Kallenberg advanced to the round of 16 at USTA/ITA Northeast Regional (Zack Williamson).
HANOVER, N.H. – Harvard women's tennis sophomore Nikki Kallenberg led the Crimson at the USTA/ITA Northeast Regional this past weekend, finishing with a 2-1 record. Overall, the four student-athletes who represented Harvard posted a 3-4 record at the tournament.
Kallenberg, ranked 98th in the country, swept Sarah Stulmann from Fairfield with scores of 6-0 and 6-0 in the round of 64. She later defeated Columbia's Star Makarome in a tight match with scores of 6-7(6), 6-3 and 7-6(9). In the round of 16, Kallenberg lost to Dena Tanenbaum from Cornell in three sets, 1-6, 6-3 and 6-2.
Classmate Annika Ringblom went 1-1 at regionals by battling to victory against Brown's Maddie Stearns, 7-6(5) and 6-3, but later lost to Elizabeth Tsvetkov from Stony Brook, 6-2 and 7-5, in the second round.
Junior June Lee lost in the first round of the tournament to Lizzie Stewart in three sets, 6-3, 4-6 and 6-3.
Freshman Erica Oosterhout could not make it past Shreya Pasricha from FDU in her first appearance at the regionals. She fell with scores of 1-6, 6-3 and 6-3.
The Crimson concludes its fall season with its own Harvard Invitational from Nov. 6-8 against Boston University, Pittsburgh and Syracuse.
| Round |
Nikki Kallenberg (4) |
|
| 64 |
def. Sarah Stuhlmann (Fairfield) |
6-0, 6-0 |
| 32 |
def. Star Makarome (Columbia) |
6-7(6), 6-3, 7-6(9) |
| 16 |
lost to Dena Tanenbaum (Cornell) |
1-6, 6-3, 6-2 |
| Round |
Annika Ringblom (9) |
|
| 64 |
def. Maddie Stearns (Brown) |
7-6(5), 6-3 |
| 32 |
lost to Elizabeth Tsvetkov (Stony Brook) |
6-2, 7-5 |
| Round |
June Lee |
|
| 128 |
lost to Lizzie Stewart (Cornell) |
6-3, 4-6, 6-3 |
| Round |
Erica Oosterhout (9) |
|
| 64 |
lost to Shreya Pasricha (FDU) |
1-6, 6-3, 6-3 |
