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Brantmeier & Hamilton Fall In US Open 2nd Round
August 30, 2025 | Women's Tennis
NEW YORK—Fourth-seeded Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens defeated the University of North Carolina's Reese Brantmeier and Alanis Hamilton, 6-3, 6-1 on Saturday afternoon in the second round of the 2025 US Open.
Brantmeier, a senior, and Hamilton, a sophomore, won their first-round match on Thursday to advance to Saturday's match.
Against Kudermetova and Mertens, the UNC duo put up a stiff fight in the early going of the first set, tying the score at 2-2 after four games. The fourth-seeded pros eventually put away Brantmeier and Hamilton, 6-3 in the first frame. They led, 5-0, in the second set before winning, 6-1 to take the match.
The Tar Heel All-America duo clinched a main draw wild-card entry into the Open by winning the American Collegiate Wildcard Playoffs in mid-June.
Brantmeier, Hamilton and the rest of their Tar Heel teammates will begin the 2025-26 season at the Kitty Harrison Invitational in Chapel Hill on Sept. 12-14.
Brantmeier, a senior, and Hamilton, a sophomore, won their first-round match on Thursday to advance to Saturday's match.
Against Kudermetova and Mertens, the UNC duo put up a stiff fight in the early going of the first set, tying the score at 2-2 after four games. The fourth-seeded pros eventually put away Brantmeier and Hamilton, 6-3 in the first frame. They led, 5-0, in the second set before winning, 6-1 to take the match.
The Tar Heel All-America duo clinched a main draw wild-card entry into the Open by winning the American Collegiate Wildcard Playoffs in mid-June.
Brantmeier, Hamilton and the rest of their Tar Heel teammates will begin the 2025-26 season at the Kitty Harrison Invitational in Chapel Hill on Sept. 12-14.
TAR HEELS ON SITE!
— Carolina Women's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@UNC_wtennis) August 30, 2025
Second round matchup is underway on court 11➡️ https://t.co/FYgMtE1Jm9 https://t.co/2DV9JwCKCY pic.twitter.com/0BNiJUPqMd
Lots of Carolina Blue in NYC cheering on Reese & Alanis. We see you, Tar Heels 🩵 pic.twitter.com/PNAPDGO3sy
— Carolina Women's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@UNC_wtennis) August 30, 2025
Making things happen at the net 💥 pic.twitter.com/FEwwYYWdMc
— Carolina Women's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@UNC_wtennis) August 30, 2025
Proud of our Tar Heels 🐏 pic.twitter.com/2XS828soP3
— Carolina Women's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@UNC_wtennis) August 30, 2025
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