Women’s Tennis To Begin NCAA Tournament This Weekend

Friday, May 1

Chapel Hill, N.C.

4 p.m.

North Carolina

Charleston Southern

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – No. 5 Carolina women's tennis is set for its 27^th straight NCAA Tournament appearance Friday afternoon. The Tar Heels will face Charleston Southern in the opening round at 4 p.m. at Chewning Tennis Center.

Fifth-seeded UNC is hosting Charleston Southern, Maryland, and South Carolina in the Chapel Hill Regional this Friday and Saturday.

Carolina enters the tournament with a 24-3 overall record winning eight of their last 10 matches. The Tar Heels will look to capitalize on their home court advantage as they boast a 15-0 record at Chewning this season.

Friday's match against Charleston Southern is a rematch of the 2023 Chapel Hill Regional opening round. In their previous meeting, the Tar Heels swept the Buccaneers.

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NCAA Tournament History

UNC is set to make their 27^th consecutive appearance in the NCAA tournament, and the 21^st during the Brian Kalbas era.
The Tar Heels hold a 68-25 all-time record in the NCAA Tournament.
Carolina has advanced beyond regionals in 20 different seasons.
The team won its first NCAA Championship in 2023.
UNC has hosted the opening round of regionals for 16 consecutive seasons.
Under head coach Brian Kalbas, the Tar Heels have made 13 appearances in the NCAA Quarterfinals and seven in the Final Four.

Tar Heel Tidbits

Reese Brantmeier was named ACC Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, becoming the first Tar Heel to do so since 2016-17.
Reese Brantmeier was named First Team All-ACC Singles while Tatum Evans and Oby Kajuru were named second team.
Reese Brantmeier and Alanis Hamilton were tabbed First Team All-ACC Doubles and Oby Kajuru and Susanna Maltby were named second team.
Carolina fell in the ACC semifinals against NC State.
Reese Brantmeier was tabbed ACC Player of the Week three times this season.
Reese Brantmeier and Alanis Hamilton were named ACC Doubles Team of the Week for the second time this season.
The Tar Heels finished the regular season 11-1 in ACC play after winning five-straight matches.
The team has earned seven sweeps in conference action.
UNC swept UNCG in the nonconference finale.
The Tar Heels went 12-1 in nonconference play this season.
UNC has earned four top-15 wins so far this season. The most recent coming against no. 6 Oklahoma.
The Tar Heels boast a 15-0 record at home this season.
Tatum Evans was tabbed ACC Player of the Week for the first time in her career Feb. 10. The junior went 3-0 in singles and 2-0 in doubles including a ranked singles win during the ITA Indoor Championships.
Reese Brantmeier was named ACC Player of the Week for the second consecutive week (Feb. 3) after having another standout weekend for the Tar Heels going 2-0 in singles and 1-1 in doubles while helping lead the team to two top-10 wins. Both of Brantmeier's singles wins clinched the team win for Carolina against no. 9 NC State and no. 1 Georgia.
Reese Brantmeier and doubles partner Alanis Hamilton were tabbed ACC Doubles Team of the Week on Jan. 27 after topping two ranked opponents from Virginia and Charlotte. The duo has gone 5-1 to start the season.
Oby Kajuru was tabbed ACC Player of the Week on Jan. 20 for the first time since she joined the program. No. 23 Oby Kajuru defeated no. 5 Savannah Dada-Mascoll from App State for the first ranked singles win among the Tar Heels this season. The win helped the graduate earn the weekly honor from the league.
The Tar Heels downed no. 14 Virginia, 6-1, for their first ranked win of the 2026 campaign.
With the team's win over App State, head coach Brian Kalbas reached 800 career wins. Kalbas remains the winningest active coach in NCAA tennis and just the third all-time to reach 800 wins.
Partners Brantmeier/Hamilton and Kajuru/Maltby earned All-America honors in the fall after reaching the quarterfinals at the NCAA Individual Championships.
Reese Brantmeier won the 2025 NCAA Singles National Championship and headed into the spring ranked no. 1 in singles.
Brantmeier earned All-America honors in singles this fall making the senior eight-for-eight in All-America selections across her career.
Carolina ranked no. 5 in the latest ITA Team Rankings.
Four Tar Heels are featured in the ITA Singles Rankings (Brantmeier – 2, Kajuru – 18, Evans – 42, Zampardo – 116).
Three doubles pairings are among the ITA Doubles Rankings (Brantmeier/Hamilton – 9, Kajuru/Maltby – 5, Rennard/Boyce – 74).