The University of North Carolina women’s tennis team, coming off its first-ever NCAA title earlier this year, just made a major addition to its staff.
Hayley Carter, who became the winningest player in ACC history as a Tar Heel from 2014-2017, re-joins her alma mater after spending last season at Vanderbilt University.
Carter won 168 singles matches and 126 doubles matches during her time as a collegiate athlete. She helped the Tar Heels to 123 wins and just 14 losses as a team, plus the 2015 ITA Indoor National Championship Title. UNC was the NCAA tournament runner-up in Carter’s freshman season, the ACC Tournament Champion in her junior and senior seasons, plus the ACC Regular Season Champion in all four years.
Carter holds an impressive distinction, being the only player in ACC history to be named Scholar-Athlete of the Year, ACC Player of the Year and Tournament MVP in back-to-back years (2016 and 2017).
Before hopping back into the college ranks as a coach, Carter spent some time on the professional circuit. She holds a 62-44 record in singles play and a 124-56 mark in doubles, which includes a 2020 quarterfinals appearance in the U.S. Open.
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