University of North Carolina Athletics
Women's Tennis
- Title:
- Volunteer Assistant Coach
- Phone:
- 919-962-6464
Her first season as an assistant coach featured the Tar Heels reaching the 2014 NCAA Team Championship title match for the first time in program history.
Featherson’s second campaign saw Carolina win the 2015 ITA National Team Indoor Championship in February and hold on to the No. 1 ranking by the ITA for eight weeks. The Tar Heels tied a school record with a 30-2 dual match record, and won their first 27 contests of the season before finally falling in the quarterfinals of the ACC Championship.
North Carolina received the No. 2 seed in the NCAA Team Championship and advanced to the quarterfinals before losing to UCLA for the third time in the last four years. Featherston also helped guide Jamie Loeb to the 2015 NCAA Singles Championship, the first in program history.
No stranger to Tar Heel tennis, Featherston competed for four seasons under head coach Brian Kalbas from 2009-12. Carolina appeared in the NCAA Tournament every year she was on the roster.
A native of Rockaway Park, N.Y., Featherston was named All-ACC as a junior and senior. She also earned ACC Championship Most Valuable Player honors in 2011 after winning the deciding matches against Miami in the semifinals and Florida State in the final.
She earned ITA All-America honors with doubles partner Lauren McHale in both the 2011 and 2012 seasons, including a final ranking of No. 7 in the nation in 2011.
Featherson was named 2008 National High School Tennis Athlete of the Year at St. Francis Prep. She was undefeated at No. 1 singles for all four years of high school, leading St. Francis Prep to four-consecutive state titles.
