Maddie Kobelt

In the 2024-25 season, and her second with NU, assistant coach Maddie Kobelt continued to lead the Big Red to doubles success and ranked wins against a challenging conference slate. The Huskers were 10-1 headed into Big Ten play, where they took on five top-25 teams. Kobelt and head coach German Dalmagro led Ana Zamburek to All-Big Ten Second Team honors, as the senior claimed three ranked singles victories and two on the doubles side. Sophomore Maria Taranova accomplished 20+ singles wins for the second time, while going undefeated (6-0) in Big Ten play.

In her first season as assistant coach for the Nebraska women’s tennis team, Kobelt played a vital role in the program’s success. She helped lead a doubles duo to the first ITA Regional Semifinals appearance for Nebraska since 2006, and claim two B1G Tournament team wins for the first time in program history. A success on the doubles court herself, Kobelt coached the Big Red to 18 earned doubles points in one season, and a duo to the team’s highest ITA doubles ranking since 2013.

“I’m very excited to welcome Maddie to the Husker family,” Dalmagro said. “She was a great college tennis player then went on to play on the WTA tour for several years with great results. She is coming with a lot of experience as a player that will help develop our team on and off the court. 

During her coaching career at Syracuse, they had really good results, and I know her passion, work ethic and coaching philosophy will help us maximize our team potential. We have a talented group that is eager to get to work, and I’m very thankful Maddie believed in my vision and the direction we can take the team. We have a lot of resources at Nebraska and having her on board will help us achieve goals as we strive to make Nebraska great.”

Previous to Nebraska, Kobelt spent three years as an assistant coach at her alma mater, Syracuse, where the program ended each season in the ITA’s top 65. In her first season coaching the Orange, the team reached the 2021 NCAA Team Tournament. Syracuse garnered one All-American singles player that year, who ended the season ranked No. 20 after competing in the NCAA Singles Tournament. The next year, the Orange sent one doubles duo to the NCAA Doubles Tournament, with a final ranking of No. 18. In 2022-23, Kobelt helped the Orange to a season-high ITA ranking of No. 16. In her time as an athlete at Syracuse, Kobelt was a team captain, played No. 1 singles and doubles, and reached a career-high ITA ranking in doubles of No. 32. Kobelt was also named to the 2013 All-Big East Team and the 2014 All-ACC Second Team.

Kobelt was an assistant coach at Kenyon College (2018-20), working with both the men’s and women’s teams. She helped lead the men’s team to a No. 11 ITA Division III ranking, and the women to No. 14. Both teams won NCAC Conference Championships in 2019. 

After her college career, Kobelt played professionally and reached career-high WTA rankings of No. 893 in singles and No. 294 in doubles, while earning 12 career professional doubles titles.

“I would like to thank Head Coach German Dalmagro and Executive Associate AD Keith Zimmer for this amazing opportunity to join the Nebraska family,” Kobelt said. “I am honored to represent the Huskers and excited to start working with Coach Dalmagro and this outstanding group of young women. Nebraska’s commitment to excellence and incredible support of their student athletes are unmatched. The possibilities are endless for what this team can achieve.”

She is the younger sister of Nebraska men’s tennis coach Peter Kobelt, and an RSPA (formerly USPTA) Certified Teaching Professional. Kobelt earned her Bachelor of Science in Health and Exercise Science from Syracuse University in 2014, and her Master of Science in Instructional Design, Development, and Evaluation from Syracuse University in 2023.