UNC Tennis
Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Tennis.
Bacot, Crawley, Greaser, Honeycutt Win 2023-24 UNC Patterson Medals
Four outstanding Tar Heel student-athletes – a national champion women's tennis player, a four-time All-ACC men's golfer, a gold-glove and home-run slugging centerfielder, and the most prolific rebounder in NCAA men's basketball in the last 60 seasons – are the 2023-24 winners of the Patterson Medal, the most prestigious athletics award given at UNC. (
GoHeels.com)
Remembering the Legacy of ITA Hall of Fame Member Vic Seixas
After serving in World War II,
Vic Seixas enrolled at the University of North Carolina. He had a decorated college tennis career, highlighted by a Southern Conference singles championship in 1948, a doubles championship in 1949, and selection as an All-American. He was inducted into the ITA Hall of Fame in 1984 to honor his legacy left on our sport. (
ITA)
Vic Seixas, Wimbledon champion and Hall of Famer, dies at 100
Vic Seixas, a UNC alumnus, Wimbledon winner, and tennis Hall of Famer who was the oldest living Grand Slam champion, died at age 100 on Friday. Seixas had been the Hall of Fame’s oldest member and was inducted in 1971 after a career that included the 1953 Wimbledon singles title. He also won the U.S. Championships — now the U.S. Open — in 1954. (
Associated Press)
UNC Men’s Tennis Signs Transfer Constantinos Djakouris
Constantinos Djakouris, the No. 1 singles player at UC Davis in 2024, is joining the UNC men's tennis program as a transfer. He has signed a scholarship agreement to join the Tar Heels for the 2024-25 season with two years of eligibility remaining. Djakouris, a native of Nicosia, Cyprus, boasts a UTR of 12.9. He went 22-9 in two seasons for UC Davis. (
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Rinky Hijikata Earns Spot On Australian Olympic Tennis Team
Former Tar Heel All-America and rising ATP star Rinky Hijikata has earned a spot on the Australian Olympic Team headed to Paris in 2024. Hijikata will compete in singles, making his Olympic debut. He is currently ranked No. 75 in the world. An All-America as a sophomore in 2021, Hijikata helped the Tar Heels win the 2021 ITA National Indoor Championship. (
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UNC earns fifth straight top-10 Directors’ Cup finish
UNC’s tradition of athletics excellence continued as the Tar Heels earned their fifth consecutive top-10 finish in the Learfield Directors’ Cup standings. UNC’s run to the College World Series and fourth consecutive top-five finish in the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships helped the Tar Heels finish seventh for the eighth top-10 finish in the last nine seasons. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Five Tar Heels Make Men's Tennis All-ACC Academic Team
Five University of North Carolina tennis players earned spots on the 2024 All-ACC Academic Men's Tennis Team, released on Tuesday afternoon by the Atlantic Coast Conference. Tar Heels Peter Murphy, Will Peters, Karl Poling, Patrick Schoen, and Anuj Watane earned the honor for their outstanding work in the classroom during the 2023-24 academic year. (
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Eight Tar Heels Named To All-ACC Women's Tennis Academic Team
North Carolina women's tennis student-athletes
Fiona Crawley, Tatum Evans, Abbey Forbes, Thea Rabman,
Elizabeth Scotty,
Carson Tanguilig, Reilly Tran, and Anika Yarlagadda have been named to the All-ACC Academic team, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced Tuesday. UNC's eight All-ACC Academic team members were most in the ACC. (
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Fiona Crawley Named To 2024 USTA Collegiate Summer Team
On Wednesday, the United States Tennis Association announced that North Carolina's
Fiona Crawley was selected to the 2024 USTA Collegiate Summer Team. The USTA Collegiate Summer Team is composed of the top 12 American college players from the men's and women's ranks. Crawley continues to accumulate accolades after her historic UNC career. (
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UNC Women's Tennis Lands Seven Individuals On All-ACC Teams
Seven Tar Heels received ACC postseason women's tennis honors for their performances on the court in 2024. In singles awards, senior's
Fiona Crawley and
Elizabeth Scotty along with sophomore Reese Brantmeier were named to the First-Team. Anika Yarlagadda was named to the Second-Team and
Carson Tanguilig was named to the Third-Team. (
GoHeels.com)