CHAMPAIGN, Illinois - Anika Yarlagadda has become a clutch player for the University of North Carolina women's tennis program. The junior once again came up with a critical clinch-point victory that gave the top ranked Tar Heels a 4-3 win over No. 8 Pepperdine in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Championship.
North Carolina (28-2) reaches its fifth NCAA Final Four in program history and for the first time advances to the semifinals in back-to-back seasons. Today's win also exacted a bit of revenge from last year's 4-3 loss to Pepperdine in the semis in Orlando.