2008-09: Senior
Stephanie Evans missed the 2008 fall season due to injury, but played well in the spring to deliver a .500 season for the Huskers, going 8-8 in singles play and 2-2 on the doubles court.
Evans played all 16 of her singles matches in the back-half of the lineup, going a perfect 1-0 at the No. 4 position while posting records of 3-5 and 4-3 in the No. 5 and 6 spots, respectively.
Evans paired up with teammates Maria Ring and Mary Weatherholt in her four doubles competitions, going 1-1 with each of them.
Evans was rewarded for her work in the classroom with academic All-Big 12 honors, the first such selection of her career.
2007-08: Freshman
Evans was one of four freshmen to make an immediate impact for the 2007-08 Husker squad, as she secured a spot in the singles rotation right away in the spring. Evans played most of the season at the No. 4 singles spot, where she had an 11-8 record. She also had a perfect 3-0 record at the No. 5 position.
Evans won her first seven matches, including a 6-0, 6-0 sweep of Southeast Missouri State’s Elise Nattier, and 11 of her first 13 before struggling in Big 12 play. She was competitive in all of her conference matches, but at one point lost three straight matches on set tiebreakers. She wound up with a 4-7 Big 12 record despite the several close losses.
Evans played most of the season at No. 3 doubles with partner Amber Chandronnait. The duo had a 9-7 record, including six consecutive wins to open the season, before struggling in Big 12 play, where they went 1-6.
Evans advanced to the finals of the “A” Flight Singles at Nebraska’s first fall tournament of the season at the Drake Invitational in Des Moines, Iowa. Evans won three straight matches to get to the finals, where she had to withdraw due to injury.
Before Nebraska
Evans attended Franklin Road Academy in Nashville, Tenn. She played tennis as a freshman and as a senior, winning state championships both years while also going undefeated. She was named Mid-State Player of the Year her freshman and senior year.
Personal
Stephanie was born June 3, 1988, in Pittsburgh, Pa. She is the daughter of Randolph and Joan Evans, and has two brothers, Mitchell, 23, and Matt, 21. She is a nutritional science major.
SINGLES
Year | Spring |
Big 12 |
Fall |
Total |
2007-08 | 14-8 | 4-7 | 3-2 | 17-10 |
2008-09 | 8-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 8-8 |
Totals | 22-16 | 7-11 | 3-2 | 25-18 |
DOUBLES
Year | Spring |
Big 12 |
Fall |
Total |
2007-08 | 9-11 | 1-10 | 2-3 | 11-14 |
2008-09 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Totals | 11-13 | 2-11 | 2-3 | 13-16 |