CAMBRIDGE, Mass.  – No. 39 Harvard women's tennis (17-2, 3-0 Ivy) dropped Cornell (7-12, 0-4 Ivy), 4-0, this afternoon in front of its home crowd to improve to 17-2 on the season.  

How it Happened

Using the energy of a packed Murr Center, Harvard opened the day by cruising past the Big Red in doubles play.  Rachel Arbitman and Kavya Karra picked up a convincing, 6-2, victory at the No. 2 spot before Holly Fischer and Stephanie Yakoff sealed the doubles point with their own 6-3 win at the No. 1 position. 

The Crimson kept its momentum going into singles action and Fischer and Yakoff both added their second wins of the day to pull the Crimson within a point of the overall victory. 

First, Fischer dominated at the No. 1 position, downing Lauren Stein (Cornell) in straight sets while only dropping one game.  Yakoff then followed closely behind with her own straight set, 6-1, 6-2 win over Michelle Ryndin (Cornell). 

While the Crimson were nearing a clinch in several different matches, Sany Gawande officially solidified the win by defeating Victoria Zhao (Cornell), 6-2, 7-5, at the No. 6 spot. 

Harvard Highlights

• With the victory, the Crimson continued its historic win streak, collecting its 13^th consecutive victory.  As Harvard moves to 3-0, it remains atop the Ivy League as the only remaining undefeated squad. 
• Holly Fischer and Stephanie Yakoff continue to lead the Crimson in doubles victories, collecting their 13^th overall win this afternoon. 
• Playing primarily at the No. 1 spot for singles, Fischer has collected 16 victories throughout 2023-24, including holding at 10-2 record at the top spot in dual action. 
• Yakoff holds the second most singles victories on the team, sitting with a 17-4 record in her first collegiate season.  The first-year also leads the team in doubles wins with 23 total. 
• With the win, the Crimson improve to 46-5 all-time against the Big Red and moving its winning streak to nine straight. 

Results

Harvard – 4, Cornell – 0
Doubles

1. Holly Fischer/Stephanie Yakoff def. Lauren Stein/Jenny Wong (Cornell), 6-3
2. Rachel Arbitman/Kavya Karra def. Victoria Zhao/Emma Baker (Cornell), 6-2
3. Natalie Block/Sany Gawande def. Michelle Ryndin/Gia Graziano (Cornell), 4-3 DNF

Order of finish: 2, 1
Singles

1. Holly Fischer def. Lauren Stein (Cornell), 6-0, 6-1
2. Stephanie Yakoff def. Michelle Ryndin (Cornell), 6-1, 6-2
3. Charlotte Owensby vs. Emma Baker (Cornell), 6-4, 5-3 DNF
4. Maxi Duncan vs. Jenny Wong (Cornell), 6-1, 5-5 DNF
5. Kate Kim vs. Gia Graziano (Cornell), 6-1, 4-5
6. Sany Gawande def. Victoria Zhao (Cornell), 6-2, 7-5

Order of finish: 1, 2, 6

Next Up

The Crimson will host No. 43 Columbia tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. in its home finale.  Prior to first serve, Harvard will honor its two seniors, Iveta Daujotaite and Sany Gawande.