Carson Tanguilig

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.

Carson Tanguilig
Tanguilig at the 2023 US Open
Born (2003-07-31) July 31, 2003
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
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.

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
Tanguilig (left) and Fiona Crawley in 2023

In her first year at North Carolina in 2021–2022, Tanguilig compiled a 32–7 singles record and a 28–10 doubles record, partnering mostly with 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, she excelled in doubles with Fiona Crawley. The pair 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] At the 2023 NCAA Championships, North Carolina won their first national team title. Tanguilig beat North Carolina State's Amelia Rajecki 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 in her singles match in the final, clinching the fourth point of her team's 4–1 victory.[9][10] She partnered with Elizabeth Scotty during the NCAA team competition but returned to play with Crawley in the national doubles event—which they won, beating teammates Scotty and Reese Brantmeier in the final.[11][12]

Professional career

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

References
  1. "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. "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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