CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—The defending Atlantic Coast Conference champion North Carolina women’s tennis program has signed two talented players and students to join the Tar Heel program, head coach Brian Kalbas announced on Wednesday.
 
Alanis Hamilton and Claire Hill, both rated as blue-chip recruits and ranked among the top dozen incoming recruits in the nation, will enroll at UNC in January 2025 and begin competing for the Tar Heels immediately in the spring dual match season.
 
“Alanis and Claire are two incredibly talented players and better individuals with supportive families who we’re excited to have come into our program,” Kalbas says. “We’re excited for them to start in January. They’re both graduating early to help us this year, and we couldn’t be more excited for them to join our Tar Heel family and help us this spring.”
 
Hamilton, a blue-chip recruit from Dallas, Texas, is ranked No. 10 in the latest TennisRecruiting.net Girls’ Class of 2025 rankings after previously being ranked as high as No. 2. She is a 15k Lakewood SoCal Pro Series Singles champion, a Junior Indian Wells singles quarterfinalist and a two-time doubles finalist. She also is a Junior Wimbledon doubles semifinalist with an ITF junior ranking high of #39. She represented Team USA at the 2023 Billie Jean King Junior Cup, leading America to the championship. She is interested in studying either biomedical engineering or computer science.
 
“I chose UNC because I love the culture and believe it’s a place where I can truly grow,” Hamilton says. “The people at UNC, including coaches, teammates and mentors foster an environment of support and excellence. I’m confident that their guidance, along with the competitive atmosphere, will not only help me develop as a person but also push me toward my goals of becoming a professional tennis player.”
 
Hill, from Cary, N.C., is a blue-chip recruit, ranked 11th in TennisRecruiting.net’s class of 2025 after previously ranking in the top 10. She has been ranked as high as No. 1 in the girls’ 18s USTA national rankings, is an 18s National Clay Court champion, a winner of three USTA silver balls and two bronze balls, a girls 16s Orange Bowl finalist and a two-time North Carolina female player of the year. Hill is a dual-sport athlete at Cary Academy who also plays field hockey. Her mother, Camille King Hill, played tennis at Carolina in 1998.
 
“I grew up in North Carolina and was a UNC tennis fan from a young age,” Hill explains. “For me, UNC offered the best combination of a great school and amazing coaches, culture and teammates.”
 
Carolina sent three singles players and two doubles teams to the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships this week. Carson Tanguilig, Theadora Rabman and Tatum Evans qualified for the singles championship. The duos of Tanguilig and Susanna Maltby and Rabman and Evans will compete in doubles.
 
Carolina will open its 2025 spring season on January 12 with a doubleheader at home against James Madison and Campbell in the Chewning Tennis Center.