Duke’s Beck, North Carolina’s Yarlagadda and Brantmeier earn ACC Women’s Tennis Weekly honors

GREENSBORO, NC (theACC.com) Duke’s Chloe Beck and North Carolina’s Anika Yarlagadda were named Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Tennis Players of the Year, while the Tar Heels’ Reese Brantmeier earned second ACC Freshman of the Week honors as North Carolina won its fourth straight ITA Indoor National Championship.

No. 5 Beck posted a 3-0 weekend at the No. 1 singles position, a two-set win over sixth-ranked Stanford’s No. 3 Connie Ma, 6-4, 6-3. His two-run victory over Washington sealed the matchup for the Blue Devils, who went 2-1 on the week. Beck and his partner led all three of their doubles matches 4-2, 4-3, 5-3 before the doubles point was reached.

No. 18 Yarlagadda posted a 3-1 singles record for the Tar Heels at the ITA National Indoor Championships at No. 6. She beat opponents Pepperdine 6-2, 6-0, Michigan 6-3, 6-4 and Georgia 6-1, 6-2 to lead the North -For Carolina’s undefeated 4-0 weekend.

Brantmeier also helped North Carolina go 2-0 in singles at the ITA National Indoor Championships on the week as the 122nd-ranked freshman beat No. 20 Janice Tjen of Pepperdine 6-4, 1-6, 6-1, and No. 8 Mary Stoiana, Texas A&M, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4. She added two doubles victories to her resume when she teamed with Elizabeth Scotty as the 32nd-ranked pair defeated Pepperdine’s No. 4 Janice Tjen and Savannah Broadus and the Georgia duo 7-6 (8-6).

2023 ACC Women’s Tennis Player of the Week

January 17 – Alexa Noel, Miami
January 24 – Fiona Crawley, North Carolina
January 31 – Cameron Morra, Duke
February 7 – Kylie Bilchev, Georgia Tech
February 14 – Chloe Beck, Duke; Anika Yarlagadda, North Carolina

2023 ACC Womens Tennis Freshman of the Week

Jan. 17 – Alejandra Cruz, Georgia Tech; Mia Mack, Miami
January 24 – Reese Brantmeier, North Carolina
January 31 – Mia Mack, Miami
February 7 – Diana Schneider, North Karelia state
February 14 – Reese Brantmeier, North Carolina