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Women’s Tennis Continues Play At ITA Regional
October 17, 2026 | Women's Tennis
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Carolina women's tennis continued main draw play at the 2026 ITA Carolina Regional in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday. The Tar Heels posted six wins in singles and three in doubles.
Freshman Avery Nguyen continued her regional run with a win over Emma Montebello from Charlotte. Nguyen fought her way into Main Draw after earning two wins in the Qualifying Draw to start regionals.
In addition to Nguyen, three more Tar Heels are still alive in the singles Main Draw bracket. Alanis Hamilton, No. 85 Alexis Nguyen, and Theadora Rabman are also moving on to the round of 16 after posting straight set wins Saturday afternoon.
In the consolation bracket, Aya Manning and Mary Grace Rennard topped their opponents to advance to the next round.
UNC continued their strong showing in doubles with three more wins on Saturday. Most notably, the duo of Manning/Nguyen recorded a ranked with over No. 16 Tanasie/Slama from NC State. The Tar Heels narrowly edged out the Wolfpack in a tiebreak.
Saturday Results
Singles
Eleana Yu (Duke) d. No. 21 Tatum Evans (UNC) 6-4, 6-4
Avery Nguyen (UNC) d. Emma Montebello (Charlotte) 6-0, 6-3
Alanis Hamilton (UNC) d. Victoria Osuigwe (NC State) 6-1, 6-3
Theadora Rabman (UNC) d. Naledi Manyube (App State) 6-4, 6-2
Catherine Rennard (Wake Forest) d. No. 95 Nicole Khirin (UNC) 6-4, 6-3
No. 85 Alexis Nguyen (UNC) d. Georgia Cranford (NC State) 6-1, 6-4
Lillie Murphy (Furman) d. Maddy Zampardo (UNC) 6-2, 6-1
Aya Manning (UNC) d. Tabeth Tadoum (North Carolina A&T) 6-4, 6-1
Candela Yecora (Clemson) d. Anna Frey (UNC) 6-3, 6-4
Claire An (Duke) d. Ishika Ashar (UNC) 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
Jasmine Conway (NC State) d. Alana Boyce (UNC) 6-2, 6-4
Mary Grace Rennard (UNC) d. Diana Zuba (Coastal Carolina) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
Khirin/Frey (UNC) d. Bazemore/Romanichen (App State) 8-2
Pate/Stojanova (South Carolina) d. Boyce/Rabman (UNC) 8-1
Evans/Hamilton (UNC) d. Langford/Calderwood (Davidson) 8-1
Manning/Ngueyn (UNC) d. No. 16 Tanasie/Slama (NC State) 8-7 (4)
Friday Results
Singles
No. 21 Tatum Evans (UNC) d. Ria Bhakta (Clemson) 6-4, 6-0
Avery Nguyen (UNC) d. No. 121 Sankavi Gownder (Wake Forest) 6-2, 6-3
Alanis Hamilton (UNC) d. Ava Krug (Duke) 6-0, 6-3
Theadora Rabman (UNC) d. Mollie Garcia (Coastal Carolina) 6-0, 6-2
No. 95 Nicole Khirin (UNC) d. Sophia Cedeno (UNCG) 7-6 (1), 6-3
No. 85 Alexis Nguyen (UNC) d. Floortje Chrisstoffels (Coastal Carolina) 6-0, 6-1
Maddy Zampardo (UNC) d. Eva Oxford (Wake Forest) 6-2, 7-6 (2)
Anna Frey (UNC) d. Roxana Valdez (Presbyterian) 6-2, 6-1
Ishika Ashar (UNC) d. Aida Maria Mitrache (Coastal Carolina) 6-3, 7-5
No. 23 Kaitlyn Carnicella (South Carolina) d. Aya Manning (UNC) 6-3, 7-5
No. 33 Lavinia Tanasie (NC State) d. Mary Grace Rennard (UNC) 6-0, 6-2
Sara Suchankova (Clemson) d. Alana Boyce (UNC) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles
Khirin/Frey (UNC) d. Rooth/Dierick (Elon) 8-3
Manning/Nguyen (UNC) d. Amirichetty/Doherty (Furman) 8-1
Evans/Hamilton (UNC) d. Sceney/Bellet Meriaux (Presbyterian) 8-0
Boyce Rabman (UNC) d. Rennard/Hill (Wake Forest) 8-4
Kouam/Chrisstoffels (Coastal Carolina) d. Ashar/Rennard (UNC) 8-7 (1)
Thursday Results
Singles
Avery Nguyen (UNC) d. Giorgia Grisogono (ECU) 6-1, 6-1
Alana Boyce (UNC) d. Kady Tannenbaum (Wake Forest) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
Mary Grace Rennard (UNC) d. Lisa Kranec (Elon) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
Avery Nguyen (UNC) d. Martina Vazquez Valles (Charleston Southern) 6-3, 6-2
Alana Boyce (UNC) d. Lisa Dierick (Elon) 6-2, 6-4
Mary Grace Rennard (UNC) d. Charlotte Vanstone McGrath (Coastal Carolina) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
ITA Regional Championships
South Carolina women's tennis is set to host the ITA Carolina Regional Championships from Oct. 15-20. South Carolina will welcome athletes from over 20 universities to compete at the Carolina Outdoor Tennis Center this weekend.
ITA Regionals will take place at 13 different regions/sites across the country. Regionals is also an opportunity for athletes to qualify for the NCAA Doubles and Singles Championships. This tournament will qualify the two singles finalists from each region while only the doubles champion at each site will qualify for the NCAA Championships.
Freshman Avery Nguyen continued her regional run with a win over Emma Montebello from Charlotte. Nguyen fought her way into Main Draw after earning two wins in the Qualifying Draw to start regionals.
In addition to Nguyen, three more Tar Heels are still alive in the singles Main Draw bracket. Alanis Hamilton, No. 85 Alexis Nguyen, and Theadora Rabman are also moving on to the round of 16 after posting straight set wins Saturday afternoon.
In the consolation bracket, Aya Manning and Mary Grace Rennard topped their opponents to advance to the next round.
UNC continued their strong showing in doubles with three more wins on Saturday. Most notably, the duo of Manning/Nguyen recorded a ranked with over No. 16 Tanasie/Slama from NC State. The Tar Heels narrowly edged out the Wolfpack in a tiebreak.
Saturday Results
Singles
Eleana Yu (Duke) d. No. 21 Tatum Evans (UNC) 6-4, 6-4
Avery Nguyen (UNC) d. Emma Montebello (Charlotte) 6-0, 6-3
Alanis Hamilton (UNC) d. Victoria Osuigwe (NC State) 6-1, 6-3
Theadora Rabman (UNC) d. Naledi Manyube (App State) 6-4, 6-2
Catherine Rennard (Wake Forest) d. No. 95 Nicole Khirin (UNC) 6-4, 6-3
No. 85 Alexis Nguyen (UNC) d. Georgia Cranford (NC State) 6-1, 6-4
Lillie Murphy (Furman) d. Maddy Zampardo (UNC) 6-2, 6-1
Aya Manning (UNC) d. Tabeth Tadoum (North Carolina A&T) 6-4, 6-1
Candela Yecora (Clemson) d. Anna Frey (UNC) 6-3, 6-4
Claire An (Duke) d. Ishika Ashar (UNC) 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
Jasmine Conway (NC State) d. Alana Boyce (UNC) 6-2, 6-4
Mary Grace Rennard (UNC) d. Diana Zuba (Coastal Carolina) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
Khirin/Frey (UNC) d. Bazemore/Romanichen (App State) 8-2
Pate/Stojanova (South Carolina) d. Boyce/Rabman (UNC) 8-1
Evans/Hamilton (UNC) d. Langford/Calderwood (Davidson) 8-1
Manning/Ngueyn (UNC) d. No. 16 Tanasie/Slama (NC State) 8-7 (4)
Friday Results
Singles
No. 21 Tatum Evans (UNC) d. Ria Bhakta (Clemson) 6-4, 6-0
Avery Nguyen (UNC) d. No. 121 Sankavi Gownder (Wake Forest) 6-2, 6-3
Alanis Hamilton (UNC) d. Ava Krug (Duke) 6-0, 6-3
Theadora Rabman (UNC) d. Mollie Garcia (Coastal Carolina) 6-0, 6-2
No. 95 Nicole Khirin (UNC) d. Sophia Cedeno (UNCG) 7-6 (1), 6-3
No. 85 Alexis Nguyen (UNC) d. Floortje Chrisstoffels (Coastal Carolina) 6-0, 6-1
Maddy Zampardo (UNC) d. Eva Oxford (Wake Forest) 6-2, 7-6 (2)
Anna Frey (UNC) d. Roxana Valdez (Presbyterian) 6-2, 6-1
Ishika Ashar (UNC) d. Aida Maria Mitrache (Coastal Carolina) 6-3, 7-5
No. 23 Kaitlyn Carnicella (South Carolina) d. Aya Manning (UNC) 6-3, 7-5
No. 33 Lavinia Tanasie (NC State) d. Mary Grace Rennard (UNC) 6-0, 6-2
Sara Suchankova (Clemson) d. Alana Boyce (UNC) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles
Khirin/Frey (UNC) d. Rooth/Dierick (Elon) 8-3
Manning/Nguyen (UNC) d. Amirichetty/Doherty (Furman) 8-1
Evans/Hamilton (UNC) d. Sceney/Bellet Meriaux (Presbyterian) 8-0
Boyce Rabman (UNC) d. Rennard/Hill (Wake Forest) 8-4
Kouam/Chrisstoffels (Coastal Carolina) d. Ashar/Rennard (UNC) 8-7 (1)
Thursday Results
Singles
Avery Nguyen (UNC) d. Giorgia Grisogono (ECU) 6-1, 6-1
Alana Boyce (UNC) d. Kady Tannenbaum (Wake Forest) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
Mary Grace Rennard (UNC) d. Lisa Kranec (Elon) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
Avery Nguyen (UNC) d. Martina Vazquez Valles (Charleston Southern) 6-3, 6-2
Alana Boyce (UNC) d. Lisa Dierick (Elon) 6-2, 6-4
Mary Grace Rennard (UNC) d. Charlotte Vanstone McGrath (Coastal Carolina) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
ITA Regional Championships
South Carolina women's tennis is set to host the ITA Carolina Regional Championships from Oct. 15-20. South Carolina will welcome athletes from over 20 universities to compete at the Carolina Outdoor Tennis Center this weekend.
ITA Regionals will take place at 13 different regions/sites across the country. Regionals is also an opportunity for athletes to qualify for the NCAA Doubles and Singles Championships. This tournament will qualify the two singles finalists from each region while only the doubles champion at each site will qualify for the NCAA Championships.
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