Senior Ana Zamburek of Nebraska women’s tennis was named to the 2025 All-Big Ten Second Team, the conference announced Wednesday morning. The Husker received the honor after a strong season at No. 1 singles and doubles, garnering ranked victories for the Big Red.
Zamburek finished her spring season going 13-5 in singles, including three wins over nationally ranked opponents (Tong Wang, Dajnozkova, Carter). Three of Zamburek’s four conference losses were dealt by top-20 opponents. On the doubles court, Zamburek partnered with Lucy Loy to deliver two ranked victories (Sholokova/Johnson, Carter/Jacobs).
Additionally, Loy earned Sportsmanship honors from the conference, garnering 25 combined wins in her senior season. Spending all four years with Nebraska, she tallied a total of 90 career victories on the courts.
Big Ten Postseason Awards
Player of the Year: Julia Fliegner, Sr., Michigan
Freshman of the Year: Emily Sartz-Lunde, Michigan
Coach of the Year: Ronni Bernstein, Michigan
All-Big Ten First Team
Daianne Hayashida, Iowa
Kallista Liu, Maryland
Piper Charney, Michigan
JULIA FLIEGNER, Michigan
TEAH CHAVEZ, Ohio State
LUCIANA PERRY, Ohio State
Carmen Gallardo Guevara, Purdue
Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, UCLA
Emma Charney, USC
Grace Piper, USC
Reece Carter, Washington
Maria Sholokhova, Wisconsin
All-Big Ten Second Team
Megan Heuser, Illinois
McKenna Schaefbauer, Illinois
Tereza Dejnozkova, Iowa
Lara Schneider, Indiana
Lily Jones, Michigan
Liisa Vehviläinen, Michigan State
Ana Zamburek, Nebraska
Olivia Dorner, Penn State
Kate Fakih, UCLA
Kimmi Hance, UCLA
Erika Matsuda, Washington
Taylor Cataldi, Wisconsin
All-Freshman Team
Ariel Madatali, Illinois
Jessica Bernales, Michigan
Emily Sartz-Lunde, Michigan
Amara Brahmbhatt, Michigan State
Erica Jessel, Northwestern
Nao Nishino, Ohio State
Patricia Grigoras, Penn State
KATE FAKIH, UCLA
Carina Syrtveit, Washington
Ekaterina Ivanova, Wisconsin
Sportsmanship Honorees
Kasia Treiber, Illinois
Li Hsin Lin, Indiana
Marisa Schmidt , Iowa
Danielle Hack, Maryland
Lily Jones, Michigan
Matilde Morais, Michigan State
Aiva Schmitz, Minnesota
Lucy Loy, Nebraska
Britany Lau, Northwestern
Alessia Cau, Ohio State
Tilde Jagare, Oregon
Maria Daciana Ciubotaru , Penn State
Ashlie Wilson, Purdue
Minchae Kim, Rutgers
Kimmi Hance, UCLA
Sloane Morra , USC
Erika Matsuda, Washington
Ellison Reynoldson, Wisconsin
ALL CAPS denotes unanimous selection