By R.L. Bynum
Carolina’s women’s sports programs continue to dominate nationally, and the women’s tennis team kept that going Monday in Seattle.
The No. 2 Tar Heels won their fourth consecutive ITA national championship to follow up the field hockey national title last fall and the women’s lacrosse championship last spring.
Carolina earned a 4–0 victory over No. 3 Georgia in the championship match for the Tar Heels’ fifth title in the last six years and seventh in the last 10 years.
Coach Brian Kalbas’ program has become a perennial national power, as he keeps attracting top talent to Chapel Hill.
After Georgia started the doubles with Meg Kowalski and Mell Reasco defeating UNC’s No. 1 Fiona Crawley and Carson Tanguilig, the Tar Heels won the next two doubles matches to earn the doubles point.
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Reilly Tran and Abbey Forbes defeated Anna Hertel and Anastasiia Lopata 6–4, then Reese Brantmeier and Elizabeth Scotty topped Guillermina Grant and Mai Nirundorn 7–6 (8–6) to give UNC a 1–0 lead heading into singles play.
No. 18 Anika Yarlagadda got singles started by taking down Meg Kowalski 6–1, 6–2 to give Carolina a 2–0 lead. On court 3, Tanguilig defeated No. 39 Reasco 7-5, 6-0.
The clinching point came on court 4 as No. 12 Forbes defeated Hertel 6–4, 6–1.
No.2 UNC 4, No. 3 Georgia 0
UNC in ITA championships
2010 Finalist
2013 Champions
2015 Champions
2016 Finalist
2017 Finalist
2018 Champions
2019 Finalist
2020 Champions
2021 Champions
2022 Champions
2023 Champions
Champions: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2018, 2015, 2013
Finalist: 2019, 2017, 2016, 2010
Photo via @UNC_wtennis
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This was quite a dominant performance by the Heels in singles today. Here’s the video of it, with my friends Alex Gruskin and Peri Sheinin doing the narration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRFLLYAEm7U&t=29s … the semifinal against Texas A&M, held at the exact time of the Super Bowl, was much more exciting, and that’s here (the last four or five hours of it) … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tgnuYcRCt4
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