# Nebraska Cornhuskers women's tennis

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

| No. | Coach | Tenure | Overall | Conference |
| 1 | Gail Whitaker | 1976 | N/A | N/A |
| 2 | Sig Garnett | 1977 | N/A | N/A |
| 3 | Henry Cox | 1978 | N/A | N/A |
| 4 | Skip Salzenstein | 1979 | 7–6 (.538) | N/A |
| 5 | Julie Wood | 1980–1981 | 36–24 (.600) | N/A |
| 6 | Kathy Hawkins | 1982–1987 | 72–73 (.497) | N/A |
| 7 | Kerry McDermott | 1988 | 5–12 (.294) | N/A |
| 8 | Gregg Calvin | 1989–1991 | 33–18 (.647) | N/A |
| 9 | Scott Jacobson | 1992–2023 | 460–287 (.616) | 122–138 (.469) |
| 10 | German Dalmagro | 2024–present | 14–11 (.560) | 3–8 (.273) |

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | First year | Alma mater |
| German Dalmagro | Head coach | 2024 | West Florida |
| Maddie Kobelt | Assistant coach | 2024 | Syracuse |

## Venues

For most of its history, Nebraska's tennis facilities and offices were spread across the city of Lincoln and lacked the amenities of most of NU's conference peers. 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

## Seasons

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