CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's tennis continued play at the Harvard Fall Classic this afternoon battling players from crosstown rival, Boston College. The Crimson were dominant in doubles play, winning all three matches and grabbed an additional three wins in singles competition.
Harvard Highlights
- Going 8-3 last season, Rachel Arbitman and Iveta Daujotaite teamed up in doubles for the first time this season, defeating Sophia Edwards/Stephanie Sanchez (BC), 6-3.
- The Crimson swept doubles with Natalie Block and Angel you registering another 6-3 win for the Crimson and Holly Fischer and Stephanie Yakoff dominating with a 6-1 result.
- No. 109 Charlotte Owensby picked up her first ranked win of the season defeating No. 107 nationally ranked, Sophia Edwards (BC), 6-3, 6-1.
- Holly Fischer secured her second win of the season by holding off Stephanie Sanchez (BC) in tiebreakers. After splitting the first two sets 5-7, 7-6 (4), Fischer won tiebreakers 10-7.
- First-year Kavya Karra picked up her second collegiate win in as many matches by defeating Muskan Mahajan (BC) in dominant fashion, 6-1, 6-2.
Harvard Results
Doubles
Rachel Arbitman/
Iveta Daujotaite def. Sophia Edwards/Stephanie Sanchez (BC), 6-3
Natalie Block/
Angel You def. Nada Dimovska/Tola Glowacka (BC), 6-3
Holly Fischer/
Stephanie Yakoff def. Natalie Eordekian/Muskan Mahajan (BC), 6-1
Singles
No. 109
Charlotte Owensby def. No. 107 Sophia Edwards (BC), 6-3, 6-1
Natalie Eordekian (BC) def.
Kate Kim, 6-4, 6-1
Holly Fischer def. Stephanie Sanchez (BC), 5-7, 7-6 (4), 10-7
Nada Dimovska (BC) def.
Natalie Block, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 10-7
Tola Glowacka (BC) def.
Stephanie Yakoff, 6-1, 7-6 (5)
Kavya Karra def. Muskan Mahajan (BC), 6-1, 6-2
Full Day 2 Results
A.M. Session
Doubles
Elizabeth Pendergast/Morgan Pyrz (Cincinnati) def. Michaelle Kleynerman/Blanka DeMicheli (BU), 6-4
Rozalia Gruszczynska/Gabrielle Guenther (Cincinnati) def. Victoria Carlsten/Emily Zhao (BU), 6-4
Victoire de Samucewicz/Callie Flanagan (Cincinnati) def. Nina Gulbransen/Uma Bakaityte (BU), 6-4
Singles
Michaelle Kleynerman (BU) def. Elizabeth Pendergast (Cincinnati), 7-5, 6-3
Victoire de Samucewicz (Cincinnati) def. Victoria Carlsten (BU), 7-6 (2), 5-7, 10-6
Blanka DeMicheli (BU) def. Rozalia Gruszczynska (Cincinnati), 6-4, 6-2
Kaitlin Tan (BU) def. Gabrielle Guenther (Cincinnati), 6-4, 5-7, 10-7
Callie Flanagan (Cincinnati) def. Emily Zhao (BU), 4-6, 6-2, 10-7
Rhea Rai (BU) def. Isabel Pacheco (Cincinnati), 6-1, 6-4
Uma Bakaityte (BU) def. Morgan Pyrz (Cincinnati), 8-5
Sakurako Watanabe (Cincinnati) def. Sydney Sharma (BU), 8-6
Nina Gulbransen (BU) def. Sanjana Reddy (Cincinnati), 8-0
P.M. Session
Doubles
Rachel Arbitman/
Iveta Daujotaite def. Sophia Edwards/Stephanie Sanchez (BC), 6-3
Natalie Block/
Angel You def. Nada Dimovska/Tola Glowacka (BC), 6-3
Holly Fischer/
Stephanie Yakoff def. Natalie Eordekian/Muskan Mahajan (BC), 6-1
Singles
Charlotte Owensby def. Sophia Edwards (BC), 6-3, 6-1
Natalie Eordekian (BC) def.
Kate Kim, 6-4, 6-1
Holly Fischer def. Stephanie Sanchez (BC), 5-7, 7-6 (4), 10-7
Nada Dimovska (BC) def.
Natalie Block, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 10-7
Tola Glowacka (BC) def.
Stephanie Yakoff, 6-1, 7-6 (5)
Kavya Karra def. Muskan Mahajan (BC), 6-1, 6-2
Next Up
Play will move back outside to the Beren Tennis Center for the final day of the Harvard Fall Classic tomorrow, Sunday, September 17. The a.m. session will begin at 9:00 a.m. and will features players from Boston College and Cincinnati, followed by the p.m. session at 1:00 p.m. featuring Harvard and Boston University.