Next Match: at Virginia 1/18/2025 | 1 p.m. Jan. 18 (Sat) / 1 p.m. at Virginia History CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – James Madison dropped a 7-0 decision to sixth-ranked North Carolina on Sunday at the Chewning Tennis Center, but its play was highlighted by the team of Ines Oliveira and Sophie Williams capturing a doubles victory […]
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1/18/2025 | 1 p.m.
Jan. 18 (Sat) / 1 p.m.
at Virginia
History
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – James Madison dropped a 7-0 decision to sixth-ranked North Carolina on Sunday at the Chewning Tennis Center, but its play was highlighted by the team of Ines Oliveira and Sophie Williams capturing a doubles victory against the nation’s top-ranked tandem.
Oliveira and Williams dominated play on court one, as it dispatched the duo of UNC’s Susanna Maltby and Carson Tanguilig, who entered the spring as the nation’s #1 doubles team. Tied at 1-1, the JMU two rattled off five more victories, including a pivotal deuce point while up 4-1.
It’s JMU’s first victory against ITA-ranked individuals since Jan. 20, 2023, when Oliveira rallied past #50 Elaine Chervinsky of Virginia in the 2023 spring opener (3-6, 6-2, 10-5).
After winning 6-0 on court two, UNC squeaked out the doubles point and 1-0 match lead on court three, where 20th-ranked Tatum Evans and Theadora Rabman won consecutive games to down JMU’s Hope Moulin and Daria Munteanu, 6-4.
In singles play, Carolina won five of its six singles matches in straight sets, as JMU faced three current top-25 singles individuals, in addition to its top player, who finished #9 in the 2024 final ITA rankings.
With the match already clinched by the Tar Heels, Mia Saveljic nearly claimed court five, as she rallied in set two to force a super tiebreaker with Alanis Hamilton. In the super tiebreaker, Saveljic fell behind 9-5 before staving off four match points, to square the breaker at 9-9.
After regaining the lead on a Saveljic double fault, Hamilton won the decisive point while back on serve to cap off the match. She defeated Saveljic by scores of 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (11-9).
JMU returns to the court on Saturday, Jan. 18 with another top-10 matchup, as it travels to Charlottesville, Va., to take on #9 Virginia. The opening serve is set for 1 p.m.
#6 North Carolina 7, JMU 0
Doubles Results
Court 1: Ines Oliveira/Sophie Williams (JMU) def. #1 Susanna Maltby/Carson Tanguilig (UNC), 6-1
Court 2: Reese Brantmeier/Alanis Hamilton (UNC) def. Elena Kraleva/Mia Saveljic (JMU), 6-0
Court 3: #20 Tatum Evans/Theadora Rabman (UNC) def. Hope Moulin, Daria Munteanu (JMU), 6-4
Singles Results
Court 1: Reese Brantmeier (UNC) def. Elena Kraleva (JMU), 6-1, 6-3
Court 2: #9 Theadora Rabman (UNC) def. Daria Munteanu (JMU), 6-2, 6-1
Court 3: #20 Carson Tanguilig (UNC) def. Ines Oliveira (JMU), 6-1, 6-2
Court 4: #23 Tatum Evans (UNC) def. Katie Codd (Duke), 6-1, 6-3
Court 5: Alanis Hamilton (UNC) def. Mia Saveljic (JMU), 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (11-9)
Court 6: Claire Hill def. Hope Moulin (JMU), 6-3, 6-1
Order of Results: Doubles (2, 1, 3*); Singles (6, 2, 3*, 1, 5, 4)
