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Huskers Welcome Kansas Transfer Lacasse



The Nebraska women’s tennis team bolstered its ranks when Head Coach Scott Jacobson announced the signing of Raphaelle Lacasse to the 2022-23 roster.

Lacasse, a native of Montreal, Canada, joins Baylor transfer Ana Carmen Zamburek as recent commits for next year’s team. A transfer from Kansas, Lacasse spent the last year with the Jayhawks and brings an impressive resume to Nebraska. Last season, she was a constant in the doubles and singles line up and helped the Jayhawks achieve a top 30 national ranking.

In 2021, she had a top 700 WTA Singles ranking and a top 800 WTA doubles ranking. She boasted a Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) of 11.45 and was an ITF 15k tournament singles champion in Cancun, Mexico. Lacasse also reached seven ITF 15k doubles finals during her junior career and was a National Canadian doubles champion in the under 18 division. 

Coach Jacobson on Lacasse choosing Nebraska: “Raphaelle adds a tremendous amount of talent to our program on both the singles court and the doubles court. She has obviously played at the highest of levels during the course of her career. We believe she will fit in extremely well at Nebraska and are excited to begin working with her!”





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