Score: No. 5 UNC 4, VCU 0
Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. (Chewning Tennis Center)
Records: VCU 13-11, UNC 24-4                                                                                                                 
Schedule Note: NCAA Tournament First Round

The Short Story: The Rams were unable to get anything going against No. 5 UNC, as they fell 4-0 in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Friday night

Opening Serve

• UNC took the doubles point with two 6-1 wins on courts two and three. Sophomores Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando and Mariam Ibrahim were tied 3-3 with the second-ranked doubles pair in the nation.
• After a weather delay, the Tar Heels clinched the match with wins on courts one, three, and six.
• In the unfinished matches, T. Andrade Sabando won her first set 7-5 against No. 63 Tatum Evans on court two, and Andrea Magallanes and Yelizaveta Karlova were tied 3-3 in the second set on courts four and. five, respectively.
• The Rams made their 21st overall NCAA Tournament appearance and their first since 2022

Singles results
1. No. 3 Reese Brantmeier (UNC) def. Sofia Jane Thorne (VCU) 6-3, 6-3
2. T. Andrade Sabando (VCU) vs. No. 63 Tatum Evans (UNC) 7-5 (Unfinished)
3. No. 24 Thea Rabman (UNC) def. Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) 6-4, 6-1
4. Andrea Magallanes (VCU) vs Alanis Hamilton (UNC) 2-6, 3-3 (Unfinished)
5. Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) vs No. 43 Carson Tanguilig (UNC) 3-6, 3-3 (Unfinished)
6. Claire Hill (UNC) def. Sara Alba (VCU) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles results
1. T. Andrade Sabando / Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) vs. No. 2 Reese Brantmeier / Alanis Hamilton (UNC) 3-3
2. No. 16 Susanna Maltby / Carson Tanguilig (UNC) def. Sofia Jane Thorne / Lea Malazdra (VCU) 6-1
3. Thea Rabman / Lindsay Zink (UNC) def. Andrea Magallanes / Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) 6-1

Order of Finish: Doubles: 2, 3  Singles: 3, 6, 1