CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's tennis saw the sophomore duo of Kavya Karra and Stephanie Yakoff advance to the semifinals of the doubles main draw at the fourth day of the ITA New England Regionals this afternoon. 

Karra and Yakoff first defeated Caitlin Flower and Willow Renton (Quinnipiac) in a back-and-forth battle, stealing an 8-6 victory. 

Then, to advance to the final day, the pairing dropped Caitlyn Munson and Natalia Vela (Bryant) with a convincing, 8-2, result. 

Despite falling in the quarterfinals, Holly Fischer and Charlotte Owensby also recorded an 8-6 victory over Vennmukiil Mathivanan and Emma Sy (Army) to add to the Crimson win total. 

Results

Holly Fischer/Charlotte Owensby (Harvard) def. Vennmukiil Mathivanan/Emma Sy (Army), 8-6
Shiori Ito/Nelly Knezkova (Syracuse) def. Anna-Raphaëlle Serghi/Angel You (Harvard), 8-1
Kavya Karra/Stephanie Yakoff (Harvard) def. Caitlin Flower/Willow Renton (Quinnipiac), 8-6
Lindsey Hofflander/Phoebe Peus (Brown) def. Holly Fischer/Charlotte Owensby (Harvard), 8-5
Kavya Karra/Stephanie Yakoff (Harvard) def. Caitlyn Munson/Natalia Vela (Bryant), 8-2

Next Up

Karra and Yakoff will face off against Natalie Eordekian and Tola Glowacka (Boston College) in the semifinals of the ITA New England Regionals doubles main draw tomorrow morning no earlier than 11:30 a.m.