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THT Newsletter: UNC Football Dominates Richmond, Tar Heels Run Wild in NFL, Meet Jonathan Powell
It was another big sports weekend, with UNC Football dominating the Richmond Spiders, Tar Heels scoring touchdowns left and right in the NFL, Olympic sports continuing to stack impressive performances, football recruiting visits, basketball recruiting visit cancellations, a visit with new UNC wing
Jonathan Powell, and much more. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)
UNC Women’s Tennis Welcomes Elizabeth Scotty As Assistant Coach
UNC Women's Tennis coach Brian Kalbas announced
Elizabeth Scotty as assistant coach Wednesday. Scotty, a former Tar Heel national champion, returns to Carolina after a year at Tennessee as an assistant coach with its women's tennis program. Prior to her coaching career, Scotty Scotty had one of the most decorated careers as a Tar Heel in recent years. (
GoHeels.com)
THT Newsletter: On to Charlotte, Hubert Davis on Pressure and Expectations, Bryson Howard Visit
UNC Football’s game against TCU was a perfect 10 off the field but left a lot to be desired between the lines.
Bill Belichick and
Hubert Davis give updates on their programs, men’s basketball hosts an official visitor this weekend, women’s basketball hosted a 5-star recruit, former UNC basketball big men are signing lucrative deals, and more. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)
UNC's Reese Brantmeier, Alanis Hamilton Fall In US Open 2nd Round
No. 4 seed Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens defeated UNC's Reese Brantmeier and Alanis Hamilton, 6-3, 6-1 on Saturday in the second round of the 2025 US Open. Brantmeier and Hamilton won their first-round match Thursday to advance. The Tar Heels begin the 2025-26 season at the Kitty Harrison Invitational in Chapel Hill on Sept. 12-14. (
GoHeels.com)
Brian Kalbas Named To N.C. Tennis Hall Of Fame
The North Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame will induct UNC Women's Tennis coach Brian Kalbas in its Class of 2026. Kalbas will join the Hall in a ceremony Jan. 31, 2026, at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club. With a career record of 797-196 (.803) and a remarkable 583-111 (.840) record at UNC, he holds the highest winning percentage in ACC history. (
GoHeels.com)
Reese Brantmeier, Alanis Hamilton Advance To US Open 2nd Round
The University of North Carolina's Reese Brantmeier and Alanis Hamilton won their debut professional match together Thursday, topping fellow Americans Thea Frodin and Kristina Penickova, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (8), in the first round of the women's doubles competition at the US Open. With the win, Brantmeier and Hamilton advanced to the second round. (
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UNC's Reese Brantmeier, Alanis Hamilton Set To Begin US Open Thursday
UNC's Reese Brantmeier and Alanis Hamilton, the NCAA preseason No. 1 doubles team, will begin play in the main draw of the US Open Women's Doubles on court 6 on Thursday, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced this week. Brantmeier and Hamilton will meet fellow Americans Thea Frodin and Kristina Penickova in the first round. (
GoHeels.com)
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. (
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