Huskers Add Two to Roster

Nebraska men's tennis coach Kerry McDermott has announced the addition of two new Huskers to the roster for the 2016-17 season.  

Dylan Bednarczyk comes from Ontario, Canada to join the Huskers. As a nationally ranked player in Canada, Bednarczyk won the National Canadian Singles title for ages 12 and under and 14 and under and National Canadian Doubles Titles a total of seven times in multiple divisions. He most recently won Canada's national doubles title as a 16-year-old. He has hopes to play professionally after his time at Nebraska. 

"Dylan will have an immediate impact on our program," McDermott said. "What we as coaches like about him is that he is very professional in his attitude and committment to get better and make the team feel better while he is here. We feel that he can bring the level of this program to a top 35 team in the near future and definitely a top team within the Big Ten Conference. He has such a huge passion to be good that we just know he will push this team to great heights, and our future looks good with Dylan in the program. He is a great student, competitive, and hard working. Those qualities alone will mean good things for Nebraska tennis."

Chris Dean of Papillion, Neb. will also join the squad for the fall season of 2016. Dean remained highly ranked within the Missouri Valley region throughout his high school career. In 2014, he won the Nebraska Class A High School Boys Singles Title.

In 2015, he trained with Rick Macci, who also coaches Venus and Serena Williams. With a 36-inch vertical jump, Dean is athletic and able to play big. Recently, Dean defeated Mason Beiler of Florida who is currently ranked No. 16 in the U.S. rankings. Over the summer, Dean went 3-2 in singles at the National Boys Championships in Michigan. 

"We like the fact that Chris is a local kid," McDermott said. "He is a hard worker, has a big heart, and comes from a great family. He will only get better over time once he gets into a structured environment."