CHAPEL Hill, N.C.\u00a0\u00a0\u2013\u00a0No. 3 University of North Carolina women’s tennis is set to host a pair of matches Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. at Chewning Tennis Center. The Tar Heels will first take on Gardner-Webb before concluding the day in a match against Appalachian State.\u00a0
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\nCarolina heads into their second weekend of the 2026 campaign after picking up dominant 7-0 win over Campbell to begin the season. The Tar Heels will continue the season against the Runnin’ Bulldogs from Gardner-Webb for just the third time in program history. UNC is 2-0 all time against Gardner-Webb. The teams last clashed in 2025 where the Tar Heels claimed a 7-0 victory.\u00a0
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\nCarolina is also slated to compete against App State Saturday afternoon. The Tar Heels will face the Mountaineers for the ninth time in program history, and for the first time since 2023. UNC is undefeated, 8-0, in matchups against App State.\u00a0
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\nTar Heel Tidbits<\/p>\n
Live stats<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0live streaming<\/a>\u00a0are available at goheels.com.\u00a0
\n\tReese Brantmeier<\/a>\u00a0won the 2025 NCAA Singles National Championship.
\n\tBoth doubles partners\u00a0Reese Brantmeier<\/a>\/Alanis Hamilton<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Oby Kajuru<\/a>\/Susanna Maltby<\/a>\u00a0earned All-America honors in the fall after reaching the quarterfinals at the NCAA Individual Championships.
\n\tBrantmeier earned All-America honors in singles this fall making the senior eight-for-eight in All-America selections across her career.
\n\tAnna Frey<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Maddy Zampardo<\/a>\u00a0joined the team Jan. 2026. Frey picked up her first career win in the season opener against Campbell.
\n\tHead Coach\u00a0Brian Kalbas<\/a>\u00a0leads the country in wins among active coaches and is third in all-time wins in NCAA tennis history with a 798-196 record.
\n\tCarolina heads into the season ranked no. 3 in the ITA Preseason Poll.
\n\tFive Tar Heels are featured in the ITA Singles Rankings (Brantmeier \u2013 1, Kajuru \u2013 23, Evans \u2013 35, Rabman \u2013 51, Hamilton \u2013 69).
\n\tFour doubles pairings are among the ITA Doubles Rankings (Kajuru\/Maltby \u2013 3, Brantmeier\/Hamilton \u2013 11, Rennard\/Boyce \u2013 42, Evans\/Rabman \u2013 49).
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