Women’s Tennis News

June 29

Eight Join Nebraska Wesleyan Tennis Teams

Nebraska Wesleyan University head tennis coach Dr. Rick Harley has released the names of eight student-athletes who intend to play tennis and study at Nebraska Wesleyan starting the 2010-11 school year. The list includes five women and three men recruits.

May 20

Henslee Named 1st-Team Academic All-District

Nebraska Wesleyan University junior women’s tennis player Chelsea Henslee was named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District women’s at-large team that was announced on Thursday (May 20). Henslee was voted to the District VII First-Team in the college division.

May 11

Women Dominate All-GPAC Tennis Team

The Nebraska Wesleyan women’s tennis team had all six singles players on the Great Plains Athletic Conference All-Conference team that was announced Tuesday (May 11). All six singles players were on the All-Conference team, while four players were honorable mention in doubles action.

May 8

USF Edges NWU in GPAC Tennis Championship

Nebraska Wesleyan's run of three straight NAIA National Tournament appearances came to an end Saturday as the Prairie Wolves lost a heartbreaker, 5-4, to the University of Sioux Falls in the GPAC Women's Tennis Tournament Championship Match in Fremont, Neb.

May 3

Tennis Teams Set for GPAC Championships

The Nebraska Wesleyan tennis teams have completed their regular season and now will prepare for the 2010 GPAC Tennis Championships that will be held May 7-8 in Fremont, Neb. The NWU women are the No. 2 seed, while the NWU men are the No. 4 seed.

April 27

NWU Hangs On to Defeat Concordia

Nebraska Wesleyan remained perfect in conference play as they held on for a 5-4 win over Concordia University in Great Plains Athletic Conference women's tennis action on Tuesday (Apr. 27).

April 17

Women's Tennis Remains Undefeated in GPAC

The Nebraska Wesleyan women's tennis team defeated Hastings College, 6-3, on Saturday morning (Apr. 17) to improve to 5-0 in Great Plains Athletic Conference action and remain on top of the league standings. NWU did fall to Gustavus Adolphus, 9-0, later in the afternoon on Saturday.

March 31

NWU Tennis Remains Undefeated in GPAC

Both the Nebraska Wesleyan men's and women's tennis teams stayed unbeaten in Great Plains Athletic Conference play as they swept past Midland Lutheran College, 9-0, on Wednesday afternoon (Mar. 31) in Lincoln.

March 28

Tennis Beats Down Briar Cliff

Both the Nebraska Wesleyan women's and men's tennis teams had little trouble with the Briar Cliff Chargers as the women shutout BCU, 9-0, while the men won 8-1 on Sunday morning at the Nebraska Tennis Center in Lincoln.

March 24

Baseball, Softball & Tennis Postponed

Wednesday's baseball and softball games as well as the tennis matches, have all been postponed due to weather. The NWU baseball team was scheduled to play at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, while the NWU softball team was supposed to play at Hastings College. NWU tennis was supposed to host Midland Lutheran College.

March 19

Men's Tennis Wins Two in a Row

The Nebraska Wesleyan men's tennis team closed out their Spring Break trip in Hilton Head, S.C., with back-to-back victories as the Prairie Wolves defeated Shepherd University, 8-1, on Friday morning (Mar. 19). The NWU women lost to Shepherd, 6-3.

March 18

Men Get First Win, Women Blank Wooster

Nebraska Wesleyan's men's tennis team got their first victory of the season on Thursday (Mar. 18) as the Prairie Wolves edged Messiah, 5-4, in Hilton Head, S.C. Meanwhile, the NWU women won their third straight match as they blanked the College of Wooster, 9-0.

March 16

Tennis Splits With Scranton

Nebraska Wesleyan tennis teams split action on Tuesday (Mar. 16) on their spring break trip to Hilton Head, S.C., as they took on the University of Scranton. The NWU women continued their solid play with a 8-1 victory for their second straight win, but the NWU men are still looking for their first win as they fell, 8-1.

March 15

Women's Tennis Picks Up Second Win of Season

The Nebraska Wesleyan women's tennis team picked up their second win of the season as they defeated Smith College, 5-4, on their spring break trip in Hilton Head, S.C., on Monday morning (Mar. 15).

February 27

UNK Sweeps NWU In Tennis

The Nebraska Wesleyan men's and women's tennis teams were both defeated by NCAA Division II Nebraska-Kearney on Saturday at the Nebraska Tennis Center in Lincoln. UNK defeated the NWU women, 6-3, then the Loper men beat the Prairie Wolves, 9-0.

February 13

Women's Tennis Gets First Win of Season

Nebraska Wesleyan took two of three doubles matches and five of six singles matches as they picked up their first victory of the 2010 season with a 7-2 win over Bethany College on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 13) at the Knight Fieldhouse in Lincoln. The Prairie Wolves lost their first match of the day, 6-3, to William Jewell College. The NWU women improve to 1-3 early on this season.

February 3

Women's Tennis Opens Season With Loss

The Nebraska Wesleyan women's tennis team opened their 2010 season on Wednesday (Feb. 3) with a match against the University of Arkansas-Little Rock at the Nebraska Tennis Center in Lincoln. The Prairie Wolves lost, 9-0, to the NCAA Division I Opponent.