Huskers Travel East to Face Rutgers, Maryland

No. 58 Nebraska Cornhuskers at  Rutgers
Saturday, April 9 at 10 a.m. CT
Piscataway, N.J. 

No. 58 Nebraska Cornhuskers at No. 69 Maryland

Sunday, April 10 at 10 a.m. CT

College Park, MD.

 

The No. 58 Nebraska women’s tennis team (10-8, 3-3 Big Ten) is set to face Rutgers and Maryland this weekend. The Huskers will take on the Scarlet Knights on Saturday followed by a matchup against Maryland on Sunday. Both games are slated for an 11 a.m. CT start. 

Live stream and stats are available at the links provided above. Updates will be posted to Huskers.com and @HuskerWTennis on Twitter.

 

Scouting Rutgers

• The Scarlet Knights finished the 2020-21 season with a 4-13 overall record, including a 4-12 record in the Big 10 conference play.

• Rutgers’ Head Coach Hilary Ritchie is in her second season. 

• The Knights are currently 0-5 in conference play.

Series History with Rutgers

• The Huskers lead the overall series, 5-1. The teams last faced each other on April 11, 2021 in New Jersey with Nebraska winning, 5-2. 

Scouting Maryland

• The Terrapins finished the 2020-21 season with a 3-16 overall record, including an 1-14 record in Big 10 conference play.

• Katie Dougherty was named the 10th head coach for Maryland’s women’s program in the summer of 2016.    

• Maryland is currently 2-3 in the conference with its last win coming against Minnesota earlier this month. 

Series History with Maryland

• Maryland leads the series, 2-3, dropping their last matchup with the Terrapins on April 29, 2021. 

Huskers See Early Success in the Conference Play 

• Currently, the Huskers are 3-3 in conference play and have recent wins over No. 65 Purdue and Indiana. 

• Last season, Nebraska played a conference-only schedule and recorded five wins in its first six games of the season. 

The Fierce Duo  

• Maja Makoric and Kristina Novak have not lost as a doubles duo since January 29 against Duke. 

• The have played every match for the Huskers at the No. 1 spot and are currently 8-1 on the season.