Carolina Welcomes Gardner-Webb Before Traveling To Charlottesville

Saturday, January 18

Chapel Hill

11 AM

North Carolina

Gardner-Webb

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Carolina Welcomes Gardner-Webb Before Traveling To Charlottesville

January 17, 2025 | Women's Tennis

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Who:
Gardner-Webb
at Virginia

Where:
Chewning Tennis Center – Chapel Hill, N.C.
Boyd Tinsley Courts – Charlottesville, Va.

When:
Saturday, January 18 - 11 a.m.
Monday, January 20 - 1 p.m.

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The Lead: After picking up two wins last weekend, the No. 6 UNC Tar Heels will look to continue its winning ways against Gardner-Webb on Saturday before traveling to Charlottesville to face Virginia on Monday.

Storylines:

Brian Kalbas climbed to 772 career victories last week against JMU & Campbell.
- Kalbas owns the third-most victories all-time and is the nation's active leader.
Reese Brantmeier returned from injury last week.
- She went 2-0 in doubles play while tallying her first singles win of the season.
In singles, Carson Tanguilig is just three wins away from reaching 100 career wins, and in doubles, she is seven wins away from 100 career wins.
Carolina welcomes five newcomers to the 2025 roster.
- Last week, Alanis Hamilton and Claire Hill each picked up their first collegiate singles wins.
- Overall, the freshmen class combined for a 5-0 singles record last weekend.

From The Notes:

Claire Hill was named the ACC's Freshman of the Week following last weekend.
UNC has never given up a point to Gardner-Webb.
Reese Brantmeier picked up her 50th career doubles win last week.
Carolina boasts three ranked singles and three ranked doubles teams entering the week.
The last time UNC faced Virginia was in last season's ACC championship.
- In the ACC final, Carolina came away with a 4-1 victory to clinch the program's 12th ACC title.