2017 Quick Facts The University of North Carolina Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. Chartered: 1789 Undergraduate Enrollment: 18,415 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: 327-88, 13 seasons Overall Record: 541-173, 24 seasons Kalbas’ Phone/Email: (919) 962-6262, [email protected] Assistant Coach: Courtney Nagle, Third 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] 2017 Roster ......................................2 Assistant Coaches ..........................5 Tennis Office Fax: (919) 962-2604 Player Profiles ..........................6-20 Home Facility: Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center Tennis Center Contact: Andrew Parker Parker’s Phone: (919) 962-6363 Team Physician: Kelly Waicus Strength and Conditioning: Chad Workman Head Athletic Trainer: Carrie Shearer Academic Advisor: Mike Greene 2016 Record: 31-3 2016 ACC Record: 14-0 2016 ACC Finish: 1st (regular season), Won ACC Championship Final 2016 ITA Ranking: 4th Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/3 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/3 ACC Titles: 7 (1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 2002, 2011, 2016) NCAA Appearances: 18 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) All-time NCAA Tournament Record: 39-18 UNC Athletic Communications 2015-16 In Review This Is Carolina Office Phone: (919) 962-2123 2015-16 Results ................... 22-23 Academics/CLA .................... 26-27 Assistant Director/Women’s Tennis Contact: Mark Kimmel 2015-16 Review .......................... 24 E-mail: [email protected] Chapel Hill/UNC ................... 28-31 Kimmel’s Office Phone: (919) 962-0084 Tennis Facility ....................... 32-33 Kimmel’s Cell Phone: (919) 619-3344 Administration ............................. 34 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 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 History/All-America ......................36-37 ACC History .................................................38-39 NCAA History/Awards ...........................40-43 2017 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 2017 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. 2017 Carolina Women’s Tennis • Page 1 2017 Roster Left to right: Sara Daavettila, Marika Akkerman, Rachael James-Baker, Cassandra Vazquez, Chloe Ouellet-Pizer, Hayley Carter, Alexa Graham, Maggie Kane, Jessie Aney, Makenna Jones. 2017 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 Jr. 5-7 Boca Raton, Florida Laurel Springs and follow for approximately 1 mile. Turn left Jessie Aney So. 5-8 Rochester, Minnesota Century at stoplight into the Friday Center. Follow signs Hayley Carter Sr. 5-11 Hilton Head, South Carolina Smith Stearns Academy to Tennis Center. Sara Daavettila Fr. 5-6 Williamston, Michigan Williamston From points north of Chapel Hill: Take I-85 Alexa Graham Fr. 5-9 Garden City, New York Garden City South toward Durham. Exit left at US-15/501 Rachael James-Baker RSr. 5-6 Plantation, Florida American Heritage Academy in Durham and follow 15/501 for approxi- Makenna Jones Fr. 5-7 Greenville, South Carolina Travelers Rest mately 6.5 miles. At the I-40 junction, turn left at light onto I-40 East. Take I-40 East until exit Maggie Kane Jr. 5-8 Raleigh, North Carolina Broughton for NC-54 West (exit 273). Continue on NC-54 Chloe Ouellet-Pizer So. 5-9 Chapel Hill, North Carolina Laurel Springs West approximately 1 mile. Turn left at stop- Cassandra Vazquez Jr. 5-9 Houston, Texas 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. 2017 Carolina Women’s Tennis • Page 2 Brian Kalbas, a two-time ITA National Coach of the Year is in his 14th season at the University of North Car- olina, and the 2016-17 campaign marks his 25th year BRIAN KALBAS as a collegiate head women’s tennis coach. Highlighted HEAD COACH • 14TH SEASON • NOTRE DAME (‘89) by a pair of ITA National Team Indoor Championships rendered only two points in running through the field with wins over Oklahoma State, in 2013 and 2015, an appearance in the NCAA Team Miami, Florida and Georgia in consecutive days to cement the programs footing as a na- Championship national final in 2014, an NCAA doubles tional-title contender. title in 2007 and most recently Jamie Loeb’s NCAA North Carolina had a stranglehold on the No. 1 ranking for eight weeks in the spring singles crown in 2015, UNC has advanced to the NCAA of 2015. The team won its first 27 dual matches to start the season, and would earn the No. Tournament all 13 years under Kalbas’ tutelage. Along 2 seed in the NCAA Team Championship after finally losing in the quarterfinals of the ACC the way he was named ACC Coach of the Year five times, Championship. The Tar Heels reached the quarterfinals but lost to UCLA in the NCAAs for most recently in 2015. the third time in the last four years. He begins his 25th year as a head coach with a 541- That early exit in the tournament gave Loeb a few extra days of rest for the NCAA 173 (.758) career mark, and a scintilating 327-88 (.788) Singles Championship and the two-time ACC Player of the Year took full advantage by record with the Tar Heels. winning six matches in the span of six days. Loeb outlasted second-seeded Carol Zhao of Kalbas and the Tar Heels rose to the top of the colle- Stanford in three sets, giate tennis world in 2007 when seniors Sara Anundsen and Jenna Long defeated Megan 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, to garner Moulton-Levy and Katarina Zoricic of William & Mary to claim the NCAA Doubles Champi- the first singles na- onship. The title capped an incredible season for the duo that saw them reach No. 1 in the tional title in program nation and earn National Doubles Team of the Year honors from the ITA, as they became history in Waco, Texas. the first Tar Heels to win an NCAA tennis title. The 2016 sea- The Tar Heels made a team run in 2010 that would rival the accomplishments of son saw the program Anundsen and Long. After rising to the No. 1 ranking in the ITA national poll for the first forced to fill the shoes time in UNC history, Carolina was awarded a program-best No. 2 overall seed to the NCAA of departed All-Amer- Team Championships and advanced to the national semifinals for the first time in school ica’s Caroline Price to history. Wins over Richmond and UNLV in the Chapel Hill Regional led to a trip to the graduation and Loeb Sweet 16 in Athens, Ga., where the Tar Heels defeated ACC rivals Florida State and Duke to professional ten- for a spot in the Final Four. In addition to the memorable NCAA run, the Tar Heels ran nis, however, Hayley through the ACC with a perfect 11-0 record and finished the dual season with a school Carter turned in an- record 30 wins. For Kalbas, the season culminated in his second ITA National Coach of the other in a long line of Year award. miraculous seasons by Despite the loss of four seniors from the 2010 team, Kalbas and the Tar Heels did not recent Tar Heel stand- miss a beat in 2011.