Huskers Welcome Wildcats on Wednesday

No. 71 Kansas State at No. 59 Nebraska Cornhuskers 
Wednesday, March 2 at 4 p.m. CT
Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center (Lincoln, Neb.)
Live Stream: https://huskers.com/sports/2019/8/21/womens-tennis-live-video-court-1.aspx 
Live Stats: http://sidearmstats.com/nebraska/wtennis/xlive.htm
 
The Nebraska women’s tennis team will host the Wildcats this week at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center on Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m. (CT). 

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

 

Scouting Kansas State  

• The Wildcats finished the 2020-21 season with a 7-12 overall record, including a 2-7 record in Big 12 conference play.

• Head coach Jordan Smith is entering his seventh season with the Cats.   

• Kansas State’s Karine-Marion Job is ranked No. 96 in ITA. 

Series History with Kansas State 

• The Wildcats lead the overall series, 10-9. The teams last faced each other on March 4, 2020 in Manhattan, Kan.

• The Huskers are currently on a two loss streak against the Wildcats. 

Up Next

• The Huskers will host Minnesota on March 5 at 11 a.m. for their first conference matchup of the season. 

Novak Ranked No. 108 in ITA

• Kristina Novak is 9-5 in singles play this season, including a ranked win over No. 45 Julia Adams of Furman.

• The sophomore from Slovenia has competed out of the No. 1 spot for the Huskers in every match this season and is currently on a one-match winning streak.

Two Freshmen Join Nebraska

• Lucy Loy, a native of Fishers, Ind., played club tennis at Indianapolis Racquet Club for Coach Jamie Dieveney and competed for Fishers High School, under Coach Dave Heffern. A four-time letterwinner, Loy received all-state honorable mention in 2018, second team all-state honors in 2019 and first team all-state honors in 2021. Loy was a regional finalist in 2019 and a state semifinalist in 2021. On the club side, Loy was a Midwest level 2 and 3 doubles winner and a level 3 singles winner.

• A native of La Crescenta, Calif., Jillian Roa was a standout player in high school where she won the singles junior ITF title in Skopje, Macedonia. She was also regional U18 Champion of the Balearic Islands and reached the singles finals in a junior ITF in La Nucia, Spain