CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's tennis closed out play at their home event, Harvard Fall Classic, by securing a doubles win and three additional singles wins this afternoon.  Kavya Karra capped off an excellent opening tournament by leading the Crimson with a 3-0 singles record this weekend.   

Harvard Highlights

• Karra and fellow first year, Stephanie Yakoff joined forces in doubles for the first time this weekend to pick up the win for the Crimson.  The duo defeated Rhea Rai/Sydney Sharma (BU), 6-2. 
• Karra posted a team best 3-0 record this weekend, completed by a 4-6, 6-2 10-5 victory over Kaitlin Tan (BU) to close out the tournament. 
• Kate Kim collected her second collegiate singles victory by defeating Blanka DeMicheli in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4. 
• Sany Gawande registered her first singles win of the season by defeating Rhea Rai (BU) 6-2, 6-4. 
• Overall, the Crimson began their 2023-24 campaign by finishing the Harvard Fall Classic with records of 11-10 in singles play and 6-5 in doubles. 

Harvard Results

Doubles
Victoria Carlsten/Blanka DeMicheli (BU) def. Rachel Arbitman/Iveta Daujotaite, 7-5
Kaitlin Tan/Emily Zhao (BU) def. Natalie Block/Holly Fischer, 7-5
Michaelle Kleynerman/Uma Bakaityte (BU) def. Charlotte Owensby/Angel You, 6-1
Stephanie Yakoff/Kavya Karra def. Rhea Rai/Sydney Sharma (BU), 6-2
 
Singles
Michaelle Kleynerman (BU) def. No. 109 Charlotte Owensby, 6-3, 6-0
Victoria Carlsten (BU) def. Natalie Block, 6-4
Kate Kim def. Blanka DeMicheli (BU), 6-1, 6-4
Kavya Karra def. Kaitlin Tan (BU), 4-6, 6-2, 10-5
Sany Gawande def. Rhea Rai (BU), 6-2, 6-4
Uma Bakaityte (BU) def. Iveta Daujotaite, 6-0, 6-3
 

Next Up

The Crimson will travel to the Notre Dame Invite Friday, September 29 through Sunday, October 1 and ITA All-Americans Saturday, October 30 through Sunday, October 8.  In South Bend, Ind. the Crimson will battle against players from Notre Dame, Kentucky, DePaul, and Northwestern.
 

Full Tournament Results

Day 3 – A.M. Session

Doubles
Nada Dimovska/Tola Glowacka (BC) def. Victoire de Samucewicz/Elizabeth Pendergast (Cincinnati), 6-4
Gabrielle Guenther/Sakurako Watanabe (Cincinnati) def. Natalie Eordekian/Muskan Mahajan (BC), 6-4
Stephanie Yakoff/Kavya Karra def. Rhea Rai/Sydney Sharma (BU), 6-2
 
Singles
Rozalia Gruszczynska (Cincinnati) def. Natalie Eordekian (BC), 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (5)
Tola Glowacka (BC) def. Callie Flanagan (Cincinnati), 6-4, 6-0
Nada Dimovska (BC) def. Morgan Pyrz (Cincinnati), 6-3, 6-2
Isabel Pacheco (Cincinnati) def. Muskan Mahajan (BC), 7-5, 6-1
 

Day 3 – P.M. Session

Doubles
Victoria Carlsten/Blanka DeMicheli (BU) def. Rachel Arbitman/Iveta Daujotaite, 7-5
Kaitlin Tan/Emily Zhao (BU) def. Natalie Block/Holly Fischer, 7-5
Michaelle Kleynerman/Uma Bakaityte (BU) def. Charlotte Owensby/Angel You, 6-1
 
Singles
Michaelle Kleynerman (BU) def. No. 109 Charlotte Owensby, 6-3, 6-0
Victoria Carlsten (BU) def. Natalie Block, ,6-4
Kate Kim def. Blanka DeMicheli (BU), 6-1, 6-4
Kavya Karra def. Kaitlin Tan (BU), 4-6, 6-2, 10-5
Sany Gawande def. Rhea Rai (BU), 6-2, 6-4
Uma Bakaityte (BU) def. Iveta Daujotaite, 6-0, 6-3
 

Day 2 – 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
 

Day 2 – 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
 

Day 1 – A.M. Session

Doubles
Sophia Edwards/Stephanie Sanchez (BC) def. Michaelle Kleynerman/ Victoria Carlsten (BU), 6-1
Kaitlin Tan/ Blanka DeMicheli (BU) def. Natalie Eordekian/ Tola Glowacka (BC), 6-4
Iveta Daujotaite/Stephanie Yakoff def. Nina Gulbransen/Uma Bakaityte (BU), 6-3
 
Singles
Michaelle Kleynerman (BU) def. Nada Dimovska (BC), 6-2, 6-1
Victoria Carlsten (BU) def. Muskan Mahajan (BC), 6-1, 6-1
Natalie Eordekian (BC) def. Kaitlin Tan (BU), 6-2, 6-1
Tola Glowacka (BC) def. Uma Bakaityte (BU), 6-4, 6-3
Blanka DeMicheli (BU) def. Iveta Daujotaite, 6-0, 6-2
Stephanie Yakoff def. Rhea Rai (BU), 6-2, 6-3
Nina Gulbransen (BU)def. Elsie Ragatz, 6-1, 6-0
 

Day 1 – P.M. Session

Doubles
Elizabeth Pendergast/Morgan Pyrz (Cincinnati) Natalie Block/Kate Kim, 6-3
Sany Gawande/Holly Fischer def. Victoire de Samucewicz/Callie Flanagan (Cincinnati), 7-6 (6-1)
Rozalia Gruszczynska/Gabrielle Guenther (Cincinnati) def. Charlotte Owensby/Kavya Karra, 6-3
 
Singles
Elizabeth Pendergast (Cincinnati) def. No. 109 Charlotte Owensby, 6-2, 6-2
Kate Kim def. Victoire de Samucewicz (Cincinnati), 6-3, 6-3
Holly Fischer def. Rozalia Gruszczynska (Cincinnati), 6-3, 6-4
Gabrielle Guenther (Cincinnati) def. Sany Gawande, 6-1, 6-1
Natalie Block def. Morgan Pyrz (Cincinnati), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
Kavya Karra def. Sakurako Watanabe (Cincinnati), 7-5, 7-6 (2)
Isabel Pacheco (Cincinnati) def. Angel You, 7-5, 6-4