Hayley Carter

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Hilton Head, S.C.
High School:
Smith Stearns Academy

CAREER The only women’s tennis player in ACC history to be named the Scholar-Athlete of the Year, ACC Player of the Year and Tournament Most Valuable Player back-to-back years • ACC’s all-time leader in women’s tennis singles victories (168) • Seven-time ITA All-American (four in singles, three in doubles) • Patterson Medal recipient, the most prestigious athletic honor awarded at the University of North Carolina • Finished with career records of 168-25 in singles and 126-23 in doubles • Led the Tar Heels to a four-year record of 123-14, 53-3 in ACC regular-season play • Four regular-season ACC titles • Two ACC Tournament championships • Three NCAA Championship top-eight finishes, including second in 2014 • 2015 ITA Indoor national championship.

SENIOR SEASON (2016-17) ITA All-American in both singles and doubles • First Team Academic All-American • ITA National Senior Player of the Year • ACC Player of the Year • ACC WTEN Scholar-Athlete of the Year • All-ACC Academic Team • Led Carolina to a 33-3 record, tied for the ACC regular-season championship and won the ACC Championship • Finished her senior season ranked No. 3 in singles and No. 5 in doubles • First-team All-ACC • ACC Championship MVP • Four-time ACC Player of the Week • Set the ACC career record with 168 singles victories • Recorded a perfect 28-0 record in dual matches playing exclusively at No. 1 singles • 38-4 overall singles record, 13-0 against the ACC • 24 singles wins over ranked opponents, seven wins over top 25 ranked players • No. 2 seed at the NCAA Singles Championship • Won the 2016 Oracle/ITA Masters mixed doubles title with Georgia Tech’s Chris Eubanks • Led Team USA to the 2016 Master’U BNP Paribas championship in France • Carter was a perfect 3-0 in singles, 3-0 in doubles and 1-0 in mixed doubles in the international event • No. 4 seed at the NCAA Doubles Championship • Won a doubles national championship at 2016 Riviera/ITA All-American Championship • 37-4 overall doubles record • Spent over eight weeks ranked No. 1 nationally with teammate Jessie Aney • 2016-17 Team Captain • Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa honorary society in Nov. 2016 • Undergraduate teaching assistant for economics classes at North Carolina • Participant in national economics competition in Washington, D.C.

JUNIOR SEASON (2015-16) ITA All-American in both singles and doubles • ITA Collegiate All-Star Team • ACC Player of the Year and ACC Women’s Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year • Finished junior season ranked No. 2 nationally in singles and No. 3 in doubles with Whitney Kay • No. 1 seed in both singles and doubles at the NCAA Championships • Lost to #2 Danielle Collins (UVa) in singles title match; Reached doubles semifinals with Whitney Kay • Was No. 1 ranked singles player from March 8-May 5 • Was ranked No. 1 in doubles from Feb. 10-April 12 • Became first UNC player to ever hold No. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles, simultaneously • 49-5 overall singles record, 13-1 in the ACC. 37-7 overall doubles record, 11-2 in ACC playing with Whitney Kay • 29 singles wins over ranked opponents, including top-5 wins over Danielle Collins (Virginia) & Maegan Manasse (Cal) • Carter and Kay won doubles title at 2015 ITA National Individual Indoor Championship at Billie Jean King Tennis Center • Won both the singles and doubles titles at the 2016 Freeman Memorial Championship in Las Vegas • Reached singles final of inaugural Oracle/ITA Masters; could not compete in finale due to injury • Reached doubles final at 2015 Riviera/ITA All-American Championships with Whitney Kay.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2014-15) ITA All-American in singles • First Team All-ACC selection for the second time • Finished season No. 14 in the final Oracle/ITA national singles rankings • No. 43 in doubles alongside partner Whitney Kay • Earned an at-large bid into the NCAA Singles Championship • Earned Academic All-District honors, was an ITA Scholar Athlete and was named to both the All-ACC Academic Team and the ACC Honor Roll • Played a key role in leading Carolina to a school-record tying 30 dual match wins in 2015 • Tar Heels were ranked No. 1 by the ITA eight times during the season, and finished fourth after reaching the NCAA Quarterfinals as the No. 2 seed in the field • Helped lead UNC to the 2015 ITA National Indoor Championship, and was named to the all-tournament team at No. 3 doubles with Whitney Kay • Reached the semifinals of the Riviera/ITA All-American Championship • Posted a 31-10 singles record • Also won her first 12 dual matches of the year and was 19-4 in duals during 2015 • Teamed up with Whitney Kay for a 22-3 doubles record, including 20-2 in dual matches, 8-1 against the ACC.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2013-14) ITA All-American in both singles and doubles • Selected ITA National Player to Watch • First Team All-ACC • Became the first player in program history to be named ACC Freshman of the Year • Ranked No. 3 in the final ITA Tennis rankings in both singles and doubles alongside Jamie Loeb • No. 7 seed in the NCAA Singles Bracket and reached the quarterfinals • Carter and Loeb were the No. 3 seed in the NCAA Doubles Bracket and advanced to the quarterfinals • Recorded a 50-7 overall singles record • That included a 26-2 dual record and 12-1 mark in ACC play, all at #2 singles • Notched a 24-5 tournament play record in the fall • Carter and Loeb were 34-6 in doubles, including 18-2 in duals and a perfect 9-0 in ACC matches • Went 5-0 in singles during the NCAA Team Championship, culminating with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over then 8th-ranked Jennifer Brady in the championship match against UCLA • Won 16 straight singles matches, before falling to eventual national champion Danielle Collins of Virginia in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Singles Championship in Athens, Ga. • Reached the quarterfinals of Main Draw Singles at the Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championship • Advanced to the Main Draw Singles bracket at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship • Won the black draw singles title at the season opening Duke Fab Four Invitational • Reached the singles final of the ITA Carolinas Regional, before falling in three sets to Duke's Beatrice Capra • Teamed with Loeb to win the doubles title at the ITA Carolinas Regional.

JUNIOR/PREP No. 2 overall player in the class considered a Blue Chip prospect by TennisRecruiting.net • Played at the Smith Stearns Tennis Academy • Won a record 14 South Carolina state championships • Also a nine-time Southern region champion • Won the South Carolina IF event two years straight • Has won four USTA National Championship Gold Balls - three in singles and one doubles - as well as four bronze balls.