The Nebraska Cornhuskers women's tennis team competes as part of NCAA Division I, representing the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten Conference. Nebraska has played its home matches at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center since 2015.

The program was established in 1976 and has made the NCAA Division I championship six times, most recently in 2013. Fourteen Cornhuskers have won conference championships and twenty have been named all-conference selections. German Dalmagro was named the program's tenth head coach in 2023 following the retirement of Scott Jacobson.

Conference affiliations Big Eight Conference (1976–1996) Big 12 Conference (1997–2011) Big Ten Conference (2012–present)

Coaches Coaching history 1 Gail Whitaker 1976 N/A N/A 2 Sig Garnett 1977 3 Henry Cox 1978 4 Skip Salzenstein 1979 7–6 5 Julie Wood 1980–1981 36–24 6 Kathy Hawkins 1982–1987 72–73 7 Kerry McDermott 1988 5–12 8 Gregg Calvin 1989–1991 33–18 9 Scott Jacobson 1992–2023 10 German Dalmagro 2024–present 41–32 12–25

Coaching staff German Dalmagro Head coach 2024 West Florida Maddie Kobelt Assistant coach 2024 Syracuse

Venues For most of its history, Nebraska's tennis facilities and offices were spread across the city of Lincoln and lacked the amenities of most of NU's conference peers. Playing at indoor and outdoor courts miles apart was challenging when weather forced last-minute venue changes. At the time it joined the Big Ten in 2011, Nebraska was the only school in the conference without an indoor on-campus tennis facility.

Nebraska constructed the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center, its first standalone tennis complex, in 2015. It was built north of Nebraska Innovation Campus as part of a larger $20.4-million project which also included Barbara Hibner Soccer Stadium. The Dillon Tennis Center has 1,400 permanent seats across six indoor and twelve outdoor courts, each with a DecoTurf hardcourt surface.

Championships and awards Team conference championships Big Eight: 1977, 1978 Big Ten: 2013, 2020

Individual awards Today's Top 10 Award: Mary Weatherholt (2014) Conference player of the year: Mary Weatherholt (2012, 2013) Conference freshman of the year: Annie Yang (1994), Lisa Hart (1995), Kim Hartmann (2006), Mary Weatherholt (2009) Conference coach of the year: Scott Jacobson (2005, 2010, 2012)

Conference champions Jana Albers / Imke Reimers – 2008

First-team All-Americans Singles Mary Weatherholt – 2013

Doubles Cari Groce – 1984 Liz Mooney – 1984 Patricia Veresova – 2013 Mary Weatherholt – 2013

NCAA Division I tournament results Nebraska has appeared in six NCAA Division I tournaments with a record of 4–6.

2005 First round South Carolina L 4–0 2006 First round Michigan L 4–3 2010 First round Second round Illinois Northwestern W 4–2 L 4–0 2011 First round Tulsa L 4–2 2012 First round Second round North Texas Texas W 4–0 L 4–2 2013 15 First round Second round Round of 16 Wichita State UNLV (2) North Carolina W 5–0 W 4–1 L 4–1

Seasons

1976 Gail Whitaker N/A N/A 4th N/A 1977 Sig Garnett 1st 1978 Henry Cox T–1st 1979 Skip Salzenstein 7–6 6th 1980 Julie Wood 18–7 6th 1981 18–17 6th 1982 Kathy Hawkins 14–11 4th 1983 16–12 3rd 1984 12–12 4th 1985 12–14 4th 1986 9–8 4th 1987 9–16 4th 1988 Kerry McDermott 5–12 5th 1989 Gregg Calvin 9–5 5th 1990 17–7 3rd 1991 7–6 4th 1992 Scott Jacobson 6–7 5th 1993 7–12 6th 1994 11–10 4th 1995 8–5 T–3rd 1996 5–15 6th 1997 Scott Jacobson 16–9 N/A 6th N/A 60 1998 19–6 6th 64 1999 13–9 10th 69 2000 19–6 6–5 6th Quarterfinal 58 2001 19–6 6–5 6th Quarterfinal 55 2002 13–9 3–8 10th First round 66 2003 12–11 2–9 10th First round 76 2004 16–9 5–6 7th First round 75 2005 18–4 9–2 3rd First round NCAA Division I first round 39 2006 17–10 6–5 5th Semifinal NCAA Division I first round 43 2007 13–9 4–7 8th Quarterfinal 2008 16–7 5–6 7th First round 74 2009 16–7 7–4 4th Quarterfinal 56 2010 22–6 9–2 3rd Quarterfinal NCAA Division I second round 37 2011 20–8 7–4 T–4th First round NCAA Division I first round 43 2012 Scott Jacobson 24–5 9–2 T–3rd First round NCAA Division I second round 16 2013 24–6 10–1 T–1st Quarterfinal NCAA Division I round of 16 16 2014 8–17 0–11 12th First round 2015 12–12 0–11 13th 2016 17–8 4–7 10th 2017 19–8 5–6 7th Quarterfinal 2018 18–7 7–4 T–4th First round 45 2019 10–17 2–9 12th 2020 11–4 1–0 T–1st Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 51 2021 11–6 11–5 5th Second round 2022 15–10 7–4 5th Second round 75 2023 16–10 4–7 T–9th Quarterfinal 59 2024 German Dalmagro 14–11 3–8 11th Quarterfinal 2025 12–12 2–11 T–14th 2026 15–9 7–6 T–8th First round

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