North Carolina Tar Heels women's tennis

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.

North Carolina Tar Heels women's tennis
UniversityUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Head coachBrian Kalbas (16th season)
ConferenceACC
LocationChapel Hill, NC
Home CourtCone-Kenfield Tennis Center
NicknameTar Heels
ColorsCarolina Blue and White[1]
         
NCAA Tournament runner-up
2014
NCAA Tournament Semifinals
2010, 2019
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019
Conference Tournament championships
1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 2002, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Conference regular season champions
1979, 1980, 1984, 1987, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019

History

The team's history in the NCAA Championships includes one runner-up finish in 2014 and three appearances in the quarterfinals (2013, 2015, 2017). The Tar Heels have won the ITA National Team Indoor Championship three times (2013, 2015, 2018). Additionally, the program boasts ten ACC tournament championships.[2]

The team is currently led by Brian Kalbas, UNC’s all-time wins leader. Kalbas compiled an .805 career winning percentage over his first 15 seasons at North Carolina, the highest in ACC history.[2][3]

Notable former players

Honors
Jamie Loeb at UNC in 2013.

Individual NCAA Champions

Doubles NCAA Champions
  • Jenna Long/Sara Anundsen (2007)

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)
  • Jessie Aney (2017, 2018)
  • Makenna Jones (2018)
  • Alexa Graham (2018)
  • Alle Sanford (2018)

ITA National Coach of the Year
  • 2010: Brian Kalbas

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

References
  1. Carolina Athletics Brand Identity Guidelines (PDF). April 20, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  2. "2018–19 Carolina Women's Tennis Yearbook" (PDF). Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  3. Coleman, Madeline. "Coach Brian Kalbas sets all-time wins record for UNC tennis". Retrieved 26 December 2019.


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