Official Site of the Tar Heels · Apr 17, 2023
Lucas: Person Over Player
Friday's win over Duke showed off more than just an undefeated regular season.
By Adam Lucas
On Friday, Carolina women's tennis coach Brian Kalbas knew his team would be playing for sole possession of the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season championship. He knew they'd be playing to finish out a perfect regular season, as his Tar Heels stood 26-0 overall. He knew the program was dedicating a brand new, $18.5 million building, the Chewning Tennis Center, one of the finest facilities in college tennis. He knew the opponent was Duke, the third-ranked team in the country (the Tar Heels, of course, are number-one).
All of which made it the perfect day for Kalbas to juggle his starting lineup.