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Women’s Tennis Continues Strong Showing At Regionals
October 18, 2025 | Women's Tennis
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – University of North Carolina women's tennis competed in the main draw round of 32 for doubles and singles in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regionals Saturday at Chewning Tennis Center. Carolina got the day started with three more doubles wins. Each pair will now advance to the round of 16.
In singles, four out of the five Tar Heels competing secured wins to advance to the main draw round of 16. Carolina's singles wins came from Theadora Rabman, Alanis Hamilton, Alana Boyce, and Oby Kajuru.
Saturday Results
Doubles
Oby Kajuru/Susanna Maltby (UNC) def. Daniela Piani/Taylor Goetz (South Carolina) 8-6
Tatum Evans/Theadora Rabman (UNC) def. Jana Stojanova/Jane Dunyon Wo (South Carolina) (inj)
Alana Boyce/Mary Grace Rennard (UNC) def. Gabriella Broadfoot/Victoria Osuigwe (NC State) 8-7
Singles
Theadora Rabman (UNC) def. Lucia Aranda (Charlotte) 2-6, 6-1, 6-1
Alanis Hamilton (UNC) def. Eleana Yu (Duke) 7-6, 4-6, 6-3
Alana Boyce (UNC) def. Victoria Osuigwe (NC State) 3-6, 7-6, 2-2 RET (inj)
Prisca Abbas (Charlotte) def. Claire Hill (UNC) Wd (pc)
Oby Kajuru (UNC) def. Jasmine Conway (NC State) 6-1, 6-1
Friday Results
Doubles
Oby Kajuru/Susanna Maltby (UNC) def. Lucia Gomez/Alexandra Borcich (UNCW) 8-0
Tatum Evans/Theadora Rabman (UNC) def. Tabeth Tadoum/Dorsa Cheraghi (NC A&T) 8-1
Alana Boyce/Mary Grace Rennard (UNC) def. Brunelle Kouam/Diana Zuba (Coastal Carolina) 8-1
Singles
Theadora Rabman (UNC) def. Elle Warren (Furman) 6-1, 5-7, 6-0
Alanis Hamilton (UNC) def. Elif Albayrak (UNCW) 6-3, 7-5
Alana Boyce (UNC) def. Alexis Nyborg (Elon) 6-4, 6-1
Brunelle Kouam (Coastal Carolina) def. Claire Hill (UNC) 6-4, 6-4
Oby Kajuru (UNC) def. Emma Shasteen (Gardner-Webb) 6-1, 6-0
Thursday Results
Mary Grace Rennard (UNC) def. Roxana Valdez (Presbyterian) 6-2, 6-1
Alexis Nyborg (Elon) def. Mary Grace Rennard (UNC) 7-5, 6-2
Up Next
On Sunday, Tar Heel doubles and singles will compete in the round of 16 with the chance to advance to the ITA Regionals Quarterfinals.
ITA Regionals
University of North Carolina women's tennis is set to host the Carolina region of the ITA Regional Championships from Oct. 16-21. The Tar Heels will welcome athletes from over 20 universities to compete at the Chewning Tennis Center this weekend.
ITA Regionals will take place at 13 different regions/sites across the country. Regionals is also an opportunity for athletes to qualify for the NCAA Doubles and Singles Championships. This tournament will qualify the two singles finalists from each region while only the doubles champion at each site will qualify for the NCAA Championships.
The ITA Regionals full schedule is below with live streaming and live scoring available through goheels.com. Results can be found at wearecollegetennis.com.
10/16 (Qualifying)
In singles, four out of the five Tar Heels competing secured wins to advance to the main draw round of 16. Carolina's singles wins came from Theadora Rabman, Alanis Hamilton, Alana Boyce, and Oby Kajuru.
Saturday Results
Doubles
Oby Kajuru/Susanna Maltby (UNC) def. Daniela Piani/Taylor Goetz (South Carolina) 8-6
Tatum Evans/Theadora Rabman (UNC) def. Jana Stojanova/Jane Dunyon Wo (South Carolina) (inj)
Alana Boyce/Mary Grace Rennard (UNC) def. Gabriella Broadfoot/Victoria Osuigwe (NC State) 8-7
Singles
Theadora Rabman (UNC) def. Lucia Aranda (Charlotte) 2-6, 6-1, 6-1
Alanis Hamilton (UNC) def. Eleana Yu (Duke) 7-6, 4-6, 6-3
Alana Boyce (UNC) def. Victoria Osuigwe (NC State) 3-6, 7-6, 2-2 RET (inj)
Prisca Abbas (Charlotte) def. Claire Hill (UNC) Wd (pc)
Oby Kajuru (UNC) def. Jasmine Conway (NC State) 6-1, 6-1
Friday Results
Doubles
Oby Kajuru/Susanna Maltby (UNC) def. Lucia Gomez/Alexandra Borcich (UNCW) 8-0
Tatum Evans/Theadora Rabman (UNC) def. Tabeth Tadoum/Dorsa Cheraghi (NC A&T) 8-1
Alana Boyce/Mary Grace Rennard (UNC) def. Brunelle Kouam/Diana Zuba (Coastal Carolina) 8-1
Singles
Theadora Rabman (UNC) def. Elle Warren (Furman) 6-1, 5-7, 6-0
Alanis Hamilton (UNC) def. Elif Albayrak (UNCW) 6-3, 7-5
Alana Boyce (UNC) def. Alexis Nyborg (Elon) 6-4, 6-1
Brunelle Kouam (Coastal Carolina) def. Claire Hill (UNC) 6-4, 6-4
Oby Kajuru (UNC) def. Emma Shasteen (Gardner-Webb) 6-1, 6-0
Thursday Results
Mary Grace Rennard (UNC) def. Roxana Valdez (Presbyterian) 6-2, 6-1
Alexis Nyborg (Elon) def. Mary Grace Rennard (UNC) 7-5, 6-2
Up Next
On Sunday, Tar Heel doubles and singles will compete in the round of 16 with the chance to advance to the ITA Regionals Quarterfinals.
ITA Regionals
University of North Carolina women's tennis is set to host the Carolina region of the ITA Regional Championships from Oct. 16-21. The Tar Heels will welcome athletes from over 20 universities to compete at the Chewning Tennis Center this weekend.
ITA Regionals will take place at 13 different regions/sites across the country. Regionals is also an opportunity for athletes to qualify for the NCAA Doubles and Singles Championships. This tournament will qualify the two singles finalists from each region while only the doubles champion at each site will qualify for the NCAA Championships.
The ITA Regionals full schedule is below with live streaming and live scoring available through goheels.com. Results can be found at wearecollegetennis.com.
10/16 (Qualifying)
- Singles R64
- Singles R32
- Singles Consolation R32
- Singles R64
- Doubles R64
- Singles R32
- Singles Consolation R32
- Doubles R32
- Singles R16
- Singles Consolation R16
- Doubles R16
- Doubles Quarterfinals
- Singles Quarterfinals
- Singles Consolation Quarterfinals
- Doubles Semifinals
- Singles Semifinals
- Singles Consolation Semifinals
- Singles Final
- Singles Consolation Final
- Singles 3/4 Playoff
- Doubles Final
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