Evans & Rabman Fall In ITA All-American Semis

Saturday, September 21

Cary, N.C.

North Carolina

ITA Women's All-American Championships

Thea Rabman

September 28, 2024 | Women's Tennis

Both Tar Heels have qualified for November's NCAA Individual Championships.

CARY, N.C.—Thea Rabman and Tatum Evans saw their impressive weeks come to an end on Saturday in the semifinals of the main draw of the ITA Women's All-American Championships at Cary Tennis Park.

Rabman beat opponents ranked in the national top 12 on back-to-back days to reach the semifinals. On Saturday, #62 Elza Tomase of Tennessee beat the #43rd-ranked Rabman, 6-4, 6-1.

Evans beat two top-five ranked foes on Friday to advance to the semifinal round but lost to #44 Maria Sholokhova of Wisconsin, 6-4, 2-6, 3-6 on Saturday.

Based on their performances this week in Cary and Chapel Hill, both Rabman and Evans have qualified for November's ITA Individual Championships in Waco, Texas.

Carolina's ITA All-American Championships Results
PRE-QUALIFYING DRAW
Saturday
Singles
Alana Boyce def. Yekaterina Dmitichenko (Texas Tech) 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-3
Akari Matsuno (Notre Dame) def. Lindsay Zink 6-1, 6-2

Doubles
Thea Rabman/Alana Boyce def. Maxine Murphy/Eva Alvarez Sande (Washington State) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (6)

Sunday
Singles
Carmen Andreea Herea (Texas) def. Alana Boyce 6-3, 7-6 (3) (pre-qualifying bracket)
Michela Moore (Dartmouth) def. Lindsay Zink 6-3, 6-4 (consolation bracket)

Doubles
Thea Rabman/Alana Boyce def. Ria Bhakta/Annabelle Davis (Clemson) 6-3, 6-3
(pre-qualifying bracket)

QUALIFYING DRAW
Monday
Doubles
Carrie Beckman/Bojana Pozder (Notre Dame) def. Carson Tanguilig/Tatum Evans 6-4, 7-6 (6)
Thea Rabman/Alana Boyce def. Kendall Kovick/Sue Yan Tan (BYU) 6-4, 6-3
Lindsay Zink/Susanna Maltby def. Olivia Dorner/Maiko Uchijima (Penn State) 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (10-7)

Tuesday
Doubles
Elza Tomase/Catherine Aulia (Tennessee) def. Thea Rabman/Alana Boyce 6-2, 7-5
Amelia Bissett/Maria Juliana Parra Romero (Florida State) def. Lindsay Zink/Susanna Maltby 2-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-3)
Carson Tanguilig/Tatum Evans def. Malak El Allami/Fatima Keita (Columbia) 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 (10-4) (consolation bracket)

MAIN DRAW
Wednesday
Singles
#44 Maria Sholokhova (Wisconsin) def. Carson Tanguilig 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
#43 Thea Rabman def. Alexia Jacobs (Washington) 6-2, 6-2
Tatum Evans def. #15 Emma Charney (USC) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1

Thursday
Singles
Carson Tanguilig def. Sydni Ratliff (Ohio State) 6-4, 6-3 (consolation draw)
#43 Thea Rabman def. #2 Dasha Vidmanova (Georgia) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Tatum Evans def. #49 Katie Codd (Duke) 6-2, 6-2

Friday
Singles
#43 Thea Rabman def. #12 Julia Fleigner (Michigan) 7-6 (7), 6-1
Tatum Evans def. #4 Connie Ma 6-3 (Stanford), 4-6, 7-5
#43 Thea Rabman def. #32 DJ Bennett (Auburn) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Tatum Evans def. #5 Ange Oby Kajuru (Oklahoma State) 4-6, 7-6, 6-0
#2 Dasha Vidmanova (Georgia) def. Carson Tanguilig 6-1, 7-5 (consolation draw)

Saturday
Singles
#62 Elza Tomase (Tennessee) def. #43 Thea Rabman 6-4, 6-1
#44 Maria Sholokhova (Wisconsin) def. Tatum Evans 4-6, 6-2, 6-3