CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 39 Harvard women's tennis (16-2, 2-0 Ivy) is set to host its final matches of the regular season this weekend as it welcomes Cornell (7-11, 0-3 Ivy) and No. 43 Columbia (14-4, 2-1 Ivy) on Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14, respectively. 

This weekend the Crimson celebrate the 50-year anniversary of Harvard women's tennis, as well as its senior class.  Beginning on Saturday, the team will welcome back past players to campus as it celebrates 50 years as a program.  The following day, the Crimson will recognize its two seniors, Iveta Daujotaite and Sany Gawande. 

What to Know

• Since starting the season 4-2 and falling to No. 10 Texas A&M and Yale in the opening round of the ECAC Championships, the Crimson have won 12 straight matches spanning across the end of non-conference play and the beginning of the Ivy season.  Half of the Crimson wins along the stretch have been 4-0 decisions. 
• Harvard's 12 straight wins set a new program record, beating out a previous best of 11 consecutive victories in 2004-05. 
• Last weekend, the Crimson avenged its previous loss to Yale by downing the No. 45 nationally ranked squad, 4-2, before dropping Brown, 4-0, to move to 2-0 in conference action.  Harvard currently sits atop the league as the only remaining undefeated team. 
• In the most recent ITA Women's Division I Team Rankings, the Crimson moved up the polls, checking in at No. 39 in the nation.  With its new season-high ranking, Harvard stands as the highest ranked Ivy League school.    
• Kate Kim has led the Crimson in singles victories for nearly the entire season, accumulating a record of 23-4 overall and 13-1 in dual action, including recording her first two career Ivy League victories last weekend. 
• Stephanie Yakoff has had a strong showing in her first-year with the Crimson having registered a singles record of 16-4 and leading the team with 22 doubles wins.  The duo of Yakoff and Holly Fischer consistently appears at the No. 1 doubles spot and leads the team with an overall record of 12-5. 
• Three other Crimson players join Kim and Yakoff with double digit singles victories led by Fischer with 15, Maxi Duncan with 13, and first-year Kavya Karra with 10. 
• Harvard holds a dominant 45-5 advantage in the all-time series against the Big Red, including having won eight straight.  The two teams met earlier this season in the ECAC Tournament where the Crimson were victorious, 4-0. 
• The Crimson have also historically dominated the series with the Lions, leading 30-9 all-time.  While facing off twice last season, the two squads split the series with the Crimson winning the first match up, 4-1, and the Lions bouncing back, 4-3, in the second. 

Next Up

The Crimson will close out its regular season with three straight road matches beginning next season against No. 72 Penn on Saturday, April 20 and No. 50 Princeton on Sunday, April 21.