Hayley Carter - Women's Tennis Coach - University of North Carolina Athletics

Hayley Carter

Title:
Assistant Coach

COACHING CAREER
Carter returned to her alma mater for the second time as an assistant coach before the 2023 season. Prior to her return to Chapel Hill, she served as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State and Vanderbilt. Her first position in coaching was as an assistant with the Tar Heels during the 2018-19 season.

UNC CAREER The only women’s tennis player in ACC history to be named the Scholar-Athlete of the Year, ACC Player of the Year and Tournament Most Valuable Player back-to-back years • ACC’s all-time leader in women’s tennis singles victories (168) • Seven-time ITA All-American (four in singles, three in doubles) • Patterson Medal recipient, the most prestigious athletic honor awarded at the University of North Carolina • Finished with career records of 168-25 in singles and 126-23 in doubles • Led the Tar Heels to a four-year record of 123-14, 53-3 in ACC regular-season play • Four regular-season ACC titles • Two ACC Tournament championships • Three NCAA Championship top-eight finishes, including second in 2014 • 2015 ITA Indoor national championship.

SENIOR SEASON (2016-17) ITA All-American in both singles and doubles • First Team Academic All-American • ITA National Senior Player of the Year • ACC Player of the Year • ACC WTEN Scholar-Athlete of the Year • All-ACC Academic Team • Led Carolina to a 33-3 record, tied for the ACC regular-season championship and won the ACC Championship • Finished her senior season ranked No. 3 in singles and No. 5 in doubles • First-team All-ACC • ACC Championship MVP • Four-time ACC Player of the Week • Set the ACC career record with 168 singles victories • Recorded a perfect 28-0 record in dual matches playing exclusively at No. 1 singles • 38-4 overall singles record, 13-0 against the ACC • 24 singles wins over ranked opponents, seven wins over top 25 ranked players • No. 2 seed at the NCAA Singles Championship • Won the 2016 Oracle/ITA Masters mixed doubles title with Georgia Tech’s Chris Eubanks • Led Team USA to the 2016 Master’U BNP Paribas championship in France • Carter was a perfect 3-0 in singles, 3-0 in doubles and 1-0 in mixed doubles in the international event • No. 4 seed at the NCAA Doubles Championship • Won a doubles national championship at 2016 Riviera/ITA All-American Championship • 37-4 overall doubles record • Spent over eight weeks ranked No. 1 nationally with teammate Jessie Aney • 2016-17 Team Captain • Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa honorary society in Nov. 2016 • Undergraduate teaching assistant for economics classes at North Carolina • Participant in national economics competition in Washington, D.C.

JUNIOR SEASON (2015-16) ITA All-American in both singles and doubles • ITA Collegiate All-Star Team • ACC Player of the Year and ACC Women’s Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year • Finished junior season ranked No. 2 nationally in singles and No. 3 in doubles with Whitney Kay • No. 1 seed in both singles and doubles at the NCAA Championships • Lost to #2 Danielle Collins (UVa) in singles title match; Reached doubles semifinals with Whitney Kay • Was No. 1 ranked singles player from March 8-May 5 • Was ranked No. 1 in doubles from Feb. 10-April 12 • Became first UNC player to ever hold No. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles, simultaneously • 49-5 overall singles record, 13-1 in the ACC. 37-7 overall doubles record, 11-2 in ACC playing with Whitney Kay • 29 singles wins over ranked opponents, including top-5 wins over Danielle Collins (Virginia) & Maegan Manasse (Cal) • Carter and Kay won doubles title at 2015 ITA National Individual Indoor Championship at Billie Jean King Tennis Center • Won both the singles and doubles titles at the 2016 Freeman Memorial Championship in Las Vegas • Reached singles final of inaugural Oracle/ITA Masters; could not compete in finale due to injury • Reached doubles final at 2015 Riviera/ITA All-American Championships with Whitney Kay.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2014-15) ITA All-American in singles • First Team All-ACC selection for the second time • Finished season No. 14 in the final Oracle/ITA national singles rankings • No. 43 in doubles alongside partner Whitney Kay • Earned an at-large bid into the NCAA Singles Championship • Earned Academic All-District honors, was an ITA Scholar Athlete and was named to both the All-ACC Academic Team and the ACC Honor Roll • Played a key role in leading Carolina to a school-record tying 30 dual match wins in 2015 • Tar Heels were ranked No. 1 by the ITA eight times during the season, and finished fourth after reaching the NCAA Quarterfinals as the No. 2 seed in the field • Helped lead UNC to the 2015 ITA National Indoor Championship, and was named to the all-tournament team at No. 3 doubles with Whitney Kay • Reached the semifinals of the Riviera/ITA All-American Championship • Posted a 31-10 singles record • Also won her first 12 dual matches of the year and was 19-4 in duals during 2015 • Teamed up with Whitney Kay for a 22-3 doubles record, including 20-2 in dual matches, 8-1 against the ACC.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2013-14) ITA All-American in both singles and doubles • Selected ITA National Player to Watch • First Team All-ACC • Became the first player in program history to be named ACC Freshman of the Year • Ranked No. 3 in the final ITA Tennis rankings in both singles and doubles alongside Jamie Loeb • No. 7 seed in the NCAA Singles Bracket and reached the quarterfinals • Carter and Loeb were the No. 3 seed in the NCAA Doubles Bracket and advanced to the quarterfinals • Recorded a 50-7 overall singles record • That included a 26-2 dual record and 12-1 mark in ACC play, all at #2 singles • Notched a 24-5 tournament play record in the fall • Carter and Loeb were 34-6 in doubles, including 18-2 in duals and a perfect 9-0 in ACC matches • Went 5-0 in singles during the NCAA Team Championship, culminating with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over then 8th-ranked Jennifer Brady in the championship match against UCLA • Won 16 straight singles matches, before falling to eventual national champion Danielle Collins of Virginia in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Singles Championship in Athens, Ga. • Reached the quarterfinals of Main Draw Singles at the Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championship • Advanced to the Main Draw Singles bracket at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship • Won the black draw singles title at the season opening Duke Fab Four Invitational • Reached the singles final of the ITA Carolinas Regional, before falling in three sets to Duke's Beatrice Capra • Teamed with Loeb to win the doubles title at the ITA Carolinas Regional.

JUNIOR/PREP No. 2 overall player in the class considered a Blue Chip prospect by TennisRecruiting.net • Played at the Smith Stearns Tennis Academy • Won a record 14 South Carolina state championships • Also a nine-time Southern region champion • Won the South Carolina IF event two years straight • Has won four USTA National Championship Gold Balls - three in singles and one doubles - as well as four bronze balls.