UNC’s Reese Brantmeier Wins NCAA Women’s Tennis Singles Championship

UNC senior Reese Brantmeier defeated Cal’s Berta Passola Folch in an all-ACC championship match at the NCAA Women’s Singles Championship in Orlando Sunday. Brantmeier won in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3.

Sunday’s win capped off a thrilling week for Brantmeier, who played three-set matches in the first, second, third and semifinal rounds before Sunday’s championship. She beat opponents from Vanderbilt, SMU, Auburn, Texas and USC before defeating Passola Folch. Brantmeier’s quarterfinal win was particularly notable, as she defeated Texas’ Carmen Andreea Herea in two sets, finishing with a dominant 6-0 win in the second set after going to a tiebreak in the first. Herea was the No. 2 overall seed in the 64-woman field.

The win adds to an already crowded trophy case for Brantmeier. The junior helped Carolina win its first-ever NCAA team championship in 2023, then finished as the runner-up in the NCAA Doubles Championship the next week with teammate Elizabeth Scotty. The Tar Heels won the ACC Championship in both 2024 and 2025, with Brantmeier winning ACC Player of the Year and earning All-America honors in both singles and doubles. She helped Carolina reach the national semifinals in the 2025 NCAA Team Championship, but was forced to exit her singles match with an injury. The Tar Heels lost to eventual champions Georgia.

Brantmeier’s title wraps up the fall season for the UNC women’s tennis program, which will return to action in the spring season after the new year.

Featured image via UNC Athletic Communications

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