CHAPEL HILL, N.C.\u00a0\u00a0\u2013\u00a0No. 5 University of North Carolina women’s tennis returns to action for a pair of road matches in Virginia this weekend. The Tar Heels will visit Virginia Tech on Friday at 3 p.m. before clashing with no. 13 Virginia Sunday afternoon in Charlottesville.\u00a0
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\nUNC will face Virginia Tech for the first time this season. The Tar Heels and Hokies last played in 2024 where Carolina earned a 4-0 sweep. Overall, Carolina is 21-0 against Virginia Tech.<\/p>\n
Carolina will meet Virginia for the second time this season, but the first in ACC play. Both teams head into the weekend undefeated in league action. The Tar Heels hosted the Cavaliers earlier this season for their first ranked matchup of the year where they rolled past Virginia, 6-1. Last time UNC faced Virginia on the road was in the 2025 season. The Tar Heels fell in a tightly contested battle, 4-3.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tar Heel Tidbits
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\n\tThe Tar Heels improved to 5-0 in ACC play after sweeping Louisville, 4-0. The team has now earned four sweeps in conference action.
\n\tUNC swept UNCG in the nonconference finale.
\n\tThe Tar Heels went 12-1 in nonconference play this season.
\n\tUNC has earned four top-15 wins so far this season. The most recent coming against no. 6 Oklahoma.
\n\tThe Tar Heels boast a 13-0 record at home this season.
\n\tTatum Evans<\/a> was tabbed ACC Player of the Week for the first time in her career Feb. 10. The junior went 3-0 in singles and 2-0 in doubles including a ranked singles win during the ITA Indoor Championships.
\n\tReese Brantmeier<\/a>\u00a0was named ACC Player of the Week for the second consecutive week (Feb. 3) after having another standout weekend for the Tar Heels going 2-0 in singles and 1-1 in doubles while helping lead the team to two top-10 wins. Both of Brantmeier’s singles wins clinched the team win for Carolina against no. 9 NC State and no. 1 Georgia.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tReese Brantmeier<\/a>\u00a0and doubles partner\u00a0Alanis Hamilton<\/a>\u00a0were tabbed ACC Doubles Team of the Week on Jan. 27 after topping two ranked opponents from Virginia and Charlotte. The duo has gone 5-1 to start the season.
\n\tOby Kajuru<\/a>\u00a0was tabbed ACC Player of the Week on Jan. 20 for the first time since she joined the program. No. 23\u00a0Oby Kajuru<\/a>\u00a0defeated no. 5 Savannah Dada-Mascoll from App State for the first ranked singles win among the Tar Heels this season. The win helped the graduate earn the weekly honor from the league.
\n\tThe Tar Heels downed no. 14 Virginia, 6-1, for their first ranked win of the 2026 campaign.
\n\tWith the team’s win over App State, head coach\u00a0Brian Kalbas<\/a>\u00a0reached 800 career wins. Kalbas remains the winningest active coach in NCAA tennis and just the third all-time to reach 800 wins.\u00a0
\n\tFreshman\u00a0Anna Frey<\/a>\u00a0has started her collegiate career 13-1 in singles and 8-1 in doubles matches.
\n\tPartners Brantmeier\/Hamilton and Kajuru\/Maltby earned All-America honors in the fall after reaching the quarterfinals at the NCAA Individual Championships.
\n\tReese Brantmeier<\/a>\u00a0won the 2025 NCAA Singles National Championship and headed into the spring ranked no. 1 in singles.
\n\tBrantmeier earned All-America honors in singles this fall making the senior eight-for-eight in All-America selections across her career.
\n\tCarolina ranked no. 5 in the latest ITA Team Rankings.
\n\tFive Tar Heels are featured in the ITA Singles Rankings (Brantmeier \u2013 3, Kajuru \u2013 7, Evans \u2013 26, Hamilton \u2013 95, Frey \u2013 113).
\n\tThree doubles pairings are among the ITA Doubles Rankings (Brantmeier\/Hamilton \u2013 5, Kajuru\/Maltby \u2013 6, Rennard\/Boyce \u2013 68).
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