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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. (
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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. (
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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. (
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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 (
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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. (
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Seven ITA All-America Honors For UNC Women's Tennis
Five UNC women's tennis players earned a total of seven All-America honors for the 2024-25 season, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced.
Carson Tanguilig and Reese Brantmeier earned the accolade in both singles and doubles. Theadora Rabman was All-America in singles, and Alanis Hamilton and Susanna Maltby claimed doubles honors. (
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Former UNC Strength Coach Dies in Car Crash; Community Raises Money for Family
Former Carolina Athletics strength coach Dominick Vetell died last week in a car crash, with the UNC community and beyond rallying together to raise money to help his wife and young daughter. Vetell, known as Nick, held the position of assistant director of sports performance at Carolina before departing after the wrestling season. (
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UNC community mourns loss of strength coach Nick Vetell, who died in car crash
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill community is mourning the loss of Domminick “Nick” Vetell, the school’s previous assistant strength and conditioning coach for Olympic sports. Vetell died early Friday morning in a car crash. He was 32. Vetell joined the UNC Olympic Strength and Conditioning staff in January 2019. (
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UNC Women’s Tennis Falls to No. 1 Georgia in NCAA Semifinals
Playing without ACC Player of the Year Reese Brantmeier, UNC struggled in its national semifinal match against No. 1 Georgia in Waco, TX Saturday. The Bulldogs controlled the match throughout and defeated the Tar Heels 4-0, ending Carolina’s season. UNC ends the season 27-5 overall, having won 12 matches in a row before Saturday’s defeat. (
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Chansky’s Notebook: Gritty Wins
No. 5 overall seed UNC Women's Tennis was facing No. 13 LSU on Thursday for a spot in the Final Four. After winning in doubles and taking a 1-0 lead, the Tar Heels took to the singles courts feeling good. But all that dissipated on No. 1 court, when ACC Player of the Year Reese Brantmeier immediately grabbed her knee after landing awkwardly on a serve. (
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