University of North Carolina Athletics
Sunday, March 29
Charlottesville, Va.
1 p.m.
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Photo by: DALTON WAINSCOTT
Women’s Tennis Falls To No. 13 Virginia, 4-3
March 29, 2026 | Women's Tennis
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. – No. 5 University of North Carolina women's tennis wrapped up the weekend on the road against no. 13 Virginia in Charlottesville Sunday afternoon. The Tar Heels and Cavaliers battled in a marathon match before Virginia eventually claimed the win, 4-3. The loss marks Carolina's first of the conference season and just second overall this year.
In doubles, UNC got off to a strong start winning each of the three matches. On court one, no. 6 Oby Kajuru and Susanna Maltby raced to a 6-2 win over the fourth-ranked pair from Virginia to start the match. Maddy Zampardo and Tatum Evans clinched the doubles point for Carolina with a 6-4 win on court three. No. 5 Reese Brantmeier and Alanis Hamilton earned another win for the Tar Heels as the team took a 1-0 lead heading into singles action.
Virginia evened the score as Kaitlyn Rolls topped no. 7 Oby Kajuru on court three.
Maddy Zampardo continued to impress with a straight-set win in singles to give UNC the lead again at 2-1.
Once again, the Cavaliers tied the match after Theadora Rabman fell against her opponent from Virginia on court six.
No. 3 Reese Brantmeier started off strong in singles winning the first set, 6-1. The senior then dropped the second to force a deciding third set. Brantmeier dug deep to take the match while giving the Tar Heels an edge at 3-2.
No. 108 Anna Frey was in a battle from the first serve. The freshman worked to take the first set after winning the tie break, 10-8. She then fell in the second set as her and no. 108 Isabelle Lacy went to another tie breaker. In the third set, Frey fell 6-2 leaving the overall team scores knotted at 3-3.
No. 26 Tatum Evans found herself in a tight match going to three sets. The junior was eventually edged out by no. 32 Annabelle Xu in the third, 6-4.
Results
Doubles
No. 6 Kajuru/Maltby (UNC) def. no. 4 Collard/Yang (UVA) 6-2
No. 5 Brantmeier/Hamilton (UNC) def. no. 36 Xu/Genis Salas (UVA) 6-3
Zampardo/Evans (UNC) def. Rolls/Lacy (UVA) 6-4
Singles
No. 3 Reese Brantmeier (UNC) def. no. 81 Vivian Yang (UVA) 6-1, 1-6, 6-4
No. 32 Annabelle Xu (UVA) def. no. 26 Tatum Evans (UNC) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Kaitlyn Rolls (UVA) def. no. 7 Oby Kajuru (UNC) 6-3, 6-3
No. 108 Isabelle Lacy (UVA) def. no. 113 Anna Frey (UNC) 6-7 (8-10), 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
Maddy Zampardo (UNC) def. no. 106 Martina Genis Salas (UVA) 6-3, 6-4
Melodie Collard (UVA) def. Theadora Rabman (UNC) 6-4, 6-3
In doubles, UNC got off to a strong start winning each of the three matches. On court one, no. 6 Oby Kajuru and Susanna Maltby raced to a 6-2 win over the fourth-ranked pair from Virginia to start the match. Maddy Zampardo and Tatum Evans clinched the doubles point for Carolina with a 6-4 win on court three. No. 5 Reese Brantmeier and Alanis Hamilton earned another win for the Tar Heels as the team took a 1-0 lead heading into singles action.
Virginia evened the score as Kaitlyn Rolls topped no. 7 Oby Kajuru on court three.
Maddy Zampardo continued to impress with a straight-set win in singles to give UNC the lead again at 2-1.
Once again, the Cavaliers tied the match after Theadora Rabman fell against her opponent from Virginia on court six.
No. 3 Reese Brantmeier started off strong in singles winning the first set, 6-1. The senior then dropped the second to force a deciding third set. Brantmeier dug deep to take the match while giving the Tar Heels an edge at 3-2.
No. 108 Anna Frey was in a battle from the first serve. The freshman worked to take the first set after winning the tie break, 10-8. She then fell in the second set as her and no. 108 Isabelle Lacy went to another tie breaker. In the third set, Frey fell 6-2 leaving the overall team scores knotted at 3-3.
No. 26 Tatum Evans found herself in a tight match going to three sets. The junior was eventually edged out by no. 32 Annabelle Xu in the third, 6-4.
Results
Doubles
No. 6 Kajuru/Maltby (UNC) def. no. 4 Collard/Yang (UVA) 6-2
No. 5 Brantmeier/Hamilton (UNC) def. no. 36 Xu/Genis Salas (UVA) 6-3
Zampardo/Evans (UNC) def. Rolls/Lacy (UVA) 6-4
Singles
No. 3 Reese Brantmeier (UNC) def. no. 81 Vivian Yang (UVA) 6-1, 1-6, 6-4
No. 32 Annabelle Xu (UVA) def. no. 26 Tatum Evans (UNC) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Kaitlyn Rolls (UVA) def. no. 7 Oby Kajuru (UNC) 6-3, 6-3
No. 108 Isabelle Lacy (UVA) def. no. 113 Anna Frey (UNC) 6-7 (8-10), 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
Maddy Zampardo (UNC) def. no. 106 Martina Genis Salas (UVA) 6-3, 6-4
Melodie Collard (UVA) def. Theadora Rabman (UNC) 6-4, 6-3
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