Weatherholt Named Big 12 Freshman of the Year

Irving, Texas - Nebraska women’s tennis player Mary Weatherholt earned Big 12 Freshman of the Year honors on Wednesday afternoon, the conference office announced. Weatherholt and fellow freshman Madeleine Geibert also earned All-Big 12 honors in singles play.

 

Weatherholt went 36-4 in singles play this year, including a 20-2 mark in the spring and a 10-2 record in the Big 12. She shattered NU’s all-time single-season wins record, which was previously held by Sandra Noetzel who won 30 matches in 1998-1999. She is just the second Husker to even earn Big 12 Freshman of the Year honors, joining Kim Hartmann who won it in 2006.

 

Geibert has a fantastic freshman season as well for the Huskers. She finished the year with a 26-8 singles record, including a 15-5 mark in the spring. It’s the first time since the 1998 season that Nebraska has had two players named to the All-Big 12 singles team.

 

Both players finished the year strong, as Weatherholt won her final nine and Geibert her final four singles matches to close the season.

 

Oklahoma’s Ana-Maria Constantinescu was named player of the year, as the senior ended her career with a perfect 11-0 mark at No. 1 singles in Big 12 play.

 

2009 All-Big 12 Awards

Player of the Year

Ana-Maria Constantinescu, Oklahoma, Sr.

 

Newcomer of the Year

Csilla Borsanyi, Baylor, Jr.

 

Freshman of the Year

Mary Weatherholt, Nebraska, Fr.

 

Coach of the Year

Joey Scrivano, Baylor

 

All-Big 12 (Singles)

Csilla Borsanyi, Baylor, Jr.

Lenka Broosova, Baylor, Jr.

Jelena Stanivuk, Baylor, So.

Taylor Ormond, Baylor, So.

Erin Karonis, Iowa State, So.

Madeleine Geibert, Nebraska, Fr.

Mary Weatherholt, Nebraska, Fr.

Ana-Maria Constantinescu, Oklahoma, Sr.

Vanja Corovic, Texas, Jr.

Morgan Frank, Texas A&M, So.

Elze Potgeiter, Texas A&M, Jr.

Samantha van der Drift, Texas Tech, Sr.