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Brantmeier & Kajuru Advance At NCAA Singles Championship
November 18, 2025 | Women's Tennis
ORLANDO, Fla. – University of North Carolina women's tennis began play in the 2025 NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships Tuesday afternoon at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla. Reese Brantmeier and Oby Kajuru highlighted the day with wins for the Tar Heels. Both walked away with gritty, three-set wins over their opponents from Georgia and Vanderbilt to advance to the round of 32.
Tuesday Results
Brantmeier (UNC) def. Stammel (Vanderbilt) 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
Kajuru (UNC) def. Mert (Georgia) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Kupres (Texas A&M) def. Evans (UNC) 7-6 (2), 6-3
Jones (Michigan) def. Rabman (UNC) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Up Next
The two Carolina doubles pairs that qualified for the NCAA Championship will begin play Wednesday evening. Reese Brantmeier/Alanis Hamilton will compete first at 5 p.m. against their opponents from BYU. Third seeded duo Oby Kajuru/Susanna Maltby will hit the courts shortly after at 6 p.m. Kajuru/Maltby are set to face a duo from Texas Tech.
NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships
Carolina is one of just two ACC programs with four singles and two doubles qualifiers this week. The Tar Heels will look to secure their first singles or doubles NCAA Championship Title since 2023 (Fiona Crawley – singles, Fiona Crawley/Carson Tanguilig – doubles).
The NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships full schedule is below with live streaming available on ESPN+ and results can be found at ncaa.com.
Singles Championship
Tuesday Results
Brantmeier (UNC) def. Stammel (Vanderbilt) 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
Kajuru (UNC) def. Mert (Georgia) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Kupres (Texas A&M) def. Evans (UNC) 7-6 (2), 6-3
Jones (Michigan) def. Rabman (UNC) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Up Next
The two Carolina doubles pairs that qualified for the NCAA Championship will begin play Wednesday evening. Reese Brantmeier/Alanis Hamilton will compete first at 5 p.m. against their opponents from BYU. Third seeded duo Oby Kajuru/Susanna Maltby will hit the courts shortly after at 6 p.m. Kajuru/Maltby are set to face a duo from Texas Tech.
NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships
Carolina is one of just two ACC programs with four singles and two doubles qualifiers this week. The Tar Heels will look to secure their first singles or doubles NCAA Championship Title since 2023 (Fiona Crawley – singles, Fiona Crawley/Carson Tanguilig – doubles).
The NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships full schedule is below with live streaming available on ESPN+ and results can be found at ncaa.com.
Singles Championship
- Round of 64: Tuesday, Nov. 18
- Round of 32: Wednesday, Nov. 19
- Round of 16: Thursday, Nov. 20
- Quarterfinals: Friday, Nov. 21
- Semifinals: Saturday, Nov. 22
- National Championship: Sunday, Nov. 23
- Round of 32: Wednesday, Nov. 19
- Round of 16: Thursday, Nov. 20
- Quarterfinals: Friday, Nov. 21
- Semifinals: Saturday, Nov. 22
- National Championship: Sunday, Nov. 23
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