J E S S I E A N E Y C H L O E O U E L L E T- P I Z E R 2018-19 WOMEN’S TENNIS I T A I N D O O R N A T I O N A L C H A M P I O N S A C C C H A M P I O N S H I P S 2 0 1 3 , 2 0 1 5 , 2 0 1 8 2 0 1 1 , 2 0 1 6 , 2 0 1 7 , 2 0 1 8 JESSIE ANEY D O U B L E S ALEXA GRAHAM MAKENNA JONES D O U B L E S SARA DAAVETTILA S I N G L E S ALLE SANFORD D O U B L E S D O U B L E S UNC LED NCAA DIVISION I WITH FIVE ALL-AMERICANS IN 2018 @ U N C _ W T E N N I S 2019 Quick Facts The University of North Carolina Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. Chartered: 1789 Undergraduate Enrollment: 18,814 Interim Chancellor: Kevin M. Guskiewicz Director of Athletics: Bubba Cunningham Senior Women’s Administrator: Marielle VanGelder 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: 388-95, 15 seasons Overall Record: 602-180, 26 seasons Kalbas’ Phone/Email: (919) 962-6262, [email protected] Associate Coach: Tyler Thomson, First season (Montana, ‘94) Introduction Meet The Tar Heels Thomson’s Phone: (919) 962-6161 Quick Facts .................................1 Head Coach Brian Kalbas ....... 4-6 Thomson’s Email: [email protected] 2019 Roster .................................2 Assistant Coaches .......................7 Tennis Office Fax: (919) 962-2604 Player Profiles ....................... 8-23 Home Facility: Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center Tennis Center Contact: Andrew Parker Parker’s Phone: (919) 962-6363 Student Manager: Jake De Vries Team Physician: Kelly Waicus Strength and Conditioning: Jordan Conner Athletic Trainer: Brian Greene Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer: Rebecca Barta Academic Advisor: Mike Greene 2018 Record: 28-4 2018 ACC Record: 13-1 2018 ACC Finish: 3rd (regular season), Won ACC Championship Final 2018 ITA Ranking: 3rd Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/3 Starters Returning/Lost: 6/0 ACC Titles: 9 (1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 2002, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018) NCAA Appearances: 20 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) All-time NCAA Tournament Record: 44-20 2017-18 In Review This Is Carolina 2017-18 Results .................. 24-25 Academics/CLA .................. 28-29 UNC Athletic Communications 2017-18 Review ........................26 Chapel Hill/UNC ................ 30-33 Office Phone: (919) 962-2123 Tennis Facility .................... 34-35 Assistant Director/Women’s Tennis Contact: Mark Kimmel Administration ..........................36 E-mail: [email protected] Kimmel’s Cell Phone: (919) 619-3344 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 another 10-year contract that runs through the 2027-28 season for Nike to continue as the exclusive sup- plier of athletic footwear, apparel and accessory products. Nike will provide the athletic department with shoes, uniforms, coaching gear, balls and other equipment. This partnership has benefitted all 28 varsity sports and provided millions of dollars for academics and student scholarships at the University. GoHeels.com 2011 ACC Champions History and Records Media and fans can follow the Carolina women’s tennis team and the rest UNC History/All-America ................... 38-40 of the UNC athletic program from anywhere in the world on the official site ACC History ........................................ 41-42 of North Carolina athletics. NCAA History/Awards ........................ 43-47 GoHeels.com offers schedules, rosters, results and more for all 28 of Caro- lina’s varsity sports. 2019 Carolina Women’s Tennis Yearbook Credits: Photos by Jeffrey Camarati, Bill Kallenberg and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Content & Design: The 2019 UNC Women’s Tennis year- book was written, edited and designed by Mark Kimmel with assistance from the UNC Athletic Communications staff. 2018-19 Carolina Women’s Tennis • Page 1 2018-19 Roster (L to R): Anna Harmon, Sara Daavettila, Chloe Ouellet-Pizer, Alle Sanford, Cameron Morra, Alexa Graham, Jessie Aney, Makenna Jones and Sophia Patel. 2018-19 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) Jessie Aney Sr. 5-8 Rochester, Minnesota Century and follow for approximately 1 mile. Turn left at Sara Daavettila Jr. 5-6 Williamston, Michigan Williamston stoplight into the Friday Center. Follow signs to Alexa Graham Jr. 5-9 Garden City, New York Garden City Tennis Center. Anna Harmon So. 5-8 Huntersville, North Carolina Hough From points north of Chapel Hill: Take I-85 Makenna Jones Jr. 5-7 Greenville, South Carolina Travelers Rest South toward Durham. Exit left at US-15/501 in Cameron Morra Fr. 5-10 Rockville, Maryland Durham and follow 15/501 for approximately 6.5 miles. At the I-40 junction, turn left at light onto Chloe Ouellet-Pizer Sr. 5-9 Chapel Hill, North Carolina Laurel Springs I-40 East. Take I-40 East until exit for NC-54 Sophia Patel Fr. 5-3 Cary, North Carolina West (exit 273). Continue on NC-54 West ap- Alle Sanford So. 5-11 Westerville, Ohio Oletangy Orange proximately 1 mile. Turn left at stoplight into the Friday Center. Follow signs to Tennis Center. From points west of Chapel Hill: Take I-85 Coaching Staff/Support Staff North toward Durham. When I-85 and I-40 split, take I-40 East. Continue on I-40 East until exit for Head Coach: Brian Kalbas NC-54 West (exit 273). Continue on NC-54 West Associate Coach: Tyler Thomson approximately 1 mile. Turn left at stoplight into Volunteer Assistant Coach: Hayley Carter the Friday Center. Follow signs to Tennis Center. Student Manager: Jake De Vries From Points South: Take US-15/501 North to Tennis Center Contact: Andrew Parker Chapel Hill. Exit right onto 15/501 Bypass in Athletic Trainer: Brian Greene Chapel Hill. Continue on 15/501 Bypass through Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer: Rebecca Barta two stoplights. After second light, take next exit, which will be NC-54 East. Continue on NC-54 Team Physician: Dr. Kelly Waicus East approximately 1.5 miles. Turn right at stop- Strength and Conditioning: Jordan Conner light into Friday Center. Follow signs to Tennis Center. 2018-19 Carolina Women’s Tennis • Page 2 JESSIE ANEY CHLOE OUELLET- PIZER MEET THE HEELS 2018-19 WOMEN’S TENNIS Brian Kalbas, the winningest coach in the his- tory of Atlantic Coast Conference women’s BRIAN KALBAS tennis, enters his 16th season at the University HEAD COACH • 16TH SEASON • NOTRE DAME (‘89) of North Carolina. The 2018-19 season marks the 27th year as a collegiate head coach for national poll for the first time in UNC history, Carolina was awarded the the two-time ITA National Coach of the Year. No. 2 overall seed to the NCAA Team Championships and advanced to the national semifinals for the first time in school history. Wins over Rich- Highlighted by three ITA National Team mond and UNLV in the Chapel Hill Regional led to a trip to the Sweet 16 Indoor Championships (2013, ’15, ’18), an in Athens, Ga., where the Tar Heels defeated ACC rivals Florida State and appearance in the NCAA Team Champion- Duke for a spot in the Final Four. In addition to the memorable NCAA run, ship national final in 2014, an NCAA doubles the Tar Heels ran through the ACC with a perfect 11-0 record and finished title in 2007 and most recently Jamie Loeb’s the dual season with a then school record 30 wins. For Kalbas, the season NCAA singles crown in 2015, UNC has ad- culminated in his second ITA National Coach of the Year award. vanced to the NCAA tournament all 15 years under Kalbas’ tutelage. Additionally, he has won four ACC Champion- ships, included three straight from 2016-18, and was named ACC Coach of the Year five times. Kalbas begins his 27th year as a head coach with a 602-180 (.770) career record, and a scintillating 388-95 (.803) mark with the Tar Heels. Kalbas passed Kitty Harrison to become Carolina’s all-time wins leader during the 2016-17 season, and also moved past Duke’s Jamie Ashworth as the winningest coach in ACC history. Kalbas and the Tar Heels rose to the top of the collegiate tennis world in 2007 when seniors Sara Anundsen and Jenna Long defeated Megan Moulton-Levy and Katarina Zoricic of William & Mary to claim the NCAA Doubles Championship. The title capped an incredible season for the duo that saw them reach No. 1 in the nation and earn National Doubles Team of the Year honors from the ITA, as they became the first Tar Heels Despite the loss of four seniors from the 2010 team, Kalbas and the Tar to win an NCAA tennis title. Heels did not miss a beat in 2011. Led by the All-America trio of Zoe De Bruycker, Shinann Featherston and Lauren McHale, UNC finished 26-6, The Tar Heels made a team run in 2010 that would rival the accomplish- advanced to the national quarterfinals and won the program’s first Atlantic ments of Anundsen and Long.