1-on-1 with DP – 93.7 The Ticket KNTK - German Dalmagro joins the show, tennis season starts tomorrow: January 15th, 2026, 11:00am

Episode Date: January 15, 2026

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at the Dillon Tennis Center. We will bring in some conversation with that. Some interesting things happening in the sport and in the athletic department. So we'll talk about those things. But first, Bach, Concer, how the heck are you? Hey, not too bad. It's a nice enough day outside. We're still kind of battling winter pretty well.

Yeah, we did all right. We did all right today. And you have the smooth back here today. What is this, is this a good hair day for you? Not really sure. I've been wearing my hood. It was more because I was cold. I don't know what my hair looks like.

I haven't thought too much of it yet. You know, we have to check on you, man. They're well-just checked. As the boss, I got to make sure my guys are okay. I saw the hair. If you would, please, sir, pay the bills. Pay the bills. Yeah, this show is sponsored by Hamilton Telecommunications,

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He comes in and provides us insight information and entertainment, because quite frankly, it's countdown to first serve. We're really on the clock. Hermando Magro, Huskers women's tennis head coach, in the studio cancer how the heck are you happy new year i haven't seen you in a minute happy new year i miss you guys no the doors open the doors i i want to say this to you publicly you don't need an excuse to stop by here and come talk talk with us well i appreciate that i mean you've earned the the rights we know that you are are a chock full of information um and you you answer

questions for a lot of our listeners who have questions that maybe they don't have have access to other coaches and other programs. And you give us an idea of what the process behind the scenes. Yeah. Yeah, it's a daunting process at times, you know. But no, I'm always happy to be here and share any information. I can. I am, you know, and I love, you know, spreading the war of also women's tennis.

You know, so happy to be here. It's always interesting that every time I talk to you, somebody will come along with some information about you later, and sometimes it's your players or parents or other coaches. And I did not recognize that you being the son of a coach and a player yourself. How common it is that and how important is it for you reaching the levels you reach? You know, it's I want to say super common, but it is a little bit. And I think it's the more you're in that environment, if a father is a coach,

but if you're in an environment, it's a healthy environment, I think it's easier to follow those footsteps. If you're an environment that is, you know, the father and son, you know, we used to bump heads, but it wasn't because of him. It was because of me. I was a hard head. That was a, you know, it was a very competitive. But obviously you think it's your dad, so I didn't want to receive the coaching until I mature enough that I realized that, oh, he knows a lot. know, so I better listen more often, you know?

So I started and then I obviously started getting a few more better results and I understand kind of the process, the developmental side, and just kind of like no one and everything right now, you know, which I feel like this generation is a little bit of that, instant gratification, you know, so I kind of went through that many years ago. But I learned through that, and I kind of see both sides of the coin. So I think that's maybe why I can, I can, identify well with the, you know, with the athletes and I can kind of share and both sides of the

coin a little bit. And at times, they need to, they need to go to that process, so both for the athletes to see that side. And at times, you know, you try to maybe stop that train. You know, if it's going in the wrong direction, you know, before he crashes, right? So it's been great. It's been great. I mean, I talked to my dad just about every single day and, you know, we, we, we talk tennis quite often. And it's been good. You know, I, you know, I love it. He, I mean, he's, he's a mentor to so many as well right now. I think I, there's so many former players that the first thing they tell me is like, oh, I love you that, you know, he's the one that help in the most. So he's, you know, so he's, he's very well known in the community and he travels overseas

to give, you know, workshops and talk tennis, you know, and give clinics and do all that. So I think I, I respect him a lot. I respect his opinion. He's, he's, he's, he's, he's, By current as well, then he was a really good player too. So now it's just fun, you know, because he sees me and I think he's on time, he's just, you know, he's more proud than anything, you know, and just to see me kind of follow his foot steps, but at the same time, you know, do what I love, but, and making an impact, you know, the best way I can. Let me ask you this question.

And I tend to ask this of coaches of high level. Can you excel as a coach if you don't love the sport? I think it's tough. I think it'll be tough, you know, because I think it, otherwise, it just becomes a little bit of a job and then you, you don't see the, you know, the human side of it or you don't, you don't see the process side of it. You feel like you're not invested and love it because there's some days that is, I mean, it's not as, you know, sunny and rainbows, you know, it's days that it's tough and the losses, the, you know, the lost recruits, the, you know, the things that you put a lot of work into and sometimes, you know, they just don't come into a region, you know.

There's times that you feel like you work really hard and you might not get some results that you feel like you deserve or work for it, but that's just sometimes sports, right? So if you don't love it, I think it will be very easy to either get burned out or, or you're going to feel like you're, you know, you're out, you know, in a short time. So, you know, I love what I do and I love going to practice every day. I actually, I just came for an individual, you know, and as soon as we finish here, I'm going on the court to another individual and then practice. And I love that part.

I love to see the, you know, I love to see the players develop. I also get better and work on things and then see those things work. And then you kind of like, you see kind of like, ah, I get it now, you know, on top of deal. And then you kind of see them get better and, you know, and then who knows, in a few weeks, they might get another bump, you know, and then on something that happens on the game. And then you kind of work through that. And then I think for me, that's the best part of it. How much of what you just described is a fluid day,

that a player can say, hey, coach, I really want to work on something that's bothering me and your ability to just put down everything and go get it done for it? Every day, every single day we have players. You know, tennis is very individual sport, but once you, the beauty of college tennis is that it becomes as a team,

but it's still a very individual sport. So we have to work with each player on their own game. So, so we, yeah, every day somebody different comes and then sometimes two at a time, sometimes one at a time, but everybody comes, you know, during the week, sometimes once or twice or sometimes more. It could be an hour, it could be like working a lot of stuff. It could be 30 minutes or it could be 20 minutes just working on something very simple. And I think sometimes for them is a reassurance. Sometimes something is not working doesn't mean that it's broken. You know, it means that it just means be a little bit tweak or just get reps.

You know, you can be doing the same thing and just get reps. And at times, you know, you are working on a little more technical at times. It's just, you know, getting a glitch out or just feeling a little more confident in an area. But as a former player, your ability to see how a player is playing directly. Yes. You across the net from your players probably tells you as much as watching practices. Oh, absolutely. And every time we have in the video.

or sometimes I, you know, sometimes we feed, you know, to them, but sometimes I hit with them. And I think hitting even has more of a feel because you kind of know what ball I'm receiving from then. And sometimes I ask him, he's like, well, that's good enough. That's not good enough. That's, you know, and that instant feedback that helps him a lot. But yeah, I went through the same, you know, I went through it.

And I did the individuals, you know, I did the practice and then all that. So I kind of, we kind of know what works and what that's in on the final time. And sometimes they ask for more. And sometimes I say, hey, no, you're good. You know, you don't need to just use a little break. You know, it actually just happened. You know, one of the guests was like, it wasn't feeling great. And he was our day off.

And she really wanted to hit. And also just take the day off. It will help you, you know, come just an extra time this week. And I think it's sometimes just like, you know, you want to fix something really bad. And then you kind of overdo it, overthink. And then at times it becomes worse. At times it helps. You know, you never know.

You have to go through it. But, yeah, we'll have to have a good. good balance, you know, but I also put the work in. We are with women's tennis head coach, Herman Del Magro, and text, listeners, if you want to text it, if you have questions for the coach, because there's so many different things that transition in collegiate athletics now, and it's so fluid. There's a hot topic each week. There's a different hot button, but you stay within your focuses.

in that you recruit not only great tennis players, but it appears you do a really good job of recruiting great people. You're picking some of the best academic students in the athletic department. Is that on purpose? Is that a pride thing? Is that, are the two tied together, or are you just finding really good tennis players who happen to be scholars? I mean, a little bit intentional, you know,

I think I've been doing this alone enough that you want to surround yourself with good people, you know. So I think it makes it makes the journey that much better. And since we spend a little time together, you know, I want to enjoy going to work every day. So I think it's intentional. And then the good students, you know, part of it, you know, it just comes with us, some, you know, all this. But actually, I'm very proud. I think this is not official yet, but this past this semester, last semester, we, I think we hit an all-time high, actually, for Team GPAs.

It's like a 392, something crazy. It's like a 3-8-something. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, which is pretty good. So we're very proud of that. And I think it's, you know, we try to give them the time to go study, the space, you know, to kind of like our schedule will try to go around as much to work with them and they work with us, you know, a little bit or two. So make sure, like, they're also students.

They're also athletes and we can excel in both. I think it's intentional. We try to get good players, but also good people. And I think we work on it based on just how we recruit and the conversations we have and the time we try to spend. I think it's because in a small team, I think one, you know, who want to put it this way? You know, one bad apple, you know, can destroy the team culture pretty quick, especially in a small team within a nine to ten players.

So we try to make sure we got the right fit, you know. but also fit the level, you know, that we needed to compete, you know. At times, obviously, it's hard, you know. We've been very fortunate that we have a really good group and, you know, and but we, I mean, do spend a little time in that too. You know, it's thinking that it comes from good families or they have the same values that we share. And I think it makes the journey better and I think it makes the process better. And I think they can thrive here more because they don't have to pretend to be somebody else to fit in.

So we want to make sure that they kind of feel like they can be themselves and they can thrive, you know, in that environment. Those cultural things, right? Those are the boundaries. The, the, the, the, Hey, Ontario, come on down to Bentmgm Casino and see what our newest exclusive the Price is Right Fortune Pick has to offer. Don't miss out. Play exciting casino games based on the iconic game show, only at BetMGM. Check out how we've reimagined three of the show's iconic games. like Plinkgo, Clifhanger, and the Big Wheel into fun casino game features. Don't forget to download the BedmGM Casino app for exclusive access and excitement on the Price's Right Fortune Pick. Pull up a seat and experience the Price's Right Fortune Pick, only available at BedmGM Casino.

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This is welcome here. This is accepted here. And that's a big part of this. Let me ask you this. What's your elevator pitch? If somebody, if, let's just say you randomly walked upon a parent. or player who was considering coming to Nebraska could play here, could fit in academically. What is the elevator pitch for getting somebody to think a little bit more deeply about

coming to play tennis for the university in Nebraska? What's the pitch? I mean, I think it's the, I mean, sometimes we touch with us, is like, what are they look for as well, you know, and then what do we have to offer? And hopefully they kind of, mesh together, you know. I try to emphasize a lot of a really good culture, a good environment where they can thrive, you know, being both a student and an athlete, an environment where they can develop, you know, players if they want to get better, if they want to continue playing pro or have a mix of those, you know, where they can develop here. And we try to show them kind of where our players have gone and what they've done in their time here or, you know, or after here.

So we try to go developing and then relationships just based on that, hey, we're going to care about you. We're going to try to develop you as like a holistic version, not just a tennis player, but try to help you be a better person as well. And then they're going to be surrounded by people that care about you and they want the best for you. And then we have a lot of resources that every aspect of their athlete version and the person, you know, we have some resource around that that they can help them. the best they can be. So, and I think we're, you know, we're also, you know, we want to compete. You know, we want to get better. We want to win.

You know, so I also, if they're competitive and they want to get better, I think this is an environment where we want that too. I just, we want that too, but also while enjoying the process and being in a good environment. There's so much to it. And this day and is with Transfer Portal. In I.O. conversations, we've had some publicly and privately in that if people, I think if people knew the particulars behind that stuff,

they would certainly get more in line with it. But does the transfer portal, do you look at it as a blessing or curse? I think it can work both ways. For us, to be honest, it's been more of a blessing. We don't really have many players leaving the program. And I think we have quite a few join us. And I think it's, you know, it's been good.

You know, I don't, you know, I try not to be a very judgmental person. You know, I don't judge too much and why they leave and why no and try to close the door. I always, you know, have conversations and I say, what happened, you know, and I, you know, we try to get the correct information and kind of what. And sometimes you can just be not the right feet somewhere else and it could be a great fit here. Or sometimes it could be, you know, small little things that, you know, I try not to judge and I try to, base it just based on my conversations with that athlete or that family and kind of what they look for and kind of their values and a little bit of their past history and their results and see

kind of if they fit and you know try to make a decision from then and to a point you try to think of it's like oh it's a it's a transfer but to a point you just also look at it just as a recruit you know they just said you bring in somebody new and they just happen to be playing at another school at times but sometimes you don't and then it's part of it You know, and I don't, I try not to overthink on it, you know. It would drive you crazy out of the best. It will, you know, but we try to treat it just like a, you know, like another basically recruit, right, whether it comes out of high school or out of a college.

But I think you need to look at it more in a, no more like, oh, where they've been on kind of all that. I say, well, where they're going? Can they be a good fit for you? You know, and I try to look at it more that way. And then now if they have too many reflex somewhere else, and then maybe we can, you know, we can, you know, we have said no to quite a few players and some really good players just because they were maybe too many reflexes, you know, where they were before, right? I love that you said that. Talking to coaches and talking to, you know, people that know them, kind of all that. Sometimes you're just like, you know what? I'm just going to have said no. You whether they might have helped us a lot on the field, on the core, but if that would have

disrupt too many things off the core or within the core, then long term, you know, it would have done more harm than good. I love that you said that because people think that it's so black and white. That one, it's about money. And two, then there's lack of commitment. And three, and all those things. I say, it is a relationship. It has to be mutual. Absolutely. It has to be mutual. You have to want them and they have to want you and then you have to agree that you're going to work together for the greater good of both of you, all of you. Oh, absolutely. Absolutely. And I think sometimes, you know, I think the recruits that go through that process, you know, I try to get on their shoes and I don't think it's as easy for them either. And sometimes

they just want a change. It could be nothing wrong with it, you know, and then and then that change could be really good. And I think when they, see that as a second opportunity for them as well. I think they actually might actually do them more good than harm, right? Because they go somewhere else and they kind of see what doesn't work and they try to be the best they can be there because they might think that that's kind of the last chance. I mean, we probably see them in tennis we don't see them as much as maybe football that,

you know, they go to five, six schools, you know, in four or five years, you know, we don't see it as much. But what they are, we get a lot of, you know, a lot of transfer. sometimes what happens, which I think it happens to all the sports too, but in tennis, for example, it's a very worldwide sport, right? So we have players from all over the world. And I think sometimes what happens is they go to a location or a name school without doing all the research or the relationship building before.

You know, I get so many calls with really good players, and they tell me, it's like, I just want to go to a warm-weather place. I just want to go to X, you know, Y, and C school, or East Coast, West Coast. I want the beach, you know, and then they get there. And then they call you a year later and be like, oh, you know what? This is not what I thought would be, you know? The beach wasn't that important. You know, exactly.

So it's like sometimes their priorities or they kind of what they want, but then they get there and they realize that, you know, maybe there's more to it, you know, than this. And then sometimes, you know, it's too late. Sometimes, you know, you just don't, you know, you lose that. And sometimes. So I think it's the more I think they do their research, the more they go for the people and the relationship

and kind of what they think is the best fit, no matter where that is, I think the less likely they will be to go somewhere else. In this day and age, in current space, again, you guys, you're a day away from first serve and all the angst and excitement and curiosity of this journey you're about to go on, you have to plan the destination,

but you also have to be fluid. You have to be flexing. Yeah. Because you don't really know how this is going to play out in spite of that. Let me ask you about some of the players that when folks decide this weekend, they're looking at something to do tomorrow, 6 o'clock, head down to Dillon Tennis Center. A lot of people have not been. So describe the Dillon Tennis Center and why these listeners should find themselves.

down there, bring the family and come see some women. Yeah, it's a great environment. I think you can see the players kind of up close. You know, we'll be indoors tomorrow. Obviously, free entrance, free admission. We usually have some, you know, there's concessions. They have sold

some beers in there, so that'll be good as well. Sometimes we have some giveaways, you know. Sometimes we have some giveaways. But I think it's like you get to see the players up close. You know, we have great seating, great viewing. I think our team, and I mean, the visiting team still, we play James Madison, and they're actually a pretty good team.

So we're excited to play them, and you get to see a team that competes really hard. They have really good energy. They have different personalities, so I think it's fun to see them. And yeah, and I think it's a good environment. It's a healthy environment. It's a sport that I think is, you know, you get to follow six different matches, and they all kind of have a different, different, man, you've been there, you know, so it's kind of like,

they all kind of have their own different drama, different ups and downs, different flows, you know, and I think it's kind of fun to see how different it is. You know, sometimes you go to one sport and event and you just see one core, one feel. And it's just kind of like, you just kind of see that in tennis is a unique name, which I think is fun. You have six different cores or three doubles to start with. And then each one kind of has their own style, their own personalities, their own way. they voice their energy and all that.

So I think it's kind of fun to see that. And yeah, and I think it's high level. And then they compete hard. And, you know, it's fun. James Madison University comes in. Of course,

the football folks have gotten way too familiar with Harrisonburg, Virginia. And that's my home state. So I certainly know what's in store for you. And I'm glad that that relationship is happening along the way family friendly uh if you want to come down bring the family the entire family and he's right it's they start with the three doubles it's like watching three movies at the same time and each one has his own storyline and and villain and hero yeah you know very cool to do and then it transitions until six matches at the same time yeah and it goes quick you know i think the doubles sometimes

it takes you know it's one set to six but uh it takes about 25 minutes it's half an hour sometimes, 45 minutes if it goes a little longer. But three doubles, it goes quick and then a five minute break and then six singles at a time. And, you know, each one can bring their own excitement, but the singles takes about an hour and a half or so, you know, at times. And then, yeah, it's fun. Again, you know, it's a pre-admission, family-friendly. It's way more hype than I gave it credit for before I walked in. I didn't know how many emotional strings are being pulled at the same time. It's a lot.

You know, we're walking, I'm kind of, we walk, you know, between court to court to kind of, you know, give advice or talk or just sometimes just support them or anything. And sometimes we kind of go through our own roller coaster, you know, with them because some of them need more attention than others. Some of them want more feedback than others. Some of them, you know, the match might be closer than all the matches. So you have to stay there. So it's like, you know, it's fun on our side too.

You know, I try to not to show too much emotion. Oh, you've been, I've seen you give a fist pump. No, I do that. I'll do that for sure. You know, it tries to be more positive than anything, you know. If I'm mad about something, I try not to not to show that, you know. I bite that. But, no, it's fun.

It's fun. We get into it, you know, we, I mean, the team works really hard. So, you know, all we ask sometimes is like, We've been preaching right now is all about response, you know, how we respond to what happens to us and control and then controllables, you know, that effort added to energy, you know, be the best we can be at that, you know, and then kind of let the results be what they're going to be, you know, but the more we control on that. So hopefully we'll bring you tomorrow.

You know, that's the goal. You know, yeah, we play tomorrow six. We play Sunday twice against UNO, Nebraska, Omaha, late 12 and 5, I think, or 12 and 4 p.m. But yeah, it's a fun weekend ahead. Looking forward to it. I'm going to find my way down there tomorrow at 6 o'clock. We'll go to our first break. We'll come back.

I mean, actually to give us some intel on this roster of yours. Let people know who your players are, who you're coming to see, and what the future looks like for Nebraska women. Senas Hermann de Magro. Bach, DP, we'll be right back. Download our app by searching 93.7, the ticket in your app, store. You're listening to One-on-One with DP on 93-7 the Ticket and the Ticketfm.com. Hey, Ontario, come on down to BetMGM Casino and see what our newest exclusive the Price is Right Fortune Pick has to offer.

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