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Women’s Tennis Prepares For Nonconference Finale
March 4, 2026 | Women's Tennis
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – No. 3 University of North Carolina women's tennis returns to Chewning Tennis Center for its non-conference finale against UNC Greensboro Thursday afternoon at 4 p.m.
The Tar Heels boast a 17-0 record against the Spartans. The teams last clashed in the 2019 season where Carolina picked up a 7-0 sweep at home.
Carolina's lone loss this season has come in nonconference play against no. 2 Ohio State at the ITA Indoor National Championships. Beyond their matchup with the Buckeyes, the Tar Heels have earned wins over four top-15 teams in nonconference action this season.
Tar Heel Tidbits
The Tar Heels boast a 17-0 record against the Spartans. The teams last clashed in the 2019 season where Carolina picked up a 7-0 sweep at home.
Carolina's lone loss this season has come in nonconference play against no. 2 Ohio State at the ITA Indoor National Championships. Beyond their matchup with the Buckeyes, the Tar Heels have earned wins over four top-15 teams in nonconference action this season.
Tar Heel Tidbits
- The Tar Heels are 11-1 in nonconference play so far this season.
- Carolina moves to 3-0 in ACC play after topping SMU on the road, 4-2.
- UNC has earned four top-15 wins so far this season. The most recent coming against no. 6 Oklahoma.
- The Tar Heels boast a 10-0 record at home this season.
- Tatum Evans was tabbed ACC Player of the Week for the first time in her career Feb. 10. The junior went 3-0 in singles and 2-0 in doubles including a ranked singles win during the ITA Indoor Championships.
- Reese Brantmeier was named ACC Player of the Week for the second consecutive week (Feb. 3) after having another standout weekend for the Tar Heels going 2-0 in singles and 1-1 in doubles while helping lead the team to two top-10 wins. Both of Brantmeier's singles wins clinched the team win for Carolina against no. 9 NC State and no. 1 Georgia.
- 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 5-1 to start the season.
- 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 11-1 in singles and 6-1 in doubles matches.
- 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 headed 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.
- Carolina ranked no. 3 for the sixth consecutive week in the ITA Team Rankings.
- Six Tar Heels are featured in the ITA Singles Rankings (Brantmeier – 2, Kajuru – 7, Evans – 18, Hamilton – 78, Frey – 93, Rabman – 111).
- Three doubles pairings are among the ITA Doubles Rankings (Brantmeier/Hamilton – 4, Kajuru/Maltby – 6, Rennard/Boyce – 60).
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