WTEN Set For ITA National Team Indoor Championship

Who:
The 16 winners from ITA-Kickoff Weekend. North Carolina will face No. 15 Pepperdine in the first round.

Where:
Combe Tennis Center – Evanston, Ill.
Atkins Tennis Center – Champaign, Ill.

When:
Friday, February 7 - Tuesday, February 11

The Lead: After upsetting the top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs in Athens, the No. 8 North Carolina Tar Heels will face No. 15 Pepperdine in the first round of the ITA Indoor Team Championship.

Storylines:

Carolina has qualified for 23 consecutive ITA Indoor Team Championship tournaments.
North Carolina has won four of the last five ITA Indoor Team Championships.
Despite the co-host setup this year, UNC will play its first round matchup in Evanston.
- If the Tar Heels win, its path to the championship match will stay in Evanston.
- Eight schools are placed in Champaign with the teams that advance to the third round having to travel to Evanston.

From The Notes:

Last week, multiple Tar Heels achieved ACC accolades.
- Reese Brantmeier was named ACC Player of the Week.
- Brantmeier and Alanis Hamilton were named ACC Doubles Team of the Week.
This week, the ITA released its first rankings since the preseason.
- UNC had four singles players and four doubles players ranked.
  - Theadora Rabman is ranked No. 10.
  - Carson Tanguilig is ranked No. 20.
  - Reese Brantmeier is ranked No. 24.
  - Tatum Evans is ranked No. 31.
  - Carson Tanguilig & Susanna Maltby are ranked No. 5.
  - Theadora Rabman & Tatum Evans are ranked No. 26.
  - Reese Brantmeier & Alanis Hamilton are ranked No. 29.
  - Lindsay Zink & Susanna Maltby are ranked No. 82.
Last week, Susanna Maltby notched her 10th career doubles win.
So far, North Carolina's No. 3 doubles teams are 5-0.
Carolina last faced Pepperdine in the 2023 ITA Indoor Team Championship.
- Carolina won, 4-2.

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Players Mentioned

Reese Brantmeier

Tatum Evans

Alanis Hamilton

Susanna Maltby

Theadora Rabman

Carson Tanguilig

Lindsay Zink