Nebraska Cornhuskers men's tennis
| Nebraska Cornhuskers men's tennis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 1928 |
| University | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| Athletic director | Troy Dannen |
| Head coach | Peter Kobelt (3rd season) |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Location | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Home Court | Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center (Capacity: 1,400) |
| Nickname | Cornhuskers |
| Colors | Scarlet and cream[1] |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 2010, 2011, 2025 | |
The Nebraska Cornhuskers men's tennis team competes as part of NCAA Division I, representing the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten Conference. Nebraska has played its home matches at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center since 2015.
The program was established in 1928 and has made the NCAA Division I championships three times, most recently in 2025. Five Cornhuskers have won conference championships and seventeen have been named all-conference selections. In 1989, Steven Jung was the NCAA Singles runner-up and was named NU's first All-American.[2]
The team has been coached by Peter Kobelt since 2023.[3]
Conference affiliations
[edit]- Independent (1928)
- MVIAA / Big Eight Conference (1929–1996)[a]
- Big 12 Conference (1997–2011)
- Big Ten Conference (2012–present)[2]
Coaches
[edit]Coaching history
[edit]| No. | Coach | Tenure | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregg McBride | 1926–1942 | 38–33–14 (.529) | 13–13–2 (.500) |
| 2 | Adolph J. Lewandowski | 1946 | 1–6–1 (.188) | 1–6 (.143) |
| 3 | Harold Rundle | 1947 | 3–6 (.333) | 0–6 (.000) |
| 4 | Francis Leighton | 1948–1949 | 5–13 (.278) | 2–10 (.167) |
| 5 | Robert Slezak | 1950 | 2–5 (.286) | 0–4 (.000) |
| 6 | Ed Higginbotham | 1951–1972 | 119–155[b] (.434) | 15–93[b] (.139) |
| 7 | Jim Porter | 1973–1981 | 113–113 (.500) | 18–49 (.269) |
| 8 | Kerry McDermott | 1982–2018 | 405–448 (.475) | 79–183 (.302) |
| 9 | Sean Maymi | 2018–2022 | 23–58 (.284) | 8–28 (.222) |
| 10 | Peter Kobelt | 2023–present | 30–20 (.600) | 10–8 (.556) |
Coaching staff
[edit]| Name | Position | First year | Alma mater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Kobelt | Head coach | 2023 | Ohio State |
| Brett Forman | Assistant coach | 2024 | Michigan State |
| Shunya Maruyama | Assistant coach | 2024 | Nebraska |
Venues
[edit]For most of its history, Nebraska's tennis facilities and offices were spread across the city of Lincoln and lacked the amenities of most of NU's conference peers.[5] Playing at indoor and outdoor courts miles apart was challenging when weather forced last-minute venue changes.[5] At the time it joined the Big Ten in 2011, Nebraska was the only school in the conference without an indoor on-campus tennis facility.[5]
Nebraska constructed the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center, its first standalone tennis complex, in 2015. It was built north of Nebraska Innovation Campus as part of a larger $20.4-million project which also included Barbara Hibner Soccer Stadium.[6] The Dillon Tennis Center has 1,400 permanent seats across six indoor and twelve outdoor courts, each with a DecoTurf hardcourt surface.[5]
Championships and awards
[edit]NCAA Championship qualifiers
[edit]Singles
- Steven Jung – 1987, 1988, 1989
- Matthias Mueller – 1990, 1991, 1992
- Karl Falkland – 1993
- Lance Mills – 2002
Doubles
- Jim Carson / Craig Johnson – 1984
- Steven Jung / Stuart Jung – 1989
- Ken Feuer / Matthias Mueller – 1990
- Anthony Kotarac / Matthias Mueller – 1993
- Christopher Aumueller / Benedikt Lindheim – 2012
Conference champions
[edit]Singles
- Matthias Mueller – 1993
- Calvin Mueller – 2023
Doubles
- Ken Feuer / Matthias Mueller – 1990
- Anthony Kotarac / Matthias Mueller – 1993
- Adrian Maizey / Dinko Verzi – 1996
- Dusty Boyer / Toby Boyer – 2015
First-team All-Americans
[edit]- Steven Jung – 1989
Seasons
[edit]| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Conference tournament |
Postseason[c] | Final rank[d] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent (1928) | ||||||||
| 1928 | Gregg McBride | 3–1 | ||||||
| MVIAA / Big Eight Conference[a] (1929–1996) | ||||||||
| 1929 | Gregg McBride | 1–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1930 | 1–6–2 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1931 | 1–3–2 | 1–3–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1932 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1933 | 3–1 | 4th (2 pts) | ||||||
| 1934 | 4–1 | Not held | ||||||
| 1935 | 5–0–1 | |||||||
| 1936 | 1–4–1 | 4th (2 pts) | ||||||
| 1937 | 3–2–1 | 5th (1 pt) | ||||||
| 1938 | 3–1–1 | 2nd (13 pts) | ||||||
| 1939 | 0–2–4 | T–2nd (7 pts) | ||||||
| 1940 | 7–0 | 6–0 | 2nd (11 pts) | |||||
| 1941 | 2–3–1 | 2–2–1 | 3rd (2–2–1) | |||||
| 1942 | 3–1 | 2–1 | Not held | |||||
| 1943 | Did not compete[e] | |||||||
| 1944 | ||||||||
| 1945 | ||||||||
| 1946 | Adolph J. Lewandowski | 1–6–1 | 1–6 | 4th (2–2–1) | ||||
| 1947 | Harold Rundle | 3–6 | 0–6 | Not held | ||||
| 1948 | Francis Leighton | 2–7 | 0–5 | |||||
| 1949 | 3–6 | 2–5 | 4th (5 pts) | |||||
| 1950 | Robert Slezak | 2–5 | 0–4 | 6th (2 pts) | ||||
| 1951 | Ed Higginbotham | 0–6 | 0–4 | 7th (1 pt) | ||||
| 1952 | 2–7 | 2–4 | 5th (4 pts) | |||||
| 1953 | 2–10 | 0–6 | 6th (4 pts) | |||||
| 1954 | 2–13 | 0–5 | 7th (1 pt) | |||||
| 1955 | 4–8 | 0–3 | 7th (1 pt) | |||||
| 1956 | 4–9 | 0–4 | 7th (2 pts) | |||||
| 1957 | 6–4 | 0–4 | 7th (2 pts) | |||||
| 1958 | 7–5 | 2–3 | 6th (3 pts) | |||||
| 1959 | 8–6 | 2–4 | 4th (5 pts) | |||||
| 1960 | 6–10 | 0–5 | 8th (0 pts) | |||||
| 1961 | 1–10 | 0–4 | 8th (2 pts) | |||||
| 1962 | 7–3 | 1–2 | 5th (4 pts) | |||||
| 1963 | 11–5 | 0–4 | T–5th (1 pt) | |||||
| 1964 | 11–5 | 3–3 | T–5th (2 pts) | |||||
| 1965 | 11–5 | 1–4 | T–5th (1 pt) | |||||
| 1966 | 5–9 | 1–6 | 7th (2 pts) | |||||
| 1967 | 3–7 | 0–6 | 8th (6 pts) | |||||
| 1968 | 5–9 | 0–7 | 8th (5 pts) | |||||
| 1969 | 9–8 | 1–6 | 5th (4 pts) | |||||
| 1970 | Results not available | |||||||
| 1971 | 7–7 | 1–5 | 7th (3 pts) | |||||
| 1972 | 8–10 | 1–4 | 8th (15.5 pts) | |||||
| 1973 | Jim Porter | 6–10 | 0–7 | 8th (6.5 pts) | ||||
| 1974 | 0–18 | 0–7 | 8th (7.5 pts) | |||||
| 1975 | 9–10 | 1–6 | 7th (13.5 pts) | |||||
| 1976 | 16–15 | 2–2 | 6th (10 pts) | |||||
| 1977 | 20–12 | 2–6 | 6th (5.5 pts) | |||||
| 1978 | 16–14 | 3–6 | T–8th (18 pts) | |||||
| 1979 | 15–10 | 3–5 | 5th (29 pts) | |||||
| 1980 | 19–11 | 2–5 | 6th (48 pts) | |||||
| 1981 | 12–13 | 5–5 | 6th (45 pts) | |||||
| 1982 | Kerry McDermott | 9–11 | 3–4 | 5th (65 pts) | ||||
| 1983 | 14–6 | 4–2 | 3rd (77 pts) | |||||
| 1984 | 11–12 | 2–4 | 4th (62 pts) | |||||
| 1985 | 10–13 | 4–2 | 3rd (59 pts) | |||||
| 1986 | 14–7 | 4–2 | 4th (54 pts) | |||||
| 1987 | 15–8 | 3–3 | 4th (66 pts) | |||||
| 1988 | 14–6 | 5–1 | 2nd (84 pts) | |||||
| 1989 | 17–7 | 5–1 | 2nd (94 pts) | |||||
| 1990 | 17–9 | 4–2 | 3rd (80 pts) | |||||
| 1991 | 10–6 | 3–3 | 4th (58 pts) | |||||
| 1992 | 9–11 | 2–4 | 4th | |||||
| 1993 | 14–6 | 4–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1994 | 8–16 | 1–5 | 5th | |||||
| 1995 | 6–15 | 1–5 | Semifinal | |||||
| 1996 | 4–16 | 1–8 | Quarterfinal | |||||
| Big 12 Conference (1997–2011) | ||||||||
| 1997 | Kerry McDermott | 9–15 | 1–8 | First round | ||||
| 1998 | 13–12 | 1–8 | First round | |||||
| 1999 | 10–11 | 3–4 | Semifinal | 58 | ||||
| 2000 | 7–13 | 0–8 | First round | |||||
| 2001 | 9–14 | 3–5 | Quarterfinal | |||||
| 2002 | 10–12 | 2–5 | Quarterfinal | 72 | ||||
| 2003 | 10–11 | 1–6 | Quarterfinal | |||||
| 2004 | 9–13 | 0–7 | Quarterfinal | |||||
| 2005 | 9–15 | 0–7 | Quarterfinal | 75 | ||||
| 2006 | 10–13 | 0–7 | Quarterfinal | 62 | ||||
| 2007 | 9–11 | 2–4 | Quarterfinal | 56 | ||||
| 2008 | 10–16 | 0–6 | First round | |||||
| 2009 | 16–10 | 0–6 | Quarterfinal | |||||
| 2010 | 13–13 | 1–5 | Quarterfinal | NCAA Division I First Round | 41 | |||
| 2011 | 15–13 | 1–5 | Quarterfinal | NCAA Division I First Round | 44 | |||
| Big Ten Conference (2012–present) | ||||||||
| 2012 | Kerry McDermott | 11–15 | 3–7 | Quarterfinal | 73 | |||
| 2013 | 10–15 | 3–8 | First round | 62 | ||||
| 2014 | 12–15 | 3–8 | First round | |||||
| 2015 | 11–14 | 3–8 | Quarterfinal | |||||
| 2016 | 14–13 | 4–7 | Quarterfinal | |||||
| 2017 | 5–19 | 1–10 | First round | |||||
| 2018 | 11–15 | 1–10 | First round | |||||
| 2019 | Sean Maymi | 10–17 | 2–9 | First round | ||||
| 2020 | 2–10 | 0–1 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| 2021 | 2–16 | 1–15 | Quarterfinal | |||||
| 2022 | 9–15 | 5–3 | Quarterfinal | |||||
| 2023 | Peter Kobelt | 13–10 | 5–4 | Quarterfinal | 52 | |||
| 2024 | 17–10 | 5–4 | Semifinal | 49 | ||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b In 1928, the ten member schools of the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association agreed to a splintering of the conference – Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma retained the MVIAA name and Drake, Grinnell, Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State), and Washington University formed the Missouri Valley Conference. The MVIAA became commonly known as the Big Six, and later the Big Seven and Big Eight. Its name was officially changed to the Big Eight in 1964.[4]
- ^ a b Results not available from the 1970 season.
- ^ The first NCAA Division I championships were held in 1963.
- ^ The Intercollegiate Tennis Association has published year-end rankings since 1981.[7]
- ^ Nebraska did not field a team from 1943 to 1945 due to World War II.
References
[edit]- ^ "The Power of Color" (PDF). Nebraska Athletics Brand Guide. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ a b c "2023-24 Men's Tennis Media Guide" (PDF). Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Peter Kobelt named Husker men's tennis head coach". 1011 News. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Braden Gall (29 June 2012). "The History of Big 12 Realignment". Athlon Sports. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ a b c d Ron Powell (16 August 2015). "Nebraska goes from worst to first in tennis facilities". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center". Ironhide Construction. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings". Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
