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Reese Brantmeier headed to US Open again. Her legal fight to keep prize money just got a boost

2025 ACC Women's Tennis Player of the Year, Reese Brantmeier, filed a federal lawsuit in North Carolina against the NCAA in March 2024 over the organization’s restrictions on individual athletes keeping prize money from outside competitions. Brantmeier’s lawsuit challenging those rules now looks like it’ll be allowed to advance. And the timing is fortuitous. (WRAL.com)

UNC tennis player Reese Brantmeier drives local rec site restoration in her hometown in Wisconsin

Reese Brantmeier, a Whitewater High School graduate and UNC student-athlete, has in recent years advanced her professional tennis career to play multiple times in the U.S. Open. She is scheduled to compete again in the U.S. Open this August, the fourth time playing in the tournament as an adult and the second time qualifying for the main draw. (Daily Jefferson County Union)

Rinky Hijikata Falls In Wimbledon Doubles Final

Fifth-seeded Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool ended former Tar Heel standout Rinky Hijikata's doubles run at Wimbledon when the British duo beat Hijikata and David Pel, 6-2, 7-6 (3), on Centre Court on Saturday at the All England Lawn Tennis Club. Hijikata and Pel saw their Cinderella run from alternate entry to the Wimbledon final come to an end. (GoHeels.com)

Former UNC All-American Rinky Hijikata Aiming For Wimbledon Doubles Title Saturday

Former UNC Tennis All-America Rinky Hijikata will vie for his second Grand Slam championship on Saturday when he and partner David Pel will play in the Wimbledon men's doubles final at 8 a.m. ET on ESPN. Hijikata and Pel beat the world's top-ranked team, Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (9), in Thursday's epic semifinal. (GoHeels.com)

Tar Heel Women Win 2024-25 Capital One Cup

UNC set the standard in women’s sports in the last year with two national championships. After a school year defined by excellence and historic triumphs, UNC captured the 2024-25 Capital One Cup women’s title, a multi-sports award that goes to the top-performing women’s program based on all NCAA championships and major poll results. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Reese Brantmeier Named ACC Women's Tennis Scholar-Athlete Of The Year

UNC's Reese Brantmeier has been named the 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year, headlining the 2025 All-ACC Academic Team, announced Monday. The 2025 ACC Player of the Year, Brantmeier, is double majoring in exercise and sport science and studio art. She earned multiple academic honors this year. (GoHeels.com)

Reese Brantmeier, Alanis Hamilton Clinch US Open Berth

UNC's Reese Brantmeier and Alanis Hamilton came from behind to win the championship match of the American Collegiate Wildcard Playoffs on Thursday at the USTA National Campus, topping Auburn's DJ Bennett and Ava Hrastar, 4-6, 7-6, 7-6. With the win, Brantmeier and Hamilton clinch a main draw wild-card entry into the 2025 US Open in August. (GoHeels.com)

Reese Brantmeier, Alanis Hamilton Advance To Final Of American Collegiate Wildcard Playoffs

UNC All-America doubles duo Reese Brantmeier and Alanis Hamilton came from behind to win their opening match in the American Collegiate Wildcard Playoffs on Wednesday. Brantmeier and Hamilton advance and will meet DJ Bennett and Ava Hrastar of Auburn in Thursday's final in Orlando with a main draw wild card entry to the US Open on the line. (GoHeels.com)

Theadora Rabman Named ITA Carolina Region Most Improved Player

North Carolina's Theadora Rabman is the 2025 ITA Carolina Region Most Improved Player, announced on Tuesday. Rabman, a sophomore from Port Washington, N.Y., finished the season ranked No. 23 in the ITA singles rankings. She earned All-America status for the 2024-25 season after reaching the round of 16 at the NCAA Tennis Singles Championship (GoHeels.com)

Reese Brantmeier, Carson Tanguilig Named Women's Tennis First-Team Academic All-America

Standouts on the court and in the classroom - UNC's Reese Brantmeier, Southern Arkansas' Amelie Gindl, Pomona-Pitzer Colleges' Angie Zhou and Loyola University New Orleans' Lucy Carpenter - highlight the 2024-25 Academic All-America women's tennis team. Tar Heel senior Carson Tanguilig joins Brantmeier as a first-team Academic All-America. (GoHeels.com)

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