Tennis

Tennis is a spring sport at Marian.  Marian's has four regulation tennis courts on which the team practices and plays.  The 2009 tennis team received a perfect score at the state tournament, which is the first time a team has done so.  The varsity team has earned a total of four state titles and 7 runners up.

Head Coach:  John Walters
Junior Varsity Coach:  Maureen Miller

Congratulations Varsity Tennis Team
Marian's Varsity Tennis Team claimed its third state title in a row on May 25.  The 2010 State Championship marks the fifth title for the Tennis program and the 51st athletic title for Marian.

2009 Tennis State Champs 
Marian’s 2009 Tennis Team won the Class A State Championship for the second year in a row.  For the first time in the history of Class A high school tennis, the Team swept all state titles and received a perfect score.  Sophomore Brooke Urzendowski won No. 1 singles; freshman Jessie Koraleski claimed the No. 2 singles title, seniors Anna Kirshenbaum and Kathy Schuele won No. 1 doubles; and junior Caroline Nelsen and sophomore Kara Schuele took the No. 2 doubles title.  As a result, the 101st session of the Nebraska State Legislature entered into record Legislative Resolution 260, stating Marian as the first team to claim a perfect score in tennis. This record now holds a permanent spot in history.

Awards and Recognition

Coach Beth Dye Receives coaching awards
Coach Beth Dye was honored by the Nebraska Tennis Association on November 1, 2009 as the 2009 High School Tennis Coach of the Year.  She is also the recipient of the Omaha Tennis Association's Outstanding High School Tennis Award for 2009. 

Coach Dye has been Marian's Varsity Tennis Coach for 6 years, and has lead the team to two state championship titles and four runners up, including the 2009 title where the team earned the state's first-ever perfect score.

Marian in the News

• Class a: marian claims another crown
  Click here to read the Omaha World-Herald story
  
  
  
• Urzendowski Defends Metro Title, Looking Forward to State
  Click here to read more.
  
  
  
• Urzendowski, Marian claim invitational crowns 
  Click here to read the article from the Omaha World-Herald about Marian's win at the Westside Invitational the weekend of April 10.
  
  
  
• 2010 Nebraska high school girls tennis capsules
  Click here to read the article from the Omaha World-Herald featuring members of Marian's returning state champion Tennis team.
  
  Pictured left to right: Brooke Urzendowski '11, Jessie Koraleski '12, Kara Schuele '10 and Caroline Nelsen '10.

 

2009-2010 Roster

Varsity
Kaitlin Barnard
Gina Beller
Bailey Draheim
Chelsey Eglseder
Lisa Gehring
Jessie Koraleski
Hylan Miller
Katherine Nelsen
Caroline Nelsen
Kara Schuele
Brooke Urzendowski









Junior Varsity
Anna Bartolomei
Emily Fischer
Abbey Furlow
Whitney Hayes
Morgan Kaiser
Mallory Lane
Gabby Maenner
Michaela McDonald
Lizzie Mensinger
Quinn Rensch
Pearl Schroer
Michelle Tsatsos