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November 8, 2026 | Women's Tennis
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Carolina women's tennis wrapped up day three at the ITA Conference Masters Championships in Rome, Ga. and the ITA Sectionals hosted by Penn in Philadelphia. Carolina recorded one win in doubles and two in singles.
Evans/Hamilton continued their run at sectionals with a win in the doubles semifinals. With their win on Saturday, the duo officially qualified for the 2026 NCAA Doubles Championships. This will be the first time the pair competes together at NCAAs.
In singles, No. 85 Alexis Nguyen and Theadora Rabman picked up wins to clinch their spots at the NCAA Singles Championships later this month. Both Tar Heels earned straight set wins in the quarterfinals to punch their ticket.
Saturday Results
Doubles
Evans/Hamilton (UNC) d. Zozaya Menendez/Lam (Virginia) 6-7 (1), 6-4, 1-0 (2)
Singles
Theadora Rabman (UNC) d. Maddy Zampardo (UNC) 7-5, 6-4
No. 85 Alexis Nguyen (UNC) d. Reese Miller (Michigan) 6-0, 6-2
Friday Results
Doubles
Evans/Hamilton (UNC) d. Schlepphorst/Velaga (Penn) 6-2, 6-1
Ogilvy/Friedman (Yale) d. Frey/Rabman (UNC) 6-0, 7-5
Murphy/Warren (Furman) d. Nguyen/Manning (UNC) 7-5, 6-3
Singles
No. 85 Alexis Nguyen (UNC) d. Paula Corbalan (Jackson State) 6-0, 6-0
Maddy Zampardo (UNC) d. Leena Friedman (Yale) 7-5, 6-4
Theadora Rabman (UNC) d. Alyssa James (Virginia) 7-5, 6-3
Kavya Karra (Harvard) d. No. 21 Tatum Evans (UNC) wo.
Chloe Fouhety (Cornell) d. Alanis Hamilton (UNC) wo.
Isabella Chhiv (Princeton) d. Anna Frey (UNC) wo.
Thursday Results
Doubles
Evans/Hamilton (UNC) d. Lee/Shen (Brown) 6-0, 6-3
Nguyen/Manning (UNC) d. Kollaritsch/Brook (Bellarmine) 6-4, 6-3
Frey/Rabman (UNC) d. Chhiv/Zhang (Princeton) 3-6, 7-6 (6), 1-0 (6)
Singles
Theadora Rabman (UNC) d. Jacqueline Soloveychik (BC) 6-4, 6-1
No. 85 Alexis Nguyen (UNC) d. Salome Fluri (McNeese State) 6-3, 6-2
Maddy Zampardo (UNC) d. Pearlie Zhang (Princeton) 6-1, 6-4
Madeleine Jessup (Princeton) d. Alanis Hamilton (UNC) 6-0, 6-7 (3), 5-7
Esha Velaga (Penn) d. No. 21 Tatum Evans (UNC) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
Claire An (Duke) d. Avery Nguyen (UNC) 6-3, 5-7, 6-1
Vivian Yang (Virginia) d. Anna Frey (UNC) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
ITA Conference Masters Championships
The ITA will host their annual Conference Masters Championships in Rome, Ga. this weekend. From Carolina, Alexis Nguyen will play in singles and doubles with her partner Aya Manning.
The tournament also provides an opportunity for players to clinch a spot in the 2026 NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships later this fall. Four singles players will qualify for the NCAA Singles Championship (semifinalists), and two doubles teams will qualify for the NCAA Doubles Championship through the Conference Masters (champion and finalist).
ITA Sectionals
The 2026 ITA Sectionals will take place at four different campus sites Thursday-Sunday. The East Sectional will take place in Philadelphia as Penn hosts teams from the Atlantic, Carolina, New England and Northeast regions.
Sectionals also provides athletes an opportunity to secure their spot at the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships. The tournament will qualify six singles players from each section (semifinalists and two quarterfinal playoff winners) while three doubles teams from each section will qualify (champion, finalist, and third place).
Evans/Hamilton continued their run at sectionals with a win in the doubles semifinals. With their win on Saturday, the duo officially qualified for the 2026 NCAA Doubles Championships. This will be the first time the pair competes together at NCAAs.
In singles, No. 85 Alexis Nguyen and Theadora Rabman picked up wins to clinch their spots at the NCAA Singles Championships later this month. Both Tar Heels earned straight set wins in the quarterfinals to punch their ticket.
Saturday Results
Doubles
Evans/Hamilton (UNC) d. Zozaya Menendez/Lam (Virginia) 6-7 (1), 6-4, 1-0 (2)
Singles
Theadora Rabman (UNC) d. Maddy Zampardo (UNC) 7-5, 6-4
No. 85 Alexis Nguyen (UNC) d. Reese Miller (Michigan) 6-0, 6-2
Friday Results
Doubles
Evans/Hamilton (UNC) d. Schlepphorst/Velaga (Penn) 6-2, 6-1
Ogilvy/Friedman (Yale) d. Frey/Rabman (UNC) 6-0, 7-5
Murphy/Warren (Furman) d. Nguyen/Manning (UNC) 7-5, 6-3
Singles
No. 85 Alexis Nguyen (UNC) d. Paula Corbalan (Jackson State) 6-0, 6-0
Maddy Zampardo (UNC) d. Leena Friedman (Yale) 7-5, 6-4
Theadora Rabman (UNC) d. Alyssa James (Virginia) 7-5, 6-3
Kavya Karra (Harvard) d. No. 21 Tatum Evans (UNC) wo.
Chloe Fouhety (Cornell) d. Alanis Hamilton (UNC) wo.
Isabella Chhiv (Princeton) d. Anna Frey (UNC) wo.
Thursday Results
Doubles
Evans/Hamilton (UNC) d. Lee/Shen (Brown) 6-0, 6-3
Nguyen/Manning (UNC) d. Kollaritsch/Brook (Bellarmine) 6-4, 6-3
Frey/Rabman (UNC) d. Chhiv/Zhang (Princeton) 3-6, 7-6 (6), 1-0 (6)
Singles
Theadora Rabman (UNC) d. Jacqueline Soloveychik (BC) 6-4, 6-1
No. 85 Alexis Nguyen (UNC) d. Salome Fluri (McNeese State) 6-3, 6-2
Maddy Zampardo (UNC) d. Pearlie Zhang (Princeton) 6-1, 6-4
Madeleine Jessup (Princeton) d. Alanis Hamilton (UNC) 6-0, 6-7 (3), 5-7
Esha Velaga (Penn) d. No. 21 Tatum Evans (UNC) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
Claire An (Duke) d. Avery Nguyen (UNC) 6-3, 5-7, 6-1
Vivian Yang (Virginia) d. Anna Frey (UNC) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
ITA Conference Masters Championships
The ITA will host their annual Conference Masters Championships in Rome, Ga. this weekend. From Carolina, Alexis Nguyen will play in singles and doubles with her partner Aya Manning.
The tournament also provides an opportunity for players to clinch a spot in the 2026 NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships later this fall. Four singles players will qualify for the NCAA Singles Championship (semifinalists), and two doubles teams will qualify for the NCAA Doubles Championship through the Conference Masters (champion and finalist).
ITA Sectionals
The 2026 ITA Sectionals will take place at four different campus sites Thursday-Sunday. The East Sectional will take place in Philadelphia as Penn hosts teams from the Atlantic, Carolina, New England and Northeast regions.
Sectionals also provides athletes an opportunity to secure their spot at the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships. The tournament will qualify six singles players from each section (semifinalists and two quarterfinal playoff winners) while three doubles teams from each section will qualify (champion, finalist, and third place).
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