Huskers Announce 2018-19 Schedule

Lincoln, Neb. - The schedule for the 2018-2019 Nebraska women’s tennis season has been released by head coach Scott Jacobson, who will be entering his 28th year as the head coach this fall. The Huskers kick off their 2018-19 slate with three fall tournaments, including trips to Midland, Texas and Minneapolis, Minnesota for weekend duals before heading to Iowa City, Iowa in mid-October for the ITA Central Regionals. The spring season begins January 19 with a nonconference dual against Air Force and conference play starts up on March 16 on the road at Michigan.

"This is the strongest non-conference schedule we had in six years," Jacobson said. "We have an experienced group and this schedule is set up to challenge them as we look to build off the success we had last season."

Under Jacobson’s leadership, the Huskers had their best season since 2013 last year, going 18-7 (7-4 B1G) and finishing with a No. 46 national ranking. The 2013 season resulted in a 10-1 conference record and a Big Ten Championship for Jacobson’s group. They also advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.

The team loses two seniors from the 2017-18 team in Brianna Lashway and Katerina Matysova. Lashway competed in the top singles spot for much of last season, finishing 7-7 overall. She partnered with Paula Del Cueto Castillo to go 16-4 in doubles play last spring. Matysova was one of Nebraska’s top singles players, notching a 16-4 record in the spring. She also went 20-2 in doubles play on the year, partnering with Vasanti Shinde.

“The expectations are high and I'm confident our team will embrace the opportunities presented to them," said Jacobson. "We will certainly miss our graduated seniors, but we have a lot of returning talent that will be ready to step in and contribute this year.”

Claire Reifeis went a team-best 17-5 in singles play last spring and will have the opportunity to compete for the team’s number one singles spot. Vasanti Shinde (12-5) and Paula Del Cueto Castillo (11-8) won double digit singles play matches last spring and look to be consistent members of Nebraska’s top six. Jeannie Lozowski and Hayley Haakenstad also return as upperclassmen who contributed heavily to last year’s team.

Nebraska will also host the 2019 Big Ten Championships at the Dillon Tennis Center from April 25-28. The top ten teams in conference at the end of the regular season will be invited to the single elimination tournament. Since joining the Big Ten in 2011, Nebraska has never hosted the Big Ten Women’s Tennis Tournament.

Start times for the fall events will be announced in the weeks leading up to each tournament.

Fall 2018:

Fri, Sep 14 - Sun, Sep 16:      Midland Invitational in Midland, Texas – Times TBA                     

Fri, Sep 21 - Sun, Sep 23:      Minnesota Invitational in Minneapolis, Minnesota – Times TBA    

Fri, Oct 12 - Tue, Oct 16:        ITA Central Regionals in Iowa City, Iowa – Times TBA     

Spring 2019:

Sat, Jan 19:      Air Force - Dillon Tennis Center at 10:00 a.m.                     

Sat, Jan 19:      Creighton - Dillon Tennis Center at 2:00 p.m.                      

Sun, Jan 20:     Air Force vs. Creighton - Dillon Tennis Center at 10:00 a.m.                      

Sat, Jan 26:      Old Dominion (Hosted by Duke) in Durham, North Carolina at 1:00 p.m.              

Sun, Jan 27:     Gonzaga or Duke (Hosted by Duke) in Durham, North Carolina – Time TBA

Fri, Feb 01:       Kansas State - Dillon Tennis Center at 5:00 p.m.                 

Sat, Feb 02:     University of Missouri-Kansas City vs. South Dakota - Dillon Tennis Center at 10:00 a.m.                       

Sun, Feb 03:    University of Missouri-Kansas City - Dillon Tennis Center at 11:00 a.m.               

Sun, Feb 03:    South Dakota - Dillon Tennis Center at 3:00 p.m.                

Wed, Feb 06:   @Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas – Time TBA            

Sat, Feb 09:     Wyoming - Dillon Tennis Center at 10:00 a.m.                    

Sat, Feb 09:     Drake - Dillon Tennis Center at 6:00 p.m.                

Sun, Feb 10:    Drake vs. Wyoming - Dillon Tennis Center at 11:00 a.m.                

Fri, Feb 15:      Louisville - Dillon Tennis Center at 5:00 p.m.                      

Sat, Feb 16:     Wichita State vs. Louisville - Dillon Tennis Center at 2:00 p.m.                 

Sun, Feb 17:    Wichita State - Dillon Tennis Center at 1:00 p.m.                

Sun, Feb 17:    Wichita State vs. Creighton - Dillon Tennis Center at 5:00 p.m.                  

Sat, Feb 23:     Colorado State - Dillon Tennis Center at 10:00 a.m.            

Sat, Feb 23:     North Dakota - Dillon Tennis Center at 2:00 p.m.                

Sun, Feb 24:    Colorado State vs. North Dakota - Dillon Tennis Center at 11:00 a.m.                    

Sat, Mar 02:    Washington State - Dillon Tennis Center at 11:00 a.m.                    

Sat, Mar 02:    Washington State vs. Iowa State - Dillon Tennis Center at 4:30 p.m.                      

Sun, Mar 03:   Iowa State - Dillon Tennis Center at 11:00 a.m.                   

Sat, Mar 16:    @Michigan* in Ann Arbor, Michigan at 12:00 p.m.            

Sun, Mar 17:   @Michigan State* in East Lansing, Michigan – Time TBA            

Fri, Mar 22:     Ohio State* - Dillon Tennis Center at 5:00 p.m.                   

Sun, Mar 24:   @Penn State* in State College, Pennsylvania – Time TBA             

Fri, Mar 29:      Indiana* - Dillon Tennis Center at 5:00 p.m.            

Sun, Mar 31:    Purdue* - Dillon Tennis Center – Time TBA           

Fri, Apr 05:      Maryland* - Dillon Tennis Center at 5:00 p.m.                    

Sun, Apr 07:    Rutgers* - Dillon Tennis Center at 9:00 a.m.            

Sat, Apr 13:     @Iowa* in Iowa City, Iowa at 12:00 p.m.                

Sat, Apr 20:     @Minnesota* in Minneapolis, Minnesota – Time TBA                   

Sun, Apr 21:    @Wisconsin* in Madison, Wisconsin – Time TBA             

 Big Ten Tournament

Thu, Apr 25 - Sun, Apr 28: Big Ten Tournament * - Dillon Tennis Center – Time TBA   

*Conference Games