SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Harvard women's tennis completed competition at the Notre Dame Invite this morning by adding four additional wins to their weekend resume.  The Crimson looked strong throughout the three-day event while facing several ranked opponents and a pair of teams that ended last season inside the top-75.

Harvard Highlights

• For the second straight day, Kavya Karra and Stephanie Yakoff did not drop a singles game en route to their win, defeating Neena Feldman and Kiley Rabjohns (Northwestern) today. 
• In their four appearances together, Karra and Yakoff sit at a 3-1 record while only letting up three games total in their three wins. 
• Yakoff also contributed a strong singles performance, downing Feldman (Northwestern) with a pair of 6-1 sets.  The first-year ends the weekend with a 2-1 doubles record and a perfect 3-0 in singles. 
• Maxi Duncan reentered the win column today defeating Maria Shusharina (Northwestern) in straight sets with a 6-3 result in both.  In her first weekend back on the court for the Crimson, Duncan went 2-1 in singles with both wins coming in straight sets. 
• Kate Kim looked strong in her singles match, securing her second win of the weekend by downing Elisa Van Meeteren (Northwestern) while only dropping one game (6-1, 6-0). 
• Overall, this weekend the Crimson added four doubles wins and 12 singles victories to their year total.  The Crimson now have doubles digit doubles wins and a strong 23 singles wins through their first two fall tournaments. 

Results

Doubles
Britany Lau/Maria Shusharina (Northwestern) def. Natalie Block/Angel You, 6-3
Sydney Pratt/Elisa Van Meeteren (Northwestern) def. Maxi Duncan/Kate Kim, 6-3
Kavya Karra/Stephanie Yakoff def. Neena Feldman/Kiley Rabjohns (Northwestern), 6-0
 
Singles
Maxi Duncan def. Maria Shusharina (Northwestern), 6-3, 6-3
Kate Kim def. Elisa Van Meeteren (Northwestern), 6-1, 6-0
Sydney Pratt (Northwestern) def. Kavya Karra, 7-5, 6-3
Britany Lau (Northwestern) def. Natalie Block, 6-2, 0-6, 10-3
Stephanie Yakoff def. Neena Feldman (Northwestern), 6-1, 6-1
Jennifer Riester (Northwestern) def. Angel You, 3-6, 6-2, 10-5
 

Next Up

Beginning tomorrow, Charlotte Owensby will compete in the qualifying singles draw at the ITA All-American Championships in Cary, NC.  On October 4, Rachel Arbitman and Iveta Daujotaite will begin their run in the doubles main draw. 
 

Full Tournament Results

Day 1

Doubles
Maxi Duncan/Kate Kim def. Emily Casati/Yuliya Kizelbasheva (DePaul), 6-4
Greta Carbone/Hannah Smith (DePaul) def. Kavya Karra/Stephanie Yakoff, 6-4
Natalie Block/Angel You def. Eleanor Nobbs/Sasha Stula (DePaul), 7-5
 
Singles
Maxi Duncan def. Yuliya Kizelbasheva (DePaul), 6-4, 6-4
Eleanor Nobbs (DePaul) def. Kate Kim, 5-7, 6-2, 6-3
Kavya Karra def. Greta Carbone, 7-5, 7-5
Natalie Block def. Hannah Smith (DePaul), 7-5, 7-6 (6)
Angel You def. Emily Casati (DePaul), 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
Stephanie Yakoff def. Sasha Stula (DePaul), 6-2, 6-0
 

Day 2

Doubles
No. 21 Carrie Beckman/Julia Andreach (Notre Dame) def. Maxi Duncan/Kate Kim, 6-1
No. 49 Yashna Yellayi/Rylie Hanford (Notre Dame) def. Natalie Block/Angel You, 7-6 (5)
Kavya Karra/Stephanie Yakoff def. Akari Matsuno/Bojana Pozder (Notre Dame), 6-0

Singles
No. 53 Page Freeman (Notre Dame) def. Maxi Duncan, 6-4, 6-1
Bojana Pozder (Notre Dame) def. Natalie Block, 6-0, 6-0
Kate Kim def. Carrie Beckman (Notre Dame), 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
No. 73 Julia Andreach (Notre Dame) def. Sany Gawande, 6-1, 6-1
Kavya Karra def. Akari Matsuno (Notre Dame), 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
Stephanie Yakoff def. Rylie Hanford (Notre Dame), 6-4, 7-6 (7)
Angel You def. Maria Olivia Castedo (Notre Dame), 6-3, 6-2
 

Day 3

Doubles
Britany Lau/Maria Shusharina (Northwestern) def. Natalie Block/Angel You, 6-3
Sydney Pratt/Elisa Van Meeteren (Northwestern) def. Maxi Duncan/Kate Kim, 6-3
Kavya Karra/Stephanie Yakoff def. Neena Feldman/Kiley Rabjohns (Northwestern), 6-0
 
Singles
Maxi Duncan def. Maria Shusharina (Northwestern), 6-3, 6-3
Kate Kim def. Elisa Van Meeteren (Northwestern), 6-1, 6-0
Sydney Pratt (Northwestern) def. Kavya Karra, 7-5, 6-3
Britany Lau (Northwestern) def. Natalie Block, 6-2, 0-6, 10-3
Stephanie Yakoff def. Neena Feldman (Northwestern), 6-1, 6-1
Jennifer Riester (Northwestern) def. Angel You, 3-6, 6-2, 10-5