Joerg Barthel

Associate Head Coach Joerg Barthel (pronounced Yurg BAR-thel) enters his sixth season with the Nebraska men’s tennis program. Barthel has led the Huskers to two consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances starting in the 2010 season, along with helping Nebraska record the program’s highest Intercollege Tennis Association ranking ever at No. 25 in the country. With the help of Barthel, the Huskers have finished the last three seasons nationally ranked.

 

Barthel, the recruiting coordinator, also performs a wide variety of day-to-day operations within the program including coaching, facilitating practices, scheduling, planning travel arrangements and managing the team’s budget. During his time at Nebraska, Barthel has recruited seven nationally ranked players who have gone on to qualify for numerous national tournaments such as the ITA All-American Tournament and the ITA Regional Tournament.

Barthel competed in 75 singles matches during his four years with Nebraska, compiling a record of 30-45. Coming into the program, Barthel made an immediate impact, spending his first two years as a Husker competing in the top three spots the majority of the time.

Barthel tied for the team lead in singles victories and led the team in doubles victories his sophomore season at Nebraska after winning eight singles matches as a freshman. He struggled with injuries his junior and senior seasons but still managed to win 28 combined singles and doubles matches during the two seasons.

As a player in the program, Barthel earned the respect of McDermott and his teammates for his diligence, hard work and professionalism.

"He pushes the guys really, really hard," McDermott said. "The guys respect him because they know when they go on the court with him he demands a lot out of you. As a coach, I see that and I respect that."

A native of Friedrichsdorf, Germany, Barthel attended high school at Phillip-Reis-Schule and earned a German national ranking as high as No. 239. Barthel received his undergraduate degree in international studies from Nebraska in December 2007, and he was officially named graduate assistant coach following his graduation.