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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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UNC Women's Tennis Advances To Final Four With 4-2 Win Over LSU
Claire Hill clinched the winning point as No. 5 seed UNC beat No. 13 seed LSU, 4-2, in the NCAA quarterfinals Thursday in Waco, Texas. The Tar Heels won the doubles point then overcame an injury to ACC Player of the Year Reese Brantmeier by winning three of four singles matches to advance to the final four for the fifth time in the last six NCAA Tournaments. (
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ACC Women's Tennis Player Of The Year Reese Brantmeier Wins NCAA Elite 90 Award
UNC junior Reese Brantmeier is the recipient of the NCAA Elite 90 award for the 2025 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championship, the NCAA announced on Thursday. Brantmeier, double-majoring in exercise and sport science and studio art, currently carries a 3.956 GPA. She was presented with the award on Wednesday night in Waco, Texas. (
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Art’s Angle: Women’s World
This past weekend was about the young women who make UNC great in so many ways, particularly on the fields and courts. On Friday, the tennis Tar Heels defeated N.C. State for the third time this season. 24 hours later,
Mia Hamm, Called the most marketable female athlete of her generation, addressed the graduates and thousands more in Kenan Stadium. (
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UNC Women's Tennis Beats NC State To Advance To Elite Eight
Alanis Hamilton clinched the match with a 2-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4 win at No 4 singles as No. 5 seed UNC Women's Tennis beat 12-seed NC State, 4-2, on Friday in the NCAA Super Regional. North Carolina has won 11 consecutive matches and improved to 26-4 this season. The Tar Heels will appear in the NCAA Elite Eight for the 13th time, all since 2002. (
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UNC Women's Tennis Hosting NC State Friday For Trip To Elite Eight
The UNC women's tennis team will host NC State on Friday with a trip to the NCAA Championship round of eight in Waco, Texas, on the line. The fifth-seeded Tar Heels and 12th-seeded Wolfpack will meet for the third time this season (UNC won first two), this time in the NCAA Super Regional. First serve is set for 5 p.m. at the Chewning Tennis Center. (
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