Huskers Hit the Road for Minnesota, #29 WisconsinHuskers Hit the Road for Minnesota, #29 Wisconsin
Women's Tennis

Huskers Hit the Road for Minnesota, #29 Wisconsin

Lincoln, Neb. - The Nebraska women’s tennis team (9-6, 0-4 Big Ten) looks for its first conference win as it hits the road to face Minnesota (9-6, 2-1 Big Ten) on Friday, March 29, at 4 p.m. (CT). Then, NU heads east to Madison, Wis., to face No. 29 Wisconsin (12-2, 3-0 Big Ten) on Sunday, March 31, at 12 p.m. (CT). The match against the Golden Gophers will have a live stream and live stats, while the dual with the Badgers will be available on StatBroadcast. All links will be posted on huskers.com, and match updates will be on X/Twitter at HuskerWTennis.

Scouting Minnesota 

  • Minnesota was ranked No. 72 last week before dropping out of the rankings, and most recently, the Gophers lost to Wisconsin 0-7.
  • Overall, the Golden Gophers are 59-23 in singles and 38-34 in doubles. 
  • Before the Wisconsin loss, the Gophers defeated then-No.48 Purdue 4-1.

Series History vs. Minnesota 

  • In 2023, Nebraska swept Minnesota 4-0, and Nebraska leads the all-time series with the Golden Gophers, 10-4.

Scouting Wisconsin 

  • Wisconsin is currently ranked No. 29; their record is 12-2 this season. 
  • In the spring 2024 season, the Badgers are 6-0 in conference doubles matches, and No. 28 Maria Sholokhova leads the team in singles play with an 11-3 record.
  • The Badgers roster consists of two graduate students, one senior, two juniors, one sophomore and three freshmen. 

Series History vs. Wisconsin 

  • Nebraska last played Wisconsin in 2021, where they played two matches against the Badgers. NU won the first match, 4-3 and the second, 4-0. The Huskers lead 8-3 in the series all-time.

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