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Gardner-Webb
Women’s Tennis Sweeps Doubleheader As Kalbas Wins 800th Career Match
January 17, 2026 | Women's Tennis
CHAPEL Hill, N.C. – No. 3 University of North Carolina women's tennis swept the Saturday doubleheader against Gardner-Webb and Appalachian State at Chewning Tennis Center. The Tar Heels downed Gardner-Webb 7-0 before topping App State 7-0. UNC moves to 3-0 this season while head coach Brian Kalbas reaches 800 career wins.
Claire Hill and Theadora Rabman got the day started with a 6-1 win in doubles for the Tar Heels. Duo Oby Kajuru/Tatum Evans clinched the doubles point for UNC with a 6-2 win over their opponents from Gardner Webb. The Tar Heel singles went on to sweep the Runnin' Bulldogs to give Carolina a 7-0 match one win.
UNC concluded the day with a match against App State. All three UNC doubles pairings picked up wins. Most notably, no. 23 Oby Kajuru downed no. 5 Savannah Dada-Mascoll in singles action, 6-1, 6-2.
Match One Results (vs Gardner-Webb)
Doubles
Hill/Rabman (UNC) def. Poulin/Murzsa (Gardner-Webb) 6-1
Kajuru/Evans (UNC) def. Shasteen/Boshoff (Gardner-Webb) 6-2
Maltby/Rennard (UNC) vs. Lloclla/Crawford (Gardner-Webb) 4-3 (unf.)
Singles
Tatum Evans (UNC) def. Emma Shasteen (Gardner-Webb) 6-1, 6-2
Theadora Rabman (UNC) def. Alizee Poulin (Gardner-Webb) 6-2, 6-1
Alanis Hamilton (UNC) def. Arili Boshoff (Gardner-Webb) 6-0, 6-0
Anna Frey (UNC) def. Natalie Crawford (Gardner-Webb) 6-0, 6-4
Claire Hill (UNC) def. Valeria Lloclla (Gardner-Webb) 6-0, 6-0
Mary Grace Rennard (UNC) def. Greta Murzsa (Gardner-Webb) 6-0, 6-1
Match Two Results (vs App State)
Doubles
Brantmeier/Hamilton (UNC) def. Dada-Mascoll/Powell (App State) 6-2
Kajuru/Maltby (UNC) def. Cleveland/Broadbent (App State) 6-1
Evans/Frey (UNC) def. Hodson/Balaji (App State) 6-1
Singles
Oby Kajuru (UNC) def. Savannah Dada-Mascoll (App State) 6-1, 6-2
Tatum Evans (UNC) def. Taya Powell (App State) 6-1, 6-2
Alanis Hamilton (UNC) def. Ruby Broadbent (App State) 6-2, 6-0
Thea Rabman (UNC) def. Allegra Hodson (App State) 6-3, 6-2
Anna Frey (UNC) def. Sreenidhi Balaji (App State) 6-1, 6-1
Claire Hill (UNC) def. Alexi Cleveland (App State) 6-1, 6-0
Carolina will return to Chewning Tennis Center Monday to take on familiar foe no. 14 Virginia at 1 p.m.
Claire Hill and Theadora Rabman got the day started with a 6-1 win in doubles for the Tar Heels. Duo Oby Kajuru/Tatum Evans clinched the doubles point for UNC with a 6-2 win over their opponents from Gardner Webb. The Tar Heel singles went on to sweep the Runnin' Bulldogs to give Carolina a 7-0 match one win.
UNC concluded the day with a match against App State. All three UNC doubles pairings picked up wins. Most notably, no. 23 Oby Kajuru downed no. 5 Savannah Dada-Mascoll in singles action, 6-1, 6-2.
Match One Results (vs Gardner-Webb)
Doubles
Hill/Rabman (UNC) def. Poulin/Murzsa (Gardner-Webb) 6-1
Kajuru/Evans (UNC) def. Shasteen/Boshoff (Gardner-Webb) 6-2
Maltby/Rennard (UNC) vs. Lloclla/Crawford (Gardner-Webb) 4-3 (unf.)
Singles
Tatum Evans (UNC) def. Emma Shasteen (Gardner-Webb) 6-1, 6-2
Theadora Rabman (UNC) def. Alizee Poulin (Gardner-Webb) 6-2, 6-1
Alanis Hamilton (UNC) def. Arili Boshoff (Gardner-Webb) 6-0, 6-0
Anna Frey (UNC) def. Natalie Crawford (Gardner-Webb) 6-0, 6-4
Claire Hill (UNC) def. Valeria Lloclla (Gardner-Webb) 6-0, 6-0
Mary Grace Rennard (UNC) def. Greta Murzsa (Gardner-Webb) 6-0, 6-1
Match Two Results (vs App State)
Doubles
Brantmeier/Hamilton (UNC) def. Dada-Mascoll/Powell (App State) 6-2
Kajuru/Maltby (UNC) def. Cleveland/Broadbent (App State) 6-1
Evans/Frey (UNC) def. Hodson/Balaji (App State) 6-1
Singles
Oby Kajuru (UNC) def. Savannah Dada-Mascoll (App State) 6-1, 6-2
Tatum Evans (UNC) def. Taya Powell (App State) 6-1, 6-2
Alanis Hamilton (UNC) def. Ruby Broadbent (App State) 6-2, 6-0
Thea Rabman (UNC) def. Allegra Hodson (App State) 6-3, 6-2
Anna Frey (UNC) def. Sreenidhi Balaji (App State) 6-1, 6-1
Claire Hill (UNC) def. Alexi Cleveland (App State) 6-1, 6-0
Carolina will return to Chewning Tennis Center Monday to take on familiar foe no. 14 Virginia at 1 p.m.
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