Carson Tanguilig

Carson Tanguilig
Tanguilig with North Carolina in 2024
Country (sports) United States
Born (2003-07-31) July 31, 2003 (age 21)
Atlanta, Georgia
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
CollegeNorth Carolina (2021–)
Singles
Career record8–7
Highest rankingNo. 7 (February 21, 2023)
(NCAA D-1)
Current rankingNo. 26 (May 31, 2023)
(NCAA D-1)
Doubles
Career record0–3
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (2023)
Last updated on: September 1, 2023.

Carson Tanguilig (born July 31, 2003) is an American tennis player. She plays college tennis for the North Carolina Tar Heels. In 2023, she helped North Carolina win its first national championship and won the national doubles title with Fiona Crawley.

Early life

Tanguilig grew up in Alpharetta, Georgia. She went to Johns Creek High School, where she went undefeated as a freshman in her only year of high school tennis.[1] In addition to competing at various national junior tennis events, she played basketball as a 5-foot-10-inch (1.78 m) starting guard in high school.[1][2] On the ITF Junior Circuit from 2016 to 2020, she won four doubles titles and reached a peak ranking of No. 507.[3]

College career

In her first year at North Carolina in 2021–22, Tanguilig went 32–7 in singles record and 28–10 in doubles, mostly partnering Cameron Morra.[1] Tanguilig and Morra won a regional Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) tournament in the fall.[4] At the 2022 NCAA Championships, where she helped top-seeded North Carolina reach the team semifinals, she additionally reached the round of 16 in singles and doubles.[1]

The next season, Tanguilig and Fiona Crawley reached the national No. 1 doubles ranking following a regional ITA win and a national runner-up finish in the fall of 2022.[5][6][7] In singles, she played mostly in North Carolina's No. 3 spot but was ranked as high as No. 7 nationally.[8] She received second-team All-ACC honors in singles and first-team All-ACC in doubles.[1] At the 2023 NCAA Championships, Tanguilig helped North Carolina win their first national team title, clinching the team's victory in the final with a three-set win over North Carolina State's Amelia Rajecki.[9][10] She partnered with Elizabeth Scotty during the NCAA team competition but partnered with Crawley in the national doubles tournament, which they went on to win, beating teammates Scotty and Reese Brantmeier in the final.[11][12]

Tanguilig ended her junior 2024 season ranked No. 6 nationally in doubles with Crawley, receiving first-team All-ACC honors in doubles and third-team All-ACC in singles.[1]

Professional career

Crawley played in a handful of ITF World Tour qualifying events beginning in 2017.[3] As NCAA champions, Tanguilig and Crawley were awarded a wildcard into the 2023 US Open doubles draw.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Carson Tanguilig". goheels.com. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Athletics. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Parker, Joe (January 24, 2020). "Johns Creek girls get back to winning ways over Dunwoody". appenmedia.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Carson Tanguilig Tennis Player Profile". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "Crawley, Morra Win ITA Regionals Singles Crowns". goheels.com. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Athletics. October 25, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "ITA / Rankings (Nov 16 2022)". Intercollegiate Tennis Association. November 16, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "Crawley/Tanguilig Capture ITA Regional Doubles Title". goheels.com. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Athletics. October 17, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  7. ^ Peace, Gwen (November 8, 2022). "UNC women's tennis' Crawley and Tanguilig earn second place in doubles at ITA National Fall Championships". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  8. ^ "ITA / Rankings (Feb 21 2023)". Intercollegiate Tennis Association. February 21, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  9. ^ "National Champs! Tar Heels Down Wolfpack, 4-1, for NCAA Women's Tennis Title". goheels.com. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Athletics. May 20, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  10. ^ Wills, Caroline (May 21, 2023). "'This match was us': UNC women's tennis team's energy spurred program's first national title". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  11. ^ Wills, Caroline (May 22, 2023). "Lineup changes prove vital in road to NCAA women's tennis title". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  12. ^ Koh, Michael (May 27, 2023). "UNC's Fiona Crawley and Carson Tanguilig Win NCAA Doubles Championship". Chapelboro. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  13. ^ Chiesa, Victoria (June 6, 2023). "NCAA champions Quinn, Crawley and Tanguilig awarded 2023 US Open wild cards". US Open. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
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