Lincoln, Neb. – The Nebraska women’s team (5-1, 0-0 Big Ten) looks to extend its three-match winning streak as the Huskers host Creighton on Tuesday, Feb. 20 and South Dakota on Thursday, Feb. 22. NU will face the Bluejays at 6 p.m. (CT) and the Coyotes at 5 p.m. (CT). Both matches will be live streamed on Playsight, and stats will be available on huskers.com. Match updates will be posted on X/Twitter at HuskerWTennis.
Scouting Creighton (4-2, 0-0 Big East)
- Led by Head Coach Tom Lily, the Bluejays were 17-8 in the 2022-23 season, and have four wins this season: Minnesota State – Mankato, Northern Iowa, Central Arkansas and North Dakota.
- Creighton’s Malvika Shukla led last season’s team with a 24-7 record and continues with an 8-3 singles record this year.
- The Bluejay roster consists of three seniors, three juniors, two sophomores and one freshman.
Series History vs. Creighton
- The Huskers lead the all-time series against Creighton, 31-0.
Scouting South Dakota (3-6, 0-0 Summit League)
- This year marks Head Coach Brett Barnett’s 10th year of coaching the Coyotes, and the team has wins over Missouri State, Sioux Falls and Drake.
- South Dakota is led by junior Grace Chadick who had a 14-5 record in the 2023 season. Earlier this year, Chadick defeated Husker Jillian Roa in the ITA Fall Regionals.
- The Coyotes are led by one graduate student, one fifth-year, two juniors, two sophomores and three freshmen.
Series History vs. South Dakota
- Nebraska has swept all six meetings against the Coyotes, with a recent 4-0 victory in 2023.
Quick Notes
- The No. 25 doubles pair of Anfisa Danilchenko and Ana Zamburek earned their 10th win of the season and looks to continue moving up in the rankings.
- Last weekend, the Huskers earned two 7-0 sweeps as they defeated North Dakota and Montana. NU now has four sweeps on the year.
