University of North Carolina Athletics
Friday, April 17
Cary, N.C.
6 p.m.
North Carolina
4
vs
1
Notre Dame
Women’s Tennis Advances To ACC Tournament Semifinals, 4-1
April 17, 2026 | Women's Tennis
CARY, N.C. – Second-seeded Carolina women's tennis faced tenth-seeded Notre Dame in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals Friday evening. The Tar Heels put together a comeback win, 4-1, to advance to the semifinals to face second-seeded NC State on Saturday.
No. 7 Susanna Maltby and Oby Kajuru opened the match with a dominant 6-0 win on court one in doubles. The Tar Heels eventually dropped the last two doubles matches as Notre Dame clinched the doubles point. UNC headed into singles down 1-0.
In singles, Carolina rattled off four straight wins. No. 15 Oby Kajuru got the Tar Heels going with a straight-set win on court two. Her win evened the score at 1-1.
No. 2 Reese Brantmeier kept the momentum rolling with a ranked win over no. 71 Bianca Molnar. The senior's win gave UNC their first lead of the night at 2-1.
On court three, no. 36 Tatum Evans extended the lead after topping her opponent in straight sets.
No. 121 Maddy Zampardo won a close first set but dropped the second. Zampardo headed into the third set where she battled to win 6-4 while clinching the match for Carolina.
Results
Doubles
No. 7 Susanna Maltby/Ange Oby Kajuru (UNC) def. no. 41 Bianca Molnar/Bojana Pozder (ND) 6-0
Rylie Hanford/Gabriella Rawles (ND) def. no. 5 Reese Brantmeier/Alanis Hamilton (UNC) 6-4
Akari Matsuno/Marilouise Van Zyl (ND) def. Anna Frey/Maddy Zampardo (UNC) 7-5
Singles
No. 2 Reese Brantmeier (UNC) def. no. 71 Bianca Molnar (ND) 6-3, 6-3
No. 15 Ange Oby Kajuru (UNC) def. Akari Matsuno (ND) 6-2, 6-2
No. 36 Tatum Evans (UNC) vs. Sophia Holod (ND) 7-5, 6-3
No. 121 Maddy Zampardo (UNC) vs. Rylie Hanford (ND) 6-4, 0-6, 6-4
Anna Frey (UNC) vs. Jessica Kovalcik (ND) 6-7 (6), 6-0, 4-1 (unf.)
Theadora Rabman (UNC) vs. Gabriella Rawles (ND) 5-7, 7-5, 1-1 (unf.)
No. 7 Susanna Maltby and Oby Kajuru opened the match with a dominant 6-0 win on court one in doubles. The Tar Heels eventually dropped the last two doubles matches as Notre Dame clinched the doubles point. UNC headed into singles down 1-0.
In singles, Carolina rattled off four straight wins. No. 15 Oby Kajuru got the Tar Heels going with a straight-set win on court two. Her win evened the score at 1-1.
No. 2 Reese Brantmeier kept the momentum rolling with a ranked win over no. 71 Bianca Molnar. The senior's win gave UNC their first lead of the night at 2-1.
On court three, no. 36 Tatum Evans extended the lead after topping her opponent in straight sets.
No. 121 Maddy Zampardo won a close first set but dropped the second. Zampardo headed into the third set where she battled to win 6-4 while clinching the match for Carolina.
Results
Doubles
No. 7 Susanna Maltby/Ange Oby Kajuru (UNC) def. no. 41 Bianca Molnar/Bojana Pozder (ND) 6-0
Rylie Hanford/Gabriella Rawles (ND) def. no. 5 Reese Brantmeier/Alanis Hamilton (UNC) 6-4
Akari Matsuno/Marilouise Van Zyl (ND) def. Anna Frey/Maddy Zampardo (UNC) 7-5
Singles
No. 2 Reese Brantmeier (UNC) def. no. 71 Bianca Molnar (ND) 6-3, 6-3
No. 15 Ange Oby Kajuru (UNC) def. Akari Matsuno (ND) 6-2, 6-2
No. 36 Tatum Evans (UNC) vs. Sophia Holod (ND) 7-5, 6-3
No. 121 Maddy Zampardo (UNC) vs. Rylie Hanford (ND) 6-4, 0-6, 6-4
Anna Frey (UNC) vs. Jessica Kovalcik (ND) 6-7 (6), 6-0, 4-1 (unf.)
Theadora Rabman (UNC) vs. Gabriella Rawles (ND) 5-7, 7-5, 1-1 (unf.)
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