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Tar Heels best Irish for another top-15 victory

By Zach Hamilton | February 6

Gutsy come-from-behind singles wins by senior Jelena Dusiric and sophomore Gina Suarez-Malaguti helped propel North Carolina women’s tennis to a 5-2 ...

Women’s tennis defeats Georgia, advance to ITA National Indoor Championship

By Philip Deutsch | January 30

The Tar Heels beat no. 35 DePaul 6-1 on Saturday in the first game of the event behind singles wins from De Bruycker, Durisic, Suarez-Malaguti, McHale ...

Head down, Hernandez all about results

By Matthew Cox | January 27

Jose Hernandez is ranked by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association as the preseason No. 30 singles player. But the ITA doesn’t quite have the North ...

Hernandez overpowers 49ers

By Justin Mayhew | January 23

Sophomore North Carolina men’s tennis player Jose Hernandez worked on his return game, serving, volleying and backhand in the offseason. Just about ...

BUSINESS AS USUAL

By David Adler | January 23

North Carolina men’s tennis began its regular season like a top FBS football team: by scheduling and beating a cupcake opponent. The No. 20 Tar Heels ...

Doubles key to victory

By Philip Deutsch | January 23

North Carolina freshman Tessa Lyons crushed an unreturnable serve past Elon’s Jordan Johnston in a women’s tennis doubles match on Saturday. “I ...

UNC easily disposes of Elon, Winthrop

By Jonathan LaRowe | January 23

After a trip to the Final Four last season and a No. 6 preseason ranking, the North Carolina women’s tennis team has high expectations for this year. The ...

North Carolina women's tennis team has strong showing in Kitty Harrison Invitational

By Brooke Pryor | November 7

Teamwork: the obligatory ingredient needed in the recipe that produces a successful team. As the North Carolina women’s tennis team filed onto an ...

Three Tar Heels reach finals in tennis tournament

By Brooke Pryor | October 25

While the majority of students flocked to fall break destinations to rehabilitate from the first two months of classes, the North Carolina women’s tennis ...

Men's tennis team has solid performance at ITA Carolinas Regional

By Ryan Cocca | October 18

The ITA Carolinas Regional, already the fourth tournament of the team’s fall season and first indoors, wrapped up at UNC’s Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center ...

Men's tennis team has solid performance at ITA Carolinas Regional

By Ryan Cocca | October 18

For the North Carolina men’s tennis team, fall doesn’t just mean Halloween, Thanksgiving and leaves changing color.

UNC men's tennis destroys Demon Deacons

By David Adler | October 18

Different day, different format, same result. That was the story for North Carolina men’s tennis players Jose Hernandez and Joey Burkhardt in the ITA-USTA ...

UNC men's tennis team, led by Jose Hernandez, has strong start to first season without Clay Donato

By David Adler | October 10

The North Carolina men’s tennis team is just weeks into its first season in four years without former top player Clay Donato, who graduated in May. ...

Men’s, women’s tennis to begin NCAA Tournament

By From staff and wire reports | May 12

Both the men’s and the women’s tennis teams are set to begin the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.The men’s team will face Nebraska ...

Women's tennis team falls in ACC final

By Alexandra Chabolla | April 26

CARY — Shinann Featherston tripped hard at the beginning of her singles match Sunday, perfectly mirroring UNC’s fall to Georgia Tech.Even after hurting ...

Sanaz Marand, ranked No. 30 in the nation, recorded three wins for UNC during weekend play. DTH/Alyssa Champion

No. 1 women's tennis nabs ACC season title, stays undefeated

By Justin Mayhew | April 18

After securing the ACC regular season title the day before, the North Carolina women’s tennis team had a chance to make history on Sunday.It only took ...

Men’s tennis rallies from behind to defeat Seminoles

By From staff and wire reports | April 18

With the score knotted at 3-3, sophomore Brennan Boyajian pulled out a three-set match to clinch a 4-3 victory for the North Carolina men’s tennis team ...

Marand, Tsang lead in final women's tennis home match

By Jonathan Jones | April 18

Down 7-0 in doubles with partner Lauren McCreless, Florida State’s Francesca Segarelli crushed a ball over the heads and outstretched rackets of two ...

Freshman Jose Hernandez tried to fight off cramps in his match against Duke.

UNC's Hernandez falls in tennis match against Duke

By Matthew Cox | April 14

DURHAM — The celebrations started immediately after Reid Carleton barely held on to give No. 14 Duke a 4-3 Senior Day victory against the No. 19 North ...

Junior Stefan Hardy won in both singles and doubles Tuesday afternoon. DTH/Lauren Vied

Men's tennis falls to Duke in nail-biter of a finish

By David Adler | April 14

DURHAM — Up 5-4 in the final set of the deciding match against rival No. 14 Duke, North Carolina’s Jose Hernandez let out a scream of pain and frustration.The ...