NEBRASKA 2016 WOMEN’S TENNIS
SPURTI SHIVALINGAIAH SOPHOMORE
KATERINA MATYSOVA SOPHOMORE
VASANTI SHINDE
SYDNEY HARLOW
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PAULA DEL CUETO CASTILLO
ELIZABETH GOULD FRESHMAN
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LISA ANDERSSON JUNIOR
MARY HANNA JUNIOR
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WELCOME TO NEBRASKA WOMEN’S TENNIS 2016 Season Preview......................... 1-4
2016 Outlook.................................................. 2 2016 Roster.................................................... 2 2016 Schedule................................................ 3 2016 Opponent Information.......................... 4
Coaches and Support Staff................. 5-8
Head Coach Scott Jacobson.................................5 Assistant Coach German Dalmagro.....................6 Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst...................7 Executive Associate A.D. Steve Waterfield..........8 Executive Associate A.D./SWA Pat Logsdon........8 Women’s Tennis Support Staff.............................8
2016 Huskers....................................9-19
Maggy Lehmicke........................................... 10 Mackenna Maddox-Herr.............................. 11 Lauren Wagner............................................. 12 Lisa Andersson.............................................. 13 Mary Hanna.................................................. 14 Katerina Matysova........................................ 15 Spurti Shivalingaiah...................................... 16 Paula Del Cueto Castillo................................ 17 Elizabeth Gould............................................ 18 Sydney Harlow.............................................. 19 Vasanti Shinde.............................................. 20
2015 Review and History................21-28
2015 Season in Review............................ 21-22 2015 Results/Stats........................................ 23 Series Records.............................................. 24 Year-by-Year Records (2000-15)............... 25-26 Single-Season and Career Records............... 27 Honors & Awards/Letterwinners.................. 28
Nebraska senior Maggy Lehmicke leads the Huskers into the 2016 season. The three-year starter from Kirkland, Wash., joins seniors Mackenna Maddox-Herr and Lauren Wagner in guiding the Big Red into their first season at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center.
provided each week the Huskers compete and final match results are available at Huskers.com.
This is Nebraska..............................25-48
Quick Facts Location........................................Lincoln, Neb. Population........................................... 268,738 Enrollment............................................. 25,260 Nickname....................... Cornhuskers, Huskers Colors.................................. Scarlet and Cream Affiliation..................................NCAA Division I Conference............................................ Big Ten Chancellor....................... Harvey Perlman, J.D. Director of Athletics ................. Shawn Eichorst Executive Associate A.D./SWA....... Pat Logsdon
Media Guide Credits The 2015-16 Nebraska women’s tennis media guide was written and designed by Communications Student Assistants Cheyenne Rowe and Elly Burton. Editing assistance was provided by Director of Communications Operations Jeff Griesch. The guide was produced entirely on Adobe InDesign CS6 and printed at the University of Nebraska Printing Services. Photos by Scott Bruhn, Nate Olsen and Stephanie Carpenter.
Women’s Tennis Information Head Coach...............................Scott Jacobson Record at Nebraska............................. 353-218 Years at Nebraska...................................... 25th Jacobson’s E-mail.......sjacobson@huskers.com Jacobson’s Cell.......................... (402) 450-6229 Assistant Coach................... German Dalmagro Years at Nebraska..................................... Third Dalmagro’s E-mail.....gdalmagro@huskers.com Dalmagro’s Cell......................... (402) 707-8617 Tennis Secretary.............................Ellen Shutts Tennis Office Phone..................(402) 472-9430 Tennis Office Fax....................... (402) 472-2272 Facility........ Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center 2015 Overall Finish.................................. 12-12 2015 Big Ten Record/Finish.............. 0-11/13th 2015 Final ITA Ranking...................Not Ranked Letterwinners Returning/Lost..................... 7/1
Sid & Hazel Dillon Tennis Center.............. 30-31 World-Class Facilities............................... 32-33 National Powers/Big Ten Leaders............ 34-35 Athletic Medicine/Nutrition.................... 36-37 Academic Success.................................... 38-39 Academic Experience.............................. 40-41 Student-Athlete Experience.................... 42-43 University of Nebraska............................ 44-45 City of Lincoln/State of Nebraska............ 46-47 Nebraska Women’s Tennis Tradition............ 48
Media Information All interviews of student-athletes and coaching staff must be arranged through Communications Student Assistant Cheyenne Rowe by e-mail at crowe@ huskers.com or by calling (402) 215-3028 at least one day in advance. Releases will be
Communications Assistant A.D./Communications.....Keith Mann Women’s Tennis Contact.........Cheyenne Rowe Office Phone............................. (402) 472-0694 Cell Phone................................ (402) 215-3028 Office Fax.................................. (402) 472-2005 Cheyenne’s E-mail........... crowe@huskers.com Photographer.................................Scott Bruhn Administrative Assistant............... Vicki Capazo Website........................................ Huskers.com
Nebraska Athletics Mission Statement The mission of the University of Nebraska Athletic Department is to serve our studentathletes, coaches, staff and fans by: Displaying INTEGRITY in every decision and action; Building and maintaining TRUST with others; Giving RESPECT to each person we encounter; Pursuing unity of purpose through TEAMWORK; Maintaining LOYALTY to student-athletes, coworkers, fans and the University of Nebraska. Huskers.com Complete results, releases and statistics will be updated each week on the official athletic department home page at Huskers.com. Updated biographies for Nebraska tennis athletes, along with current roster and schedule information are also available, along with other special features.
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The 2016 Nebraska women’s tennis team (from left): Elizabeth Gould, Lisa Andersson, Maggy Lehmicke, Mackenna Maddox-Herr, Katerina Matysova, Sydney Harlow, Vasanti Shinde, Lauren Wagner, Paula Del Cueto Castillo, Spurti Shivalingaiah and Mary Hanna. Nebraska enters a new era in both the men’s and women’s tennis programs in 2015-16, as the Huskers move into a world-class home facility at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center. Nebraska, which has played at several different indoor and outdoor facilities over the past 40 years, finally has a home within steps of the UNL campus. “It is an exciting time to be part of the Nebraska program,” Coach Scott Jacobson said. “We have been watching this great new facility rise from the ground up, both indoors and outdoors over the past couple years. The last six to nine months have really provided a life-changing experience for our program, and we’re incredibly excited about the future.” After a solid fall season of training, the 2016 Huskers can’t wait to hit the court for the first official dual match at the Dillon Tennis Center on Friday, Jan. 22, against South Dakota State. The dual with the Jackrabbits will be the first of 19 home matches for the Huskers at the Dillon Tennis Center this spring, including six Big Ten battles. Nebraska, which has advanced to six NCAA tournaments since 2005 under Jacobson, hopes its first season at the Dillon Tennis Center will keep the program on an upward trajectory. Last season, the Big Red produced a four-match improvement in the win column with a 12-12 overall record. The 2016 campaign will mark the third year of a rebuilding phase that followed four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances from 2010 to 2013 that culminated with a 2013 Big Ten Conference title and a trip to the NCAA Sweet 16. With a balanced roster led by the senior trio of Maggy Lehmicke, Mackenna Maddox-Herr and Lauren Wagner, the Huskers think they have the experience, talent, training facilities and competitive home to begin climbing the ladder in the Big Ten. Lehmicke returns after playing every match of 2015 at the No. 1 singles spot for the Huskers. The
senior from Kirkland, Wash., finished 10-13 overall, including 2-9 in Big Ten play. She also teamed with 2016 junior Lisa Andersson to form one of the Big Ten’s most formidable doubles tandems. Lehmicke and Andersson rolled to an 18-6 record at No. 2 doubles, including 10-1 against Big Ten opponents. Nebraska’s captain, Lehmicke has been a star for the Huskers off the court as well. She is a two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and academic AllBig Ten selection. As a junior she added a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award after claiming a Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award as a sophomore in 2014. While Lehmicke returns at the top of the Husker lineup, Maddox-Herr expects to provide more consistency and leadership. Maddox-Herr posted a 4-9 mark at No. 6 singles last season, including 1-7 in Big Ten play. She also paired with Katerina Matysova to go 8-14 overall and 2-9 in the Big Ten at No. 3 doubles. Maddox-Herr, who transferred into the Husker program after spending her first two seasons at BYU, also proved herself as a leader for the young Huskers by claiming a Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in 2015. Andersson and fellow junior Mary Hanna return to fill spots in the heart of the Husker lineup. Andersson went 12-11 in singles last season as one of Nebraska’s most versatile performers from the No. 3, 4, 5 and 6 slots. Hanna played primarily out of the No. 3 spot in the lineup last season, managing an 8-13 overall record, including a 3-7 record in Big Ten play. She will be looking for a new doubles partner this season, after competing alongside departed senior Izabella Zgierska to finish with a 14-7 record at the No. 1 doubles spot a year ago. The Huskers also welcome the return of talented sophomores Katerina Matysova and Spurti Shivalingaiah in 2016. Matysova competed out of the
No. 4, 5 and 6 singles positions as a redshirt freshman in 2015 and finished with a 12-10 overall record. Shivalingaiah reeled off a 10-match winning streak at the No. 4 and 5 spots as a redshirt freshman in 2015, but missed nine matches with a wrist injury. She finished the season with an 11-2 singles mark, and is hoping for a fully healthy season in 2016. While the Huskers return seven experienced contributors in 2016, they welcome a talented fourplayer freshman class looking to help the Big Red take a step forward in the Big Ten. Vasanti Shinde is a leading contender to make an instant impact. The freshman from Pune, India, was ranked as the No. 158 Junior by ITF. “Vasanti’s greatest strength is the heaviness with which she strikes the ball off of both her forehand and backhand side,” Jacobson said. “A great benefit to her is her lefty spin serve, as well as her attacking style of play. Vasanti showed great promise in the fall, and we feel she can help the program in a big way this coming spring.” Spaniard Paula Del Cueto Castillo also could provide immediate contributions for the Huskers. “Paula is a phenomenal doubles player with tremendous instincts,” Jacobson said. “She has a very heavy forehand and a biting slice backhand that is difficult for opponents to handle. Her fitness improved dramatically this fall in addition to her lower body strength. We believe she will have a positive affect on our team in both singles and doubles this spring.” Nebraska native Sydney Harlow also could play a role for the Huskers this season. The 2014 Missouri Valley Player of the Year, Harlow also won the Class A Singles championship in 2014. Elizabeth Gould, a two-time state champion from Georgia, adds more talent and depth to a freshman class eager to help the Huskers build their next NCAA Tournament team.
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2016 NEBRASKA WOMEN’S TENNIS ROSTER Athlete Lisa Andersson Paula Del Cueto Castillo Elizabeth Gould Mary Hanna Sydney Harlow Maggy Lehmicke Mackenna Maddox-Herr Katerina Matysova Vasanti Shinde Spurti Shivalingaiah Lauren Wagner
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Hometown Varberg, Sweden Sevilla, Spain Atlanta, Ga. Saline, Mich. Omaha, Neb. Kirkland, Wash. McKinney, Texas Erding, Germany Pune, India Bangalore, India Roslyn Heights, N.Y.
Previous School GLTK Universal Tennis Academy Saline High School Westside High School Chrysalis School McKinney Boyd High School/BYU TF Dachau Ebenezer International Weil Tennis Academy
2016 NEBRASKA SCHEDULE Date Day Opponent Location Jan. 22 Friday South Dakota State Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center Jan. 23 Saturday Nebraska-Kearney vs. South Dakota State Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center Jan. 29 Friday Eastern Michigan Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center Jan. 30 Saturday Eastern Michigan vs. Air Force Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center Jan. 31 Sunday Air Force Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center Feb. 5 Friday Creighton Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center Feb. 5 Friday UMKC Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center Feb. 6 Saturday UMKC vs. Wyoming Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center Feb. 7 Sunday Wyoming Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center Feb. 13 Saturday Wichita State Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center Feb. 13 Saturday Colorado State vs. Wichita State Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center Feb. 14 Sunday Colorado State Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center Feb. 19 Friday Miami (Ohio) Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center Feb. 20 Saturday Miami (Ohio) vs. Memphis Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center Feb. 21 Sunday Memphis Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center Feb. 26 Friday South Dakota Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center Feb. 27 Saturday Drake Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center Feb. 27 Saturday Drake vs. South Dakota Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center March 2 Wednesday Iowa * Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center March 5 Saturday at Purdue * West Lafayette, Ind. March 12 Saturday Rutgers * Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center March 12 Saturday Omaha Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center March 22 Tuesday at Cal State Fullerton Fullerton, Calif. March 25 Friday Minnesota * Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center March 27 Sunday Wisconsin * Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center April 2 Saturday at Northwestern * Evanston, Ill. April 3 Sunday at Illinois * Champaign, Ill. April 8 Friday at Penn State * University Park, Pa. April 10 Sunday at Ohio State * Columbus, Ohio April 15 Friday Michigan State * Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center April 17 Sunday Michigan * Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center April 28- May 1 Thursday-Sunday at Big Ten Championships East Lansing, Mich. * Indicates Big Ten Conference match. All dates and times central and subject to change. Home matches in BOLD.
Time 5 p.m. 11 a.m. 3 p.m. 10 a.m. 9 a.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 11:30 a.m. 11 a.m. 5 p.m. 11 a.m. 5 p.m. 11 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 5 p.m. 11 a.m. 3:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 9:30 a.m. 10 a.m. 4 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m. 3:30 p.m. 11 a.m. 4 p.m. 10 a.m. TBA
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2016 NEBRASKA OPPONENTS 2016 Non-Conference opponents Jan. 22 South Dakota State 5 p.m. Jan. 29 Eastern Michigan 3 p.m. Jan. 31 Air Force 9 a.m. Feb. 5 Creighton 3 p.m. Feb. 5 UMKC 7 p.m. Feb. 7 Wyoming 11:30 a.m. Feb. 13 Wichita State 11 a.m. Feb. 14 Colorado State 11 a.m. Feb. 19 Miami (Ohio) 5 p.m. Feb. 21 Memphis 11:30 a.m. Feb. 26 South Dakota 5 p.m. Feb. 27 Drake 11 a.m. March 12 Omaha 4 p.m. March 22 at Cal State Fullerton 3:30 p.m. Central time, subject to change air force Falcons Location................... Colorado Springs, Colo. Head Coach...................................Kim Gidley 2015 Record.............................................9-8 All-Time Record vs. NU.............................0-8 Website..................... goairforcefalcons.com
One of two juniors on the Nebraska women’s tennis team, Lisa Andersson has provided the Huskers with solid play in her first two seasons in the program and hopes to help the Big Red to the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments in 2016.
CAL STATE FULLERTON TITANS Location.................................Fullerton, Calif. Head Coach............................Dianne Matias 2015 Record........................................ 10-12 All-Time Record vs. NU.............................1-9 Website.......................... fullertontitans.com
Drake bulldogs Location............................ Des Moines, Iowa Head Coach............................ Sadhaf Pervez 2015 Record.......................................... 21-5 All-Time Record vs. NU........................ 14-19 Website...................... godrakebulldogs.com
MIAMI (OHIO) REDHAWKS Location.....................................Miami, Ohio Head Coach........................... Yana S. Carollo 2015 Record.......................................... 16-7 All-Time Record vs. NU........................ 10-16 Website....................... miamiredhawks.com
UMKC KANGAROOS Location...............................Kansas City, Mo. Head Coach...............................Kendell Hale 2015 Record........................................ 10-12 All-Time Record vs. NU.............................0-0 Website........................umkckangaroos.com
COLORADO STATE RAMS Location.............................Fort Collins, Colo. Head Coach................................Jon Messick 2015 Record.......................................... 8-13 All-Time Record vs. NU.......................... 0-18 Website....................................csurams.com
Eastern Michigan Eagles Location................................ Ypsilanti, Mich. Head Coach.................................... Ryan Ray 2015 Record.......................................... 9-14 All-Time Record vs. NU.......................... 0-11 Website............................... emueagles.com
OMAHA MAVERICKS Location....................................Omaha, Neb. Head Coach............................... Mike Saniuk 2015 Record.......................................... 5-15 All-Time Record vs. NU.............................0-6 Website...................................... omavs.com
WICHITA STATE SHOCKERS Location....................................Wichita, Kan. Head Coach................................Colin Foster 2015 Record.......................................... 24-4 All-Time Record vs. NU........................ 12-18 Website............................... goshockers.com
CREIGHton Blue Jays Location....................................Omaha, Neb. Head Coach.....................................Tom Lilly 2015 Record........................................ 10-13 All-Time Record vs. NU.......................... 0-27 Website..............................gocreighton.com
MEMPHIS TIGERS Location............................... Memphis, Tenn. Head Coach.............................Hayden Perez 2015 Record.......................................... 9-14 All-Time Record vs. NU.............................0-0 Website................................ gotigersgo.com
SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES Location................................ Vermillion, S.D. Head Coach.............................. Brett Barnett 2015 Record.......................................... 8-11 All-Time Record vs. NU.............................0-2 Website.................................... goyotes.com
WYOMING COWGIRLS Location..................................Laramie, Wyo. Head Coach.............................. Dean Clower 2015 Record.......................................... 15-6 All-Time Record vs. NU.......................... 0-14 Website...................................... gowyo.com
indiana hoosiers Location............................. Bloomington, Ind. Head Coach.................................... Lin Loring 2015 Record............................................16-7 2015 Big Ten Record..................................7-4 All-Time Record vs. NU..............................2-2 Website................................. iuhoosiers.com
michigan state spartans Location...........................East Lansing, Mich. Head Coach............................Simone Jardim 2015 Record........................................... 16-9 2015 Big Ten Record................................. 5-6 All-Time Record vs. NU............................. 3-2 Website.............................msuspartans.com
PENN STate nittany lions Location........................... University Park, Pa. Head Coach.................................. Chris Cagle 2015 Record............................................13-1 2015 Big Ten Record..................................8-3 All-Time Record vs. NU..............................2-2 Website.............................. gopsusports.com
2016 Big TEN Opponents March 2 Iowa 3 p.m. March 5 at Purdue 9:30 a.m. March 12 Rutgers 10 a.m. March 25 Minnesota 3 p.m. March 27 Wisconsin 1:30 p.m. April 2 at Northwestern 11 a.m. April 3 at Illinois 11 a.m. April 8 at Penn State 3:30 p.m. April 10 at Ohio State 11 a.m. April 15 Michigan State 4 p.m. April 17 Michigan 10 a.m. Central Time, subject to change
iowa hawkeyes Location..................................Iowa City, Iowa Head Coach..........................Katie Dougherty 2015 Record............................................8-13 2015 Big Ten Record..................................2-9 All-Time Record vs. NU............................16-8 Website..........................hawkeyesports.com
minnesota golden gophers Location.......................... Minneapolis, Minn. Head Coach..................... Chuck Merzbacher 2015 Record......................................... 17-10 2015 Big Ten Record................................. 6-5 All-Time Record vs. NU........................... 13-5 Website............................ gophersports.com
purdue boilermakers Location.......................... West Lafayette, Ind. Head Coach................................... Laura Glitz 2015 Record............................................14-9 2015 Big Ten Record..................................6-5 All-Time Record vs. NU..............................3-2 Website............................ purduesports.com
Maryland terrapins Location.............................College Park, Md. Head Coach..............................Daria Panova 2015 Record........................................ 10-12 2015 Big Ten Record.................................3-8 All-Time Record vs. NU.............................1-0 Website.................................... umterps.com
Northwestern wildcats Location......................................Evanston, Ill. Head Coach...............................Claire Pollard 2015 Record............................................16-8 2015 Big Ten Record..................................9-2 All-Time Record vs. NU..............................6-2 Website....................................nusports.com
rutgers scarlet knights Location........................ New Brunswick, N.J. Head Coach.................................. Ben Bucca 2015 Record.......................................... 6-14 2015 Big Ten Record.............................. 0-11 All-Time Record vs. NU.............................NA Website........................... scarletknights.com
Illinois fighting illini Location..................... Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Head Coach................................... Evan Clark 2015 Record..........................................14-10 2015 Big Ten Record..................................6-5 All-Time Record vs. NU..............................4-2 Website............................... fightingillini.com
michigan wolverines Location.............................. Ann Arbor, Mich. Head Coach..........................Ronni Bernstein 2015 Record........................................... 26-4 2015 Big Ten Record................................11-0 All-Time Record vs. NU............................. 4-0 Website................................... mgoblue.com
ohio state buckeyes Location............................... Columbus, Ohio Head Coach.......................... Melissa Schaub 2015 Record.......................................... 20-7 2015 Big Ten Record.............................. 10-1 All-Time Record vs. NU.............................4-5 Website....................ohiostatebuckeyes.com
wisconsin badgers Location................................... Madison, Wis. Head Coach................................ Tina Samara 2015 Record..........................................10-12 2015 Big Ten Record..................................4-7 All-Time Record vs. NU..............................6-5 Website................................ uwbadgers.com
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Scott Jacobson Head Coach 25th Season Blue Earth, Minn.
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) 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.” Entering his 25th 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. A three-time conference coach of the year, Jacobson has guided the Husker program to six NCAA Tournament bids in the past 10 seasons. He also led the Big Red 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. While the Huskers produced a golden age in the program from 2010 to 2013, Coach Jacobson’s program has been defined by consistent success. In fact, Nebraska produced 17 consecutive winning seasons from 1997 through 2013, with the Huskers producing top-75 final national rankings 15 times. Although Nebraska’s string of winning campaigns came to an end with an 8-17 overall record in 2014, Jacobson is confident the foundation for more future success is firmly in place. Jacobson, who owns 353 victories at the helm of the Huskers, has averaged
nearly 15 wins per season at NU, while laying the foundation for the Nebraska program brick by brick since his first season in 1991-92. Success at Nebraska goes far beyond winning, Jacobson emphasizes excellence on the court, in the classroom and in the community. A shining example of the total-person concept of Nebraska women’s tennis is Mary Weatherholt. The greatest player in the history of the program, Weatherholt capped her record-setting career as a first-team All-American in both singles and doubles. She was the NCAA runner-up in singles in 2013, while teaming with fellow first-team All-American Patricia Veresova to advance to the NCAA Elite Eight in doubles action in 2013. 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. During his career at Nebraska, Jacobson’s Huskers have earned numerous academic all-conference accolades. Jacobson also guided the athletic career of two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American 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. In 2013, NU had its most successful season to date under Jacobson. The team earned its highest ranking in school history at No. 6 midway through the season before finishing at No. 16. The team went to the school’s first NCAA Sweet 16 and hosted NCAA Tournament first- and second-round matches for the first time in Husker history. Jacobson guided Weatherholt to 208 career combined wins, the program’s first player to reach 200 victories. In addition to their first-team AllAmerica honors, Weatherholt and Veresova earned first-team All-Big Ten accolades, while fellow senior Stefanie Weinstein claimed second-team honors. Nebraska’s 24-6 final record in 2013 included a 10-1 Big Ten mark and the program’s first Big Ten regular-season title in just its second season in the tradition-rich conference. The Huskers’ 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 established the NU record with 181 combined wins before Weatherholt broke the record the following season. Weatherholt, who earned her first Big Ten Women’s Tennis Athlete-of-the-Year award, also claimed a Big Ten Sportsmanship award. She qualified for the 2012 NCAA Singles Championships for the first time in her career, but lost in the first round. Jacobson earned Big Ten Co-Coach-of-the-Year honors after leading the Big Red to the second round of the NCAA Tournament 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 the 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 All-Big 12 awards. 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 first-round 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 Freshman-of-the-Year Kim Hartmann on its way to a second straight NCAA Tournament bid. Before becoming head coach in 1991, Jacobson helped the Nebraska men’s team to an 84-86 record as an assistant from 1979 to 1989. He also spent 11 years as the assistant director of the Tennis and Life Camp in St. Peter, Minn. He has been an employee of the camp for 23 years. In 1995, Jacobson was awarded the David Aasen Award by the staff of the Tennis and Life Camp. The award honors enthusiasm, energy, sense of humor, high standards of sportsmanship, a love of teaching and a genuine concern for others. Originally from Blue Earth, Minn., Jacobson has been involved in many activities in Nebraska. In the past he has been an instructor for the Lincoln Racquet Club and coordinator for the Husker Netters Booster Club.
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 -Career 353-218 105-127
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German Dalmagro Associate Head Coach Third Season West Florida (2005)
Honors & Awards Nebraska Herman Award (Team GPA, 2014) All-American (Doubles, 2004) All-American (Singles/Doubles, 2002-03) No. 3 National Ranking (Doubles) No. 11 National Ranking (Singles) Dalmagro’s Coaching Philosophy “I believe in assisting the student-athletes to reach and experience their full potential. To have an environment that encourages the athletes to learn and develop on and off the court. By using the values of hard work, dedication, passion, discipline, mental toughness and integrity, while focusing on the process, and not so much on the end results. My goal is to inspire and offer a positive approach in all areas that will help each athlete be the best they can be, and become a better person overall.”
In his final season with the Jayhawks in 2012-13, the team went 11-10 and made it to the Big 12 Tournament where they fell in the second round. At KU, his responsibilities included on-court coaching, organizing travel and aiding in recruiting. His strong ties to the southern states landed standout products for KU during his time on staff. Dalmagro joined Kansas following a very successful playing and coaching career at Division II West Florida. Dalmagro was an assistant coach of both the men’s and women’s teams at UWF prior to joining the KU staff. During his year with West Florida, both teams reached the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament. Dalmagro’s coaching stay at West Florida was brief, but his impact produced one of the most decorated tennis players in school history. Dalmagro had a successful individual career at UWF and Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Dalmagro was a member of UWF’s backto-back NCAA Division II Championship teams in 2004 and 2005, and was part of the 2005 Gulf South Conference Champion team and 2004
Gulf South runner-up squad. Dalmagro’s career was highlighted by All-America honors in 2004 (doubles), 2003 (singles and doubles) and 2002 (singles and doubles). Dalmagro was ranked nationally as high as No. 3 in doubles and No. 11 in singles. Dalmagro saw success off the court while at West Florida, as he helped the Argonauts earn the 2004 National Award for highest team GPA and was named to the Dean’s List. Prior to transferring to West Florida, Dalmagro played at ABAC. At ABAC, he was the NJCAA Player of the Year in 2003 and the individual national champion in 2002. Dalmagro’s tennis coaching experience stretches beyond West Florida. In 2004 and 2005, Dalmagro served as the head coach at the Nike Tennis Camp in Lawrenceville, N.J., and also coached at Abraham Baldwin College in Tifton, Ga., from 2002 to 2003. Dalmagro graduated from West Florida, earning a degree in business administration with a specialization in management.
German Dalmagro (pronounced Her-mahn Dal-mahg-ro) is in his third season on Coach Scott Jacobson’s staff at Nebraska in 2015-16. In 2014-15, the Huskers produced a fourmatch improvement in the win column from their 2013-14 campaign, which was Dalmagro’s first on the Nebraska staff. With a solid returning nucleus and some talented newcomers, the Huskers hope to make even more improvements while playing their first season at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center in 2015-16. Dalmagro is a former member of the Kansas women’s tennis coaching staff, spending six seasons with the Jayhawks from 2006 through 2013. In his first season with the Huskers in 201314, Nebraska claimed its fourth straight Herman Award for the highest team GPA among all Nebraska women’s sports. Four Huskers earned academic All-Big Ten Ten honors in 2014, while seven Huskes added academic All-Big Ten accolades in 2015. SEASON PREVIEW . COACHES & SUPPORT STAFF . 2015-16 HUSKERS . REVIEW . HISTORY . THIS IS NEBRASKA
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Shawn Eichorst
Director of Athletics Third Season Wisconsin-Whitewater (1990)
Administrative Experience
Nebraska, Director of Athletics 2013-present Miami, Director of Athletics 2011-12 Wisconsin, Deputy Director of Athletics 2009-11 Wisconsin, Executive Associate Director of Athletics 2007-09 Wisconsin, Senior Associate Director of Athletics 2006-07 South Carolina, Senior Associate Director of Athletics 2004-06 Wisconsin-Whitewater, Director of Athletics 1999-2003
Education
Marquette, J.D. Wisconsin-Whitewater, B.A. (Business)
Family Family
1995 1990
Wife: Kristin; Sons: Jack, Joseph, Bennett
Shawn Eichorst came to the University of Nebraska in 2012 with an incredible passion for the University and for its studentathletes. As the leader of a tradition-rich program with 24 intercollegiate teams, 600-plus student-athletes and more than 300 full-time employees, Eichorst has relied on a strong value system and a student-centered approach to lead the Department. Nebraska’s primary mission is to provide student-athletes with the resources and support they need to be successful in academics, athletics and life. The health, safety and welfare of student-athletes is Nebraska’s top priority and at the essence of every decision made. Nebraska has a history of providing first-class coaches, staff and facilities for its students. Additionally, since Eichorst arrived in Lincoln, resources and services in every student-athlete support unit have been improved and enhanced, including academics, athletic medicine, life skills, nutrition, sports psychology, strength and conditioning and in the Nebraska Athletics Performance Laboratory (NAPL). Eichorst has continued to aggressively move Nebraska forward with several new initiatives to enhance the student-athlete experience. The Department will provide state-of-the-art laptop computers to all student-athletes beginning in the summer of 2015 and the University will now provide four-year, full cost of attendance-based scholarships for all scholarship student-athletes in every sport. Also beginning in the summer of 2015, every Husker letterwinner who graduates and has exhausted his or her eligibility will be provided assistance to either obtain an internship; study abroad or attend graduate or professional school. Eichorst has made more than 350 public appearances around the state, and his monthly radio show and “Connecting on Campus” online column provide the opportunity for him to further connect and share the incredible activities, initiatives and accomplishments that take place at Nebraska. As a member of the Chancellor’s Senior Administrative Team, Eichorst maintains a strong connection and collaboration between the University and Department of Athletics. A highly respected national leader, Eichorst was appointed in 2015 to the Division I Football Oversight Committee. He was the
first Director of Athletics from any conference to visit the Big Ten Conference-based Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) at its Champaign, Ill., headquarters. The CIC is a highly successful academic-based consortium of 15 schools, including all 14 in the Big Ten Conference. Nebraska is leading the Big Ten and the CIC in several areas, including Digital Humanities and head injury research. Under Eichorst, Nebraska extended its nation-leading total of CoSIDA Academic All-Americans to 320 and its nation-leading total of NCAA Top Ten Award winners to 17, after Mary Weatherholt (women’s tennis) earned the honor in 2014. In 2014-15, more than 400 awards were presented at the 25th Anniversary StudentAthlete Recognition Banquet—A Night at the Lied. Over three commencements, 118 student-athletes earned undergraduate or graduate degrees and the Big Ten Conference honored 205 Husker student-athletes with Academic All-Big Ten awards. For the first time in school history, all Nebraska teams had an NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 950 or higher, as reported in May of 2015. The Nebraska football (second consecutive year) and rifle (third consecutive year) programs received public recognition for having an APR in the top 10 percent in their respective sports. In addition, five Husker teams (women’s basketball, softball, women’s tennis, volleyball and women’s golf) had a Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 100 percent, as reported in the fall of 2014. On Dec. 4, 2014, Eichorst announced the hiring of Mike Riley as the Huskers’ new head football coach. As one of the most respected and sought-after coaches in the profession, Riley’s hire was highly praised by prominent members of the national media, the coaching fraternity, Riley’s former players, and current and former Nebraska student-athletes. In Riley, Eichorst secured one of the finest football minds in the world and great positive-thinking teacher of young men. In 2014-15, the Nebraska women’s bowling team earned the school’s seventh national title and fifth since bowling became an NCAA sport in 2004. The Husker men’s track and field team won the Big Ten Indoor Championship and 13 Husker teams competed in NCAA postseason action, including bowling, football, volleyball, women’s basketball, wrestling, softball, men’s and women’s gymnastics, rifle, and men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field. Nebraska produced 36 All-Americans who won 51 awards. Nebraska’s fan support continues to be unparalleled in college athletics. In fact, in 2014-15 top 15 national rankings for average attendance were reached across five sports—football, volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball and baseball. A tribute to loyal Husker fans, two sports lead the nation with consecutive home sellout streaks, including football (340) and volleyball for regularseason action (188). In 2013-14, Nebraska became one of only two NCAA institutions – and the first Big Ten program in history – to qualify for a football bowl game, and advance to NCAA postseason in the major team sports of volleyball, soccer, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and softball. Additionally, Nebraska was the only institution to win a postseason game in six of those seven sports. Under Eichorst’s leadership, Nebraska continues to focus on improving its facilities and the game-day experience at all athletic venues. In the summer of 2015, a world-class Soccer and Tennis Complex, located just north of the Devaney Center and Nebraska Innovation Campus, was completed. A new center-hung video board and sound system was installed in the Devaney Center in 2015 to improve the game-day experience for volleyball, wrestling and men’s and women’s gymnastics. In 2014, the largest wireless network system at a college football stadium in history was installed in Memorial Stadium, along with a state-of-the-art sound system. In the summer of 2013, a Memorial Stadium expansion also added the innovative NAPL inside East Stadium next to the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior (CB3). That same year, Nebraska’s men’s and women’s basketball teams became the primary tenants at Pinnacle Bank Arena, and the renovated Devaney Center became the home for Husker volleyball, wrestling and the men’s and women’s gymnastics programs.
Eichorst came to Nebraska after serving as Director of Athletics at Miami in 2011 and 2012. He hired legendary men’s basketball coach Jim Larrañaga, who led Miami to the NIT Second Round in his first season and ACC regular-season and tournament titles as well and the NCAA Sweet 16 in his second. The women’s basketball program posted its highest national ranking in school history (No. 5) and advanced to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament. The women’s tennis team advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight for the fourth straight season, and the baseball team made its 40th consecutive NCAA appearance. The women’s soccer team posted its first NCAA Tournament win in school history, and the volleyball team made its third straight NCAA Tournament trip. Before heading to Miami, Eichorst was the Deputy Director of Athletics at Wisconsin. He was the Chief Operating Officer and oversaw the department’s daily operations, as well as Bo Ryan’s men’s basketball program under the direction of Director of Athletics and former Husker Barry Alvarez. From 2004 to 2006, Eichorst served as the Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Administration at South Carolina, overseeing the department’s daily operations, as well as the football and baseball programs under legendary coaches Lou Holtz, Steve Spurrier and Ray Tanner, respectively. From 1999 to 2003, Eichorst served as the Director of Athletics at Wisconsin-Whitewater, which produced four top 10-percent finishes in the NACDA Directors Cup, one NCAA team title and two NCAA runner-up finishes. The program also featured 11 CoSIDA Academic All-America selections. A native of Lone Rock, Wis., Eichorst was an all-conference defensive back, three-time letterwinner and 1990 football team captain for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He graduated magna cum laude in business from UW-Whitewater in 1990 and in 2015 was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award for Professional Achievement. He earned a law degree from Marquette Law School in 1995, practiced law in Milwaukee until 1999 and is a past member of the State Bar of Wisconsin Board of Governors. He served as an assistant adjunct professor of law at Marquette, where he taught classes in sports law. He serves on the Marquette University National Sports Law Institute Board of Advisors and in 2006, Marquette awarded Eichorst the Sports Law Alumnus of the Year Award. He is also a graduate of the Sports Management Institute and serves on its Executive Committee. Shawn and his wife Kristin have three sons: Jack, Joseph and Bennett.
The Eichorst family (clockwise): Kristin, Shawn, Jack, Bennett and Joseph.
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Pat Logsdon
Executive Associate A.D./Administration & Senior Woman Administrator A member of the Nebraska Athletic Department since 1979, Pat Logsdon serves as Executive Associate Athletic Director for Administration. She is Nebraska’s Senior Woman Administrator to the NCAA and the Big Ten Conference and 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.
Steve Waterfield Executive Associate A.D./Performance & Strategic Research
Steve Waterfield is in his third season ast Nebraska and currently serves a executive associate athletic director for performance and strategic research.
Waterfield assists Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst with the administration of the football program and serves as the sport administrator for men’s and women’s tennis. He also oversees athletic medicine, strength and conditioning, sports nutrition, Lewis Training Table, the Nebraska Athletic Performance Laboratory (NAPL) and strategic research and sports analytics. Waterfield is the athletic department liaison to the institution’s Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior (CB3), located in the East Stadium Research Facility. Waterfield joined Nebraska after two years as a senior administrator at Miami. While in Coral Gables, Waterfield oversaw sports medicine, athletic training, strength and conditioning and human resources, and served as the direct sport administrator for the football and men’s basketball programs. Prior to Miami, Waterfield spent seven
years at Wisconsin, serving under Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez as an associate athletic director for student services. Waterfield oversaw compliance, academic services and sports medicine, while also serving as sport administrator for the men’s and women’s soccer and men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs. Waterfield went to Wisconsin after spending five years as an assistant director of compliance at Ohio State. Waterfield holds a law degree, a master’s in business administration and a master’s in sports management from Ohio State and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Kenyon College. He is a member of the Ohio bar and U.S. Federal District Court and worked as an assistant attorney general in the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. Steve and his wife, Jaime, have two sons, Davis and Austin.
NEBRASKA TENNIS SUPPORT STAFF Director of Athletics: Shawn Eichorst Executive Associate A.D./Development, Ticketing & Events: Marc Boehm Executive Associate A.D./CFO: John Jentz Executive Associate A.D./Academics: Dennis Leblanc Executive Associate A.D./Administration & SWA: Pat Logsdon Executive Associate A.D. Performance & Strategic Research: Steve Waterfield Senior Associate A.D./Facilities & Capital Planning: Bob Burton Senior Associate A.D./Compliance: Jamie Vaughn Senior Associate A.D./Marketing & Communications: Dave Witty Senior Associate A.D./Life Skills & N Club: Keith Zimmer Associate A.D./Community, Governmental & Charitable Relations: Chris Anderson Associate A.D./Development & Ticket Operations: Diane Mendenhall
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Lonnie Albers, M.D. Director of Athletic Medicine
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Maggy Lehmicke Senior Kirkland, Washington (Chrysalis School)
Honors & Awards
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2014, 2015) Academic All-Big Ten (2014, 2015) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012, 2013; Spring 2013, 2014, 2015) Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (2015) Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2014) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014) 2015-16 Outlook Maggy Lehmicke plans to continue to lead the Huskers on and off the court in 2016. The senior from Kirkland, Wash., competed out of the No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles positions as a team captain in 2015. She is a two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and academic All-Big Ten selection who has been honored by Nebraska and the Big Ten for her commitment to the community.
2014-15: JUNIOR Lehmicke served as captain of a young Husker team, playing every match at the No.1 singles spot and remaining consistent with Lisa Andersson at the No. 2 doubles spot. Lehmicke netted a 10-13 singles mark while going 2-9 in Big Ten play. She gathered an 18-6 doubles record, going 10-1 against Big Ten opponents. In her junior year, Lehmicke nabbed two victories over opponents of nationally ranked teams, including her victory over No. 51 Denver’s Maureen Slattery and her impressive 6-0, 6-1 win over No. 52 Indiana’s Katie Klyczek. Pairing up with Andersson for the majority of the spring season, the duo pressed their way to a notable 15-4 mark, going 10-1 in Big Ten action. The pair had an eight-match winning streak between March 6 and April 3, grabbing wins over six Big Ten opponents and three nationally ranked teams. Lehmicke distinguished herself through sportsmanship and ethical behavior, earning her the 2015 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. As one of 14 recipients, she earned the honor based on her academic success and citizenship off the tennis court. She was also a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and an academic All-Big Ten selection for the second consecutive season. 2013-14: SOPHOMORE Lehmicke was one of two sophomores on an extremely young Husker roster. She led the team from the No. 1 singles and doubles spots. Lehmicke put together a 21-13 overall singles record with a 13-8 spring showing and went 2-8 in the Big Ten. She had a nine-match winning streak to start the season from Jan. 21 against Creighton through March 9 against Miami (Ohio). In doubles, Lehmicke partnered with Mary Hanna during the spring, earning a 10-8 record and finishing at 16-16 overall. Lehmicke and Hanna saw a seven-match winning streak between Jan. 31 and March 9.
A leader in the classroom and the community, Lehmicke earned academic All-Big Ten honors while claiming a prestigious Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award. She earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both semesters of 201314, and captured a spot on the inaugural Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. She helped the Husker women’s tennis team claim its fourth consecutive Herman Team GPA Award.
2012-13: FRESHMAN Lehmicke was one of two freshmen to join the Huskers for the 2012-13 season along with Lauren Wagner. Lehmicke saw a great deal of action on the court for Nebraska in her first year, playing at No. 3, 4, and 5 singles as well as No. 2 and 3 doubles. Lehmicke finished with a 21-11 singles record, including a 20-9 spring mark. She went 7-4 in Big Ten play. Lehmicke went 3-0 at No. 3 singles, 9-4 at No. 4, and 8-5 at No. 5. She began the season with four straight victories before she dropped two matches, then reeled off a nine-match winning streak between Feb. 9 and March 10. Lehmicke split her matches against ranked foes at 1-1. Lehmicke showed potential on the doubles court, where she accumulated a 13-12 record with an 11-10 spring showing and a 2-5 mark in the Big Ten. Lehmicke teamed with three partners in 2013. Her primary partner was Izabella Zgierska, but she tacked on a couple matches with Maike Zeppernick and Patricia Veresova. Lehmicke and Veresova went 2-0 as a pair with matches against Illinois State and Colorado State on Feb. 15 and 17, respectively, her only matches from the No. 2 spot. Lehmicke and Zeppernick went 1-1 with performances against Notre Dame and Ohio State on Jan. 27 and Feb. 2, respectively. Lehmicke and Zgierska went 8-9 in the regular season and 2-4 against Big Ten foes. The duo unleashed an eight-match win streak that started Feb. 10 against Baylor and ended March 8 versus Illinois, all from the No. 3 position. The tandem ended the regular season on a six-match losing streak that started March 10. Lehmicke debuted in Big Ten play against Ohio State on Feb. 2, where she lost at No. 5 singles and No. 3 doubles. She secured her first Big Ten victories against Iowa on March 5, where she played No. 3 doubles with Zgierska and No. 4 singles. Lehmicke helped the team earn the Herman Award for the top team GPA of all Nebraska’s women’s sports in 2013. She was named to the Nebraska ScholarAthlete Roll in the fall of 2012 and spring of 2013. BEFORE NEBRASKA Lehmicke was a four-star recruit who had been ranked as high as No. 74 nationally. Lehmicke, who attended Chrysalis School in Woodinville, Wash., was ranked No. 2 overall in the state as well as No. 2 in the Northwest region. She competed in a variety of major tournaments, including the USTA National Championships. PERSONAL The daughter of Leo Lehmicke and Cynthia Anonsen, Maggy Lehmicke was born, Nov. 1, 1993, in Bellevue, Wash. She has one brother, Max. Maggy is a journalism major in Nebraska’s College of Journalism and Mass Communications. Her hobbies include writing, fashion design and yoga.
Singles Year 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Totals
Spring 20-9 13-8 10-13 43-30
Big Ten 7-4 2-8 2-9 11-21
Fall Total 1-2 21-11 8-5 21-13 6-3 16-16 15-10 58-40
Doubles Year 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Totals
Spring 11-10 10-8 18-6 39-24
Big Ten 2-5 2-4 10-1 14-10
Fall 2-2 6-8 2-6 10-16
Total 13-12 16-16 20-12 49-40
WHY MAGGY CHOSE NEBRASKA “I’d always wanted to play for a Big Ten school, but what separated Nebraska from the other schools was the team chemistry. I love all of the girls on the team and the coaches are fantastic. I also met with a lot of people in the journalism school on my official visit and fell in love with that as well. It’s a strong program here, and the faculty are such friendly people.”
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Mackenna Maddox-Herr Senior McKinney, Texas (McKinney Boyd/BYU) Osborne Citizenship Team, which honors students who have completed at least six service projects and remain in good academic and athletic standing. Maddox-Herr also earned a prestigious Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award, which honors outstanding community service while providing a positive influence on the team.
Before Nebraska
Honors & Awards
Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2015) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014) West Coast Conference Honor Roll (Fall 2012, 2013; Spring 2013, 2014)
Maddox-Herr joined the Huskers after spending two seasons at BYU. She went 8-4 in singles play during the fall of her freshman season and advanced to the semifinals of the Cal Nike Invitational. She played all but two of her regular-season singles matches at the No. 5 position. She got a singles win over No. 51 San Diego and a doubles win over No. 70 Washington State. Maddox-Herr compiled a 6-3 singles record in fall play of her sophomore season. She
teamed up with Morgan Anderson-Littlewood for victory over No. 50 Denver’s Maureen Slattery and Evy Van Genechten, 8-3. Maddox-Herr earned a spot on the West Coast Conference Honor Roll both her freshman and sophomore year. Maddox-Herr attended high school at McKinney Boyd in Texas, where she captured all-state honors in 2009, 2010 and 2012.
Personal
The daughter of Doug and Paul Maddox, Mackenna was born on July 12, 1994, in McKinney, Texas. Mackenna has two brothers, Jared, 23, and Danton, 21. Mackenna is majoring in geography at Nebraska. On July 7, 2015, she married DJ Herr.
Why Mackenna chose Nebraska
“Nebraska is a place to be yourself; to grow, to learn and to achieve your dreams.”
2015-16 OUTLOOK
Mackenna Maddox-Herr is in her second season with the Huskers in 2016. In her first season on the court at Nebraska in 2015 after transferring from BYU, Maddox-Herr provided leadership on and off the court. She expects to do the same in 2016 alongside fellow seniors Maggy Lehmicke and Lauren Wagner. In addition to providing competitive play in the bottom half of the Husker lineup, Maddox-Herr is a solid student and outstanding citizen off the court. She earned a prestigious Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award for her commitment to the community in 2015.
2014-15: Junior
In her first season as a Husker, Maddox-Herr provided an instant impact, contributing a 4-9 mark at the No. 6 singles spot. She finished with a 1-7 mark in Big Ten action. Maddox-Herr paired with Lisa Andersson for the first match of the spring season and earned an 8-6 victory. Maddox-Herr went on to partner with Katerina Matysova to fill the No. 3 doubles spot for the remainder of the spring season, and the duo notched an 8-14 overall record that included a 2-9 effort in Big Ten play. Off the court, Maddox-Herr earned impressive honors in her first season at Nebraska. She claimed a spot on the Tom
Doubles
Singles Year Spring Big Ten Fall Total 2012-13 BYU -- -- 15-17 2013-14 BYU -- -- 6-3 2014-15 4-9 1-7 5-7 9-16 Totals 4-9 1-7 5-7 30-36
Year Spring 2012-13 BYU 2013-14 BYU 2014-15 9-14 Totals 9-14
Big Ten -- -- 1-7 1-7
Fall Total -- 14-10 -- 6-9 5-7 14-21 5-7 34-40
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Lauren Wagner Senior Roslyn Heights, New York (Weil Tennis) 2014-15: Junior
Honors & Awards
Academic All-Big Ten (2014, 2015) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012, 2013; Spring 2015) Nebraska Herman Award (2013, 2014)
2015-16 outlook
Lauren Wagner enters 2016 season as one of three seniors on the Nebraska women’s tennis team. Wagner competed well during the fall season, and plans to provide depth and leadership on and off the court for the Huskers.
Wagner saw limited action in the spring season but gained valuable experience in the fall where she competed in two invitationals. Wagner competed strong at the Mizzou Invitational where she grabbed a 6-4, 7-5 win over Vivian Cheng of Columbia University en route to a 1-5 record during the fall campaign. She paired with Izabella Zgierska at the Mizzou Invite to earn an 8-4 win over Columbia University’s Laura MacMullin and Amy Li. Wagner added an 8-5 victory against MacMullin and Cheng while teaming up with Katerina Matysova. In the classroom, Wagner captured academic All-Big Ten honors for the second consecutive season. She added a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll during the spring semester.
2013-14: Sophomore
Wagner was one of two sophomores on the Husker roster. She played solely at No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles, finishing with a 0-10 overall singles record and 2-14 doubles mark. In the spring, she went 0-2 overall with both matches in Big Ten play. Wagner partnered with Hannah Sulz for both of her spring losses.
Wagner had a strong season off the court, earning academic All-Big Ten Honors and helping the team earn its fourth consecutive Herman Award. She also received a Nebraska Honors Medallion for having a GPA between 3.0-3.49.
2012-13: Freshman
Wagner was one of two freshmen to join the Huskers for the 2012-13 campaign alongside Maggy Lehmicke. Wagner participated in one match for Nebraska in the spring, playing at No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles. Wagner held a 2-3 singles record for 201213, including a 1-0 mark in the spring. She went 1-3 during the fall and only faced one team in the spring. Wagner won her only singles outing against Maddie Buxton of Colorado State on Feb. 17 by a score of 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (12-10). Wagner went 0-3 in doubles. Her only spring match resulted in a 7-8 (4-7) loss from the No. 3 position alongside partner Maike Zeppernick against Mollie Cooper and Abby Stevens of Colorado State. Wagner took two losses paired with Zeppernick during the fall of 2012. Wagner helped the team earn the Herman Award for the highest team GPA of all Nebraska’s women’s sports in 2013. She was also named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2012. It was Wagner’s first academic award as a student-athlete for the Huskers.
Before Nebraska
Wagner trained at Weil Tennis Academy in Ojai, Calif., along with her father’s Robbie Wagner Tournament Training Center in Glen Cove, N.Y., throughout high school. She graduated from Laurel Springs School online in 2012.
Personal
The daughter of Robbie and Shari Wagner, Lauren was born Aug. 12, 1994, in New York City, N.Y. Lauren is a marketing major at Nebraska and earned academic All-Big Ten honors in 2014 and 2015. She is a three-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll.
WHY LAUREN CHOSE NEBRASKA
“I loved the coaches, the other ladies on the team, the campus and the fact that academics are important among student-athletes.”
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Year Spring Spring BigTen Ten Fall Fall Total Total Year Big 2011-12 7-5 2-0 -- 7-5 2012-13 1-0 -- 1-3 2-3 2012-13 9-11 4-3 2-4 11-15 2013-14 0-4 0-3 0-6 0-10 2013-14 9-15 4-5 13-20 2014-15 -- -- 2-9 1-5 1-5 TOTALS 1-4 0-3 2-14 25-31 8-12 6-9 31-40 Totals 3-18
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Lisa Andersson Junior Varberg, Sweden (Varberg Club) In the classroom, Andersson claimed the first academic All-Big Ten honors of her career. She added recognition on the Nebraska ScholarAthlete Honor Roll for the third time during the 2015 spring semester.
2013-14: Freshman
Honors & Awards
Academic All-Big Ten (2015) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2013; Spring 2014, 2015) Nebraska Herman Award (Team GPA, 2014)
2015-16 outlook
Lisa Andersson will aim at her most successful season on and off the court for the Huskers in 2016. The junior from Varberg, Sweden posted winning records in both singles and doubles as a regular in the Nebraska lineup as a sophomore. Andersson produced 35 victories, including 20 on the doubles court, where she went 10-1 alongside Maggy Lehmicke in Big Ten play. As a junior, Andersson hopes to help the Huskers make a move up the Big Ten standings and earn a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Andersson made an instant impact on the Husker lineup as a freshman in 2014. She played from the No. 3, 4, 5 and 6 positions in singles and the No. 2 and 3 spots in doubles. Andersson paired with Brittany Brewster for her first two doubles matches at the No. 2 position, before dropping to the No. 3 spot to partner with Hannah Sulz for the remainder of the season. Andersson finished the season with a 6-18 singles record, including a 6-12 spring mark. She went 0-7 in Big Ten matches. She was most successful at the No. 4 spot, where she finished 3-3. In doubles, Andersson put together a 7-18 overall record that included a 5-13 spring showing. She was 0-6 in the Big Ten. Andersson helped the team earn its fourth consecutive Herman Award for the highest cumulative team GPA among all women’s sports at Nebraska.
She claimed spots on the Nebraska ScholarAthlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2013-14.
Before Nebraska
Andersson was ranked No. 7 nationally in her age group and No. 34 overall in Sweden. Andersson was a Swedish National Team Championship finalist and a National Team Championship Doubles runner-up.
Personal
The daughter of Christina and Michael Andersson, Lisa has one brother, Marcus, 17.
A native of Varberg, Sweden, Andersson is a good friend of former Husker Wiveca Swarting. Andersson is majoring in business administration at Nebraska. She earned academic All-Big Ten honors in 2015. She is a three-time member of the Nebraska ScholarAthlete Honor Roll.
Why lisa Chose Nebraska
“I chose Nebraska because it provides great opportunities in both tennis and academics. The team is excellent and the coaches are very nice and easy to work with.”
2014-15: Sophomore
As a sophomore, Andersson continued to make a major impact in the Nebraska lineup, playing in the No. 3, 4, 5 and 6 singles spots during the spring. She gathered a 12-11 singles mark, going 2-9 in Big Ten action while earning an 18-5 doubles mark. She went 10-1 against Big Ten opponents. Andersson played the majority of her singles matches at the No. 5 spot, accumulating a notable 9-4 mark. Andersson’s efforts were highlighted by her nine-match winning streak between Feb. 8 and March 8, with all but three victories coming in straight sets. Andersson teamed up with Maggy Lehmicke for the majority of the spring season where the duo posted an impressive 15-4 mark, including a 10-1 Big Ten mark. The pair had an eightmatch winning streak (March 6-April 3) and posted wins over six Big Ten opponents and three nationally ranked teams.
Singles Year Spring 2013-14 6-12 2014-15 12-11 Totals 18-23
Big Ten 0-7 2-9 2-16
Doubles Fall Total 0-6 6-18 3-3 15-14 3-9 21-32
Year Spring Big Ten Fall Total 2013-14 5-13 0-6 2-5 7-1 2014-15 18-5 10-1 2-6 20-11 Totals 23-18 10-7 4-11 27-29
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Mary Hanna Junior Saline, Michigan (Saline)
looking to put together her most successful campaign as a junior in 2016. The Michigan native owns 57 combined wins in singles (24) and doubles (33) in her first two years at Nebraska.
2014-15: Sophomore
Honors & Awards
Academic All-Big Ten (2015) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2013; Spring 2014, 2015) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015) Nebraska Herman Award (Team GPA, 2014)
2015-16 outlook Mary Hanna returns to the Nebraska
women’s tennis team for the 2016 season as one of two juniors, joining Lisa Andersson. Hanna, who has been a regular in Nebraska’s spring lineups the past two seasons, will be
Hanna was a staple in the Husker lineup for the second straight season as a sophomore in 2015. She filled the No. 3 singles spot for NU’s lineup and earned an 8-13 mark, going 3-7 in Big Ten play. She paired with Izabella Zgierska for the majority of the spring season to tally a strong 14-7 record, going 4-7 against Big Ten opponents. With seven-straight victories to begin the duo’s spring campaign, the two went on to earn 14 wins, four against tough Big Ten opponents. At the No. 3 singles spot, Hanna rode a four-match winning streak from Feb. 13 to Feb. 22, earning wins over Colorado State, Missouri, Wyoming and Illinois State. Hanna and Zgierska drove NU’s doubles success with their impressive performance at the No. 1 spot. Hanna continued her success off the court by earning academic All-Big Ten honors in the classroom. She was also a member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2015.
She also showed her commitment to the community by claiming a spot on the Tom Osborne Citizenship team, which awards student-athletes who have participated in six or more outreach events while being in good academic and athletic standing.
2013-14: Freshman Hanna broke into the Husker lineup as a
regular No. 3 and 4 in singles and No. 1 in doubles. Hanna finished with a 10-21 overall singles record, with a 7-18 spring mark and 2-9 record in the Big Ten. She partnered with captain Maggy Lehmicke the whole season in doubles play. The duo earned a 10-8 spring record and tallied a 2-4 mark in Big Ten play. The pair had a sevenmatch winning streak from Jan. 31 through March 9. Off the court, Hanna earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2013-14 to help the Huskers earn their fourth straight Herman Award for the highest cumulative team GPA among all Nebraka women’s sports.
Before Nebraska Hanna achieved a ranking of No. 5 in the
Midwest as well as being the No. 6 overall recruit from the Midwest. Hanna was victorious in doubles at the Midwest Open in 2012 and contended as a finalist at the Midwest Closed Invitational in 2011. Hanna boasted first-team All-Michigan honors for multiple years during her high school tennis career.
Personal
The daughter of Mark Hanna, Mary was born on Nov. 8, 1995. She has one brother, Andrew, 21. Mary has a pet parrot, spends time at her lake house and travels when not training for tennis. Her favorite food is pasta and she loves to play recreational volleyball. An advertising and public relations major at Nebraska, she earned academic All-Big Ten honors in 2015. She is a three-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll.
Why Mary Chose Nebraska “I was so impressed with the campus and
Singles Year 2013-14 2014-15 Totals
Spring 7-18 8-13 15-31
Big Ten 2-9 3-7 5-16
Fall 3-3 6-5 9-8
immediately felt right at home.”
Doubles Total 10-21 14-18 24-39
Year 2013-14 2014-15 Totals
Spring 10-8 14-7 24-15
Big Ten 2-4 4-7 6-11
Fall 4-5 5-5 9-10
Total 14-13 19-12 33-25
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Katerina Matysova Sophomore Erding, Germany (TF Dachau) in singles (16) and doubles (14) last season, and will be looking to make even greater contributions in 2016.
2014-15: REDSHIRT FRESHMAN Matysova returned to the court as a
redshirt freshman in 2015, after having her true freshman season cut short by a knee injury. Matysova notched a 16-15 singles record that included a 12-10 mark in the spring. She went 3-8 in Big Ten competition. On the doubles court, she managed a 14-18 overall mark that included a 9-14 spring mark and a 2-9 Big Ten record. Off the court, Matysova was named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar for her excellence in the classroom. She added academic All-Big Ten honors, while being named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2015.
Honors & Awards
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2015) Academic All-Big Ten (2015) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2013; Spring 2014, 2015) Nebraska Herman Award (Team GPA, 2014)
2015-16 outlook Katerina Matysova returns for her third
season in the Nebraska women’s tennis program hoping to build on a strong redshirt freshman campaign. The sophomore from Erding, Germany produced 30 combined wins
2013-14: REDSHIRT Matysova joined the Huskers in 2014 as
one of six newcomers. She played a handful of matches in the fall, posting a 2-4 singles record and 1-4 doubles mark before suffering a knee injury that kept her out of spring competition. Matysova redshirted in the spring while recovering from her ACL injury.
Singles Year 2013-14 2014-15 Totals
Spring -- 12-10 12-10
Big Ten -- 3-8 3-8
Matysova earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2013-14 to help the Huskers earn their fourth consecutive Herman Award for the highest cumulative team GPA among all Nebraska women’s sports.
Before Nebraska Matysova won a U21 Regional Championship
at the age of 13 going on to reach her highest U16 ranking of No. 11 at the age of 14. In January 2011, Matysova won an ITF tournament in Poland. Matysova achieved her highest national ranking at No. 97 in 2011-12. Matysova attained her highest ITF ranking in 2011 at No. 384.
Personal A native of Erding, Germany, Katerina
Matysova is the daughter of Jareslav and Romana Matysova and has one younger sister, Lucie, 16. Katerina is majoring in psychology at Nebraska.
Why Katerina Chose Nebraska “Nebraska is a great university and I heard a
lot of amazing things about it from my former teammate and friend Izabella Zgierska, who played for the Huskers.”
Doubles Fall 2-4 4-5 6-9
Total 2-4 16-15 18-19
Year 2013-14 2014-15 Totals
Spring -- 9-14 9-14
Big Ten -- 2-9 2-9
Fall 1-4 5-4 6-8
Total 1-4 14-18 15-22
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Spurti Shivalingaiah Sophomore Bangalore, India (Ebenezer International) 2014-15 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN Shivalingaiah saw her first action on the
court in her second season at Nebraska, following a redshirt year in 2013-14. She produced a 14-8 singles mark overall, including a solid 11-3 singles record during the spring. Shivalingaiah went 0-2 in Big Ten singles play. She added an 8-9 overall doubles mark, including a 4-2 spring record, but she did not compete in doubles during Big Ten action. Off the court, Shivalingaiah earned academic All-Big Ten accolades, as well as claiming a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2014.
Honors & Awards
Academic All-Big Ten (2015) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014, Spring 2014) Nebraska Herman Award (Team GPA, 2014)
2015-16 outlook Spurti Shivalingaiah joins Katerina Matysova
as one of two sophomores on the Nebraska women’s tennis team in 2016. Shivalingaiah was a contributor for the Huskers as a redshirt freshman in 2014-15, and hopes to make an even greater contribution in her third year in the program.
2013-14 REDSHIRT Shivalingaiah earned a spot on the Nebraska
Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2014, and helped the Huskers capture the Herman Award, which honors the team with the highest GPA among Nebraska women’s sports.
Before Nebraska Shivalingaiah was a decorated junior
player. The talented recruit won the ITF U18 Junior World Ranking singles and doubles Championship at Colombo and was a finalist in the ITF U18 Junior World Ranking Singles Championship at Bahrain and Colombo.
Singles Year Spring 2014-15 11-3 Totals 11-3
Big Ten 0-2 0-2
Shivalingaiah won the ITF U18 Junior Doubles Championship at Guwahati and Chennai while also becoming a finalist in the ITF U18 Juniors Doubles Championships in Bahrain, Jordan, Colombo and Delhi. Shivalingaiah reached a ranking of 232 in the ITF U18 Junior World Ranking as well as ranking No. 1,110 in International WTA Women’s. Shivalingaiah was honored and presented with the Karnataka Olympic Association Award as the “Best Sports Person - Tennis” by the Governor of Karnataka on Nov. 22, 2012.
Personal Spurti Shivalingaiah was born on July 12,
1995 in Bangalore, India. She is the daughter of Shivalingaiah Annaiah and Bhavani Reddy, and has one sister, Shreya. Spurti is majoring in finance in Nebraska’s College of Business Administration.
Why spurti Chose Nebraska “I chose Nebraska because of the excellent
sports infrastructure, campus and a good tennis program. Also, Coach Scott Jacobson is very experienced and an extremely positive person. It’s a great opportunity to work with him.”
Doubles Fall Total 3-5 14-8 3-5 14-8
Year Spring 2014-15 4-2 Totals 4-2
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Paula Del Cueto Castillo Freshman Sevilla, Spain
One of the top junior players in Spain, Del Cueto Castillo chose to join the Nebraska women’s tennis team after climbing as high as No. 35 nationally in Spain. “Paula is a phenomenal doubles player with tremendous instincts. She has a very heavy forehand and a biting slice backhand that is difficult for opponents to handle,” Nebraska Coach Scott Jacobson said. “Her fitness has improved dramatically this fall in addition to her lower body strength. We believe she will have a positive affect on our team in both singles and doubles this coming spring.”
Honors & Awards
ITF Valladolid Champion (2014, 2015) Andalucia Junior Doubles Champion (2013) No. 1 Ranked Junior in Andalucia (2015) Junior Regional Andalucia Champion (2015) Spanish Championship of Juniors Doubles Finalist (2013) Ranked No. 929 in WTA Professional Doubles
2015-16 OUTLOOK Paula Del Cueto Castillo hopes to make an
immediate impression on the court for the Huskers as a true freshman in 2016.
BEFORE NEBRASKA Del Cueto Castillo was highly decorated as
a junior player in Sevilla, Spain. Aggressively pursuing her goal of playing professional tennis in the future, Del Cueto Castillo claimed championships in the Andalucía Junior Doubles (2013), ITF Valladolid (2014, 2015), and Junior Regional Andalucía (2015) competitions. She was also a Spanish Championship of Juniors doubles finalist in 2013. Del Cueto Castillo snagged rankings in WTA Professional Doubles (No. 929), the Spain Open Division (No. 54), and the Spain Junior Division
(No. 35) and as No. 1 Junior in Andalucía in 2014 and 2015.
PERSONAL The daughter of Alberto Del Cueto Muioz
and Isabel Castillo Caro, Paula was born on July 28, 1997, in Sevilla, Spain. Paula has one brother, Alberto. Paula is a psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences at Nebraska. Outside of competing in tennis, Paula enjoys playing soccer.
WHY PAULA CHOSE NEBRASKA “I chose Nebraska because they have a very
good tennis team, I love the city, and I think that In Nebraska, I can improve my tennis and at the same time study for a degree.”
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Elizabeth Gould Freshman Atlanta, Georgia (Universal Tennis Academy)
Honors & Awards
Two-Time Georgia State Champion (2013, 2014) Three-Time Marist School Team Captain (2013, 2014, 2015) Marist School Singles Player of the Year (2014) Marist School Most Valuable Player (2014)
2015-16 outlook
Elizabeth Gould is working to find ways to contribute both on and off the court as a freshman for the Huskers in 2015-16. Gould
came to Nebraska after a solid high school career in Georgia, where she displayed both talent and leadership on the court. Nebraska Coach Scott Jacobson said the two-time state champion could contend for a spot in the Husker lineup in both singles and doubles as a true freshman. “Elizabeth showed improvement the entire fall. Her greatest strength is her forehand, and she has focused on making it more of a weapon by using it on optional balls in the middle of the court,” Jacobson said. “In addition, Elizabeth has tremendous composure while competing and never seems to get rattled. On a doubles court, she shows good decision-making as well as being very instinctive while crossing at the net. She has tremendous upside and we believe the future holds tremendous promise for E.G.”
Before Nebraska Gould went 21-0 as a junior at the Marist
School in Atlanta to capture her second individual Georgia state championship. A threetime team captain at the Marist School, Gould was voted team MVP and the singles player of the year following her junior season in 2014.
Along with claiming a pair of singles state titles, Gould was also a state runner-up. In addition to earning four letters in tennis at the Marist School, Gould also 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 business management in the College of Business Administration at Nebraska.
Why elizabeth Chose Nebraska “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 relationships with 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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Sydney Harlow Freshman Omaha, Nebraska (Westside) 2015-16 outlook Sydney Harlow joined the Nebraska women’s
Honors & Awards
Missouri Valley Tennis Player of the Year (2014) Nebraska Class A Singles State Champion (2014) Nebraska Class A Singles State Runner-up (2013) Nebraska Class A Singles (Third, 2012)
tennis team after an impressive prep career at Omaha Westside High School. Harlow captured the Nebraska Class A singles championship in 2014, after taking second in 2013 and third in 2012. The 2014 Missouri Valley Tennis Player of the Year, Harlow could make an immediate impact in Nebraska’s singles and doubles lineup in 2016. “Sydney is a strong baseliner with good instincts. She also is very quick on the court,” Nebraska Coach Scott Jacobson said. “The fall offered her an opportunity to grow her net game and become more comfortable on a doubles court. The greatest area of emphasis this fall has been focusing on creating and maintaining positive energy while competing.”
Before Nebraska Harlow was a consistent force during her
high school career at Omaha Westside. She
claimed a trio of top-three finishes at the Nebraska Class A singles championships from 2012 to 2014. Harlow captured the state title at No. 1 singles as a junior in 2014, after earning a runner-up finish in 2013. She took third in singles in 2012. Harlow was also the Missouri Valley Tennis Player of the Year in 2014.
Personal The daughter of Nicholas and Marie
Harlow, Sydney was born on July 28, 1997, in Omaha. Sydney has one sister, Dylan, 21, who also attends Nebraska. She plans to major in communications at Nebraska. During her summers, Sydney enjoys playing tennis and traveling, while spending time playing guitar and piano.
Why Sydney Chose Nebraska “I chose Nebraska because I love the
campus, and am a true Husker at heart. I also love the relationship and dynamics the people have with each other here.”
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Vasanti Shinde Freshman Pune, India
2015-16 outlook As one of four Husker freshmen, Vasanti
Honors & Awards
Walchand Cup U-16 National Series Junior Singles Champion (2012) Walchand Cup U-16 National Series Junior Doubles Champion (2012) No. 158 ITF Junior
Shinde joined the Nebraska women’s tennis team after an impressive junior career in Pune, India. Shinde, who was ranked as the No. 158 Junior by the ITF, captured singles and doubles championships at the Walchand Cup Under-16 National Junior Series. Shinde hopes to help the Huskers in both singles and doubles play. “Vasanti comes to Nebraska with plenty of international experience. Her greatest strength is the heaviness with which she strikes the ball off of both her forehand and backhand side,” Nebraska Coach Scott Jacobson said. “A great benefit to her is her lefty spin serve as well as her attacking style of play. Vasanti has shown great promise this fall, and we feel she can help the program in a big way this coming spring.”
2012 Walchand Cup Under-16 National Series junior tennis tournament to walk away with the Double Crown championship title. Vasanti also earned a national ranking of No. 158 on the ITF Junior list.
Personal
The daughter of Pratap and Lalita Shinde, Vasanti was born on Feb. 18, 1997, in Pune, India. Vasanti has one brother, Sumeet, 22. Vasanti plans to double-major in economics and marketing at Nebraska.
Why vasanti Chose Nebraska “I chose Nebraska because of the faculty,
the team of coaches and the team.”
Before Nebraska Shinde, who began playing tennis at age 7,
claimed both a singles and doubles win at the
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OVERALL RECORD..................................12-12 Home......................................................... 11-6 Road............................................................ 1-6 Record in 7-0 Matches................................. 1-3 Record in 6-1 Matches................................. 5-2 Record in 5-2 Matches................................. 4-1 Record in 5-0 Matches................................. 0-0 Record in 5-1 Matches................................. 0-1 Record in 4-3 Matches................................. 2-4 Record in 4-0 Matches................................. 0-0 Record in 4-2 Matches................................. 0-0 Record in 4-1 Matches................................. 0-1 BIG TEN RECORD.....................................0-11 Home........................................................... 0-5 Road............................................................ 0-6 BIG TEN CONFERENCE FINAL STANDINDS 1. Michigan................................................ 11-0 2. Ohio State.............................................. 10-1 3. Northwestern.......................................... 9-2 4. Penn State.............................................. .8-3 5. Indiana..................................................... 7-4 6. Minnesota............................................... 6-5 Purdue.................................................... 6-5 Illinois...................................................... 6-5 9. Michigan State......................................... 5-6 10. Wisconsin.............................................. 4-7 11. Maryland............................................... 3-8 12. Iowa....................................................... 2-9 13. Nebraska.............................................. 0-11 Rutgers................................................ 0-11 RECORD VS. RANKED OPPONENTS...........1-10 SPRING SINGLES RECORD......................68-71 Maggy Lehmicke................................. 10-13 Izabella Zgierska.................................. 11-12 Mary Hanna.......................................... 8-13 SPRING DOUBLES RECORD.....................44-28 Izabella Zgierska/Mary Hanna............... 14-7 Lisa Andersson/Maggy Lehmicke.......... 15-4 Katerina Matysova/Mackenna Maddox........ 8-14 BIG TEN SINGLES RECORD......................13-51 Maggy Lehmicke..................................... 2-9 Izabella Zgierska...................................... 2-9 Mary Hanna............................................ 3-7 BIG TEN DOUBLES RECORD....................16-17 Izabella Zgierska/Mary Hanna................. 4-7 Lisa Andersson/Maggy Lehmicke.......... 10-1 Katerina Matysova/Mackenna Maddox.. 2-9 OVERALL SINGLES RECORD..................99-107 Maggy Lehmicke................................... 16-9 Izabella Zgierska.................................. 14-15 Mary Hanna........................................ 14-18 OVERALL Doubles RECORD.................58-48 Maggy Lehmicke.................................. 21-12 Izabella Zgierska................................... 19-10 Mary Hanna......................................... 19-12
Izabella Zgierska was the only senior on Nebraska’s 2015 roster. She ended her season with an 11-12 singles record that included a 2-9 mark in Big Ten play. Off the court Zgierska claimed academic All-Big Ten honors for the third straight year.
The Nebraska women’s tennis team continued to progress in 2014-15, producing a four-match improvement in the win column over its 2013-14 campaign. The 2014-15 Huskers finished with a 12-12 overall record. The Huskers, who featured just one senior in Izabella Zgierska, received outstanding leadership on and off the court from Zgierska and juniors Maggy Lehmicke, Mackenna Maddox and Lauren Wagner. The Big Red rebuilding process on the court after its 2013 NCAA Sweet 16 and Big Ten title run, continued alongside the building process of a new home at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Center. Nebraska did not compete in the pristine new facility that features six indoor courts and 12 championship outdoor courts, but the Huskers were able to train and practice at the indoor facility in the spring. The Huskers opened the spring season with a 14-match home stand with NU earning an impressive start to the season. Nebraska rolled to 10 consecutive wins on its way to an 11-3 record before hitting the road to East Lansing, Mich., for the first road match of the season. The Big Red began its 10-match win streak with a 5-2 victory over Air Force on Jan. 24, followed by a 6-1 win over Army. The next weekend brought more wins, as the Huskers defeated Drake, 5-2, and grabbed a 6-1 victory over Eastern Michigan. NU delivered a dominating 7-0 sweep over Colorado State on Valentine’s Day before
rounding out the weekend with a 4-3 win over Missouri. The Tigers had come to Lincoln after recording three consecutive 7-0 wins. The victories kept coming for NU, as the Huskers earned a pair of 6-1 wins over Wyoming (Feb. 20) and Illinois State (Feb. 22). Nebraska then hosted St. John’s for a mid-week match with the Big Red bettering the Red Storm, 5-2. The Huskers faced their first ranked opponent when No. 51 Denver came to Lincoln. The Pioneers left with a loss, while the Huskers improved to 10-0 on the season. Nebraska suffered its first loss of 2015, when No. 29 Wichita State battled its way to a 4-0 victory on March 1. Despite the loss, Nebraska entered the ITA national rankings the following week at No. 53, and bounced back into the win column with a 5-2 victory over Georgia State on March 6. The Huskers rounded out their seasonopening home stand by beginning Big Ten Conference play. In their first match with No. 29 Purdue, the Boilermakers notched a 5-1 win, before No. 43 Maryland posted a 7-0 sweep. The conference losses dropped the Huskers to No. 61 in the national rankings. After playing their first 14 matches of the season at home, the Huskers hit the road for the first time to take on No. 73 Michigan State. The Spartans battled back from 3-0 deficit to beat the Huskers, 4-3. The Big Red returned home on March 20 to battle No. 52 Indiana. The Hoosiers and Huskers went head-to-head with the decision coming
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LEHMICKE, ANDERSSON LEAD NU IN DOUBLES down to the final match, ending in another narrow 4-3 loss for NU. Nebraska rallied for a 4-3 win over Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles, Calif., to notch its first road win of the season on March 25. The victory opened a four-match road swing that included another narrow 4-3 loss at Iowa. The road trip concluded with a 6-1 setback at Wisconsin and a 5-2 loss at Minnesota. The Huskers returned to Lincoln for their final home matches of the season, as they hosted No. 64 Penn State and No. 18 Ohio State on April 10 and 12. Nebraska dropped a 4-3 nail-biter to the Nittany Lions followed by a 7-0 sweep from the Buckeyes to round out the season’s home matches. The dual against Ohio State served as Senior Day for Izabella Zgierska. As NU’s lone senior, Zgierska played every match at the No. 2 singles spot, tallying an 11-12 overall mark, while going 2-9 in Big Ten action. Zgierska paired with Mary Hanna for the majority of the spring season. The duo fueled NU’s doubles success with their impressive 14-7 record, while going 4-7 against Big Ten opponents. Zgierska finished her collegiate career with 101 combined victories, including 47 singles and 54 doubles wins. The Big Red took the road for their final
matches of the season, falling to No. 51 Illinois (6-1) and No. 27 Northwestern (7-0). Despite a challenging Big Ten Conference season that included a quartet of 4-3 losses in 11 matches, the Huskers continued their success on and off the court. Maggy Lehmicke, a 2014-15 Husker captain, earned Nebraska’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. Seven Huskers, including Lehmicke, Izabella Zgierska, Lauren Wagner, Lisa Andersson, Mary Hanna, Katerina Matysova and Spurti Shivalingaiah added academic All-Big Ten honors to lead the Big Red in the classroom. Several Huskers also claimed awards from the University of Nebraska Athletic Department during “A Night at the Lied” annual academic awards banquet in April. Mackenna Maddox captured a prestigious Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award for her exceptional leadership, dedication to community service and positive influence on the team. Maddox also was joined by teammate Mary Hanna on the 2015 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team, which recognizes student-athletes who complete a minimum of six service projects, and/or mentor in the academic calendar year, while being in good academic and athletic standing.
2015 BIG TEN AWARDS Player of the Year Emina Bektas, Michigan Freshman of the Year Erin Larner, Northwestern Coach of the Year Melissa Schaub, Ohio State ALL-BIG TEN FIRST TEAM Alexis Casati, Illinois Melissa Kopinski, Illinois Katie Klyczek, Indiana EMINA BEKTAS, Michigan Sarah Lee, Michigan Alex Najarian, Michigan RONIT YUROVSKY, Michigan Erin Faulkner, Michigan State Alicia Barnett, Northwestern Erin Larner, Northwestern Gabriella De Santis, Ohio State Anna Sanford, Ohio State Tess Bernard-Feigenbaum, Purdue Lauren Chypyha, Wisconsin *Unanimous selections in CAPS BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS APRIL 23 - FIRST ROUND #9 Michigan State 1, #8 Minnesota 4 #7 Purdue 4, #10 Wisconsin 2 APRIL 24 - QUARTERFINALS #1 Michigan 4, #8 Minnesota 0 #4 Penn State 4, #5 Indiana 2 #2 Ohio State 4, #7 Purdue 2 #3 Northwestern 4, #6 Illinois 3 APRIL 25 - SEMIFINALS #1 Michigan 4, #4 Penn State 1 #2 Ohio State 4, ##3 Northwestern 1 APRIL 26 - FINAL #1 Michigan 4, #2 Ohio State 0
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vs. Army W, 6-1 vs. Air Force W, 5-2 vs. Drake W, 5-2 vs. Eastern Michigan W, 6-1 vs. Colorado State W, 7-0 vs. Missouri W, 5-2 vs. Wyoming W, 6-1 vs. Illinois State W, 6-1 vs. St. John’s W, 5-2 vs. Denver W, 6-1 vs. Wichita State L, 0-4 vs. Georgia State W, 5-2 vs. Purdue* L, 1-5 vs. Maryland* L, 0-7 at Michigan State* L, 3-4 vs. Indiana* L, 3-4 at Loyola Marymount W, 4-3 at Iowa* L, 3-4 at Wisconsin* L, 1-6 at Minnesota* L, 2-5 vs. Penn State* L, 3-4 vs. Ohio State* L, 0-7 at Illinois* L, 1-6 at Northwestern* L, 0-7
Record
1-0 2-0 3-0 4-0 5-0 6-0 7-0 8-0 9-0 10-0 10-1 11-1 11-2 11-3 11-4 11-5 12-5 12-6 12-7 12-8 12-9 12-10 12-11 12-12
Singles Big Ten
BOLD indicates home matches - * indicates Big Ten conference matches
Singles Stats
Name Lisa Andersson Mary Hanna Maggy Lehmicke Mackenna Maddox Katerina Matysova Spurti Shivalingaiah Izabella Zgierska Totals Percentage
Overall 12-11 8-13 10-13 4-9 12-10 11-3 11-12 68-71 .489
Doubles team Stats
Team Mary Hanna/Izabella Zgierska Maggy Lehmicke/Spurti Shivalingaiah Lisa Andersson/Mackenna Maddox Lisa Andersson/Izabella Zgierska Mackenna Maddox/Katerina Matysova Maggy Lehmicke/Izabella Zgierska Lisa Andersson/Spurti Shivalingaiah Lisa Andersson/Maggy Lehmicke Katerina Matysova/Spurti Shivalingaiah Totals Percentage
individual doubles stats
Team Izabella Zgierska Maggy Lehmicke Mackenna Maddox Lisa Andersson Mary Hanna Spurti Shivalingaiah Katerina Matysova Totals Percentage
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-3 0-4 0-4 0-5 0-6 0-7 0-8 0-9 0-10 0-11
Dual Big Ten #1 12-11 2-9 -8-13 3-7 -10-13 2-9 10-13 4-9 1-7 -12-10 3-8 -11-3 0-2 -11-12 2-9 -68-71 13-51 10-13 .489 .203 .435
Home
1-0 2-0 3-0 4-0 5-0 6-0 7-0 8-0 9-0 10-0 10-1 11-1 11-2 11-3 11-3 11-4 11-4 11-4 11-4 11-4 11-5 11-6 11-6 11-6
#2 ------11-12 11-12 .478
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0-0 W W W W W W W W W 0-0 - - L L - L L L W 0-0 W L L - L - L L - 0-0 W L L W W W W W - 0-0 W W W W W L W L L 0-0 W W L W W L W W W 0-0 - W W - W L - W W 0-0 W L L L W L - L L 0-0 W W W W W W W - W 0-0 0-0 W L L W W L W W L 0-0 L L L L W L L L - 0-0 W L L L - - L L - 0-0 L L L W W W L W L 0-1 W L L L - W W L L 0-1 L W L W W L L - L 1-1 L L L L L L L - L 1-2 L L L L W L - L L 1-3 W L L L L L - L L 1-4 L L L L L L - L L 1-4 L W L W L L - - - 1-4 L L L W L W W W - 1-5 - L L L - - - L L 1-6 - L L - L - L - L
#3 1-1 8-13 -----9-14 .391
#4 #5 1-4 9-4 -- --- --- -2-4 4-4 9-3 2-0 -- -12-11 15-8 .522 .652
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Opp.
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#6 1-2 --4-9 6-2 --11-13 .458
Overall 14-7 1-2 1-0 0-1 8-14 2-0 2-0 15-4 1-0 44-28 .611
vs ranked Nat’l Dual Big Ten #1 #2 #3 14-7 4-7 14-7 -- -- 0-1 1-2 0-0 -- 1-2 -- 0-0 1-0 0-0 -- -- 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 -- -- 0-0 8-14 2-9 -- -- 8-14 0-0 2-0 0-0 2-0 -- -- 0-0 2-0 0-0 -- 2-0 -- 0-0 15-4 10-1 -- 15-4 -- 0-0 1-0 0-0 -- -- 1-0 0-0 44-28 16-17 16-8 8-16 10-14 0-1 .611 .485 .667 .750 .417 .000
Overall 16-8 18-6 9-14 18-5 14-7 4-2 9-14 44-28 .611
Dual Big Ten #1 #2 #3 Nat’l 16-8 4-7 16-8 -- -- 0-1 18-6 10-1 2-0 16-6 -- 0-0 9-14 2-9 -- -- 9-14 0-0 18-5 10-1 0-1 17-4 1-0 0-0 14-7 4-7 14-7 -- -- 0-1 4-2 0-0 -- 3-2 1-0 0-0 9-14 2-9 -- -- 9-14 0-0 44-28 16-17 16-8 8-16 10-14 0-1 .611 .485 .667 .750 .417 .000
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NEBRASKA SERIES & YEARLY RECORDS Nebraska vs. Big Ten Opponents
vs. Non-Conference Opponents
Team Series 2015 Record Illinois..........................................UI leads, 4-2........................................ 14-10, 6-5 Indiana.........................................Series tied, 2-2...................................... 17-7, 7-4 Iowa.............................................Iowa leads, 16-8................................... 8-13, 2-9 Maryland.....................................Maryland leads, 1-0............................10-12, 3-8 Michigan......................................Michigan leads, 4-0............................ 26-4, 11-0 Michigan State.............................Michigan State leads, 3-2..................... 16-9, 5-6 Minnesota...................................Minnesota leads, 13-5........................ 17-10, 6-5 Northwestern..............................Northwestern leads, 6-2....................... 16-8, 9-2 Ohio State....................................NU leads, 5-4...................................... 20-7, 10-1 Penn State...................................Series tied, 2-2.................................... 13-11, 8-3 Purdue.........................................Purdue leads, 3-2.................................. 14-9, 6-5 Wisconsin....................................Wisconsin leads, 6-5........................... 10-12, 4-7
Team.............................................. W-L Air Force......................................... 8-0 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.......................... 9-1 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.............................. 18-0 Connecticut.................................... 1-0 Creighton...................................... 27-0 Denver............................................ 4-0 Doane............................................. 2-0 Drake.......................................... 19-14 Duke............................................... 0-1 Eastern Michigan.......................... 11-0 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.......................................... 1-1 Idaho.............................................. 1-1 Idaho State..................................... 1-0 Illinois-Chicago............................... 2-0 Illinois State.................................... 6-0 Indiana State.................................. 3-0 Iowa State..................................... 40-3 Kansas......................................... 15-24 Kansas State............................... 33-12 Long Beach State............................ 4-4 Loyola Marymount......................... 4-0 LSU................................................. 0-1 Marquette...................................... 1-0 Miami............................................. 0-1 Miami (Ohio).............................. 16-10 Missouri........................................ 28-9 Missouri State............................... 15-0 Montana......................................... 2-0 Montana State................................ 4-2 Nebraska-Kearney.......................... 4-0
Nebraska Year-by-Year Records Year 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
Conference Big Eight Big Eight Big Eight Big Eight Big Eight Big Eight Big Eight Big Eight Big Eight Big Eight Big Eight Big Eight Big Eight Big Eight Big Eight Big Eight Big Eight Big Eight Big Eight Big Eight Big Eight Big 12 Big 12 Big 12 Big 12 Big 12 Big 12 Big 12 Big 12 Big 12 Big 12 Big 12 Big 12 Big 12 Big 12 Big 12 Big Ten Big Ten Big Ten Big Ten
Head Coach 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
Record Conf. Finish Final Rank N/A 4th -N/A 1st -N/A 1st (tie) -7-6 6th -18-7 6th -18-17 7th -14-11 4th -16-12 3rd -12-12 4th -12-14 4th -9-8 4th -9-16 4th -5-12 5th -9-5 5th -17-7 3rd -7-6 4th -6-7 5th -7-12 6th -11-10 4th -8-15 3rd (tie) -5-15 6th -16-9 6th 60th 14-9 9th 64th 17-9 8th 69th 19-6 6th 58th 19-6 6th 55th 13-9 10th 66th 12-11 10th 76th 16-9 7th 75th 18-4 3rd 39th 17-10 5th 43rd 13-9 8th -16-7 7th 74th 16-7 4th 56th 22-6 3rd 37th 20-8 4th (tie) 43rd 24-5 3rd (tie) 16th 24-6 1st (tie) 16th 8-17 12th -12-12 13th --
Nebraska-Omaha............................ 6-0 Nebraska Wesleyan........................ 2-0 New Mexico.................................... 2-3 New Mexico State.......................... 2-0 Nicholls State.................................. 1-0 North Carolina................................ 0-2 North Dakota.................................. 1-0 North Texas..................................... 2-0 Northeast Louisiana....................... 0-1 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 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.................................. 2-0 South Dakota State......................... 1-0 Southeast Missouri State................ 1-0 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville........ 1-4 Southern Utah................................ 1-0 Southwestern Louisiana................. 2-0 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 UNLV............................................... 1-2 Utah................................................ 2-2 UTEP............................................... 1-0 Vanderbilt....................................... 1-0 Vermont......................................... 1-0 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.............................. 18-12 Wyoming...................................... 14-0 Yale................................................. 0-1 Total (including Big Ten)......531-368
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS (SINCE 2000) 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 April 26 April 27
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 vs. Iowa State* W vs. Baylor* 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 5-2 0-5
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 Score Wichita State W 7-0 Denver W 5-2 at Missouri W 4-3 Texas L 2-5 Wyoming W 6-1 SW Missouri State W 6-1 Colorado State W 6-1 Nothern Iowa W 7-0 Creighton W 6-1 at Baylor L 0-7 Texas A&M L 1-6 Colorado L 3-4 vs. Connecticut W 7-0 at Cal State Fullerton W 7-0 at Cal State Northridge W 5-2 Texas Tech L 3-4 Iowa State W 5-2 at Oklahoma State L 1-6 at Oklahoma W 4-3 Kansas L 2-5 Kansas State L 1-6 vs. Oklahoma* L 1-4
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 17
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
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
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 Creighton W Illionois State W Colorado State W Drake W Wyoming W Saint Louis W Central Oklahoma W at Iowa State W SW Missouri State W Air Force W Northern Iowa W Baylor L Texas Tech W at Loyola Marymount W at Texas A&M L at Texas L at Oklahoma State L at Oklahoma W Missouri W Colorado L at Kansas L Kansas State W vs. Kansas State* L
Score 7-0 7-0 7-0 7-0 7-0 7-0 7-0 6-1 7-0 7-0 4-0 0-7 6-1 6-1 0-7 1-6 2-5 4-3 5-2 3-4 3-4 6-1 3-4
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS (SINCE 2000) 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 2010 Date Jan. 26 Jan. 27 Jan. 29 Feb. 5 Feb. 7 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
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
22-6 OVERALL (9-2 BIG 12) Opponent W/L Creighton W Nebraska-Kearney W Wichita State W Arkansas-Little Rock W Wyoming 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 5-2 5-2 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
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
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
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
Oklahoma Oklahoma State at Tulsa at Missouri at Kansas State Kansas at Baylor at Texas Tech Texas Texas A&M at Colorado Iowa State Colorado vs. Texas A&M* vs. Tulsa^
L W L W W W L W L L W W W L L
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 April 15 April 20 April 22 April 27 May 11 May 12
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 MIchigan State W Minnesota W at Wisconsin W vs. Purdue* L vs. North Texas^ W vs. Texas^ L
Score 5-2 3-4 6-1 7-0 7-0 7-0 4-3 5-2 6-1 7-0 4-3 7-0 7-0 6-1 6-1 4-3 3-4 5-2 4-0 6-1 5-2 5-2 1-6 6-1 7-0 6-1 2-4 4-0 2-4
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
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
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
April 5 April 7 April 13 April 14 April 19 April 21 April 26 April 27 May 10 May 11 May 17 May 10 May 11 May 17
Purdue Indiana at Michigan at Michigan State at Minnesota Wisconsin vs. Minnesota* vs. Northwestern* Wichita State^ UNLV^ vs. North Carolina^ Wichita State^ UNLV^ vs. North Carolina^
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 March 29 April 3 April 5 April 10 April 12 April 18 April 19
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 at Iowa L at Wisconsin L at Minnesota L Penn State L Ohio State L at Illinois L at Northwestern L
Score 6-1 5-2 5-2 6-1 7-0 5-2 6-1 6-1 5-2 6-1 0-4 5-2 1-5 0-7 3-4 3-4 4-3 3-4 1-6 2-5 3-4 0-7 1-6 0-7
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SINGLE-SEASON & CAREER RECORDS
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
Career Singles Wins Player 1. Mary Weatherholt 2. Sandra Noetzel 3. Madeleine Geibert Wiveca Swarting Imke Reimers
Year 2008-13 2009-13 2008-12 1996-00 2004-08
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 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 .742 .726 .722
Career Doubles Individual Wins Player 1. Stefanie Weinstein 2. Madeleine Geibert 3. Mary Weatherholt 4. Janine Weinreich 5. Imke Reimers
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. Stefanie Weinstein 3. Mary Weatherholt Patricia Veresova 5. Stefanie Weinstein Doneta Holmen 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
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 2008-09 2004-05 1999-00 2009-10 2004-05 Year 2012-13 2011-12 2012-13 1989-90 1989-90 1989-90 1989-90
Season Doubles Team Wins Player 1. Weinstein/Weinreich Edelkotter/Guba Holmen/Tyggum 4. Geibert/Weinstein 5. Weatherholt/Veresova
Wins 28 28 28 26 22
Most Team Wins Year 1. 2013 2012 3. 2010 4. 2011 5. 2001 2000
Record 24-6 24-5 22-6 20-8 19-6 19-6
Fewest Team Losses Year 1. 2005 2. 2012 1989 4. 2013 2010 2001 2000 1979 1991
Record 18-4 24-5 9-5 24-6 22-6 19-6 19-6 7-6 7-6
Season Team Winning Percentage Year 1. 2012 2. 2005 3. 2013 4. 2010 5. 2001 2000
Year 2012-13 1989-90 1989-90 2011-12 2012-13
Record 24-5 18-4 24-6 22-6 19-6 19-6
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NEBRASKA HONORS & AWARDS NCAA Top Ten Award Year 2014
Big 12 Coach of the Year
Name Mary Weatherholt
Year 2005 2010
All-Americans Year 1984 1984 2013 2013
Name Position Cari L. Groce Doubles Liz A. Mooney Doubles Mary Weatherholt Singles/Doubles Patricia Veresova Doubles
First-Team All-Big Ten
Year Name 2012 Mary Weatherholt 2013 Mary Weatherholt 2013 Patricia Veresova
Academic All-Americans
Second-Team All-Big Ten
Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame
First-Team All-Big 12
Year 2007 2008
Name Imke Reimers Imke Reimers
Year 2015
Team Second-Team First-Team
Name Liz Mooney (Shaffer)
Nebraska Female Student-Athlete of the Year Year 2013
Name Mary Weatherholt
ITA National Cissie Leary Sportsmanship Award Year Name 2013 Mary Weatherholt
Big Ten Female Tennis Athlete of the Year Year Name 2012 Mary Weatherholt 2013 Mary Weatherholt
Big 12 Singles Champions Year 1998 2000 2010
Name Lisa Hart Amy Frisch Jennifer Holmberg
Name Vickie Maseman Ruth Anderson Sue Sloboth Vickie Maseman Dee Pavelka
Position No. 2 No. 6 No. 6
Position No. 4 No. 6 No. 3 No. 4 No. 6
Big 12 Doubles Champions Year 2000 2008 2010
Name Position Katarina Balan No. 2 Maria Laura Fernandez No. 2 Jana Albers No. 1 Imke Reimers No. 1 Jennifer Holmberg No. 3 Mary Weatherholt No. 3
Big Eight Doubles Champions Year 1977 1977
Name Kathy Hawkins Dee Pavelka Vickie Maseman Ruth Anderson
Position No. 2 No. 2 No. 3 No. 3
Big 12 Freshman of the Year Year 2006 2009
Name Kim Hartmann Mary Weatherholt
Big Eight Freshman of the Year Year 1994 1995
Name Annie Yang Lisa Hart
Big Ten Coach of the Year Year 2012
unanimous unanimous
Year Name 2012 Patricia Veresova 2013 Stefanie Weinstein
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
Position Singles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Doubles Singles Doubles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Singles Doubles Doubles Singles
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Big Eight Singles Champions Year 1977 1977 1978 1978 1978
All-Time Letterwinners
Name Scott Jacobson Scott Jacobson
Name Scott Jacobson (co-coach)
Year 2012 2012 2012 2012 2014-15 2015
Name Mary Weatherholt Janine Weinreich Stefanie Weinstein Maike Zeppernick Maggy Lehmicke Katerina Matysova
Academic All-Big Ten Year 2012 2012 2012-13 2012-13 2012-13 2012-13 2012-13-14 2013-14-15 2014-15 2014-15 2015 2015 2015 2015
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
Academic All-Big 12
Year Name 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
Albers, Jana.......................................2008-09 Anderson, Ruth.......................................1977 Anderson, Sue........................................1977 Andersson, Lisa..................................2014-15 Balan, Katarina....................... 1999-00-01-02 Bauers, Susan....................................1978-79 Bilecky, Kristie....................................1996-97 Botts, Lara..........................................1996-97 Braint, 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 Cremieux, Jennifer...................2003-04, 2006 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 Finney, 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 Givens, Lee Ann.................................1982-83 Geibert, Madeleine................ 2009-10-11-12 Glover, Helen..........................................1976 Groce, Cari L........................... 1984-85-86-87 Guba, Iidiko............................ 1988-89-90-91 Hachtmann, Frauke................ 1992-93-94-95 Hagan, Margaret Shelia..........................1984 Halahan, Jean.........................................1984 Hall, Mary...............................................1976 Hanna, Mary......................................2014-15 Hardy, Danica....................................1998-99 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.............................1987-89 Huerter, Judy.......................... 1978-79-80-81 Ijomah, Ndali.......................... 1998-99-00-01 Jones, Leslie............................................1989 Junius, Heidi................................ 1991-92-93 Ketmayura, Rose..................... 2001-02-03-04 Kinard, Elissa......................................2001-02 Kochen, Lori.......................................1977-78 Krager, Cindy...........................................1979 Kried, Cathy.......................................1976-77 Kuhl, Diana.............................................2007 Lehmicke, Maggy......................... 2013-14-15
Liptak, Catherine....................................1994 Maddox-Herr, Mackenna.......................2015 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 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 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 Shivalingaiah, Spurti...............................2015 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 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 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
2006* 2006*-07*-08* 2008*-09*-10* 2009* 2009 2009* 2010*-11 2010*-11* 2010* 2011* 2011* 2011* 2011*
Academic All-Big Eight
Ewelina Skaza Imke Reimers Wiveca Swarting Marianne Cicmanec Stephanie Evans Ashley Finnegan Madeleine Geibert Jennifer Holmberg Mary Weatherholt Abby Buxton Patricia Veresova Janine Weinreich Stefanie Weinstein
* (First-Team Selection)
Year 1989 1989 1991*-92* 1993* 1994*-95*
Name Iidiko Guba Meghan Quinn Ann Flannery Frauke Hachtmann Annie Yang
* (First-Team Selection)
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Year 2012 2013 2014 2015
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THIS IS NEBRASKA WOMEN’S TENNIS The Nebraska Women’s Tennis Program welcomes the dawn of a new era in 2016 with the opening of the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center on the University of Nebraska campus. The Dillon Center features world-class competitive and training facilities to put the Husker program on track to compete with the nation’s best. The complex showcases 12 outdoor and six indoor courts, while featuring combined seating for 1,400 spectators.
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SID AND HAZEL DILLON TENNIS CENTER
The Nebraska women's tennis program entered a new era in 201516 with the move into the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center. Located just north of Nebraska’s Innovation Campus, the elite practice and competition facility will rank among the nation’s best. The tennis facility includes 12 well-lit outdoor courts and six indoor courts with Olympicquality surfaces. The indoor facility also has coaches offices, spacious team locker and meeting rooms, and convenient athletic medicine areas. The indoor and outdoor tennis areas of the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center also feature combined seating for 1,400 spectators and plenty of more space for fans to stand and cheer on all the Huskers. The worldclass facility should help the Husker tennis programs continue their rise in national prominence in the years to come. Top: The main entrance of the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center faces the new Hibner Soccer Stadium and outdoor tennis courts. The state-of-the-art facility includes 1,400 seats for spectators and features 12 well-lit outdoor courts and six indoor courts. Middle: Inside the front doors of the tennis center a grand glass staircase leads to men’s and women’s tennis and soccer coaching offices. Also located on the upper level is access to spectator seating for the six indoor tennis courts. Bottom: The women's tennis locker room includes spacious and stylish wood lockers to house equipment and belongings. The Huskers enjoy inviting locker room and meeting rooms just steps away from new athletic medicine areas. INTRODUCTION . COACHES . ADMINISTRATION . PREVIEW . 2015-16 HUSKERS . REVIEW . HISTORY . THIS IS NEBRASKA
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TRAINING, COMPETING FOR TITLES
Top and Middle Left: An elevated walkway provides Nebraska tennis fans with a unique view of action and easy access to seating at any one of the 12 outdoor tennis courts. Multiple scoreboards and ample lighting are just a few of the fabulous fan amenities of the complex. Middle Right and Bottom: The Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center includes vibrant new indoor tennis courts. Located off the staircase on the upper level of the complex, fans can enjoy stadium seating and a panoramic view of action on the six full-size indoor courts. The University of Nebraska’s Soccer and Tennis Complex was dedicated on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, with a ribbon cutting ceremony in front of the complex, officially marking the dawn of a new era for the Nebraska tennis programs.
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WORLD-CLASS FACILITIES From training facilities to competition venues, Nebraska’s athletic facilities are second-to-none across the collegiate landscape. From Memorial Stadium to Pinnacle Bank Arena to the new soccer/tennis complex which opened in the fall of 2015, Husker student-athletes have the benefits of training and competing in state-of-the-art facilities. Fans across the state and region support Husker Athletics, as football, volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball and baseball all finished in the top-15 nationally in attendance during the 2014-15 year.
MEMORIAL STADIUM
NEBRASKA RIFLE RANGE
BOB DEVANEY SPORTS CENTER
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HOME OF CHAMPIONS
HENDRICKS TRAINING COMPLEX BOWLIN STADIUM
NEBRASKA SOCCER AND TENNIS COMPLEX
ED WEIR STADIUM
HAWKS FIELD AT HAYMARKET PARK
PINNACLE BANK ARENA
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NATIONAL POWERS
The Husker bowling team won its fifth NCAA title since 2004. Nebraska was led by 2015 NCAA Player of the Year Lizabeth Kuhlkin, who finished her career as a four-time All-American.
All-American Kadie Rolfzen led the Huskers to their second straight Elite Eight finish in 2014.
Rachel Martin became Nebraska’s most recent individual NCAA champion, winning the smallbore title at the 2015 NCAA Rifle Championships.
I-back Ameer Abdullah was the first Husker male student-athlete to win the Senior CLASS Award in 2014. Abdullah was a secondround pick of the Detroit Lions.
Tanner Lubach was a three-year starter for the Husker baseball team and was one of four Huskers selected in the 2015 MLB Draft.
Kiki Stokes earned AllAmerica honors, setting school records in runs scored and on-base percentage in 2015.
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The Husker men’s track and field team won the Big Ten Indoor title in 2015. Gary Pepin has guided the Husker track and field programs to 70 conference titles in his tenure at Nebraska.
Unmatched Fan Support
Nebraska was the only NCAA Division I program to rank in the top 10 nationally in attendance in football and men’s basketball in 2014-15. In addition, the Husker volleyball (first), baseball (11th) and women’s basketball programs (11th) all ranked in the top 15 nationally.
VOLLEYBALL FOOTBALL
1ST 10TH
M. BASKETBALL 10TH BASEBALL Ethan Lottman garnered first-team All-America honors in 2015 and was also a second-team CoSIDA Academic All-American.
High jumper James White earned first-team All-America honors during both the indoor and outdoor seasons in 2015.
Terran Petteway was a two-time All-Big Ten performer and scored over 1,000 points during his Husker career.
Wrestler James Green was a four-time All-American and was selected to represent the United States at the 2015 World Championships.
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W. BASKETBALL 11TH
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ATHLETIC MEDICINE
Exceptional Care for Student-Athletes
Providing expert care to more than 600 Husker student-athletes, Nebraska features one of the most well-trained and highly skilled athletic medicine staffs in the country. Under the guidance of Director of Athletic Medicine Dr. Lonnie Albers, Head Athletic Trainer and Physical Therapist Jerry Weber, the 2015-16 Nebraska athletic medicine staff consists of five doctors, two therapist/athletic trainers, 11 athletic trainers and seven graduate assistant athletic trainers. Nebraska’s medical facilities have long been among the nation’s best, and NU’s athletic medicine center within the Tom and Nancy Osborne Athletic Complex will keep the Huskers on the front line of technology for decades to come. In addition to Nebraska’s North Stadium facility, Haymarket Park, the Bob Devaney Sports Center, Pinnacle Bank Arena and the Nebraska Soccer and Tennis Complex all feature athletic medicine areas. The Devaney Center’s Athletic Medicine facility underwent an extensive expansion as part of the Hendricks Training Complex addition in 2011.
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Top: Nebraska’s on-site medical services for student-athletes rank among the nation’s best.Head Athletic Trainer Jerry Weber (pictured) and the Husker Athletic Medicine staff have their own X-ray equipment at Memorial Stadium. Bottom left: The Lewis Training Table offers buffet-style service for lunch and dinner. Nebraska’s nutritionists work with all student-athletes to develop comprehensive nutrition plans. Bottom right: Nebraska’s Athletic Medicine Center features a hydrotherapy area that includes a threelevel laned pool. The Hydroworx 1000 Treadmill Pool is equipped with two cameras underwater for evaluation and assessment, while the hot and cold plunge tanks are also available to the Huskers.
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ACADEMIC SUCCESS Nebraska increased its nation-leading total of CoSIDA Academic All-America awards to 320, adding six Huskers in 2014-15. Junior guard Shavon Shields (Olathe, Kan.) became NU’s first-ever first-team Academic All-American in men’s basketball. Senior sprinter John Welk (Bismarck, N.D.), who was Nebraska’s Male Student-Athlete of the Year, led three first-team CoSIDA Academic All-Americans for the men’s track and field program. Welk, who was honored as the Academic All-American of the Year in men’s track and field, was joined by Levi Gipson (Lincoln, Neb.) and Drew Wiseman (Bismarck, N.D.). Junior gymnast Ethan Lottman (Omaha, Neb.) earned second-team Academic All-America status. Sophomore outfielder Ryan Boldt (Red Wing, Minn.) was a third-team Academic All-American in baseball. In 2014-15, Lottman was one of three Huskers to win the NCAA Elite 89 Award, presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative gradepoint average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA’s 89 championship events. Nebraska’s other two recipients of the prestigious award were Wiseman and senior thrower Will Lohman (Chewelah, Wash.) who claimed the honors in indoor and outdoor men’s track and field, respectively. Graduation is the ultimate achievement, and 118 Husker student-athletes earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in three commencement exercises at Pinnacle Bank Arena in 2014-15. At the conclusion of the academic year, Nebraska student-athletes posted an impressive 3.155 cumulative GPA.
In April, Nebraska celebrated 25 years of Student-Athlete Recognition Banquets with “A Night at the Lied,” the Husker version of the Emmys, Oscars and ESPYs rolled into one. More than 1,400 attended the celebration that was capped with Nebraska Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst (above left) and Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany (above right) presenting the Student-Athlete-of-the-Year awards and Big Ten Medals of Honor to Jessie DeZiel (above second from left) and John Welk (above third from left). DeZiel, a senior from Rogers, Minn., was a nine-time All-American for the Nebraska women’s gymnastics team. Welk, a senior from Bismarck, N.D., was a three-time All-American and the 2015 CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year in men's track and field.
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HONORING ACHIEVEMENT Academic Achievements
320 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (all-time, all-sports, leads nation) ·107 Football CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (leads all sports, all time) ·37 Volleyball CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (leads all women’s sports, all time) ·29 Softball CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (No. 2 among all women’s sports, all time) ·41 Men’s & Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Combined CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (leads nation since CoSIDA added team in 2002) CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year in 2014-15 John Welk (Men’s Track & Field) Six CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in 2014-15 (4 first-team, 1 second-team, 1 third-team) First Team: Levi Gipson (Men’s Track & Field), Shavon Shields (Men’s Basketball) John Welk (Men’s Track & Field) Drew Wiseman (Men’s Track & Field) Second Team: Ethan Lottman (Men’s Gymnastics) Third Team: Ryan Boldt (Baseball)
More than 400 student-athletes were honored at the academic banquet, including 68 gold (3.750 to 4.000 GPA), 61 silver (3.500 to 3.749 GPA) and 140 bronze (3.000 to 3.499 GPA) medallion winners. Six Huskers earned Outstanding Scholar Awards, presented to seniors exhausting their eligibility with a cumulative GPA of 3.900 or better. The honorees included: Mark Hilderbrand, John Welk and Will Lohman (pictured above) (Track and Field), Amanda and Jennifer Lauer (Women’s Gymnastics), and Josh Reinertson (Men’s Golf).
NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship ($7,500) John Welk (Men's Track & Field) Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarship Winners ($7,500 each) In 2014-15, 118 Huskers earned their college degrees, Amanda & Jennifer Lauer (Women’s Gymnastics) including senior Ameer Abdullah (pictured above). John Welk (Men’s Track & Field) Abdullah became the first Husker male athlete in history to earn a prestigious Senior CLASS Award, which is presented NCAA Elite 89 Academic Award Winners (3) annually to the sport’s most outstanding senior studentEthan Lottman (Men’s Gymnastics) athlete. The award recognizes achievements in four areas Drew Wiseman (Men’s Indoor Track & Field) of excellence – classroom, community, character and Will Lohman (Men’s Outdoor Track & Field) competition. Previous Husker Senior CLASS Award winners were Kelsey Griffin (Women’s Basketball, 2010) and Gina Mancuso (Volleyball, 2012).
Senior CLASS Award - Ameer Abdullah (Football)
Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Award (16) Oladapo Akinmoladun (Men’s Track & Field), Paula Andrie (Women’s Track & Field), Alexandra Bilunas (Swimming & Diving), Bria Deveaux (Swimming & Diving), Jordan Harrison (Football), Gazmine Mason (Bowling), Mike Moudy (Football), Steven Reveles (Baseball), Andrea Ruiz (Bowling), Christian Sanderfer (Men’s Track & Field), Shavon Shields (Men’s Basketball), Leslee Smith (Men’s Basketball), Vasileios Stavropoulos (Men’s Tennis), Dawna Tyson (Softball), Tai Webster (Men’s Basketball), Nathan Wong (Men’s Golf) Male Student-Athlete of the Year John Welk, Men’s Track & Field Female Student-Athlete of the Year Jessie DeZiel, Women’s Gymnastics Big Ten Medal of Honor Winners Jessie DeZiel and John Welk Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Winners Ameer Abdullah (Football) Samantha Areman (Soccer) Herman Award Winners (Top Team GPA) Men's Tennis (3.510 GPA) Women's Swimming & Diving (3.568 GPA)
In 2015, Shavon Shields became the first Husker men’s basketball player to earn first-team CoSIDA Academic AllAmerica honors. Shields was one of six Husker studentathletes across all sports to capture CoSIDA Academic All-America awards in 2014-15, pushing Nebraska’s nationleading total to 320 Academic All-American awards all time.
The NCAA established the Elite 89 Award to recognize individuals who reach the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level while also achieving the highest academic standard among their peers. Ethan Lottman (Men's Gymnastics), Drew Wiseman (Indoor Track, pictured) and Will Lohman (Outdoor Track) won the awards for the Huskers in 2015.
Opposite page, bottom from left: Izabella Zgierska earned a bachelor’s degree in international business from Nebraska in December of 2015. Zgierska was a senior for the 2014-15 Huskers. She claimed over 70 victories during her time at Nebraska. Middle: All-American Patricia Veresova earned her bachelor’s degree from Nebraska in December of 2013. The native of Piestany, Slovakia, was a two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and a three-time academic allconference selection. Right: Maike Zeppernick was an economics major who earned her bachelor’s degree in May of 2014, Zeppernick was a three-time academic All-Big Ten selection and helped the Husker women’s tennis team capture four consecutive Herman Team GPA awards.
Life Skills Team Award Winners Men’s Gymnastics, Women’s Soccer 690 Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll Selections Fall (356) and Spring (334) (3.0 GPA or above) 205 Academic All-Big Ten Awards (Letterwinner, 3.0 GPA) 118 Student-Athletes Degrees August 2014-12; December 2014-48; May 2015-58 87 Student-Athletes with Perfect 4.0 GPA Semesters Fall (43); Spring (44) 62 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars (3.7 GPA, 2014-15)
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“I’ve had the privilege to tour the new soccer/ tennis complex. I literally was awestruck with everything that I saw. What an incredible facility and what a powerful recruiting tool this will be for future student-athletes. They’ve built such an incredible indoor and outdoor tennis facility. It reminded me of how awestruck I was when I was recruited.” Liz (Mooney) Shaffer 1986 NCAA Women’s Tennis All-American 2015 Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee The athletic academic unit, located in the Dick and Peg Herman Family Student Life Complex, provides personal and academic support to ensure that student-athletes will get the most out of their years as Huskers. Featuring one of the most innovative and comprehensive academic support systems in the country, Nebraska is dedicated to helping its student-athletes become outstanding leaders in their chosen fields. The academic support team is composed of 14 full-time staff members and is certified by the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics (N4A) as meeting the standards established by the N4A.
Academic Counseling
Seven academic counselors, three learning specialists and two assistant academic counselors are in place to monitor daily academic progress, receive consistent course feedback, assist with the advising/registration process and monitor continuing eligibility and progress toward graduation.
Tutorial Support
A tremendous resource for all academic abilities, unlimited tutorial support from approximately 120 tutors on staff is available from day one up to college graduation in all subject areas. The tutorial program is certified as a model tutoring program by the College Reading and Learning Association.
Study Hall
Nebraska’s study hall program is housed in the D.J. Sokol Enrichment Center within the Student Life Complex. Student-athletes attend a supervised, flex-time study hall that features day, evening and weekend hours. Student-athletes are required to complete a specific number of study hours each week as determined by their academic counselor and/or coach. Additional performance-based or tutor-based study hall also may be determined by the academic counselor.
Mentoring
Academic support staff serve as mentors to all incoming student-athletes and a select group of returning student-athletes. Student-athletes meet with their mentor weekly to develop time management skills, gather and report academic progress information, and discuss academic success strategies.
Educational Assessments
Assessments are administered upon the request of the student-athlete, academic counselor, or coach. Learning specialists are available to administer and score informal assessments, which include a reading comprehension and a writing assessment. When more in-depth assessments are necessary, referrals are made to a consulting psychologist who conducts the assessments. If it is determined a student-athlete has a learning disability or another medical condition that impedes the student from reaching their academic potential, appropriate accommodations are implemented by the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities.
Student-Athlete Orientation
Each new student-athlete attends an orientation at the beginning of their academic career. Student-athletes are introduced to staff, faculty, administrators, and a variety of resources that help facilitate the transition into college while enhancing awareness of support services in the Athletic Department and across campus.
Personal Counseling
Student-athletes will find a supportive and caring environment at Nebraska. Transitional issues, stress management, time management, academic focus and problem resolution are all addressed in a proactive manner throughout the year. If necessary, counseling referrals are also made to designated practitioners.
Computer Resources
The Herman Student Life Complex has two computer labs available for student-athletes. The Scott Technology Center features two tech tables for use on group computer projects and group study sessions. Additionally, each student-athlete is provided a laptop for use throughout their academic career at Nebraska. Construction was completed in the fall of 2010 on the Nebraska Student Life Complex, which nearly tripled the size of NU’s previous academic space. The Dick and Peg Herman Family Student Life Complex also features a new technology center and a dedicated Life Skills area and the Papik Computer lab (left).
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STUDENT-ATHLETE LIFE Nebraska Athletics is one of the few self-sustaining intercollegiate athletic programs in the country. Nebraska is a leader in providing all the resources and support necessary for student-athletes to become successful in Academics, Athletics and Life. Nebraska will continue to strategically plan for avenues to strengthen the resources to support more than 600 Husker student-athletes.
In August of 2014, the NCAA Division I Board of Directors restructured the way member institutions and conferences govern themselves. Nebraska has a great history and tradition of providing first-class benefits and support to its student-athletes. The change in governance, and subsequent legislation, has paved the way for Nebraska to enhance the benefits and experiences for student-athletes even more. A few examples of these enhanced benefits are: · All scholarship student-athletes across all sports will have their scholarship calculated based on the full cost of attendance. · Every student-athlete (including Jessica Shepard pictured above with Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst) will receive an Apple MacBook Air laptop computer to enhance their learning opportunities. · Nebraska has increased resources and support in all academic and performance-related areas including Academic Services, Life Skills, Athletic Medicine, Athletic Training, Strength and Conditioning, Nutrition and Dining Services. · Nebraska created the first-known post-eligibility benefit program, where every student-athlete, who has graduated and exhausted their athletic eligibility, will have the opportunity to pursue an internship, participate in a study abroad program or attend graduate school in the University system with Nebraska’s support.
Life Skills Awards
Mackenna Maddox-Herr (left) earned a prestigious Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in 2015. She joined fellow Husker women’s tennis senior Maggy Lehmicke (right), who claimed a Nebraska StudentAthlete HERO Leadership Award in 2014. The award is presented by Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst to deserving student-athletes across all sports at Nebraska who are the most committed to community service.
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NEBRASKA LIFE SKILLS Big Red Go Global
Nebraska traveled to Guatemala over the summer in 2015 in a group called “No Filter” including 18 studentathletes and two N Club alumni, one of which was former women’s tennis All-American Mary Weatherholt (pictured below middle). While abroad, the Huskers spent five days constructing a soccer/basketball sports area and amphitheater for El Esfuerzo Chimaltenango. The group also participated in cultural activities that included salsa dancing, hiking a cultural landmark, riding horseback up an active volcano, having a soccer tournament and hand-making chocolate.
Nebraska Life Skills Program
Widely regarded as the premier and most comprehensive Life Skills program in college athletics, the Husker program is committed to providing proactive education, resources and support throughout college and beyond, promoting total person development and preparation for life after sports. Five full-time staff members and one graduate assistant coordinate a wide array of services benefiting Husker student-athletes.
Proactive Education
The Life Skills team organizes orientations designed to acclimate student-athletes to college life. All new studentathletes also attend the fall semester Husker Life Seminar. The interactive class promotes responsible decisionmaking, personal brand, financial literacy, leadership, involvement and service.
Individual Meetings
Every Nebraska student-athlete is assigned a Life Skills Coordinator who will arrange multiple individual meetings throughout the academic year aimed at enhancing personal and career development. The meetings help each student-athlete identify a career focus and implement a plan to increase career marketability.
Career Commitment
Annually, Nebraska Life Skills organizes a StudentAthlete Career Fair, Networking Night (pictured bottom right) and other career events aimed at connecting Huskers with companies desiring competitive, hardworking, accountable candidates. Athlete Network and Husker Hire Link provide opportunities to explore career opportunities across the country.
Community Outreach
Nebraska student-athletes readily accept the rolemodel challenge collectively giving more than 6,500 hours annually to impact thousands, both young and old alike, throughout the entire state of Nebraska. Outreach events include but are not limited to hospital visits, mentoring, school assemblies, statewide rallies, Make-A-Wish, NFL Play 60 and Husker Heroes.
Leadership
Nebraska Life Skills provides student-athletes with endless opportunities to enhance leadership skills while distinguishing themselves from the competition. Student-athletes can be members of the StudentAthlete Advisory Committee, Uplifting Athletes Chapter or Husker Distinction Council. On campus, UNL offers more than 600 recognized student organizations allowing athletes to collaborate with other campus leaders for a common goal. Annually, Nebraska Life Skills funds and coordinates a one week service abroad trip allowing nearly 20 student-athletes to come together for a common goal while enriching cultural competencies.
RECOGNITION
In 2014-15, a record 37 Husker Football student-athletes were named to both the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team and Brook Berringer Citizenship Team for completing a minimum of six service projects in the calendar year. There are a host of other recognition opportunities both at the institutional, Big Ten and NCAA level which all reflect on the high ideals, character and servant leadership nurtured through community involvement.
POST-ELIGIBILITY OPPORTUNITIES
A Tradition of Student-Athlete Excellence
Nebraska Coach Scott Jacobson presented current Huskers Spurti Shivalingaiah, Mackenna Maddox-Herr and Katerina Matysova with the letter jackets at the 2015 N Club induction ceremony. Coach Jacobson and the current Husker letterwinners were joined by former Husker Ann (Swanson) Bartek and Nebraska Executive Associate Athletic Director for Performance and Strategic Research Steve Waterfield.
Effective December 2015 and beyond, student-athletes who letter and graduate will have a three-year window to benefit from one of three post-eligibility opportunities each valued at $7,500. Upon completion of required seminars, graduates can either study abroad, complete an internship or begin graduate school within the University of Nebraska system.
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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA The University of Nebraska was chartered by the Nebraska Legislature in 1869 as the state’s public university and land-grant 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 Committee on Institutional Cooperation, 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. To discover more about the University of Nebraska visit unl.edu
Committee on Institutional Cooperation
As a member of the Big Ten, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) is a member of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, which includes all 14 Big Ten Institutions and the University of Chicago. The Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) 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.
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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA National Rankings
· Rated among Top 100 National Universities (U.S. News & World Report) · Rated among Top 50 Public National Universities (U.S. News & World Report) · Rated among Top 100 Best Values in Public Colleges (Kiplinger’s Personal Finance) · No. 2 Best Online MBA Programs for Veterans (U.S. News & World Report) · No. 2 Best Online Graduate Education for Veterans (U.S. News & World Report) · No. 6 Best Online MBA Programs (U.S. News & World Report) · No. 11 Best Online Graduate Education Programs (U.S. News & World Report) · No. 17 Speech-Language Pathology Grad Schools (U.S. News & World Report) · No. 20 Best College for Veterans (U.S. News & World Report)
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WELCOME TO LINCOLN One of the nation’s largest 75 cities, Lincoln features many of the benefits of an urban setting and is only minutes away from the scenic beauty and wide open spaces of America’s Heartland. The third-largest city in the Big Ten, Lincoln enables Nebraska student-athletes to enjoy the benefits of city life while residing in a community which is widely regarded as one of the top places to live in the United States.
Some of the artists that have played Pinnacle Bank Arena since it opened in 2013 include: Jay-Z, Katy Perry, Kenny Chesney, Pink, Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert and Paul McCartney.
LINCOLN’S NATIONAL RANKINGS Happiest U.S. City (LiveScience) Healthiest U.S. City (Center for Disease Control) Best Sport City (Sporting News) Lowest Unemployment Rate (Bureau of Labor) Best Cities for Families (Child Magazine) No. 1 Overall Wellbeing (Gallup) No. 1 Quality of Life (State Univ. of New York) No. 2 City in Quality of Life (Gallup) No. 7 Cleanest Air (CNN) No. 7 City for Business & Careers (Forbes) No. 8 Most Secure Places to Live (Sperling’s) Top 10 College Town (Relocate America)
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Prominent People with Nebraska Ties
Grover Cleveland Alexander, Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher · Fred Astaire, dancer and actor · Max Baer, boxer · Marlon Brando, Academy Award-winning actor · William Jennings Bryan, U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Representative, Democratic Party nominee for president 1896, 1900, and 1908
· Warren Buffett, investor; Forbes Magazine’s 2008 Richest Man in the World · Richard N. Cabela, entrepreneur, founder of Cabela’s sporting store · Johnny Carson, comedian · Joba Chamberlain, Major League Baseball pitcher · Dick Cheney, 46th
U.S. Vice-president · Adam DeVine, actor · Brian Duensing, Major League Baseball pitcher, Minnesota Twins · Henry Fonda, Academy Awardwinning actor · Bob Gibson, Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals · Alex Gordon, Major League Baseball All-Star
Modeled after the Power and Light District in Kansas City, the Railyard sits right across from the front entrance of Pinnacle Bank Arena, allowing fans to go to an event and then go out to the outdoor plaza.
Omaha, NEBRASKA
Nebraska’s largest city, Omaha and its metro-area, is less than an hour’s drive from Lincoln and has a population of nearly 900,000. Omaha is home to TD Ameritrade Park, the NCAA College World Series and the world-renowned Henry Doorly Zoo.
and Gold Glove winner, Kansas City Royals · Amy Heidemann, Karmin lead singer · Marg Helgenberger, actress · Peter Kiewit, contractor, investor and philanthropist · Jaime King, actress · Ted Kooser, Poet Laureate of the United States and Pulitzer Prize winner · Larry the Cable Guy, comedian · Malcolm X, civil rights leader · Nick Nolte, actor, producer · Alexander Payne, Academy Award-winning Director · Edwin Perkins, inventor of Kool-Aid, philanthropist · Andy Roddick, tennis star, 2003 U.S. Open Champion · Gale Sayers, Football Hall of Fame running back, Chicago Bears · Elliott Smith, singer-songwriter · Hilary Swank, two-time Academy Award-winning actress · Jack Sock, 2014
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CHAMPIONS IN ATHLETICS, ACADEMICS, LIFE The Nebraska women’s tennis program has established itself as a national contender. In 2013, the Huskers advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 and played host to the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament for the first time. It was Nebraska’s sixth NCAA appearance in an eight-year span. Coach Scott Jacobson, who is in his 25th season as the winningest coach in Nebraska tennis history. He is helped 2013 All-American Mary Weatherholt to a secondplace finish at the 2013 NCAA Singles Championship. Weatherholt added an NCAA Elite Eight finish alongside fellow 2013 All-American Patricia Veresova in doubles. Weatherholt also captured Nebraska’s nation-leading 17th NCAA Top Ten Award, after being named Nebraska’s Female Student-Athlete of the Year.
Left: Mary Weatherholt set the all-time record for career wins at 208, the first and only women’s player in Nebraska history to surpass the 200-win mark. Weatherholt was the 2013 NCAA Singles runner-up, 2013 NCAA/ITA All-American in both singles and doubles, Big Ten Women’s Tennis Athlete-of-the-year in both 2012 and 2013 and earned the NCAA Top Ten Award for her performance on the court, in the classroom and community. Right: Gitte Ostermann (top) was a three-time All-Big 12 pick and led NU to its first-ever NCAA Tournament team appearance in 2005. Imke Reimers (bottom) was a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American at Nebraska and earned a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in 2008.
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Jan. 22 Jan. 23 Jan. 29 Jan. 30 Jan. 31 Feb. 5 Feb. 5 Feb. 6 Feb. 7 Feb. 13 Feb. 14 Feb. 14 Feb. 19 Feb. 20 Feb. 21 Feb. 26 Feb. 27 Feb. 27 March 2 March 5 March 12 March 12 March 22 March 25
South Dakota State Dillon Tennis Center 5 p.m. UNK vs. South Dakota State Dillon Tennis Center 11 a.m. Eastern Michigan Dillon Tennis Center 3 p.m. Eastern Michigan vs. Air Force Dillon Tennis Center 10 a.m. Air Force Dillon Tennis Center 9 a.m. Creighton Dillon Tennis Center 3 p.m. UMKC Dillon Tennis Center 7 p.m. UMKC vs. Wyoming Dillon Tennis Center 1 p.m. Wyoming Dillon Tennis Center 11:30 a.m. Wichita State Dillon Tennis Center 11 a.m. Colorado St. vs. Wichita St. Dillon Tennis Center 5 p.m. Colorado State Dillon Tennis Center 11 a.m. Miami (Ohio) Dillon Tennis Center 5 p.m. Miami (Ohio) vs. Memphis Dillon Tennis Center 11 a.m. Memphis Dillon Tennis Center 11:30 a.m. South Dakota Dillon Tennis Center 5 p.m. Drake Dillon Tennis Center 11 a.m. Drake vs. South Dakota Dillon Tennis Center 3:30 p.m. Iowa* Dillon Tennis Center 3 p.m. @Purdue* West Lafayette, Ind. 9:30 a.m. Rutgers* Dillon Tennis Center 10 a.m. Omaha Dillon Tennis Center 3 p.m. @Cal State Fullerton Fullerton, Calif. 3:30 p.m. Minnesota* Dillon Tennis Center 3 p.m.
March 27 Wisconsin* Dillon Tennis Center 1:30 p.m. April 2 @Northwestern* Evanston, Ill. 11 a.m. April 3 @Illinois* Champaign, Ill. 11 a.m. April 8 @Penn State* University Park, Pa. 3:30 p.m. April 10 @Ohio State* Columbus, Ohio 11 a.m. April 15 Michigan State Dillon Tennis Center 4 p.m. April 17 Michigan Dillon Tennis Center 10 a.m. April 28- @2016 Big Ten East Lansing, Mich. TBA May 1 Championships May 19-31 at 2016 NCAA Men’s & Women’s Championships TBA [Michael D. Case Tennis Center/Tulsa, Okla.] Home matches in Red are played at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center (2400 North Antelope Valley Parkway). Big Ten Conference matches marked with (*). The Dillon Tennis Center, which is located just north of Nebraska’s Innovation Campus and the Bob Devaney Sports Center, features six indoor courts and 12 well-lit championship outdoor courts. The facility features seating for 1,400 spectators and many fan amenities to enhance the viewing enjoyment for Husker fans. All times are central and subject to change (as of Jan. 20, 2016). For the most updated schedule information, visit Huskers.com. On the covers (from left): Seniors Mackenna Maddox-Herr, Maggy Lehmicke and Lauren Wagner lead the Huskers into their first season at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center.