist School, Gould was voted team MVP and the singles player of the year following her junior season in 2014. She also claims a pair of singles state titles.In addition to earning four letters in tennis at the Marist School, Gould coached and played for the Universal Tennis Academy for Coach Ross Beall.
PERSONAL Elizabeth is the daughter of Thad and Mary Gould. Elizabeth has one sister, Taylor. Elizabeth is majoring in advertising and public relations at Nebraska. She was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar in 2018. Gould earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2017 and 2018 and has claimed five spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. She has also been a member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Year
Spring
Big Ten Fall Total
WHY SHE CHOSE NEBRASKA
2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 Totals
0-1 1-0 1-0 0-1 2-2
0-0 0-0 -- -- 0-0
“I chose Nebraska because the campus immediately felt like home. I knew it was going to be a place where I could learn, grow, have many..opportunities and create.
0-3 1-4 5-1 3-4 9-12
0-4 2-4 6-1 3-5 11-14
relationships with so many.great people. The new tennis facility is absolutely amazing, and I am so excited to work with such a great group of girls and coaches.”
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VASANTI SHINDE Senior I Pune, India HONORS & AWARDS
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (2018) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll
(Fall 2015; Spring 2016, 2017)
Tom Osborne Citizenship Team
(2016, 2017, 2018)
Big Ten Women’s Tennis Athlete of
the Week (March 8, 2016)
2018-19 OUTLOOK One of the most consistent players on the team in 2017-18, Vasanti Shinde is back for the final go-around of her collegiate career. She hopes to build off her success last season, which saw her go 6-1 in Big Ten singles play and 20-2 overall with doubles partner Katerina Matysova. Shinde amassed eight total wins this fall with six of them on the doubles court. Shinde and partner Jessica Aragon found a rhythm with a 6-2 record and earned a trip to the ITA Central Regional Championship quarterfinals. “We’re really excited for what Vasanti can bring to the table this year,” Coach Scott Jacobson said. “She is as healthy as she’s ever been and played outstanding late in the year. I’m excited to help her improve her game and compete for a top spot in the lineup.”
2017-18: JUNIOR As a junior, Shinde produced six wins during the fall, with three in singles and three in doubles action. By the time the spring season rolled around, Shinde was ready to compete. Recording 12 wins playing singles and 20 wins at doubles, Vasanti was a major factor in the Huskers 18-7 season. Shinde teamed up with Katerina
SINGLES Year
Spring
2015-16 15-9 2016-17 10-9 2017-18 12-5 2018-19 1-1 Totals 38-24
Big Ten 5-5 4-5 6-1 -- 15-11
Fall Total
0-4 15-13 5-4 15-13 3-7 15-12 2-2 3-3 10-17 48-41
DOUBLES Year
Spring
2015-16 18-4 2016-17 11-6 2017-18 20-2 2018-19 1-1 Totals 50-12
Big Ten 6-4 5-3 7-1 -- 18-8
Fall Total
2-4 20-8 7-4 18-10 3-3 23-5 6-4 7-5 18-15 68-28
Matysova to form Nebraska’s winningest doubles team of the 2018 season. With a 7-1 record in the Big Ten, the duo finished fourth in the conference. Shinde was able to put together 12 singles wins during the spring, mostly at the No. 3 singles spot. Six of those wins came in Big Ten competition.
2016-17: SOPHOMORE Shinde recorded 15 singles wins in 2016-17. She played out of the No. 1 and No. 2 positions for the Huskers, winning a team-high eight matches out of the No. 1 position. She earned four Big Ten wins and 10 spring victories. In doubles play, she posted 18 wins, playing out of all three positions. She added five Big Ten Conference victories and won 11 spring matches. Shinde played with five different partners throughout the season. Off the court, Shinde was named to the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team and the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll.
2015-16: FRESHMAN Shinde had an excellent freshman season, capturing 35 combined victories on the year, including 33 during the spring. In singles action, Shinde produced a 15-9 singles record in the spring playing out of the No. 3, 4 and 5 spots in the Husker lineup. She saw a majority of her time at No. 4, going 10-2, while adding a 4-3 mark at No. 5 and a 1-4 record at No. 3 singles. She went 5-5 in Big Ten play. Shinde was even more productive in doubles play, posting an 18-4 mark, paired primarily with Mary Hanna. That duo amassed a 17-4 overall mark that included an impressive 6-4 record in Big Ten action.
PERSONAL The daughter of Pratap and Lalita Shinde, Vasanti was born on Feb. 18, 1997, in Pune, India. Vasanti has one brother, Sumeet. A double major in economics and marketing and a three-time selection to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll, Shinde was a Tom Osborne Citizenship Team member in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
WHY SHE CHOSE NEBRASKA “I chose Nebraska because of the faculty, the coaches and the team.”
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HAYLEY HAAKENSTAD Junior I Chanhassen, Minn. | Chanhassen High School HONORS & AWARDS
(2018)
duo notched statement victories against No. 19 Ohio State and No. 34 Michigan. Haakenstad has put together 55 career wins for the Huskers after only two seasons of play.
An Academic All-Big Ten pick in 2018, she is a four-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. She was a member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2017 and 2018.
(Fall 2016, 2017; Spring 2017, 2018)
2016-17 FRESHMAN
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Haakenstad made an immediate impact as a freshman in 2016-17. She had an 11win singles season and picked up two Big Ten victories along the way. A fierce competitor in doubles, Haakenstad earned 19 wins, going 19-9 on the season. She earned seven conference wins and played with four partners until she hit her stride with Claire Reifeis. The two were the most successful doubles duo for the Huskers with a 15-6 record on the court.
Nebraska Herman Award (2018) Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2018) Academic All-Big Ten (2018) Sam Foltz Hero 27 Leadership Award Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll Tom Osborne Citizenship Team
2018-19 OUTLOOK Hayley Haakenstad is looking to continue
the success she had as a sophomore and become one of Nebraska’s top players as an upperclassman. After playing mostly out of the five and six spots in singles last season, she hopes to compete for a spot in the top four. This fall, she kicked off her junior season with an impressive singles performance at the Minnesota Invitational. Haakenstad went 2-1 at the tournament and earned a fifth place finish in Flight B. “We are expecting Hayley to make a big jump heading into her junior season,” Coach Scott Jacobson said. “Her work ethic and effort is phenomenal. She’s everything I could ask for in a player and more. She competed in tournaments all summer and works each day to become the best player she can be. We’re expecting big things from her and Claire (Reifeis) in doubles play together.”
2017-18: SOPHOMORE As one of three Nebraska captains during the 2017-18 season, Haakenstad proved her leadership on and off the court. She went 5-4 on the singles court and 12-7 in doubles play. Haakenstad recorded a key, 6-3, 6-4 Big Ten win against Indiana’s Michelle McKamey. She also impressed at doubles with partner Claire Reifeis. The
SINGLES Year
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 Totals
Spring Big Ten
7-3 5-4 1-1 13-8
2-2 0-3 -- 2-5
Fall
Total
4-5 4-3 2-3 10-11
11-8 9-7 3-4 23-19
Fall
Total
DOUBLES Year
Spring Big Ten
2016-17 15-5 2017-18 12-7 2018-19 2-0 Totals 29-12
8-4 2-4 -- 10-8
4-4 19-9 4-4 16-11 4-3 6-3 12-11 41-23
“I chose Nebraska because of incredible tradition and pride that university has for its academics athletics. There truly is no place Nebraska.”
BEFORE NEBRASKA Before NU, Hayley attended Chanhassen High School in Chanhassen, Minn., winning state titles with both her tennis and softball teams. Her tennis team won four conference championships under head coach Jim Mason, with Haakenstad leading the way as team captain her last three years. She held a career record of 149-10, was a 2015 class AA state champion, five-time section champion, six-time all-conference selection and 2015 class AA state runner up. She achieved her highest ranking of No. 38 nationally in G18’s doubles play. Voted team MVP by her softball team, the all-around athlete served as the lead-off hitter and center fielder for her team’s 2016 class 4A state softball championship. She graduated Magna Cum Laude and was a fourtime Academic All-Conference selection.
PERSONAL The daughter of Wynne and Pete Haakenstad, Hayley was born in Minneapolis, Minn., on Oct. 20, 1997. Hayley has one brother, Sam. Hayley is a mathematics major and was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar in 2018.
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JEANNIE LOZOWSKI Junior I Port Saint Lucie, Fla.
Junior I Port Saint Lucie, Fla. | ProWorld Tennis Academy
HONORS & AWARDS
Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll
(Fall 2016, 2017; Spring 2017, 2018)
Tom Osborne Citizenship Team
(2017, 2018)
Academic All-Big Ten (2018) Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2018) Nebraska Herman Award (2018)
2018-19 OUTLOOK Jeannie Lozowski is back for her third
season as a Husker and is looking to build off an excellent sophomore year that saw her go 7-3 in singles play. After playing in the sixth spot for seven of her 10 singles matches last spring, Lozowski will be counted on to improve and move up in the pecking order. Her presence will be key as the team tries to replace seniors Brianna Lashway and Katerina Matysova. “Jeannie has a ton of potential,” Head Coach Scott Jacobson said. “She has been figthing through injuries but she should be ready to go at the start of the spring season. She’s going to provide a huge spark to our lineup once she gets back to good health.”
The sophomore also contributed significantly in the fall, posting 10 wins during the fall invititational season.
2016-17: FRESHMAN Lozowski contributed significantly to the Huskers as a freshman in 2016-17, earning 15 singles wins. She added one Big Ten victory in her inaugural season. She picked up wins out of the No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 positions for the Huskers. As a doubles player, Lozowski went 9-4 with five fall victories and four spring wins. She played with six different temmates throughout the year. Off the court, Lozowski was named to the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team and the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll.
A force in junior tennis competition, Lozowski dominated singles play in Florida. She’s a two-time USTA Level 5 singles champion (2015 and 2016).
PERSONAL The daughter of Billy and Kathy Lozowski, Jeannie was born on March 13, 1998, in West Islip, N.Y. Lozowski is a biochemistry major. She was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and an Academic All-Big Ten choice in 2018. She is a fourtime member of the Nebraska ScholarAthlete Honor Roll. She was a member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2017 and 2018. During her summers, Jeannie trains for tennis competition and spends time playing the piano, cooking and singing.
BEFORE NEBRASKA Lozowski attended the Florida Virtual High School full-time program and attended various tennis academies. She primarily trained under coaches Bruce Kurtz and Aldo Burga.
WHY SHE CHOSE NEBRASKA “I chose Nebraska because of the amazing coaches, traditions and the opportunities it provides for studentathletes. Lincoln is also an amazing city.”
2017-18 SOPHOMORE Lozowski entered the 2018 spring season having already recorded 10 wins during fall invitational play. She posted a 7-3 singles record during her second season with Nebraska, going undefeated in non-conference play and winning one Big Ten match. Lozowski came out strong, recording six straight victories on the singles court, including wins over Colorado State and Wyoming. Lozowski also defeated Wisconsin’s Michelle Linden 6-2, 6-2, helping NU earn a 4-0 win.
SINGLES Year
Spring Big Ten
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 Totals
9-7 7-3 0-2 16-12
1-5 1-3 -- 2-8
Fall Total 6-6 15-13 8-4 15-7 -- 0-2 14-10 30-22
DOUBLES Year
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 Totals
Spring 4-0 -- 1-0 5-0
Big Ten 0-0 -- -- 0-0
Fall Total 5-4 2-4 -- 7-8
9-4 2-4 1-0 12-8
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CLAIRE REIFEIS Junior I Indianapolis, Ind. | North Central High School HONORS & AWARDS
Academic All-Big Ten (2018) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll
(Fall 2016, 2017; Spring 2017, 2018)
Tom Osborne Citizenship Team
(2017, 2018)
Big Ten Tennis Athlete of the Week
(2018)
Nebraska Herman Award (2018) Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2018)
2018-19 OUTLOOK Claire Reifeis (prononcued Rife-Ice) returns for her third season at Nebraska after a sophomore year that saw her win a team-best 17 matches in singles play. Reifeis kicked off fall competition with a 3-0 record and a singles championship at the Minnesota Invitational. At the ITA Central Regionals, Reifeis had an impressive come-from-behind victory over Martina Zerulo of Arkansas 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3. “Claire has grown her game as much as anyone I have ever coached,” Nebraska Head Coach Scott Jacobson said. “She has made a total commitment to the program, from her nutrition plan to her footwork, agility and strength. We fully expect her to be in our top two this year and to have an outstanding season. She put in the work this summer and is primed for a really successful junior season.”
2017-18: SOPHOMORE Coming off a stellar freshman season,
Reifeis continued her high level of play in her second season with the Huskers. She came away with a singles title at the Gopher Invitational in September 2017 and totaled a team-high 12 fall victories. The regular season was full of singles and doubles success. Reifeis went 17-5
SINGLES Year
Spring
2016-17 12-10 2017-18 17-5 2018-19 2-0 Totals 29-15
Big Ten
Fall Total
3-6 5-3 -- 8-9
8-4 20-14 8-4 25-9 4-1 6-1 20-9 51-24
in singles play, recording a 5-3 mark in Big Ten play. She led the Huskers to a 4-3 team triumph over No. 19 Ohio State with a 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 6-2 win at the No. 2 singles spot. Reifeis was named the Big Ten Tennis Athlete of the Week following the win against the Buckeyes. Accompanied by partner Hayley Haakenstad, Reifeis found her groove on the doubles court. The duo took over doubles duties at the No. 2 position and posted a record of 12-7 on the season. This included a win over eventual Big Ten champion, Michigan.
2016-17: FRESHMAN As one of five true freshmen who joined the Huskers in 2016-17, Reifeis paced Nebraska in every level of play, boasting one of the top records on the team. She had a team-best 24-8 record in doubles play, including an impressive record of 16-5 in the spring. She notched a 7-3 mark in Big Ten action. Reifeis was only outdone in singles play by teammate Katerina Matysova, who went 21-3 with a perfect spring season. Reifeis posted a 20-14 mark in singles play, playing out of the No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 positions. She went 12-10 during spring play and held a 3-6 record in Big Ten action.
PERSONAL The daughter of Rick and Jenny Reifeis, Claire was born on Aug. 18, 1998 in Indianapolis, Ind. She has one brother, Will. Reifeis is an actuarial science major in the College of Business at Nebraska. She was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and an Academic All-Big Ten selection in 2018. She is a four-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. She was also a member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2017 and 2018. In the summers, Reifeis enjoys playing and teaching tennis, and likes to read in her free time.
WHY SHE CHOSE NEBRASKA “I chose Nebraska because the coaches are amazing, the team is friendly, and I love the school.”
BEFORE NEBRASKA Reifeis played for the North Central High School tennis team, finishing as the team runner-up at the Indiana State Championships in 2014. Under head coach Dan Brunette, Reifeis notched a 9510 career record and a No. 53 national ranking. A four-time first-team All-State player, she also won the Purdue ITA Summer Circuit in July 2016. Off the court, she earned AP distinguished scholar accolades and was a member of her school’s National Honor Society.
DOUBLES Year
Spring Big Ten
2016-17 16-5 2017-18 12-7 2018-19 2-0 Totals 30-12
7-3 2-4 -- 9-7
Fall Total
8-3 24-8 4-5 16-12 5-3 7-3 17-11 47-23
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EMMA WORLEY Junior I Northville, Mich. | Northville High School HONORS & AWARDS
2017-18: SOPHOMORE As a sophomore, Worley saw the court
Nebraska Herman Award (2018) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team
(2017, 2018)
Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll
(Fall 2016; Spring 2017)
Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017) State Runner-Up Team (HS, 2016) State Champion Team (HS, 2015)
2018-19 OUTLOOK Emma Worley returns for her third season
with the Huskers in 2018-19. She looks to improve her game and make a bigger impact on the team as an upperclassman. Worley saw the court during the spring season for the first time in 2018 and looks to spend even more time in Nebraska’s main lineup during the 2018-19 season. She participated in six singles matches this fall, recording wins at both the Minnesota Invitational and the ITA Central Regionals, finishing with a 2-4 overall record. “Emma has an exemplary work ethic and spends a ton of time working to grow her game,” Head Coach Scott Jacobson said. “She competed in five or six summer tournaments and has grown her game significantly since last spring. Emma has a team-first mentality and has a genuine concern for the well-being of her teammates. She has a tremendous understanding of the philosophy of our program and we are incredibly thankful to have Emma representing our Husker family.”
SINGLES Year
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 Totals
Spring Big Ten -- 1-0 -- 1-0
Fall
-- -- -- --
-1-3 2-4 3-7
Total -2-3 2-4 4-7
DOUBLES Year
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 Totals
Spring Big Ten -- -- -- --
-- -- -- --
Fall
Total
-- -0-1 0-1 -- - 0-1 0-1
during both the fall and spring seasons for Nebraska. She went 1-0 with a 6-2, 6-0 singles victory over Anna Talley of SIUEdwardsville at the No. 5 singles spot in the spring. She went 1-3 during fall singles play.
2016-17: FRESHMAN Worley saw limited action during her fall campaign and did not compete during the spring, taking time to practice and add depth to her tennis ability.
BEFORE NEBRASKA Worley was a member of the Michigan All-State tennis team during her junior and senior seasons for singles competition. She also claimed a Michigan state team championship in 2015 and a runner-up team title in 2016. She was also a member of Northville High School’s National Honor Society.
PERSONAL The daughter of Ross and Laura Worley,
Emma was born on June 25, 1998 in Northville, Mich. Emma has two sisters, Annie and Kate. Worley is a nutrition and exercise science major at Nebraska. She earned spots on the Nebraska ScholarAthlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2016-17. She was a member of the 2017 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. Emma spends her summers playing tennis, and at the lake tubing and water skiing. She also enjoys spending time with her dog, Izzy.
WHY SHE CHOSE NEBRASKA “I chose Nebraska because I love the atmosphere here. Everyone is very positive and encouraging. It feels like the perfect school.”
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JESSICA ARAGON Freshman I Plano, Texas | Dent Tennis Academy
HONORS & AWARDS
No. 3 player in Texas in Girls 18’s (2018) Girls 18’s Texas Grandslam Tournament
doubles champion (2017)
Third place in Girls 18’s Texas
Grandslam singles tournament (2017)
Second at Girls 18’s Winter Nationals
(2017)
2018-19 OUTLOOK The lone freshman on the Nebraska
women’s team in 2018-19, Jessica Aragon is looking to make an immediate impact on the Husker program. She is expected to compete for a spot in the back half of the lineup. Aragon started her Husker career with a stellar fall campaign. At the Minnesota Invitational, Aragon went a perfect 3-0 in singles competition to win the Flight D bracket. In doubles, Aragon put up a 6-4 overall record with partner Vasanti Shinde, including a quarterfinal appearance at the ITA Central Regionals. “Jessica is a tremendous addition to our Husker family,” Head Coach Scott Jacobson said. “She is an incredible competitor with great balance to her game and the passion to grow her game over the course of her career. We are receiving one of the best doubles players in the nation. Most importantly, she is a phenomenal human being. She’s a high-character individual who will fit in tremendously here at Nebraska. We are grateful she has chosen our Husker family.”
BEFORE NEBRASKA Aragon, a five-star recruit out of Plano, Texas, was recruited by the Huskers during her time at Dent Tennis Academy. Located in Keller, Texas, Dent serves as a full-time boarding school and training facility for elite tennis players. Under the tutelage of Taylor, Phil and Jenny Dent, who were each ranked as top 50 players in the world at one point, Aragon became one of the most highly sought after players in Texas. She placed third in the 2017 Texas Girls Grandslam 18’s singles division and earned first place in doubles. Aragon won the Austin ITF doubles divison in 2016 and finished second at the 2017 Silver Ball Girls 18’s Winter Nationals in doubles.
PERSONAL The daughter of Joseph and Judy Aragon, Jessica was born on June 13, 1999 in Plano, Texas. She has two brothers, Joseph and Jacob. She also has one sister, Amanda. A business major, she chose Nebraska over Colorado, SMU, Oklahoma and Baylor among others.
WHY SHE CHOSE NEBRASKA “I really loved the team chemistry and coaching staff. I was also really impressed with the school and all the resources it has to offer.”
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Fall Total 4-1 6-1 4-1 6-1
DOUBLES Year Spring Big Ten 2018-19 1-1 -- Totals 1-1 --
Fall Total 6-4 7-5 6-4 7-5
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HUSKERS CONTINUE IMPROVING IN 2018 2017-18 SEASON FACTS OVERALL RECORD................................. 18-7 Home...........................................................14-2 Road..............................................................4-3 Neutral...........................................................0-1 Record in 7-0 Matches...................................4-0 Record in 6-1 Matches...................................1-0 Record in 5-2 Matches...................................1-0 Record in 4-3 Matches...................................3-2 Record in 4-0 Matches...................................7-1 Record in 4-2 Matches...................................1-3 Record in 4-1 Matches...................................0-1 BIG TEN RECORD..................................... 7-4 Home.............................................................4-2 Road..............................................................3-2 BIG TEN CONFERENCE FINAL STANDINGS 1. Northwestern........................................11-0 2. Michigan...............................................10-1 3. Illinois......................................................9-3 4. Nebraska............................................ 7-4 Ohio State...............................................7-4 Purdue....................................................7-4 7. Michigan State........................................6-5 Minnesota...............................................6-5 9. Maryland.................................................4-7 Indiana....................................................4-7 11. Wisconsin................................................3-8 12. Iowa.........................................................2-9 Penn State..............................................2-9 14. Rutgers..................................................0-11 RECORD VS. RANKED OPPONENTS........ 2-3 SPRING SINGLES RECORD................... 80-38 Claire Reifeis..........................................17-5 Katerina Matysova.................................16-4 Paula Del Cueto Castillo........................11-8 SPRING DOUBLES RECORD................. 51-13 Claire Reifeis/Hayley Haakenstad..........12-7 Del Cueto Castillo/Brianna Lashway......16-4 Katerina Matysova/Vasanti Shinde........20-2 BIG TEN SINGLES RECORD.................. 24-22 Vasanti Shinde.........................................6-1 Paula Del Cueto Castillo..........................6-3 Claire Reifeis............................................5-3 BIG TEN DOUBLES RECORD.................. 16-7 Claire Reifeis/Hayley Haakenstad............2-4 Katerina Matysova/Vasanti Shinde..........7-1 Del Cueto Castillo/Brianna Lashway........7-2 OVERALL SINGLES RECORD.............. 127-82 Claire Reifeis..........................................25-9 Katerina Matysova.................................18-6 Paula Del Cueto Castillo......................17-12 OVERALL DOUBLES RECORD............... 60-23 Katerina Matysova/Vasanti Shinde........20-2 Del Cueto Castillo/Brianna Lashway......19-5 Hayley Haakenstad/Claire Reifeis..........12-7
Hayley Haakenstad, a junior from Chanhassen, Minn., is expected to make a big jump in her third year as a Husker. She won nine singles matches last year, including five in the spring season. She’ll partner with Claire Reifeis in doubles play. The third-year duo went 12-7 together in 2018.
The Nebraska women’s tennis team continued to climb the ladder in the Big Ten standings with a successful 2017-18 season. The Huskers finished with an 18-7 overall record. Nebraska also earned a trip to the 2018 Big Ten Tournament, where the Huskers claimed the No. 6 seed. Nebraska faced Illinois in the second round following a first-round bye. The Huskers fell to the NCAA Tournament qualifying Illini in their first meeting of the season. The 2017-18 Huskers continued to thrive in their third season at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center. The Nebraska tennis program’s spectacular on-campus facility helped the Huskers to an outstanding 14-2 record on their home courts. A truly world-class competitive and training facility, the Dillon Tennis Center includes six indoor and 12 outdoor courts with championship lighting conditions and Olympic-caliber surfaces. The courts also provide premier seating for 1,400 spectators and outstanding views for many more to roam and take in all the action across the courts. The 2017-18 squad had a quick start to the season. After falling to nationally ranked Vanderbilt (No. 3) and a Virginia team that qualified for the NCAA Tournament, Nebraska recorded 12 straight wins, with 10 of those coming at the Dillon Tennis Center. The Cornhuskers dominated opponents during their winning streak, outscoring the opposition in match wins, 59-8.
Two of those losses came at the hands of No. 35 Kansas State, but the Huskers knocked off their former Big 12 rivals, 4-2 on Feb. 23 to earn the win. That same week, the Cornhuskers found themselves in the national rankings at the No. 42 spot. NU added convincing 4-0 wins against Iowa State, UMKC and Illinois State that improved their record to 11-2 entering Big Ten competition. The Big Red’s outstanding performance to open the season catapulted Nebraska to the No. 29 position in the ITA team rankings as the month of March began. The following week, the Huskers traveled to Columbus to challenge 19th-ranked Ohio State. A hard-fought dual with close wins over ranked opponents came down to the final match. Sophomore Claire Reifeis, playing at the No. 2 singles spot, faced Big Ten Freshman of the Year, No. 61 Shiori Fukuda. Reifeis came out of the first set on top after a 6-3 win. Fukuda tied the match up after a 6-7 (2-7) tiebreaker triumph in the second set. Reifeis was the winner of the third set with a 6-2 victory, giving the Big Red its first win over a top-20 team since 2013. That hot start to Big Ten play landed the Cornhuskers at the No. 21 spot in the ITA rankings, its highest ranking since 2013. With a healthy roster, Nebraska was fully prepared to take on the bulk of its Big Ten schedule. Nebraska suffered back-to-back loses against Michigan State and Michigan at home (2-4, 3-4). Vasanti Shinde and Katerina Matysova suffered their first loss of the season
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prepared to close out regular-season play. Competing in three matches in eight days against Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota gave NU the chance to finish strong heading into the Big Ten Tournament. Nebraska shut out Iowa on April 14 and did the same to Wisconsin on April 20. With a 6-4 record, the Big Red played host to Minnesota on a day celebrating Husker seniors Brianna Lashway and Katerina Matysova. Although the seniors both suffered close losses in their respective singles matches, they were each able to record wins in doubles play. A 6-2, 6-2 singles win by Claire Reifeis sealed the deal and gave Nebraska a third-straight win heading into the Big Ten Tournament. The 2018 Big Ten Tournament was hosted by the Golden Gophers at the Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis, Minn. As the No. 6 seed in the tournament, Nebraska faced 22-6 Illinois. Unfortunately, the Huskers fell to the No. 3 seed, 4-0. The season was an overall success for NU on and off the court. With a team cumulative GPA of 3.543, Scott Jacobson’s squad earned the Herman Trophy for womens sports at NU, an honor awarded to the team with the highest cumulative GPA. Junior Paula Del Cueto Castillo and sophomore M’Balia Bangoura were winners of the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sport Scholar awards along with 36 other Husker student-athletes. Vasanti Shinde took home a Big Ten Sportsmanship award. Claire Reifeis earned impressive marks with her singles record for the second consecutive year, going 25-9 (5-3 Big Ten). Katerina Matysova showed her senior leadership on the court with a dominating doubles record of 21-3 (7-1 Big Ten), all but one of those coming with Shinde. Matysova managed an equally impressive singles mark of 18-6.
2018 BIG TEN AWARDS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Kate Fahey, Michigan FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Shiori Fukuda, Ohio State COACH OF THE YEAR Evan Clark, Illinois ALL-BIG TEN FIRST TEAM Jaclyn Switkes, Illinois Elise van Heuvelen, Iowa Eva Alexandrova, Maryland KATE FAHEY, Michigan Chiara Lommer, Michigan Brienne Minor, Michigan Caroline Ryba, Minnesota ERIN LARNER, Northwestern MADDIE LIPP, Northwestern Lee Or, Northwestern SHIORI FUKUDA, Ohio State ANNA SANFORD, Ohio State SILVIA AMBROSIO, Purdue LEXI KEBERLE, Wisconsin *Unanimous selections in CAPS
BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS APRIL 26 - FIRST ROUND #9 Maryland def. #8 Minnesota, 4-2 #7 Michigan State def. #10 Indiana, 4-2 APRIL 27 - QUARTERFINALS #1 Northwestern def. #9 Maryland, 4-0 #4 Ohio State def. #5 Purdue, 4-1 #2 Michigan def. #7 Michigan State, 4-0 #3 Illinois def. #6 Nebraska, 4-0 APRIL 28 - SEMIFINALS #1 Northwestern def. #4 Ohio State, 4-1 #2 Michigan def. #3 Illinois, 4-3 Head Coach Scott Jacobson (right) talks to first-year Assistant Coach Jaime Sanchez-Cañamares Rios (left) during a preseason practice. The latter spent the last two years at Florida State and Oklahoma State, helping each team to an appearance in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.
APRIL 29 - FINAL #2 Michigan def. #1 Northwestern, 4-3
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The 2017-18 Nebraska women’s tennis team (from left): Marina Cozac, Paula Cueto Del Castillo, Vasanti Shinde, Claire Reifeis, Hayley Haakenstad, M’Balia Bangoura, Emma Worley, Emily Rees, Katerina Matysova, Elizabeth Gould, Jeannie Lozowski and Brianna Lashway.
Overall Record: 18-7 // Big Ten: 7-4 // Home: 14-2 // Away: 4-3 // vs. Ranked Teams: 2-3 Date Jan. 26, 2018 Jan. 27, 2018 Feb. 2, 2018 Feb. 4, 2018 Feb. 4, 2018 Feb. 10, 2018 Feb. 10, 2018 Feb. 16, 2018 Feb. 18, 2018 Feb. 23, 2018 Feb. 25, 2018 March 2, 2018 March 4, 2018 March 7, 2018 March 16, 2018 March 18, 2018 March 25, 2018 March 31, 2018 April 1, 2018 April 6, 2018 April 8, 2018 April 14, 2018 April 20, 2018 April 22, 2018 April 27, 2018
Opponent at No. 3 Vanderbilt** vs Virginia** Colorado State Eastern Michigan South Dakota SIUE North Dakota Wyoming Wichita State at No. 35 Kansas State Iowa State UMKC Illinois State at No. 19 Ohio State* Michigan State* No. 34 Michigan* Penn State* at Purdue* at Indiana* at Rutgers* at Maryland* Iowa* Wisconsin* Minnesota* vs. No. 19 Illinois%
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Score 4-1 4-2 7-0 4-0 6-0 7-0 7-0 4-0 4-3 4-2 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-3 4-2 4-3 7-0 4-3 6-1 5-2 4-2 4-0 4-0 4-3 4-0
Overall 0-1 0-2 1-2 2-2 3-2 4-2 5-2 6-2 7-2 8-2 9-2 10-2 11-2 12-2 12-3 12-4 13-4 13-5 14-5 15-5 15-6 16-6 17-6 18-6 18-7
-**Games played at Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tenn.) -*Big Ten Conference Dual -% Big Ten Tournament (Minneapolis, Minn.)
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2018 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 2018 Singles Fall 2017/Spring 2018 Stats Name M’Balia Bangoura Marina Cozac Paula Del Cueto Castillo Hayley Haakenstad Brianna Lashway Jeannie Lozowski Katerina Matysova Claire Reifeis Vasanti Shinde Emma Worley Totals
Overall Spring Big Ten #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 8-8 2-2 0-1 -- -- -- -- -- 2-2 6-8 1-0 0-0 -- -- -- -- -- 1-0 17-12 12-8 6-3 -- -- 2-4 10-4 -- -9-7 5-4 0-3 -- -- -- 1-0 3-0 1-4 10-10 7-7 1-5 4-7 1-0 1-0 1-0 -- -15-7 7-3 1-3 -- -- 1-0 1-0 1-0 4-3 18-6 16-4 4-3 -- -- 1-0 4-0 11-4 -25-9 17-5 5-3 -- 9-5 5-0 3-0 -- -15-12 12-5 6-1 2-3 3-1 7-1 -- -- -4-3 1-0 0-0 -- -- -- -- 1-0 -127-82 80-38 23-22 6-10 13-6 17-5 20-4 16-4 8-9
2018 Doubles Fall 2017/Spring 2018 Stats Team Overall Spring Big Ten #1 #2 #3 Hayley Haakenstad/Claire Reifeis 12-7 12-7 2-4 -- 12-7 -Hayley Haakenstad/Paula Del Cueto Castillo 2-0 -Hayley Haakenstad/Vasanti Shinde 1-1 -Katerina Matysova/Vasanti Shinde 20-2 20-2 7-1 -- -- 20-2 Katerina Matysova/Jeannie Lozowski 0-1 -Claire Reifeis/Vasanti Shinde 1-1 -Claire Reifeis/M’Balia Bangoura 1-1 -Elizabeth Gould/Marina Cozac 1-1 -Paula Del Cueto Castillo/Brianna Lashway 19-5 17-4 7-2 16-4 -- -Paula Del Cueto Castillo/Claire Reifeis 0-1 -Marina Cozac/Katerina Matysova 1-0 1-0 0-0 -- -- 1-0 M’Balia Bangoura/Elizabeth Gould 1-0 1-0 0-0 -- -- 1-0 M’Balia Bangoura/Marina Cozac 1-1 -- 0-0 -- -- M’Balia Bangoura/Emily Rees 0-1 -- Emma Worley/Jeannie Lozowski 0-1 -- 0-0 1-0 -- -- Totals 60-23 51-13 16-7 17-4 12-7 22-2
The Huskers return seven letterwinners from the 2017-18 team, which went 18-7 and won seven of 11 Big Ten regular-season duals. Jessica Aragon (far left), is the only newcomer to the 2018-19 team. The freshman from Plano, Texas is a former five-star recruit who projects as an immediate impact player in the Husker lineup.
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Team Series 2018 Record Illinois.....................................Illinois leads, 6-3.............................22-6, 9-3 Indiana....................................Nebraska leads, 3-2.....................17-11, 4-7 Iowa........................................Iowa leads, 17-10.........................10-14, 2-9 Maryland.................................Maryland leads, 2-0......................11-13, 4-7 Michigan.................................Michigan leads, 7-0....................18-10, 10-1 Michigan State........................Michigan State leads, 6-2...............16-9, 6-5 Minnesota...............................Minnesota leads, 14-7..................14-12, 6-5 Northwestern..........................Northwestern leads, 8-2...............23-6, 11-0 Ohio State..............................Series Tied, 6-6..............................14-9, 7-4 Penn State..............................Nebraska leads, 4-3.......................7-15, 2-9 Purdue....................................Purdue leads, 5-3.........................14-10, 7-4 Rutgers...................................Nebraska leads, 3-0.....................5-15, 0-11 Wisconsin...............................Nebraska leads, 8-6.......................9-14, 3-8
Air Force................................ 10-0 Alabama.................................. 0-1 Arizona.................................... 0-2 Arizona State........................... 0-4 Arkansas.............................. 10-18 Arkansas-Little Rock................ 2-1 Army........................................ 1-0 Baylor.................................... 2-19 Boise State.............................. 1-2 Bowling Green......................... 2-0 BYU.......................................... 0-2 Cal Poly................................... 1-1 California-Irvine....................... 3-4 California-Riverside................. 1-0 California-Santa Barbara.......... 0-1 Cal State Fullerton................. 10-2 Cal State Long Beach.............. 1-1 Cal State Northridge............... 6-0 Cal State Sacramento.............. 1-0 Central Oklahoma................... 1-0 Clemson.................................. 0-1 Colorado............................. 19-18 Colorado State...................... 21-0 Connecticut............................. 1-0 Creighton.............................. 29-0 Denver..................................... 4-0 Doane...................................... 2-0 Drake................................... 21-14 Duke........................................ 0-1 Eastern Michigan................... 14-0 Fresno State............................ 0-5 Furman.................................... 1-0 George Washington................ 1-0 Georgia State.......................... 1-0 Georgia Tech........................... 0-1 Gustavus Adolphus................. 4-0 Hawaii...................................... 0-1 Houston................................... 2-1 Idaho....................................... 1-1 Idaho State.............................. 1-0 Illinois-Chicago........................ 2-0 Illinois State............................. 8-0 Indiana State............................ 3-0 Iowa State.............................. 41-3 Kansas................................. 15-24 Kansas State........................ 34-12 Long Beach State.................... 4-4 Loyola Marymount................... 4-0 Louisiana - Lafayette................ 2-0 Louisiana - Monroe.................. 0-1 LSU.......................................... 0-1 Marquette................................ 1-0 Memphis.................................. 1-0 Miami....................................... 0-1 Miami (Ohio)........................ 17-10 Missouri................................. 28-9 Missouri State........................ 15-0 Montana.................................. 2-0 Montana State......................... 4-2
Nebraska Year-by-Year Records Year
Conference Head Coach
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1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
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N/A N/A N/A 7-6 18-7 18-17 14-11 16-12 12-12 12-14 9-8 9-16 5-12 9-5 17-7 7-6 6-7 7-12 11-10 8-15 5-15 16-9 14-9 17-9 19-6 19-6 13-9 12-11 16-9 18-4 17-10 13-9 16-7 16-7 22-6 20-8 24-5 24-6 8-17 12-12 17-8 19-8 18-7
Gail Whitaker Sig Garnett Henry Cox Skip Salzenstein Julie Wood Julie Wood Kathy Hawkins Kathy Hawkins Kathy Hawkins Kathy Hawkins Kathy Hawkins Kathy Hawkins Kerry McDermott Gregg Calvin Gregg Calvin Gregg Calvin Scott Jacobson Scott Jacobson Scott Jacobson Scott Jacobson Scott Jacobson Scott Jacobson Scott Jacobson Scott Jacobson Scott Jacobson Scott Jacobson Scott Jacobson Scott Jacobson Scott Jacobson Scott Jacobson Scott Jacobson Scott Jacobson Scott Jacobson Scott Jacobson Scott Jacobson Scott Jacobson Scott Jacobson Scott Jacobson Scott Jacobson Scott Jacobson Scott Jacobson Scott Jacobson Scott Jacobson
4th 1st 1st (tie) 6th 6th 7th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 5th 5th 3rd 4th 5th 6th 4th 3rd (tie) 6th 6th 9th 8th 6th 6th 10th 10th 7th 3rd 5th 8th 7th 4th 3rd 4th (tie) 3rd (tie) 1st (tie) 12th 13th 10th 7th 4th (tie)
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Nebraska-Kearney................... 4-0 Nebraska Wesleyan................. 2-0 New Mexico............................ 2-3 New Mexico State................... 2-0 Nicholls State.......................... 1-0 North Carolina......................... 0-2 North Dakota........................... 3-0 North Texas............................. 2-0 Northern Arizona..................... 1-0 Northern Colorado.................. 2-0 North Florida........................... 0-1 Northern Illinois....................... 6-0 Northern Iowa....................... 11-0 Northwest Missouri State........ 2-0 Notre Dame............................. 1-0 Oklahoma............................ 12-24 Oklahoma State..................... 7-27 Oral Roberts............................ 0-2 Omaha..................................... 8-0 Oregon.................................... 2-1 Pacific...................................... 0-1 Pepperdine.............................. 0-1 Saint John’s.............................. 1-0 Saint Mary’s.............................. 1-0 Saint Louis............................... 6-0 San Diego................................ 1-1 San Diego State....................... 0-2 South Carolina......................... 0-2 South Dakota........................... 5-0 South Dakota State................. 2-0 Southeast Missouri State......... 1-0 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville..... 2-4 Southern Utah......................... 1-0 Stephens College.................... 7-1 TCU......................................... 1-0 Tennessee................................ 1-0 Texas...................................... 0-18 Texas A&M............................. 4-14 Texas Tech............................. 16-9 Tulane...................................... 0-1 Tulsa......................................... 8-3 UMKC...................................... 3-0 UNLV........................................ 1-2 Utah......................................... 2-2 UTEP........................................ 1-0 Vanderbilt................................ 1-1 Vermont................................... 1-0 Virginia.................................... 0-1 Wake Forest............................. 0-1 Washington............................. 1-0 Washington State.................... 2-1 Weber State............................. 1-0 West Virginia........................... 1-0 Western Illinois........................ 1-0 Western Michigan................... 1-1 Wichita State....................... 20-13 Wyoming............................... 17-0 Yale.......................................... 0-1 TOTAL (including Big Ten).... 602-399
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2000 Date Feb. 5 Feb. 12 Feb. 15 Feb. 18 Feb. 20 Feb. 26 Feb. 27 March 3 March 4 March 5 March 11 March 12 March 15 March 16 March 17 March 24 April 2 April 4 April 9 April 12 April 15 April 16 April 22 April 27 April 28
19-6 OVERALL (6-5 BIG 12) Opponent W/L Eastern Michigan W Texas L Creighton W Bowling Green W Wyoming W SW Missouri State W Wichita State W Oklahoma Christian W Northern Iowa W OCU W vs. Iowa State W at Colorado W vs. Montana State W at Cal State Fullerton W at Cal State Northridge W Texas Tech W Texas A&M L at Missouri W at Baylor L Kansas W at Oklahoma State L at Oklahoma L Kansas State W vs. Texas Tech* W vs. Texas A&M* L
Score 7-2 3-6 9-0 8-1 9-0 9-0 9-0 9-0 9-0 9-0 7-2 7-2 9-0 9-0 6-3 8-1 4-5 8-1 1-8 9-0 4-5 4-5 5-4 5-0 4-5
2001 Date Feb. 2 Feb. 3 Feb. 6 Feb. 10 Feb. 11 Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 Feb. 25 March 3 March 4 March 11 March 13 March 16 March 25 April 1 April 8 April 13 April 14 April 17 April 21 April 22
19-6 OVERALL (6-5 BIG 12) Opponent W/L Colorado State W Wichita State W Creighton W Indiana State W Montana State W Montana W Drake W Eastern Michigan W at Texas L at Texas A&M L Missouri W SW Missouri State W vs. Penn State W at Cal State Fullerton W at Cal State Northridge W at Texas Tech W at Kansas State L Oklahoma W at Iowa State W at Colorado W at Kansas W Baylor L Oklahoma State L
Score 5-2 7-0 7-0 7-0 7-0 7-0 4-1 5-2 3-4 1-6 7-0 4-3 4-3 7-0 5-2 6-1 3-4 6-1 6-1 4-3 4-3 2-5 2-5
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vs. Iowa State* vs. Baylor*
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2002 Date Jan. 25 Jan. 27 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Feb. 24 Feb. 27 March 2 March 9 March 10 March 18 March 20 March 23 March 30 March 31 April 6 April 7 April 14 April 20 April 25
13-9 OVERALL (3-8 BIG 12) Opponent W/L Wichita State W Denver W at Missouri W Texas L Wyoming W SW Missouri State W Colorado State W Nothern Iowa W Creighton W at Baylor L Texas A&M L Colorado L vs. Connecticut W at Cal State Fullerton W at Cal State Northridge W Texas Tech L Iowa State W at Oklahoma State L at Oklahoma W Kansas L Kansas State L vs. Oklahoma* L
2003 Date Jan. 31 Feb. 2 Feb. 7 Feb. 9 Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Feb. 22 Feb. 23 March 1 March 5 March 8 March 14 March 15 March 23 March 30 April 5 April 6 April 10 April 12 April 13 April 15 April 19 April 24
12-11 OVERALL (2-9 BIG 12) Opponent W/L Wichita State W Wyoming W Drake W Colorado State W Missouri L SW Missouri State W at Texas L at Texas A&M L Ohio State W Creighton W at Kansas L Eastern Michigan W Illinois State W at UC Irvine L at Texas Tech W Oklahoma L Oklahoma State L Baylor L at Colorado L at Denver W at Kansas State L Iowa State W vs. Missouri* L
5-2 0-5
Score 7-0 5-2 4-3 2-5 6-1 6-1 6-1 7-0 6-1 0-7 1-6 3-4 7-0 7-0 5-2 3-4 5-2 1-6 4-3 2-5 1-6 1-4 Score 6-1 6-1 4-3 4-3 1-6 4-3 2-5 0-7 4-3 7-0 2-5 4-3 5-2 3-4 5-2 1-6 3-4 0-7 1-6 4-3 0-7 6-1 0-4
The 2005 Nebraska women’s tennis team brought home 18 wins during the regular season, including a 9-2 mark in the Big 12 Conference (from left: Imke Reimers, Ewelina Skaza, Ellinor Zugner, Pamela Castillejos, Gitte Ostermann, Milena Schulz-Gartner, Katie Garcia and Jennifer Cremieux).
2004 Date Jan. 30 Jan. 31 Feb. 1 Feb. 6 Feb. 8 Feb. 12 Feb. 14 Feb. 20 Feb. 21 Feb. 27 March 6 March 13 March 17 March 20 March 26 March 28 April 3 April 10 April 11 April 17 April 18 April 24 April 25 April 29 May 1
16-9 OVERALL (5-6 BIG 12) Opponent W/L Colorado State W Montana State W Illinois-Chicago W Wichita State W Wyoming W Air Force W Texas L at Ohio State L vs. Yale W Creighton W at Baylor L Texas A&M L vs. Utah W at Long Beach State L Iowa State W Saint Louis W at Missouri L Kansas State W Texas Tech W Kansas L Colorado W at Oklahoma State W at Oklahoma L vs. Oklahoma State W vs. Texas A&M L
Score 5-2 7-0 5-2 7-0 7-0 7-0 1-6 1-6 5-2 7-0 2-5 0-7 7-0 0-7 7-0 7-0 3-4 7-0 4-3 3-4 5-2 4-3 0-7 4-3 0-4
2005 Date Jan. 20 Jan. 23 Jan. 28 Jan. 30 Feb. 4 Feb. 6 Feb. 12 Feb. 19 Feb. 20 Feb. 25 Feb. 26 Feb. 27 March 3 March 5 March 12 March 26 April 3 April 16 April 20 April 24 April 29 May 13
18-4 OVERALL (9-2 BIG 12) Opponent W/L Creighton W Colorado State W Wyoming W Southwest Mo. State W Iowa W Washington State W Missouri W at Texas L at Texas A&M W Drake W Utah W Wichita State W Baylor L Oklahoma W at Kansas W at Texas Tech W Oklahoma State W at Iowa State W at Kansas State W at Colorado W vs. Colorado* L vs. South Carolina^ L
Score 7-0 6-1 7-0 7-0 5-2 7-0 6-1 0-7 4-3 7-0 6-1 7-0 2-5 5-2 6-1 4-3 4-3 7-0 4-3 4-3 2-4 0-4
2006 Date Jan. 27 Jan. 29 Feb. 3 Feb. 5 Feb. 11 Feb. 13 Feb. 18 Feb. 24 Feb. 26 March 4 March 11 March 12 March 15 March 16 March 19 March 19 March 26 April 5 April 9 April 15 April 16 April 22 April 23 April 27 April 28 April 29 May 12
17-10 OVERALL (6-5 BIG 12) Opponent W/L Colorado State W Illinois-Chicago W Air Force W Drake W Texas L Arkansas W at Missouri W Missouri State W Iowa L at Baylor L Wichita State W Colorado W at UC Irvine L at Long Beach State L at Loyola Marymount W vs. Ohio State W Texas Tech L Kansas W Texas A&M W at Oklahoma L at Oklahoma State W Iowa State W Kansas State L vs. Iowa State* W vs. Texas Tech* W vs. Baylor* L vs. Michigan^ L
Score 5-2 6-1 7-0 5-2 1-6 4-3 5-2 7-0 3-4 1-6 5-2 4-3 1-6 3-4 4-0 4-0 3-4 4-3 5-2 3-4 4-3 7-0 3-4 4-0 4-0 1-4 3-4
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS (SINCE 2000) 2007 Date Jan. 24 Jan. 26 Jan. 28 Feb. 2 Feb. 4 Feb. 11 Feb. 24 Feb. 25 March 2 March 4 March 10 March 14 March 23 March 31 April 7 April 8 April 13 April 15 April 22 April 25 April 26 April 27
13-9 OVERALL (4-7 BIG 12) Opponent W/L Creighton W Wyoming W Wichita State L Drake W Colorado State W Missouri W at Texas L at Texas A&M L Baylor L Saint Louis W at Kansas L at UC Riverside W Northern Iowa W at Iowa State W Oklahoma W Oklahoma State L Indiana State W at Kansas State W at Colorado L vs. Texas Tech L vs. Missouri* W vs. Baylor* L
2008 Date Jan. 25 Feb. 1 Feb. 3 Feb. 8 Feb. 10 Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Feb. 22 Feb. 24 Feb. 29 March 2 March 8 March 14 March 20 March 28 March 29 April 5 April 6 April 11 April 13 April 18 April 20 April 24
16-7 OVERALL (5-6 BIG 12) Opponent W/L Score Creighton W 7-0 Illionois State W 7-0 Colorado State W 7-0 Drake W 7-0 Wyoming W 7-0 Saint Louis W 7-0 Central Oklahoma W 7-0 at Iowa State W 6-1 SW Missouri State W 7-0 Air Force W 7-0 Northern Iowa W 4-0 Baylor L 0-7 Texas Tech W 6-1 at Loyola Marymount W 6-1 at Texas A&M L 0-7 at Texas L 1-6 at Oklahoma State L 2-5 at Oklahoma W 4-3 Missouri W 5-2 Colorado L 3-4 at Kansas L 3-4 Kansas State W 6-1 vs. Kansas State* L 3-4
Score 7-0 6-1 1-6 6-1 4-3 6-1 0-7 0-7 1-6 7-0 2-5 6-1 7-0 6-1 4-3 2-5 5-2 5-2 3-4 3-4 4-0 0-4
2009 Date Jan. 30 Feb. 6 Feb. 8 Feb. 13 Feb. 15 Feb. 27 March 1 March 4 March 7 March 13 March 17 March 21 March 27 March 28 April 1 April 3 April 5 April 11 April 17 April 19 April 22 April 24 April 25
16-7 OVERALL (7-4 BIG 12) Opponent W/L Creighton W Wyoming W Drake W Eastern Michigan W Colorado State W West Virginia W Iowa State W Wichita State W Northern Iowa W Kansas W at San Diego State L at Baylor L Texas A&M L Texas L at Tulsa L Oklahoma State W Oklahoma W at Kansas State L at Missouri W at Colorado W vs. Texas Tech W vs. Colorado* W vs. Baylor* L
Score 7-0 7-0 6-1 7-0 7-0 6-1 5-2 4-3 6-1 6-1 3-4 0-7 2-5 3-4 2-5 4-3 6-1 2-5 4-3 5-2 4-3 4-0 0-4
2010 Date Jan. 26 Jan. 27 Jan. 29 Jan. 31 Feb. 5 Feb. 7 Feb. 13 Feb. 13 Feb. 20 Feb. 26 Feb. 28 March 12 March 14 March 19 March 21 March 26 March 28 April 2 April 9 April 11 April 16 April 17 April 23 April 24 April 30 May 1 May 14 May 15
22-6 OVERALL (9-2 BIG 12) Opponent W/L Creighton W Nebraska-Kearney W Wichita State W Minnesota W Arkansas-Little Rock W Wyoming W Air Force W Drake W Eastern Michigan W Colorado State W Tulsa L Colorado W Missouri W at Long Beach State L at UC-Irvine W Kansas State W at Kansas W at Iowa State W Texas Tech W Baylor L at Texas L at Texas A&M W at Oklahoma W at Oklahoma State W at Texas Tech* W vs. Texas* L vs. Illinois^ W vs. Northwestern^ L
Score 6-1 6-1 4-3 4-3 5-2 5-2 7-0 7-0 7-0 6-1 2-5 7-0 7-0 2-5 4-3 7-0 5-2 6-1 4-3 1-6 1-6 5-2 6-1 4-3 4-0 0-4 4-2 0-4
2011 Date Jan. 29 Jan. 30 Feb. 4 Feb. 6 Feb. 12 Feb. 12 Feb. 16 Feb. 26 Feb. 27 March 5 March 6 March 11 March 13 March 18 March 20 March 23 March 27 April 1 April 3 April 8 April 10 April 15 April 17 April 20 April 23 April 28 April 29 May 14
20-8 OVERALL (7-4 BIG 12) Opponent W/L vs. Boise State W at Northwestern L Wyoming W Illinois State W Eastern Michigan W Northern Iowa W at Wichita State W Colorado State W Creighton W at Wisconsin W at Minnesota W Ohio State W at Iowa W Oklahoma L Oklahoma State W at Tulsa L at Missouri W at Kansas State W Kansas W at Baylor L at Texas Tech W Texas L Texas A&M L at Colorado W Iowa State W Colorado W vs. Texas A&M* L vs. Tulsa^ L
Score 5-2 0-7 6-1 7-0 7-0 6-1 4-3 6-1 7-0 6-1 7-0 4-3 5-2 1-6 4-3 1-6 4-3 4-3 5-2 0-7 4-3 2-5 2-6 7-0 7-0 4-0 4-0 2-4
2012 Date Jan. 28 Jan. 29 Feb. 4 Feb. 4 Feb. 11 Feb. 11 Feb. 17 Feb. 19 Feb. 24 Feb. 26 Feb. 29 March 2 March 4 March 9 March 11 March 20 March 24 March 25 March 30 April 1 April 7 April 8 April 13
24-5 OVERALL (9-2 BIG TEN) Opponent W/L vs. Arkansas W vs. Northwestern L Wyoming W Eastern Michigan W Air Force W Northern Iowa W Washington State W Miami (Ohio) W Wichita State W Colorado State W Kansas State W Saint Louis W Colorado W Iowa W Tulsa W at Long Beach State W at Illinois L at Northwestern W Ohio State W Penn State W at Purdue W at Indiana W Michigan L
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MIchigan State Minnesota at Wisconsin vs. Purdue* vs. North Texas^ vs. Texas^
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2013 Date Jan. 12 Jan. 22 Jan. 26 Jan. 27 Feb. 2 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 10 Feb. 15 Feb. 17 Feb. 22 Feb. 24 March 2 March 5 March 8 March 10 March 17 March 21 March 31 April 5 April 7 April 13 April 14 April 19 April 21 April 26 April 27 May 10 May 11 May 17
24-6 OVERALL (10-1 BIG TEN) Opponent W/L Eastern Michigan W Creighton W Tennessee W Notre Dame W at Ohio State W vs. Miami L vs. Vanderbilt W vs. Baylor W Illinois State W Colorado State W UALR W Wyoming W Kansas State W at Iowa W Illinois W Northwestern W at San Diego L vs. Oklahoma State L at Penn State W Purdue W Indiana W at Michigan L at Michigan State W at Minnesota W Wisconsin W vs. Minnesota* W vs. Northwestern* L Wichita State^ W UNLV^ W vs. North Carolina^ L
Score 7-0 6-1 4-3 4-1 4-2 2-4 4-3 4-1 6-1 7-0 7-0 7-0 7-0 7-0 6-1 4-3 2-5 2-5 5-1 6-1 5-2 2-5 6-1 6-1 4-0 4-0 1-4 5-0 4-1 1-4
2014 Date Jan. 21 Jan. 25 Jan. 26 Jan. 31 Feb. 14 Feb. 16 Feb. 22 Feb. 22 Feb. 28 March 2 March 7 March 9 March 14 March 15 March 21 March 23 March 28 March 30 April 5 April 6 April 12 April 13 April 18 April 20 April 24
8-17 OVERALL (0-11 BIG TEN) Opponent W/L Creighton W Georgia Tech L Texas Tech L Kansas L Eastern Michigan W Illinois State W Air Force W Northern Iowa W Drake L Colorado State W Wyoming W Miami (Ohio) W Iowa L Wichita State L at Wisconsin L Minnesota L Michigan State L Michigan L at Indiana L at Purdue L at Northwestern L at Illinois L Penn State L Ohio State L at Illinois* L
Score 7-0 0-4 1-4 3-4 5-2 5-2 5-2 4-1 2-5 7-0 5-2 4-3 1-6 1-4 3-4 2-4 3-4 0-7 1-6 1-6 0-7 2-4 3-4 0-4 0-4
2015 Date Jan. 24 Jan. 24 Feb. 6 Feb. 8 Feb. 13 Feb. 15 Feb. 20 Feb. 22 Feb. 25 Feb. 27 March 1 March 6 March 8 March 13 March 15 March 20 March 25
12-12 OVERALL (0-11 BIG TEN) Opponent W/L Army W Air Force W Drake W Eastern Michigan W Colorado State W Missouri W Wyoming W Illinois State W St. John’s W Denver W Wichita State L Georgia State W Purdue L Maryland L at Michigan State L Indiana L at Loyola Marymount W
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2016 Date Jan. 22 Jan. 29 Jan. 31 Feb. 5 Feb. 5 Feb. 7 Feb. 13 Feb. 14 Feb. 19 Feb. 21 Feb. 26 Feb. 27 March 2 March 5 March 12 March 12 March 22 March 25 March 27 April 2 April 3 April 8 April 10 April 15 April 17
17-8 OVERALL (4-7 BIG TEN) Opponent W/L South Dakota State W Eastern Michigan W Air Force W Creighton W UMKC W Wyoming W Wichita State L Colorado State W Miami (Ohio) W Memphis W South Dakota W Drake W Iowa W at Purdue L Rutgers W Omaha W at Cal State Fullerton W Minnesota W Wisconsin W at Northwestern L at Illinois L at Penn State L at Ohio State L Michigan State L Michigan L
Score 7-0 5-2 6-1 6-1 7-0 4-3 1-6 7-0 4-3 4-3 6-1 4-0 5-2 2-5 4-0 4-0 4-3 4-3 4-3 2-5 1-4 2-5 0-7 1-6 2-5
2017 Date Jan. 27 Jan. 28 Jan. 28 Feb. 4 Feb. 4 Feb. 10 Feb. 12 Feb. 17 Feb. 19 Feb. 22 Feb. 26 Feb. 26 March 4 March 5 March 11 March 11
19-8 OVERALL (5-6 BIG TEN) Opponent W/L Air Force W UMKC W South Dakota W Wyoming W North Dakota W Eastern Michigan W Creighton W Drake W Colorado State W at Rutgers W Omaha W #35 Wichita State W Houston W Illinois State W Purdue W at Cal State Fullerton L
Score 6-1 7-0 7-0 6-1 7-0 6-1 7-0 4-0 7-0 7-0 7-0 4-3 4-0 4-0 5-2 1-4
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at Minnesota at Wisconsin #40 Northwestern Illinois Penn State #3 Ohio State at Michigan State at #9 Michigan at Iowa vs. Minnesota vs. #4 Ohio Sate
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2018 Date Jan. 26 Jan. 27 Feb. 2 Feb. 4 Feb. 4 Feb. 10 Feb. 10 Feb. 16 Feb. 18 Feb. 23 Feb 25 March 2 March 4 March 7 March 16 March 18 March 25 March 31 April 1 April 6 April 8 April 14 April 20 April 22 April 27
18-7 OVERALL (7-4 BIG TEN) Opponent W/L at #3 Vanderbilt L vs. Virginia L Colorado State W Eastern Michigan W South Dakota W SIUE W North Dakota W Wyoming W Wichita State W at #35 Kansas State W Iowa State W UMKC W Illinois State W at #19 Ohio State W Michigan State L #34 Michigan L Penn State W at Purdue L at Indiana W at Rutgers W at Maryland L Iowa W Wisconsin W Minnesota W vs. #19 Illinois* L
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The 2012-13 Huskers put together the most successful campaign in program history, finishing with a 24-6 record and a 10-1 mark in the Big Ten. The team won its first Big Ten title as co-champions of the regular season with Michigan. Nebraska also advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. Back row from left: Maggy Lehmicke, Stefanie Weinstein, Janine Weinreich, Izabella Zgierska, Mary Weatherholt, Patricia Veresova. Front row from left: Maike Zeppernick, Lauren Wagner.
Career Combined Wins Player 1. Mary Weatherholt 2. Stefanie Weinstein 3. Madeleine Geibert 4. Sandra Noetzel 5. Imke Reimers
Year 2008-13 2009-13 2008-12 1996-00 2004-08
Player 1. Mary Weatherholt 2. Stefanie Weinstein 3. Mary Weatherholt Patricia Veresova 5. Stefanie Weinstein Doneta Holmen
Wins 123 101 90 90 90
Year 2008-13 1996-00 2008-12 2006-10 2004-08
Season Singles Wins
Year 2008-13 1987-90 2010-13 2004-08 1998-02
Season Singles Winning Percentage
Career Singles Wins Player 1. Mary Weatherholt 2. Sandra Noetzel 3. Madeleine Geibert Wiveca Swarting Imke Reimers
Career Singles Winning Percentage Player 1. Mary Weatherholt 2. Nancy Tyggum 3. Patricia Veresova 4. Imke Reimers 5. Katarina Balan
Wins 123-23 35-13 75-28 90-34 86-33
Pct. .842 .729 .728 .726 .722
Career Doubles Individual Wins Player 1. Stefanie Weinstein 2. Madeleine Geibert 3. Mary Weatherholt 4. Janine Weinreich 5. Imke Reimers
Season Doubles Team Wins
Season Combined Wins Wins 208 186 181 172 164
Wins 97 91 85 77 74
Year 2009-13 2008-12 2008-13 2009-13 2004-08
Player 1. Mary Weatherholt 2. Mary Weatherholt Mary Weatherholt Wiveca Swarting Sandra Noetzel Player 1. Mary Weatherholt 2. Mary Weatherholt 3. Pamela Castillejos 4. Amy Frisch 5. Mary Weatherholt Gitte Ostermann
Wins 56 54 52 52 51 51
Year 2011-12 2011-12 2012-13 2011-12 2012-13 1989-90
Wins 36 30 30 30 30
Year 2008-09 2012-13 2011-12 2008-09 1998-99
Wins 30-2 36-4 22-3 22-5 26-6 26-6
Pct. .938 .900 .880 .814 .812 .812
Year 2012-13 2008-09 2004-05 1999-00 2009-10 2004-05
Season Doubles Individual Wins Player 1. Janine Weinreich Stefanie Weinstein 3. Stefanie Weinstein Iidiko Guba Doneta Holmen Nancy Tyggum Kathrin Edelkotter
Wins 29 29 28 28 28 28 28
Year 2012-13 2011-12 2012-13 1989-90 1989-90 1989-90 1989-90
Player 1. Weinstein/Weinreich Edelkotter/Guba Holmen/Tyggum 4. Geibert/Weinstein 5. Weatherholt/Veresova
Wins 28 28 28 26 22
Year 2012-13 1989-90 1989-90 2011-12 2012-13
Most Team Wins Year Record 1. 2013 24-6 2012 24-5 3. 2010 22-6 4. 2011 20-8 5. 2001 19-6 2000 19-6 2017 19-8
Fewest Team Losses Year Record 1. 2005 18-4 2. 2012 24-5 1989 9-5 4. 2013 24-6 2010 22-6 2001 19-6 2000 19-6 1979 7-6 1991 7-6
Season Team Winning Percentage Year 1. 2012 2. 2005 3. 2013 4. 2010 5. 2001 2000
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HONORS & AWARDS NCAA Top Ten Award Year Name 2014
Big Eight Freshman of the Year Year Name
Mary Weatherholt
1994 1995
All-Americans Year Name 1984 Cari L. Groce 1984 Liz A. Mooney 2013 Mary Weatherholt 2013 Patricia Veresova
Position Doubles Doubles Singles/Doubles Doubles
Academic All-Americans Year Name
2007 2008
Imke Reimers Imke Reimers
Team
Second-Team First-Team
Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame Year Name 2015
Nebraska Female Student-Athlete of the Year Year Name 2013
Mary Weatherholt
Mary Weatherholt
Mary Weatherholt Mary Weatherholt
Big 12 Singles Champions Year Name
1998 2000 2010
Lisa Hart Amy Frisch Jennifer Holmberg
Position
No. 2 No. 6 No. 6
Big Eight Singles Champions Year Name
1977 1977 1978 1978 1978
Vickie Maseman Ruth Anderson Sue Sloboth Vickie Maseman Dee Pavelka
Position
No. 4 No. 6 No. 3 No. 4 No. 6
Big 12 Doubles Champions Year Name
2000 2008 2010
Katarina Balan Maria Laura Fernandez Jana Albers Imke Reimers Jennifer Holmberg Mary Weatherholt
Position
No. 2 No. 2 No. 1 No. 1 No. 3 No. 3
Big Eight Doubles Champions Year Name
1977 1977
Kathy Hawkins Dee Pavelka Vickie Maseman Ruth Anderson
Big 12 Freshman of the Year Year Name 2006 2009
Kim Hartmann Mary Weatherholt
Scott Jacobson (co-coach)
Big 12 Coach of the Year Year Name 2005 2010
Scott Jacobson Scott Jacobson
Mary Weatherholt (unanimous) Mary Weatherholt (unanimous) Patricia Veresova
Second-Team All-Big Ten Year Name
Patricia Veresova Stefanie Weinstein
Position
No. 2 No. 2 No. 3 No. 3
Year Name 1997-98-99-00 Sandra Noetzel 1996-97-98 Lisa Hart 2000 Gina Pelazini 2003-04-05 Gitte Ostermann 2005 Gitte Ostermann 2005 Katie Garcia 2006 Kim Hartmann 2007 Diana Kuhl 2007-08 Imke Reimers 2007-08 Imke Reimers 2008 Jana Albers 2009-10-11 Madeleine Geibert 2009-10 Mary Weatherholt 2010 Madeleine Geibert 2010 Stefanie Weinstein 2011 Patricia Veresova
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Year Name 2012 2012 2012 2012 2014-15-16 2015-16-18 2016 2017-18 2018 2018 2018 2018
2012 2012 2012-13 2012-13 2012-13 2012-13 2012-13-14 2013-14-15 2014-15-16
Position Singles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Doubles Singles Doubles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Singles Doubles Doubles Singles
Mary Weatherholt Janine Weinreich Stefanie Weinstein Maike Zeppernick Maggy Lehmicke Katerina Matysova Mackenna Maddox-Herr Paula Del Cueto Castillo Elizabeth Gould Hayley Haakenstad Jeannie Lozowski Claire Reifeis
Academic All-Big Ten Year Name
Madeleine Geibert Jennifer Holmberg Patricia Veresova Mary Weatherholt Janine Weinreich Stefanie Weinstein Maike Zeppernick Izabella Zgierska Maggy Lehmicke
Lauren Wagner Lisa Andersson Mary Hanna Katerina Matysova Spurti Shivalingaiah Mackenna Maddox-Herr Paula Del Cueto Castillo Sydney Harlow Elizabeth Gould M’Balia Bangoura Hayley Haakenstad Jeannie Lozowski Claire Reifeis
Academic All-Big 12 Year Name
First-Team All-Big Ten Year Name
First-Team All-Big 12
Big Ten Female Tennis Athlete of the Year Year Name 2012 2013
2012
2012 2013
ITA National Cissie Leary Sportsmanship Award Year Name 2013
Big Ten Coach of the Year Year Name
2012 2013 2013
Liz Mooney (Shaffer)
Annie Yang Lisa Hart
2014-15-16 2015-16-17 2015-16-17 2015-16-17-18 2015 2016 2017-18 2017 2017-18 2018 2018 2018 2018
1996*-97-98* Lisa Hart 1997 Kristie Bilecky 1997*-98* Jennifer Thoste 1997*-98* Adriana Dulic 1998 Danica Hardy 1998 Kelli Clark 1998-99*-00* Gina Pelazini 1998*-99*-00*-01* Ndali Ijomah 1999*-00* Sandra Noetzel 2000*-01*-02 Katarina Balan 2000*-01*-02* Amy Frisch 2001*-02*-03*-04* Rebecca Harvey 2003* Stacey Tomkiewicz 2003*-04*-05* Gitte Ostermann 2001-02-03-04* Leslie Harvey 2003-04* Anna Oehme 2004-05* Katie Garcia 2004*-06* Jennifer Cremieux 2004-05-06 Pamela Castillejos 2005*-06* Milena Schulz-Gartner 2006* Ewelina Skaza 2006*-07*-08* Imke Reimers 2008*-09*-10* Wiveca Swarting 2009* Marianne Cicmanec 2009 Stephanie Evans 2009* Ashley Finnegan 2010*-11 Madeleine Geibert 2010*-11* Jennifer Holmberg 2010* Mary Weatherholt 2011* Abby Buxton 2011* Patricia Veresova 2011* Janine Weinreich 2011* Stefanie Weinstein * (First-Team Selection)
Academic All-Big Eight Year Name 1989 Iidiko Guba 1989 Meghan Quinn 1991*-92* Ann Flannery 1993* Frauke Hachtmann 1994*-95* Annie Yang * (First-Team Selection)
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Year Name 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Mary Weatherholt Mary Weatherholt Maike Zeppernick Maggy Lehmicke Katerina Matysova Paula Del Cueto Castillo Vasanti Shinde
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NEBRASKA ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS All-Time Letterwinners Albers, Jana........................................ 2008-09 Anderson, Ruth........................................ 1977 Anderson, Sue......................................... 1977 Andersson, Lisa........................2014-15-16-17 Baccarani, Jen......................................... 2003 Balan, Katarina..........................1999-00-01-02 Bangoura, M’Balia.............................. 2017-18 Bauers, Susan..................................... 1978-79 Bilecky, Kristie..................................... 1996-97 Botts, Lara.......................................... 1996-97 Briant, Patti.............................................. 1978 Brooks, Lisa...............................1983-84-85-86 Buxton, Abby............................2008-09-10-11 Campbell, Cathy...................................... 1977 Castillejos, Pamela....................2003-04-05-06 Chandronnait, Amber.............................. 2008 Cicmanec, Marianne...................... 2007-08-09 Clark, Kelli............................................... 1998 Collins, Rachel..........................1989-90-91-92 Coutresis, Tina..........................1990-91-92-93 Cozac, Marina.......................................... 2018 Cremieux, Jennifer................... 2003-04, 2006 Del Cueto Castillo, Paula............... 2016-17-18 Diedrich, Jenn.................................... 1987-88 Distefano, Kerry M....................1979-80-81-82 Dulic, Adriana..................................... 1997-98 Dunlap, Margaret.................................... 1981 Edelkotter, Kathrin................................... 1989 Evans, Stephanie................................ 2008-09 Fernandez, Maria Laura........................... 2000 Finnegan, Ashley........................... 2007-08-09 Finnegan, Chelsea.............................. 2010-11 Finley, Ashley........................................... 1993 Fischer, Geri Ann..................................... 1976 Fischer, Kathy..................................... 1981-82 Flannery, Ann F.........................1990-91-92-93 Frisch, Amy...............................1999-00-01-02 Galvan, Zarina..................................... 1992-93 Gandini, Claudia............................ 1988-89-90 Garcia, Katie.............................2002-03-04-05 Geibert, Madeleine..................2009-10-11-12 Givens, Lee Ann................................. 1982-83 Glover, Helen........................................... 1976 Gould, Elizabeth............................ 2016-17-18 Groce, Cari L............................1984-85-86-87 Guba, Iidiko..............................1988-89-90-91 Haakenstad, Hayley............................ 2017-18 Hachtmann, Frauke..................1992-93-94-95 Hagan, Margaret Shelia........................... 1984 Halahan, Jean.......................................... 1984 Hall, Mary................................................ 1976 Hanna, Mary.............................2014-15-16-17 Hardy, Danica..................................... 1998-99 Harlow, Sydney................................... 2016-17 Hart, Lisa...................................1995-96-97-98 Hartmann, Kim......................................... 2006 Harvey, Leslie............................2001-02-03-04 Harvey, Rebecca.......................2001-02-03-04 Hawkins, Kathy................................... 1976-77 Hayes, Susan...................................... 1982-83 Heute, Vanessa........................................ 2006 Holmberg, Jennifer..................2009-10-11-12 Holmen, Doneta A......................... 1987-88-89 Huerter, Judy............................1978-79-80-81 Ijomah, Ndali............................1998-99-00-01 Jones, Leslie............................................ 1989 Junius, Heidi.................................. 1991-92-93
Two Huskers received their letterjackets and joined the N Club in 2017-18 (from left: Coach Scott Jacobson, Brianna Lashway, Marina Cozac, Bill Moos and Ann Swanson Bartek).
Ketmayura, Rose.......................2001-02-03-04 Kinard, Elissa...................................... 2001-02 Kochen, Lori....................................... 1977-78 Krager, Cindy........................................... 1979 Kried, Cathy........................................ 1976-77 Kuhl, Diana.............................................. 2007 Lashway, Brianna..................................... 2018 Lehmicke, Maggy.....................2013-14-15-16 Liptak, Catherine..................................... 1994 Lozowski, Jeannie............................... 2017-18 Maddox-Herr, Mackenna.................... 2015-16 Magiera, Mimi............................... 1981-82-83 Marcum, Christine G................................ 1976 Martin, Vickie...................................... 1986-87 Maseman, Vickie............................ 1976-77-78 Matthews, Molly................................. 1977-78 Matysova, Katerina...................2015-16-17-18 McNellis, Alison....................................... 1994 McVicker, Joyce............................. 1976-77-78 Miner, Jane.............................................. 1980 Mooney, Liz A...........................1983-84-85-86 Moore, Mary Susan...................1979-80-81-82 Mortell, Jenny M......................1983-84-85-86 Noetzel, Sandra........................1997-98-99-00 Oehme, Anna................................ 2002-03-04 Ostermann, Gitte......................2002-03-04-05 O’Shea, Karen.................................... 1977-78 Pavelka, Dee.................................. 1977-78-79 Pelazini, Gina............................1997-98-99-00 Pisarcik, Jamie..........................1982-83-84-85 Pisarcik, Jill.................................... 1984-85-86 Popova, Maria......................................... 2007 Porter, Julia.............................................. 1976 Putthoff, Frederike................................... 2011 Quinn, Meghan........................1988-89-90-91 Rapp, Sue................................................ 1976 Rase, Sharon....................................... 1976-77 Rees, Emily.............................................. 2018 Reifeis, Claire...................................... 2017-18 Reiman, Cindi...........................1980-81-82-83 Reimers, Imke...........................2005-06-07-08 Ring, Maria.................................... 2007-08-09
Rissi, Rocky R........................................... 1980 Roberts, Beverly...................................... 1985 Schmitz, Carrie B........................... 1979-80-81 Schroeder, Mary...................................... 1978 Scribner, Barbara..................................... 1976 Schulz-Gartner, Milena.................. 2004-05-06 Shaneyfelt, Margaret............................... 1976 Shinde, Vasanti.............................. 2016-17-18 Shivalingaiah, Spurti........................... 2016-17 Skaza, Ewelina.................................... 2005-06 Sloboth, Sue.............................1977-78-79-80 Startin, Jane..............................1992-93-94-95 Stephens, Anne E.......................... 1986-87-88 Sulz, Hannah............................................ 2014 Svoboda, Lynn.................................... 1982-83 Swanson, Ann E........................1980-81-82-83 Swarting, Wiveca......................2007-08-09-10 Tomkiewicz, Stacey...................2000-01-02-03 Thoste, Jennifer........................1995-96-97-98 Tyggum, Nancy.............................. 1988-89-90 Veresova, Patricia.......................... 2011-12-13 Wagner, Joanna....................................... 1977 Wagner, Lauren.........................2013-14-15-16 Waldhauser, Michelle................1993-94-95-96 Walz, Janet.............................................. 1978 Weatherholt, Mary...............2009-10-11-12-13 Weidman, Wendy............................... 1977-78 Weinreich, Janine.....................2010-11-12-13 Weinstein, Stefanie...................2010-11-12-13 Worley, Emma.................................... 2017-18 Yang, Annie..............................1994-95-96-97 Yarmus, April........................................... 1994 Young, Mary Jo................................... 1987-88 Zeppernick, Maike....................2011-12-13-14 Zgierska, Izabella......................2012-13-14-15 Zugner, Ellinor.................................... 2005-06
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BIG TEN CONFERENCE Known as one of intercollegiate sports’ most successful undertakings, the Big Ten is home to a lineage of legendary names and an ongoing tradition of developing strong leaders. Even in its infancy, the conference established itself as the preeminent collection of institutions in the nation, where the pursuit of academic excellence prevailed as the definitive goal. The history of the Big Ten traces back 122 years to the Palmer House hotel in Chicago, where on Jan. 11, 1895, then-Purdue president James H. Smart and leaders from the universities of Chicago, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, James E. Delany Commissioner Northwestern and Wisconsin set out to organize and develop principles for the regulation of intercollegiate athletics. At that meeting, a blueprint for the administration of college athletics under the direction of appointed faculty representatives was outlined. The presidents’ first known action “restricted eligibility for athletics to bonafide, full-time students who were not delinquent in their studies.” That important legislation, along with other legislation that would follow in the coming years, served as the primary building block for intercollegiate athletics. On Feb. 8, 1896, one faculty member from each of those seven universities met at the same Palmer House and officially established the mechanics of the conference, which was officially incorporated as the “Intercollegiate Conference Athletic Association” in 1905. Indiana and Iowa became the eighth and ninth members in 1899. In 1908, Michigan briefly withdrew its membership, and in 1912 Ohio State joined the conference, bringing its membership total back to nine. Upon Michigan’s return in 1917, the conference was first referred to as the “Big Ten” by media members, and that name was eventually incorporated in 1987. As the 1900s opened, faculty representatives established rules for intercollegiate athletics that were novel for the time. As early as 1904, the faculty approved legislation that required eligible athletes to meet entrance requirements and to have completed a full year’s work, along with having one year of residence. In 1901, the first Big Ten Championship event was staged when the outdoor track and field championships were held at the University of Chicago. The debut event marked what is now a staple of conference competition. Today, the Big Ten sponsors 28 official sports, 14 for men and 14 for women, including the addition of men’s ice hockey and men’s and women’s lacrosse the last three years. Big Ten schools compete in a total of 42 sports, furthering the conference’s commitment to broad-based programming and providing more participation opportunities than any conference in the country. One of the conference’s proudest traditions began in 1902 when Michigan took on Stanford in the Rose Bowl, the nation’s first bowl game. Big Ten teams only appeared in Pasadena twice before the conference signed an exclusive contract with the Tournament of Roses in 1946, making it the first bowl game with permanent conference affiliations. But Michigan’s appearance in 1902 cultivated a relationship that has endured for more than a century. Coupling the academic goals set forth by the conference leaders and their steadfast commitment to athletics, the conference instituted the Big Ten Medal of Honor in 1915. It is awarded annually by each conference institution to a student of the graduating class who has attained the greatest proficiency in scholarship and athletics. It is the most prestigious honor a student competing in Big Ten athletics can receive. In 1922, Major John L. Griffith became the conference’s first “Commissioner of Athletics.” Griffith was the first of five men to assume the role of commissioner in the conference’s history, followed by Kenneth L. “Tug” Wilson in 1945, Bill Reed in 1961, Wayne Duke in 1971 and current commissioner James E. Delany in 1989. After nearly 30 years with 10 members, the conference consolidated to nine schools when Chicago formally withdrew its membership in 1946. Michigan State was added to the Big Ten three years later, bringing the number of affiliated conference schools to 10 once again. In 1955, the Big Ten formulated a revenue-sharing model designed to pool all football television rights of its members and share those proceeds equally. The conference and its members continue to utilize a revenuesharing model, dividing media rights, bowl payouts and other profits among all conference institutions. While academics have always played an integral role in the conference, presidents of the Big Ten member institutions formalized the primacy of academics with the establishment of the Big Ten Academic Alliance (formerly the Committee on Institutional Cooperation) in 1958. The Big Ten Academic Alliance is an academic consortium of all Big Ten universities. In 2014, the schools currently constituting the Big Ten Academic Alliance produced over $10 billion in funded research, $5 billion more than any other conference. In one of Duke’s first actions as commissioner, he oversaw the adoption of the Big Ten Advisory Commission in 1972, designed to study conference programs and make suggestions that would further Big Ten objectives.
The Advisory Commission enlists former students that competed in Big Ten athletics to serve as liaisons to the NCAA’s Diversity and Inclusion Department, the Big Ten Student-Athlete Advisory Commission and other organizations. In 1981, the conference presidents and chancellors endorsed a proposal that enabled universities to affiliate their women’s intercollegiate programs with the conference, and the first conference championships for women were staged that fall. The Big Ten was the first conference to voluntarily adopt male and female participation goals after launching its Gender Equity Action Plan in 1992. In December of 1989, the conference agreed in principle to invite Penn State for membership. On June 4, 1990, the Council of Presidents officially voted to integrate Penn State into the conference, giving the Big Ten 11 members. On June 11, 2010, the Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors (COP/C) approved a formal membership application by Nebraska, which officially joined the Big Ten Conference on July 1, 2011. The conference expanded to 14 programs when Maryland and Rutgers officially became Big Ten members on July 1, 2014, giving the conference almost 9,500 students participating in intercollegiate athletics and more than 11,000 participation opportunities on 350 teams. On June 3, 2013, the Big Ten announced that Johns Hopkins had been accepted as the conference’s first sport affiliate member. Johns Hopkins’ addition in men’s lacrosse gave the Big Ten six institutions sponsoring the sport, allowing the debut of men’s lacrosse as an official conference sport. On June 17, 2015, the conference announced that Johns Hopkins was accepted as a sport affiliate member for women’s lacrosse beginning in 2016-17. On March 23, 2016, the conference announced that Notre Dame will join the Big Ten for men’s ice hockey beginning in 2017-18. Since opening in the fall of 2013, the Big Ten Conference Center in Rosemont, Ill., has played host to more than 300 meetings annually for member institutions, Big Ten Academic Alliance-related committees and coaching groups. The headquarters also feature an interactive digital museum - the Big Ten Experience - which opened to the public on June 7, 2014. For more information on the Big Ten Experience, visit bigten.org. In June 2014, the Big Ten opened a second office in New York City, featuring both office and meeting space in Midtown Manhattan. Three Big Ten staff members are based in the New York City office to provide expanded coverage and service. The conference manages 28 championships and tournaments, offers legislative and compliance services, oversees the production and distribution of nearly 1,400 events annually, provides staff services to coaching and administrative personnel and services media and fans interest for information on the Big Ten Conference. More than 120 years after its inception, the Big Ten remains a national leader in intercollegiate athletics on and off the field. Big Ten programs have combined to win more than 450 team and 1,800 individual national championships, consistently taking home individual honors for athletic and academic accomplishments and fulfilling the Big Ten’s mission of academic achievement and athletic success.
BIG TEN ADMINISTRATION
Commissioner..................................................................... James E. Delany Deputy Commissioner, COO...................................................Brad Traviola Deputy Commissioner, Public Affairs......................................... Diane Dietz Senior Associate Commissioner, Television Administration......Mark D. Rudner Associate Commissioner, CFO............................................. Julie Suderman Associate Commissioner, Football Operations..................... Scott Chipman Associate Commissioner, Men’s Basketball.............................Rick Boyages Associate Commissioner, Policy...............................................Chad Hawley Associate Commissioner, Sports Administration.....................Wendy Fallen Associate Commissioner, Technology............................ Mike McComiskey Assistant Commissioner, Branding........................................... Robin Jentes Assistant Commissioner, Compliance..........................................Gil Grimes Assistant Commissioner, Officiating Services..........................Tony Buyniski Assistant Commissioner, Men’s & Women’s Basketball Operations.... Jessica Palermo
Assistant Commissioner, Public Affairs...................................... Kerry Kenny
BIG TEN COMMUNICATIONS STAFF
Assistant Commissioner, Communications (Women's Tennis)...Jason Yellin Director, Communications.................................................. Adam Augustine Associate Director, Communications...................................... Chris Masters Assistant Director, Communications..................................... Megan Rowley Assistant Director, Communications..................................Shannon Malone Robert Hammel Communications Intern............................... Leigh McGuirk
CONTACT THE BIG TEN OFFICE 5440 Park Place Rosemont, IL, 60018 Phone: (847) 696-1010 www.bigten.org
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THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA The University of Nebraska was chartered by the Nebraska Legislature in 1869 as the state’s public university and landgrant institution. Founded in Lincoln, the University of Nebraska was expanded in 1968 into a state educational system now comprising four campuses under the guidance of a Board of Regents and a central administration. Nebraska, which joined the Big Ten Conference in 2011, is a member of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, a consortium of Big Ten universities and the University of Chicago, which has generated unique opportunities for students and faculty by sharing expertise, leveraging resources and collaborating on programs.
BIG TEN ACADEMIC ALLIANCE As a member of the Big Ten, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) is a member of the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA), formerly the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, which is the academic consortium of the universities in the Big Ten Conference. The consortium was renamed on June 29, 2016. The BTAA includes all 14 Big Ten Institutions and the University of Chicago. The Big Ten Academic Alliances and the institutions together have annual research expenditures topping $10.2 billion — more than the Ivy League and the University of California System combined — and they educate a total of nearly 600,000 students with approximately 50,000 full-time faculty members.
NATIONAL RANKINGS • No. 1 Best-Value Law School (National Jurist Magazine) • No. 1 Best-Value Online MBA in the World (Financial Times) • No. 4 Best Online Graduate Education Programs (U.S. News & World Report) • No. 4 Best Online Graduate Education Programs for Veterans (U.S. News & World Report) • No. 9 Rising Star in Research Among U.S. Institutions (Springer Nature) • No. 13 Best Online MBA Programs for Veterans (U.S. News & World Report) • No. 21 Best Online MBA Programs (U.S. News & World Report) • No. 24 in ‘Best For Vets’ Colleges (Military Times) • Rated Among Top Half of First Tier of Top National Universities (U.S. News & World Report) • Rated Among Top 100 Best Values in Public Colleges (Kiplinger’s Personal Finance)
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2019 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Dillon Tennis Center, part of a larger $20.4 million facility project, was available for use by the start of the 2014-15 season. The Dillon Tennis Center will play host to this year’s Big Ten Women’s Tennis Championships, which will take place from Wednesday, April 25 to Sunday, April 28.
2019 CHAMPIONSHIPS INFORMATION
FACILITIES INFORMATION
For the first time since NU joined the Big Ten, the Huskers will host the Big Ten Women’s Tennis Championships.
The tennis facilities include 12 lighted outdoor courts with a central walkway that allows fans to watch action on all 12 courts simultaneously.
The championships are set for April 25-28. The top 10 teams in the Big Ten regular season standings qualify for the tournament.
There are also six indoor courts and a total of 1,400 combined permanent seats available in the combined indoor and outdoor areas for spectators.
First round matches will take place on Thursday, April 25. The teams that finish 8th and 9th in the standings will compete in the first matchup of the day, while the #7 and #10 teams in the Big Ten standings will compete upon the conclusion of the first dual, with a minimum of a 30-minute warm up period. Four quarterfinal duals will take place on Friday, April 26. Following the conclusion of the #4 vs. #5 seed dual, the winner of the #8 vs. #9 matchup will take on the tournament's #1 seed. The winner of the #7 vs. #10 dual on Thursday will take on the #2 seed, and the day will conclude with a battle between the #3 and #6 teams. The first of the two semifinal duals will take place at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 27. The second semifinal dual will begin no sooner than 30 minutes following the conclusion of the first semifinal.
The indoor facility includes offices for Nebraska's men's and women's tennis coaches and outstanding locker rooms for the student-athletes.
FIRST ROUND & QUARTERS
SEMIFINALS & FINALS
Friday, April 26 9 a.m. CT: #4 vs. #5 11:30 a.m. CT: #1 vs. #8/#9 2 p.m. CT: #2 vs. #7/#10 4:30 p.m. CT: #3 vs. #6
Sunday, April 28 Noon CT: Final
Thursday, April 25 9 a.m. CT: #8 vs. #9 12:30 p.m. CT: #7 vs. #10
Saturday, April 27 11 a.m. CT: Semifinal #1 1:30 p.m. CT: Semifinal #2
Monday, April 29 6 p.m. CT: BTN Coverage
The Big Ten Women's Tennis Tournament Championship will take place on Sunday, April 28 and will begin at noon CT.
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