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No. 6 UNC Women's Tennis Caps Off Senior Day With 4-0 Victory Over Virginia Tech
After celebrating the most decorated senior class in UNC history, the No. 6 UNC women's tennis team defeated Virginia Tech, 4-0 in Chapel Hill. In singles play, the Tar Heels won five of six first sets. Then, on court one,
Fiona Crawley won 6-4, 6-1 to give Carolina its second point of the match. Anika Yarlagadda won 6-0, 6-3 to clinch the match for North Carolina. (
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No. 6 UNC Women's Tennis Takes Down No. 4 Virginia, 4-1
In its rematch against No. 4 Virginia, No. 6 UNC Women's Tennis defeated the Cavaliers, 4-1 in Chapel Hill. To begin the evening, the duo of
Elizabeth Scotty and Carson Tanguilig defeated the No. 12 tandem of Chervinsky and Collard, 6-4. Despite losing the singles point for the first time in ACC play, the Tar Heels dominated the Cavaliers in singles. (
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Fiona Crawley's fire stirs comeback win for UNC women's tennis at Duke
Fiona Crawley isn’t quiet on the court. She yells. She jumps in the air. She gestures to the crowd. She even spins like a ballerina when she wins a monumental point. The Tar Heels are used to that. In fact, they feed off it. Head coach Brian Kalbas said the senior’s noise suffocates UNC’s opponents. “It’s such a good influence,” junior Carson Tanguilig said. (
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No. 24 UNC Men's Tennis Posts Third Straight Shutout, Beats Louisville 4-0
Phillip Jordan won the clinching match on senior day as No. 24 UNC Men's Tennis beat No. 38 Louisville, 4-0, on Sunday afternoon at the Chewning Tennis Center. Prior to the match, the Tar Heels honored departing seniors and graduate students Jordan, Peter Murphy, Will Peters, Karl Poling and Anuj Watane, playing in their final regular season home matches. (
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UNC Women's Tennis Takes Down Duke, 4-1
In its lone match of the weekend, the No. 8 North Carolina Tar Heels (15-3, 8-1) defeated the No. 19 Duke Blue Devils (12-6, 5-4), 4-1 in Durham. In singles action, Carson Tanguilig picked up a 7-6, 6-3 victory on court four to give North Carolina its second point of the day. A few moments later,
Fiona Crawley won 7-5, 7-5 to pick up Carolina's third point. (
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No. 24 UNC Men's Tennis Sweeps Notre Dame, 4-0
Will Peters won the clincher as UNC Men's Tennis blanked Notre Dame, 4-0, on Friday afternoon at Chewning Tennis Center. The Tar Heels, who are up to No. 24 in the ITA national rankings this week, improved to 12-5 this season and 6-2 in the ACC has won nine of its last 11 matches. Patrick Schoen and Anuj Watane picked up straight-set singles wins. (
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No. 6 UNC Women's Tennis Shuts Out Wake Forest, 4-0
In its second match this weekend, the No. 6 UNC women's tennis team defeated the No. 31 Wake Forest Demon Deacons, 4-0 in Winston-Salem. In singles, Thea Rabman gave the Tar Heels its second point after she won 7-5, 6-0. Next, Carson Tanguilig won 6-3, 6-1 to give UNC its third point and put the Tar Heels within one point of clinching the match. (
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No. 26 North Carolina Men's Tennis Shuts Out Boston College, 7-0
North Carolina was dominant from start to finish, blanking Boston College, 7-0, in men's tennis action at the Weymouth Club Tennis Center on Sunday morning. The 26th-ranked Tar Heels claimed the doubles point and never looked back, winning for the fifth time in seven ACC dual matches this spring. Five of the six singles wins were straight-set affairs. (
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UNC Women's Tennis Drops Match To NC State, 4-3
In its rematch against No. 14 NC State, No. 6 North Carolina (13-3, 6-1) fell to the Wolfpack, 3-4 in Raleigh. After dropping points on courts one, three and four, singles play came down to court six where Tatum Evans forced a third set but fell short, 1-6, 6-4, 4-6. The Tar Heels will travel to Winston-Salem for its Sunday matchup against Wake Forest. (
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UNC Women's Tennis standout Reese Brantmeier files federal lawsuit against NCAA
UNC Women's Tennis standout Reese Brantmeier has filed a federal lawsuit against the NCAA, arguing she has been denied lucrative benefits while athletes in big-money sports collect millions. The class-action suit alleges that athletes like her have been denied opportunities under NCAA bylaws, including $49,000 she could have earned in the U.S. Open. (
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