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NCAA agrees to change prize money rules, pay $2M settlement with UNC tennis star Reese Brantmeier
Athletes in all sports will be able to accept prize money before enrolling in college under terms of a proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit brought by UNC women’s tennis star
Reese Brantmeier against the NCAA. The NCAA agreed to pay $2.02 million in damages, including $10,000 for plaintiffs Brantmeier and former Texas tennis player Maya Joint. (
WRAL.com)
UNC Women’s and Men's Tennis Earn NCAA Tournament Bids
UNC Men’s and Women’s Tennis earned NCAA Tournament bids on Monday. The women are the No. 5 overall seed, while the men are unseeded. On the women’s side, the Tar Heels enter the tournament with a 24-3 record and 11-1 overall mark in ACC play. The women will host first- and second-round matches at the Chewning Tennis Center in Chapel Hill. (
Chapelboro.com)
Newsletter: Henri Veesaar to NBA Draft, 3 UNC Basketball Commitments, New Transfer Portal Targets
Henri Veesaar declared for the NBA Draft as UNC Basketball landed three transfer portal commitments. Carolina Football hosted recruits and signed four players to NFL contracts. Baseball blasted Duke. The Tar Heels set a new NCAA Track & Field record, won the ACC Women’s Lacrosse title, crowned a new home run queen, and more. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)
Reese Brantmeier Named ACC Women's Tennis POTY, Five Tar Heels All-ACC
The Atlantic Coast Conference announced women's tennis yearly awards and All-ACC teams Thursday.
Reese Brantmeier was named ACC Player of the Year for the second straight season with five Tar Heels earning All-ACC honors. Brantmeier was named first-team All-ACC in singles while Tatum Evans and Oby Kajuru were named to the second team. (
GoHeels.com)
UNC Athletics Celebrates Year Of Excellence At 2026 Rammy Awards
In a year full of highlights in athletics and in the classroom, UNC student-athletes ditched their uniforms and came out in style to celebrate a year for the record books at the 2026 Rammy Awards at Memorial Hall. All of UNC's 28 varsity programs, as well as coaches, staff, band, and spirit, walked across the Carolina Blue carpet prior to Monday's festivities. (
GoHeels.com)
UNC Women’s Tennis Beats Notre Dame To Advance To ACC Tournament Semifinals
No. 2 seed UNC Women's Tennis faced No. 10 seed Notre Dame in the ACC Tournament Quarterfinals on Friday. The Tar Heels put together a comeback win, 4-1, to advance to the semifinals. The Tar Heels rattled off four straight singles wins. No. 15 Oby Kajuru got the Tar Heels going with a straight-set win, and Maddy Zampardo clinched the match. (
GoHeels.com)
UNC Men's Tennis Wins Thriller Over Clemson, 4-3, To Advance To ACC Quarterfinal
UNC Men's Tennis won the doubles point and held on to beat Clemson in a marathon second round of the 2026 ACC Championship at the Cary Tennis Park. Niels Ratiu won the clinching singles match, helping bolster UNC's NCAA Tournament hopes in the process. With the victory, The 11th-seeded Tar Heels advanced to Friday's quarterfinal round. (
GoHeels.com)
UNC Men's Tennis Sweeps Virginia Tech To Advance In ACC Tournament
North Carolina Men's Tennis shut out Virginia Tech, 4-0, on a steamy Wednesday afternoon at the Cary Tennis Park in the opening round of the 2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship. Ranked 46th in this week's Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings and seeded 11th in the tournament, Carolina improved to 14-10 overall with its victory. (
GoHeels.com)
Newsletter: Michael Malone Hired, UNC and the Transfer Portal, Maximo Adams still a Tar Heel
What a week!
Michael Malone was hired as UNC’s new Men’s Basketball coach, the transfer portal is in overdrive,
Maximo Adams is still a Tar Heel,
Bill Belichick went Bananas, Women’s Basketball landed three commitments, there was a Softball no-hitter, a new Baseball commitment, and more in this week's newsletter. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)
No. 5 UNC Women’s Tennis Concludes Regular Season With Sweep Of FSU
No. 5 North Carolina Women's Tennis competed at Florida State in the regular-season finale Sunday afternoon. The Tar Heels swept the Seminoles earning their 11th ACC win this season. No. 11 Oby Kajuru raced to a straight-set win over no. 98 Eva Shaw. Maddy Zampardo clinched the match for UNC after downing her Seminole opponent in straight sets. (
GoHeels.com)