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2016 Quick Facts The University of North Carolina Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. Chartered: 1789 Undergraduate Enrollment: 18,370 Chancellor: Carol Folt Director of Athletics: Bubba Cunningham Senior Women’s Administrator: Nicki Moore Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Atlantic Coast Nickname: Tar Heels Mascot: Rameses the ram School colors: Carolina Blue and white Athletic department Web site: GoHeels.com Carolina Women’s Tennis Head Coach: Brian Kalbas (Notre Dame, ‘89) Record at Carolina: 296-85, 12 seasons Overall Record: 510-170, 23 seasons Kalbas’ Phone/Email: (919) 962-6262, [email protected] Assistant Coach: Courtney Nagle, Second season (Oregon, ‘05) Introduction Meet The Tar Heels Nagle’s Phone: (919) 962-6161 Quick Facts ........................................1 Head Coach Brian Kalbas ............4 Nagle’s Email: [email protected] 2016 Roster ......................................2 Assistant Coaches ..........................5 Tennis Office Fax: (919) 962-2604 Player Profiles ..........................6-17 Home Facility: Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center Tennis Center Contact: Andrew Parker Parker’s Phone: (919) 962-6363 Team Physician: Kelly Waicus Strength and Conditioning: Eric Biener Head Athletic Trainer: Carrie Shearer Academic Advisor: Mike Greene 2015 Record: 30-2 2015 ACC Record: 14-0 2015 ACC Finish: 1st (regular season), lost in quarterfinals (tournament) Final 2015 ITA Ranking: 4th Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/2 Starters Returning/Lost: 4/2 ACC Titles: 6 (1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 2002, 2011) NCAA Appearances: 17 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) All-time NCAA Tournament Record: 37-17 UNC Athletic Communications 2014-15 In Review This Is Carolina Office Phone: (919) 962-2123 2014-15 Results ................... 18-19 Academics/CLA .................... 22-23 Assistant Director/Women’s Tennis Contact: Mark Kimmel 2014-15 Review .......................... 20 E-mail: [email protected] Chapel Hill/UNC ................... 24-27 Kimmel’s Office Phone: (919) 962-0084 Service/Facilities ................. 28-31 Kimmel’s Cell Phone: (919) 619-3344 Administration ............................. 32 Assistant Athletic Director for Communications: Kevin Best Mailing Address: PO Box 2126, Chapel Hill, NC 27515 Supporting UNC Women’s Tennis The University of North Carolina is proud of its long-standing relation- ship with Nike, Inc. The two parties signed a new 10-year contract in May 2009 for Nike to continue as the exclusive supplier of athletic footwear, apparel and accessory products. Nike will provide the athletic depart- ment with shoes, uniforms, coaching gear, balls and other equipment. Nike also gave the University $2 million for the Chancellor’s Academic Enhancement Fund to support faculty. This partnership has benefitted all 28 varsity sports and provided millions of dollars for academics and student scholarships at the University. History and Records UNC/ACC History ................. 34-35 NCAA History ......................... 36-37 Awards/Honors .................... 38-39 2016 UNC Women’s Tennis Yearbook Credits: Photos by Jeffrey Camarati, Bill Kallenberg and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Media and fans can follow the Carolina women’s tennis team and the rest of the UNC athletic program from anywhere in the world on the of- Content & Design: The 2016 UNC Women’s Tennis year- ficial site of North Carolina athletics. book was written, edited and designed by Mark Kimmel GoHeels.com offers schedules, rosters, results and more for all 28 of with assistance from the UNC Athletic Communications Carolina’s varsity sports. staff. Covers designed by Associate Athletic Communica- tions Director Dana Gelin. 2016 Carolina Women’s Tennis • Page 1 2016 Roster Left to right: Volunteer assistant coach Shinann Featherston, assistant coach Courtney Nagle, Kate Vialle, Rachel James-Baker, Jessie Aney, Cassandra Vazquez, Hayley Carter, Chloe Ouellet-Pizer, Maggie Kane, Whitney Kay, Marika Akkerman, Ashley Dai and head coach Brian Kalbas. 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels To Reach Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center ... From RDU and points east: Take I-40 West Name Yr. Ht. Hometown High School/Academy to Chapel Hill. Exit at NC-54 West (exit 273A) Marika Akkerman So. 5-7 Boca Raton, Florida and follow for approximately 1 mile. Turn left Jessie Aney Fr. 5-8 Rochester, Minnesota Century at stoplight into the Friday Center. Follow signs Hayley Carter Jr. 5-11 Hilton Head, South Carolina Smith Stearns Academy to Tennis Center. Ashley Dai Sr. 5-2 Temple City, California Weil Tennis Academy From points north of Chapel Hill: Take I-85 Rachael James-Baker Sr. 5-6 Plantation, Florida American Heritage Academy South toward Durham. Exit left at US-15/501 Maggie Kane So. 5-8 Raleigh, North Carolina Broughton in Durham and follow 15/501 for approxi- Whitney Kay Sr. 5-8 Alpharetta, Georgia Laurel Springs mately 6.5 miles. At the I-40 junction, turn left at light onto I-40 East. Take I-40 East until exit Chloe Ouellet-Pizer Fr. 5-9 Chapel Hill, North Carolina Laurel Springs for NC-54 West (exit 273). Continue on NC-54 Cassandra Vazquez So. 5-9 Houston, Texas West approximately 1 mile. Turn left at stop- Kate Vialle Sr. 5-6 Leawood, Kansas Wolf Tennis Academy light into the Friday Center. Follow signs to Tennis Center. Coaching Staff/Support Staff From points west of Chapel Hill: Take I-85 North toward Durham. When I-85 and I-40 Head Coach: Brian Kalbas split, take I-40 East. Continue on I-40 East until Assistant Coach: Courtney Nagle exit for NC-54 West (exit 273). Continue on Volunteer Assistant Coach: Shinann Featherston NC-54 West approximately 1 mile. Turn left at Tennis Center Contact: Andrew Parker stoplight into the Friday Center. Follow signs to Tennis Center. Head Athletic Trainer: Carrie Shearer Team Physician: Dr. Kelly Waicus From Points South: Take US-15/501 North Strength and Conditioning: Chad Workman to Chapel Hill. Exit right onto 15/501 Bypass in Chapel Hill. Continue on 15/501 Bypass through two stoplights. After second light, take next exit, which will be NC-54 East. Continue on NC-54 East approximately 1.5 miles. Turn right at stoplight into Friday Center. Follow signs to Tennis Center. 2016 Carolina Women’s Tennis • Page 2 The two-time ITA National Coach of the Year is currently in his 13th season at the University of North Carolina and his 24th season overall as a BRIAN KALBAS collegiate head coach, Brian Kalbas has led the HEAD COACH • 13TH SEASON • NOTRE DAME (‘89) Tar Heels to unmatched success in the women’s time UNC came out on top in the semifinals as Loeb outlasted Stanford’s Kris- tennis program during his time in Chapel Hill. tie Ahn in a three-setter for a place in the national championship against who Highlighted by two ITA National Team Indoor else, but UCLA. An epic match that will be remembered for years to come went Championships in 2013 and 2015, an appear- to the Bruins by a 4-3 margin. ance in the NCAA Team Championship national The Tar Heels were selected No. 2 in the preseason ITA rankings to begin final in 2014, an NCAA doubles title in 2007 and 2014-15 and those early accolades proved correct when Kalbas’ club won the most recently Jamie Loeb’s NCAA singles crown 2015 ITA National Team Indoor Championship, the second such title in three in 2015, UNC has advanced to the NCAA Tourna- years. Carolina surrendered only two points in running through the field with ment all 12 years under Kalbas’ tutelage. Along wins over Oklahoma State, Miami, Florida and Georgia in consecutive days to the way he was named ACC Coach of the Year cement the programs footing as a national-title contender. five times, including this past season in 2015. North Carolina had a stranglehold on the No. 1 ranking for eight weeks Kalbas and the Tar Heels rose to the top of the in the spring of collegiate tennis world in 2007 when seniors Sara Anundsen and Jenna Long 2015. The team defeated Megan Moulton-Levy and Katarina Zoricic of William & Mary to claim won its first 27 dual the NCAA Doubles Championship. The title capped an incredible season for the matches to start the duo that saw them reach No. 1 in the nation and earn National Doubles Team season, and would of the Year honors from the ITA, as they became the first Tar Heels to win an earn the No. 2 seed NCAA tennis title. in the NCAA Team The Tar Heels made a team run in 2010 that would rival the accom- Championship after plishments of Anundsen and Long. After rising to the No. 1 ranking in the finally losing in the ITA national poll for the first time in UNC history, Carolina was awarded a quarterfinals of the program-best No. 2 overall seed to the NCAA Team Championships and ad- ACC Champion- vanced to the national semifinals for the first time in school history. Wins over ship. The Tar Heels Richmond and UNLV in the Chapel Hill Regional led to a trip to the Sweet 16 in reached the quar- Athens, Ga., where the Tar Heels defeated ACC rivals Florida State and Duke for terfinals but lost to a spot in the Final Four. In addition to the memorable NCAA run, the Tar Heels UCLA in the NCAAs ran through the ACC with a perfect 11-0 record and finished the dual season for the third time in with a school record 30 wins. For Kalbas, the season culminated in his second the last four years. ITA National Coach of the Year award. That early exit in the tournament gave Loeb a few extra days of rest for Despite the loss of four seniors from the 2010 team, Kalbas and the the NCAA Singles Championship and the two-time ACC Player of the Year took Tar Heels did not miss a beat in 2011.