CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's tennis wrapped up play at home this fall and the Harvard Fall Invitational yesterday afternoon.
"It's been special to host so many home events this fall, get everyone out competing, and see our young team grow each week," said
Traci Green, The Sheila Kelly Palandjian Head Coach for Harvard Women's Tennis. "We're also excited to have several players competing at national events in the coming days."
Two Crimson duos began the day with dominant victories over their Brown opponents.
Polina Krumkachev and
Natasha Rajaram first defeated Dani Ben-Abraham and Abigail Lee (Brown), 6-1.
Kavya Karra and
Kate Kim followed with an identical result over Anne Yang and Bella Hu (Brown).
Krumkachev added another victory to her final day win total, defeating Abigail Lee (Brown) in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4.
Karra recorded the final victory of the day, dropping Hannah Shen (Brown) in a battle. After falling in tiebreakers in the opening set, Karra recovered with a dominant 6-1 second set. The junior then went on to secure her victory with a 10-8 result in the third set tiebreaker.
Results
Doubles
Polina Krumkachev/
Natasha Rajaram (Harvard) def. Dani Ben-Abraham/Abigail Lee (Brown), 6-1
Ali Maguy/Anne Moody (Brown) def.
Claire Shao/
Andra Braicu (Harvard), 7-6
Kavya Karra/
Kate Kim (Harvard) def. Anne Yang/Bella Hu (Brown), 6-1
Hannah Shen/Francesca Saroli (Brown) def.
Elsie Ragatz/
Isabella Ohr (Harvard), 6-2
Singles
Ali Maguy (Brown) def.
Claire Shao (Harvard), 6-4, 6-4
Polina Krumkachev (Harvard) def. Abigail Lee (Brown), 6-3, 6-4
Kavya Karra (Harvard) def. Hannah Shen (Brown), 6-7, 6-1, 10-8
Dani Ben-Abraham (Brown) def.
Kate Kim (Harvard), 6-1, 6-0
Sari Woo (Brown) def.
Andra Braicu (Harvard), 6-1, 6-2
Bella Hu (Brown) def.
Natasha Rajaram (Harvard), 6-1, 6-4
Next Up
The Crimson will next compete at the ITA Conference Masters in San Deigo, Calif. and the ITA Sectional Championships in Chapel Hill, N.C. beginning Thursday, November 6 for the final opportunity to qualify for the NCAA Individual Championships.
