North Carolina Tar Heels women's tennis

American college tennis team

NCAA Tournament championships2023NCAA Tournament runner-up2014NCAA Tournament Semifinals2010, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023Conference Tournament championships1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 2002, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024Conference regular season champions1979, 1980, 1984, 1987, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

The North Carolina Tar Heels women's tennis team, commonly referred to as Carolina, represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in NCAA Division I college tennis. North Carolina currently competes as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and plays its home matches at Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center.

History

The team's history in the NCAA Championships includes one championship in 2023, one runner-up finish in 2014, and seven other appearances in at least the quarterfinals (2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022). The Tar Heels have won the ITA National Team Indoor Championship seven times (2013, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023). Additionally, the program boasts Twelve ACC tournament championships.^[2]

The team is currently led by Brian Kalbas, UNC's all-time wins leader. Kalbas compiled an .836 career winning percentage (513 out of 614 matches) over his first 20 seasons at North Carolina, the highest in ACC history.^[2]^[3] Previous coaches include Frances Hogan, Kitty Harrison, and Roland Thornqvist.^[4]

Notable former players

Jamie Loeb
Hayley Carter

Honors

Individual NCAA Champions

Jamie Loeb (2015)

Doubles NCAA Champions

Jenna Long/Sara Anundsen (2007)
Makenna Jones/Elizabeth Scotty (2021)
Fiona Crawley/Carson Tanguilig (2023)

All-Americans

Cinda Gurney (1992, 1993)
Alisha Portnoy (1993)
Marlene Mejia (2001)
Kate Pinchbeck (2002, 2003)
Kendall Cline (2003, 2005)
Aniela Mojzis (2003, 2004, 2005)
Sara Anundsen (2006, 2007)
Jenna Long (2006, 2007)
Sanaz Marand (2008, 2009)
Sophie Grabinski (2009)
Zoe De Bruycker (2011)
Shinann Featherston (2011, 2012)
Lauren McHale (2011, 2012)
Caroline Price (2013, 2014)
Gina Suarez-Malaguti (2013)
Hayley Carter (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Jamie Loeb (2014, 2015)
Whitney Kay (2014, 2016)
Sara Daavettila (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
Jessie Aney (2017, 2018)
Makenna Jones (2018, 2019, 2021)
Alexa Graham (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
Alle Sanford (2018)
Cameron Morra (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Elizabeth Scotty (2021, 2022)
Fiona Crawley (2022, 2023)
Carson Tanguilig (2022)
Reese Brantmeier (2023)

ITA National Coach of the Year

2010, 2023: Brian Kalbas

Information about honors and former players cited from the 2019 team yearbook

References

^ "Primary Identity" (PDF). Carolina Athletics Brand Identity Guidelines. April 20, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "2018–19 Carolina Women's Tennis Yearbook" (PDF). Retrieved 26 December 2019.
^ Coleman, Madeline. "Coach Brian Kalbas sets all-time wins record for UNC tennis". Retrieved 26 December 2019.
^ "Carolina Dedicates Tennis Stadium". goheels.com. 2001-04-05. Retrieved 2023-09-06.