2003-04: Outlook
For the fourth straight season, Rebecca Harvey will likely fill either the No. 5 or No. 6 singles position, where she owns a 23-14 career spring record. NU Coach Scott Jacobson said Harvey is a steady player who always plays her best on game day. Harvey found great success in the bottom of the lineup as a junior in 2003, posting the second-best dual record on the team.
Harvey's younger sister, Leslie, is also on the NU roster.
2002-03: Junior
Harvey emerged as one of the team leaders, finishing the season with a 10-5 record while primarily playing Nos. 5-6 singles. Harvey’s 10 wins were good for second on the team, just behind Anne Oehme’s 15. Harvey did not lose a match in the month of March, compiling a 5-0 record. She went 3-4 overall in Big 12 play, picking up wins over Iowa State's Courtney Leese, Oklahoma State's Zana Masnic and Texas Tech's Katja Kovacic.
Harvey was 0-1 in doubles action in 2003.
In the fall season, Harvey went 5-2 in singles action and teamed with junior Katie Garcia to go 3-1 in doubles.
2001-02: Sophomore
Harvey missed the first half of the season recovering from an injury. The San Diego native won her first match of the season against Creighton’s Kelly Kielbowicz, 6-0, 6-0. On the season, Harvey finished with a 6-5 record and a 3-4 conference mark. She won a key match in the upset of Oklahoma, defeating Melissa Mendieta, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6.
In doubles action, Harvey finished with a 2-3 record and 1-3 conference mark. Harvey and Frisch teamed up for their lone Big 12 match with an 8-5 victory over Texas Tech’s Barbara Schrami and Noel Ruiz.
In the fall, Harvey posted a 3-2 singles record and went undefeated (3-0) in doubles action.
2000-01: Freshman
Harvey posted a 7-4 spring record at the No. 6 singles spot. She shared playing time with Rose Ketmayura and Stacey Tomkiewicz. In doubles, Harvey secured a 6-3 record at the No. 3 spot, where she teamed up with Tomkiewicz, Ndali Ijomah and her sister, Leslie Harvey.
Harvey made it to the third round of the Wichita State Shocker Classic before falling to Southwest Missouri State’s Cassandra Godfrey, 6-2, 6-2. Harvey recorded a 2-1 singles record for the fall, while also competing with her sister, Leslie, in doubles play. They posted a 2-2 record in the Shocker Classic and ITA Regionals.
Before Nebraska
Before attending Nebraska, Harvey, who was home schooled by her mother Gayle, played in state and national tournaments and was coached by Angel Lopez and her father, Dave Harvey. Rebecca was ranked No. 4 individually in Southern California. Harvey was also a member of Southern California’s national champion intersectional team in 1998.
Personal
The daughter of Dave and Gayle Harvey, Rebecca was born on Nov. 26, 1980, in Muskegen, Mich. She is a political science and history major. Harvey has three sisters, Amanda, Leslie and Noelle. Leslie is also a member of the Nebraska women’s tennis team.
In the summer of 2002, Rebecca attended Officer Candidate School for the Marines and hopes one day to become a lawyer in the Marine Corps.
Harvey's Honors
