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.
Quick Notes
- Ana Zamburek and Anfisa Danilchenko are still ranked No. 75 in doubles play and are 16-4 on the season.
- Raphaelle Lacasse and Maja Pietrowicz defeated two ranked doubles pairs last weekend. The pair topped Illinois’ No. 47 Megan Heuser and Alice Xu and No. 50 Justine Leong and Christina Hand.