Joan Torres Espinosa Season 2024-25

Honors & Awards

• WAC Player of the Year (2023-24)
• All-WAC First Team (2023-24)
• NCAA Singles Tournament appearance (2023-24)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2024, 2025; Spring 2025)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2025)

2025-26: Senior 
In his senior season, Torres Espinosa was a consistent singles piece at the No. 5 and 6 spots holding a .500 record this season at 12-12. The Husker notched 50 singles wins in his collegiate career ending with a 52-34 singles record. In doubles he partnered with Jeri Lassila and Leo Linquet the most ending the season with a 9-14 doubles record. In the last week of the regular season, Torres Espinosa and Linquet debuted at No. 78 in doubles as they put together a 5-1 record. The pair had notable Big Ten wins vs. Wisconsin, Purdue, Penn State and a ranked win over No. 35 Alexander Bernard/Alex Okonkwo (Ohio State) sending the Husker group straight to the ITA rankings. 

2024-25: Junior
In his first season with Nebraska, Torres Espinosa posted an 11-7 singles record and went 10-8 in doubles play. The junior transfer from UT-Arlington went 7-2 in spring competition (4-0 Big Ten) highlighted by his straight set victory over USC’s Niels Hoffman which clinched the upset for NU. The Husker’s win at No. 6 singles pushed Nebraska to defeat the then #26 Trojans, 4-2. On the doubles side, Torres Espinosa partnered with Leo Linquet and Calvin Mueller to take seven spring victories.

Off the court, Torres Espinosa was named to the 2025 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.

Joining the Huskers
The Nebraska men’s tennis team continues to build its roster with the addition of UT Arlington transfer and WAC Player of the Year Torres Espinosa for the 2023-24 season.

“We are extremely excited to have Joan join us here for the next two years,” Head Coach Peter Kobelt said. “He has all the attributes that you would like to see in a great student-athlete. He brings a lot of success and experience with him from UTA but what I believe makes him special is his no quit mentality and his leadership qualities for our locker room.”

The incoming junior from Spain recently completed his sophomore season with the Mavericks, tallying an impressive 17-6 mark in singles competition and earned a spot in the NCAA Singles Tournament. Espinosa helped UTA to its second-straight WAC Championship, while earning All-WAC First Singles Team honors.     

Personal
Torres Espinosa is the son of Juan Torres and Reme Espinosa. The junior plans to study Child, Youth and Family Studies at Nebraska.

Singles

Year	Spring	Conf.	Fall	Total
2022-23*	12-9	2-2	--	12-9
2023-24*	11-4	4-0	6-2	17-6
2024-25	7-2	4-0	4-5	11-7
2025-26	10-6	5-5	2-6	12-12
Totals	40-21	15-7	12-13	52-34

Doubles

Year	Spring	Conf.	Fall	Total
2022-23*	9-10	2-2	--	9-10
2023-24*	8-6	1-3	4-2	12-8
2024-25	7-5	0-2	1-1	10-8
2025-26	8-10	5-8	1-4	9-14
Totals	32-31	8-15	6-7	40-39

*Indicates UT-Arlington