American college tennis team
The Nebraska Cornhuskers men's tennis team represents the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten Conference . The program was established in 1928 and has made the NCAA Championship twice, most recently in 2011. 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] Jung is the only men's tennis player in the Nebraska Athletic Hall of Fame .[ 3]
Assistant Peter Kobelt was named interim head coach of the program following the departure of Sean Maymi in 2023.[ 4] [ 5] In 2024, Nebraska Athletic Director Troy Dannen named Kobelt the 12th permanent head coach of the team.[ 6]
Coaches
Coaching history
No.
Coach
Tenure
Overall
Conference
Accomplishments
1
Gregg McBride
1926, 1929–40, 1942
34–21–10 (.600)
10–8–1 (.553)
2
Ernest Bearg
1927–28
2–9–3 (.250)
1–3 (.250)
3
Voris Peden
1941
2–3–1 (.417)
2–2–1 (.500)
4
Adolph J. Lewandowski
1946
1–6–1 (.188)
1–6 (.143)
5
Harold Rundle
1947
3–6 (.333)
0–6 (.000)
6
Francis Leighton
1948–49
5–13 (.278)
2–10 (.167)
7
Robert Slezak
1950
2–5 (.286)
0–4 (.000)
8
Ed Higginbotham
1951–72
119–155 (.434)
15–93 (.139)
9
Jim Porter
1973–81
113–113 (.500)
18–49 (.269)
10
Kerry McDermott
1982–2018
405–448 (.475)
79–183 (.302)
11
Sean Maymi
2018–23
36–68 (.346)
13–32 (.289)
12
Peter Kobelt
2023–present
17–10 (.630)
5–4 (.556)
Coaching staff
Players
NCAA Tournament qualifiers
Singles
Steven Jung – 1987–89
Matthias Mueller – 1990–92
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
Matthias Mueller – 1993
Ken Feuer / Matthias Mueller – 1990
Anthony Kotarac / Matthias Mueller – 1993
Adrian Maizey / Dinko Verzi – 1996
Dusty Boyer / Toby Boyer – 2015
All-conference selections
Singles
Karl Falkland – 1992
Jan Andersson – 1993
Matthias Mueller – 1993
Dinko Verzi – 1999
Adrian Szatmary – 2007
Calin Paar – 2010
Christopher Aumueller – 2011, 2012
Marc Hermann – 2013
Dusty Boyer – 2014–16
Doubles
Markus Bergerhelm / Dinko Verzi – 1998
Jerry Posch / Mark Tate – 2006
Ken Feuer / Matthias Mueller – 1990
Christopher Aumueller / Andre Stenger – 2011
Season-by-season results
Year[ a]
Coach
Overall
Conference
Conference tournament
Postseason
Independent (1928)
1928
Gregg McBride
3–1
Big Six Conference (1929–1948)
1929
Ernest Bearg
1–3–1
5th
1930
1–6–2
1–3
4th
1931
Gregg McBride
1–3–2
1–3–1
4th
1932
1–5
1–4
6th
1933
3–1
4th (2 pts)
1934
4–1
[ b]
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
Voris Peden
2–3–1
2–2–1
3rd (2–2–1)
1942
Gregg McBride
3–1
2–1
1946
Adolph J. Lewandowski
1–6–1
1–6
4th (2–2–1)
1947
Harold Rundle
3–6
0–6
1948
Francis Leighton
2–7
0–5
Big Seven Conference (1949–1957)
1949
Francis Leighton
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)
Big Eight Conference (1958–1996)
1958
Ed Higginbotham
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)
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
2000
7–13
0–8
First round
2001
9–14
3–5
Quarterfinal
2002
10–12
2–5
Quarterfinal
2003
10–11
1–6
Quarterfinal
2004
9–13
0–7
Quarterfinal
2005
9–15
0–7
Quarterfinal
2006
10–13
0–7
Quarterfinal
2007
9–11
2–4
Quarterfinal
2008
10–16
0–6
First round
2009
16–10
0–6
Quarterfinal
2010
13–13
1–5
Quarterfinal
NCAA Division I First Round
2011
15–13
1–5
Quarterfinal
NCAA Division I First Round
Big Ten Conference (2012–present)
2012
Kerry McDermott
11–15
3–7
Quarterfinal
2013
10–15
3–8
First round
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 [ c]
2021
2–16
1–15
Quarterfinal
2022
9–15
5–3
Quarterfinal
2023
13–10
5–4
Quarterfinal
2024
Peter Kobelt
17–10
5–4
Semifinal
[ 7]
Notes
^ Nebraska did not field a team from 1943–45 because of World War II , or in 1970
^ The Big Six did not hold a conference tournament in 1934 or 1935
^ Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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