{"id":456716,"date":"2026-02-08T17:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T17:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/456716\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T17:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T17:13:11","slug":"womens-tennis-falls-in-ita-quarterfinals-4-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/456716\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Tennis Falls In ITA Quarterfinals, 4-2"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHAMPAIGN, Ill.\u00a0\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Top-seeded University of North Carolina women’s tennis fell to fifth-seeded Ohio State in the quarterfinals at the ITA Team National Indoor Championship Saturday in Champaign, Ill.\u00a0\u00a0Saturday’s loss marks the first for Carolina this season.\u00a0
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\nThe Tar Heels got off to a strong start taking the doubles point. No. 5 Oby Kajuru<\/a>\/Susanna Maltby<\/a> downed their opponents, 6-2, to give UNC their first doubles win of the day.\u00a0No. 6 Reese Brantmeier<\/a>\/Alanis Hamilton<\/a> clinched the doubles point after topping the Buckeyes, 6-2.
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\nNo. 21 Tatum Evans<\/a> recorded the lone singles win for UNC. The junior topped no. 52 Nao Nishino in straight sets.
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\nOhio State went on to claim four wins in singles action to take the match, 4-2.<\/p>\n

Results

\nDoubles

\nNo. 5 Kajuru\/Maltby (UNC) def. no. 13 Oluwadare\/Chavez (OSU) 6-2

\nNo. 6 Brantmeier\/Hamilton (UNC) def. Perry\/Johnson (OSU) 6-2

\nEvans\/Frey (UNC) vs. Cisse-Ignatiev\/Spencer (OSU) 4-4 (unf.)

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\nSingles

\nNo. 1 Reese Brantmeier<\/a> (UNC) vs.\u00a0no. 3 Luciana Perry (OSU) 3-6, 7-5, 4-5 (unf.)

\nNo. 13 Teah Chavez (OSU) def. no. 7 Oby Kajuru<\/a> (UNC) 6-3, 6-2\u00a0

\nNo. 21 Tatum Evans<\/a> (UNC) def. no. 52 Nao Nishino\u00a0(OSU) 6-4, 6-3

\nNo. 114 Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev (OSU) def. no. 51 Anna Frey<\/a> (UNC) 7-6 (4), 6-1

\nAudrey Spencer (OSU) def. no. 71 Alanis Hamilton<\/a> (UNC) 7-5, 6-3

\nHephzibah Oluwadare (OSU) def. no. 90 Theadora Rabman<\/a> (UNC) 6-1, 4-6, 6-1

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