CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's tennis is set to compete at the ITA Kickoff Weekend in Athens, GA this weekend beginning with a familiar foe in Princeton on Saturday, January 25 at 11:00 a.m. ET.
What to Know
- The Crimson will compete at the ITA Kickoff weekend for the first time since the 2014-15 season when it traveled to the Vanderbilt regional.
- The region will consist of Harvard, Princeton, UNC Charlotte, and the host and No. 1 team in the nation, Georgia.
- The consolation and championship matches will be held at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., respectively, on Sunday, January 26.
- Harvard opened its season last weekend as it traveled to Baylor on Sunday, January 19.
- The Crimson will look to pick up its first win of the season as it faces its fellow Ivy opponent for the 52nd time in series history. Harvard will look to snap an eight-match losing streak to Princeton.
- Harvard is coming off a historic season in 2024 where it accumulated a record of 19-5, finished third for second in the Ivy League and made its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2010. The mark of 19 wins stands as the most for the program in the Traci Green era.
- Throughout the fall season, the Crimson accumulated 27 singles wins while also putting up a dominant 27-7 doubles record.
- At the conclusion of the fall, Harvard had three doubles pairs inside the ITA doubles rankings led by Stephanie Yakoff and Kavya Karra at No. 66, Karra and Rachel Arbitman at No. 75, and Angel You and Anna-Raphaëlle Serghi at No. 117.
Next Up
Pending results from the opening round Harvard will face either UNC Charlotte or No. 1 Georgia during the second day of the ITA Kickoff Weekend. The consolation and championship matches will be held at 10:00 a.m. ET and 2:00 p.m. ET, respectively, in Athens, GA on Sunday, January 26.