Head Tennis Coach Dr. Rick Harley today announced the names of seven student-athletes, who intend to play tennis and study at Nebraska Wesleyan University starting this fall.

Women, Hometown (High School)

Chelsea Henslee, Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Christian)

Vanessa Johnson, Lincoln, Neb. (East)

Anna Kokrda, Lincoln, Neb. (East)

Julia Lisec, Lincoln, Neb. (East)

Vanessa Ventry, Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln High)

Men, Hometown (High School)

Drew Placek, Omaha, Neb. (Elkhorn)

Michael Larsen, Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast)

In 2007, the Nebraska Wesleyan women won the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) regular season crown, as well as the NAIA Region III tournament title, and advanced to the NAIA Championships as a team for the first time since 1996.

The NWU men also won the GPAC regular season crown, but fell short of the national meet losing 5-3 in the NAIA Region III final. They finished 17-6 overall, the team’s best record since going 19-6 in 2003.

Combined, the Nebraska Wesleyan men and women have won nine conference regular season titles in tennis since the league became the GPAC in 2000.

MEDIA REMINDER: Nebraska Wesleyan University does not give athletic scholarships or sign national letters of intent.