Carolina Battles Back To Beat Clemson, 4-2

Friday, March 7

Clemson, S.C.

5 p.m.

North Carolina

Clemson

Carson Tanguilig
University of North Carolina Women's Tennis v Wisconsin
ITA Tournament
Cone-Kenfield Indoor Tennis Center
Chapel Hill, NC
Sunday, January 26, 2025

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

March 7, 2025 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

CLEMSON, S.C. -- In its first Atlantic Coast Conference match since its trip to Boston College a few weeks ago, the No. 5 North Carolina Tar Heels (12-3, 3-0 ACC) picked up its third-straight ACC victory after it defeated the No. 24 Clemson Tigers (10-4, 1-3 ACC), 4-2 at Clemson's Duckworth Family Tennis Facility on Friday night.

To begin the match, Carolina fell on courts one and two of doubles play to give Clemson the 1-0 advantage entering singles play. It marked the first time this season that the Tar Heels dropped the doubles point.

In singles play, the Tar Heels slowly began to battle back. On court five, Tatum Evans evened the match at one point a piece after she won, 6-2, 6-1. Then, on court one, Reese Brantmeier gave North Carolina its first lead of the day with a 6-1, 7-5 victory.

Next, on court two, Theadora Rabman inched the Tar Heels closer to victory with her own 6-3, 6-2 win. Then, on court four, Carson Tanguilig battled back after dropping her first set to win 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 in a third-set match-clinching win.

Singles

No. 9 Reese Brantmeier def. Smejkalova- 6-1, 7-5
No. 12 Theadora Rabman def. Hatton- 6-3, 6-2
Alanis Hamilton vs. Davis - 7-6 (7-3), 6-6 (UF)
No. 32 Carson Tanguilig def. Aslanisvili- 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 (clinch)
No. 39 Tatum Evans def. Parravicini- 6-2, 6-1
Yecora def. Alana Boyce - 2-6, 4-6

Doubles

Parravicini/Smejkalova def. No. 17 Brantmeier/Hamilton - 4-6
Cisovska/Yecora def. No. 4 Tanguilig/Maltby - 4-6 (clinch)
No. 24 Evans/Rabman vs. Hatton/Davis - 5-4 (UF)

Order of Completion:
Singles: 5, 6, 1, 2, 4, 1
Doubles: 1, 2

Up Next:
The Tar Heels will travel to Atlanta for its Sunday matchup against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at noon.

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