Women’s Tennis Readies For NC State

Friday, January 30

Cary, N.C.

6 p.m.

North Carolina

NC State

Photo by: NATE SKVORETZ

January 29, 2026 | Women's Tennis

Notes/Results

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – No. 3 University of North Carolina women's tennis will head up the road Friday to Cary Tennis Park to take on no. 9 NC State at 6 p.m. The Tar Heels and Wolfpack have a storied history that will continue this weekend in competition outside of ACC play.

Last season, the teams clashed three times with UNC going 3-0. The Tar Heels met the Wolfpack once in the regular season before battling it out in the ACC Tournament Semifinals and NCAA Super Regional.

Carolina heads into the matchup behind experienced competitors, Reese Brantmeier and Oby Kajuru. Both have been named ACC Player of the Week at one point this season and have combined for a 5-0 record in singles play at the one and two position. Brantmeier has two ranked wins under her belt so far this season while Kajuru has notched one ranked win.

In doubles action, Brantmeier and Alanis Hamilton continue to lead the Tar Heels with a 4-0 record and two ranked wins. The duo was recently tabbed ACC Doubles Team of the Week and will look to continue that momentum against the reigning NCAA Doubles National Champions from NC State.

Tar Heel Tidbits

Reese Brantmeier was named ACC Player of the Week on Jan. 27 after picking up two ranked wins last week. The senior has started the season 3-0 in singles.
Reese Brantmeier and doubles partner Alanis Hamilton were tabbed ACC Doubles Team of the Week on Jan. 27 after topping two ranked opponents from Virginia and Charlotte. The duo has gone 4-0 to start the season.
Carolina ranked no. 3 for the third consecutive week in the ITA Team Rankings.
Oby Kajuru was tabbed ACC Player of the Week on Jan. 20 for the first time since she joined the program. No. 23 Oby Kajuru defeated no. 5 Savannah Dada-Mascoll from App State for the first ranked singles win among the Tar Heels this season. The win helped the graduate earn the weekly honor from the league.
The Tar Heels downed no. 14 Virginia, 6-1, for their first ranked win of the 2026 campaign.
With the team's win over App State, head coach Brian Kalbas reached 800 career wins. Kalbas remains the winningest active coach in NCAA tennis and just the third all-time to reach 800 wins.
Freshman Anna Frey has started her collegiate career 5-0 in singles and 2-0 in doubles matches with partner Tatum Evans.
Partners Brantmeier/Hamilton and Kajuru/Maltby earned All-America honors in the fall after reaching the quarterfinals at the NCAA Individual Championships.
Reese Brantmeier won the 2025 NCAA Singles National Championship and heads into the spring ranked no. 1 in singles.
Brantmeier earned All-America honors in singles this fall making the senior eight-for-eight in All-America selections across her career.
Five Tar Heels are featured in the ITA Singles Rankings (Brantmeier – 1, Kajuru – 23, Evans – 35, Rabman – 51, Hamilton – 69).
Four doubles pairings are among the ITA Doubles Rankings (Kajuru/Maltby – 3, Brantmeier/Hamilton – 11, Rennard/Boyce – 42, Evans/Rabman – 49).