CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's tennis came up short against the Memphis Tigers this morning, falling 4-1.

The Tigers got on the board first by collecting the doubles point with a pair of 6-2 victories at court two and three.

Harvard was battling to get back into the match in singles including grabbing a pair of first sets on court three and six.  Kavya Karra registered the sole Crimson win of the day, defeating Rebecca Frant (Memphis) with identical 6-2 decisions.

Stephanie Yakoff was on her way to forcing a third set and Maxi Duncan led in the third set at the No. 4 spot but wins by the Tigers on court one, two, and five clinched the match and halted Harvard's attack. 

Results

Harvard – 1, Memphis – 4
Doubles

1. Holly Fischer/Charlotte Owensby (Harvard) vs. Leonie Moeller/Emily Meyer (Memphis), 3-5 DNF
2. Sofia Mykhailets/Miriam Grosmann (Memphis) def. Kavya Karra/Stephanie Yakoff (Harvard), 6-2
3. Clemence Thouard/Alice Amendola (Memphis) def. Natalie Block/Maxi Duncan (Harvard), 6-2

Singles

1. Leonie Moeller (Memphis) def. Holly Fischer (Harvard), 6-3, 7-5
2. Sofia Mykhailets (Memphis) def. Charlotte Owensby (Harvard), 6-3, 6-3
3. Stephanie Yakoff (Harvard) vs. Emily Meyer (Memphis), 4-6, 5-4 DNF
4. Maxi Duncan (Harvard) vs. Alice Amendola (Memphis), 6-2, 2-6, 2-1 DNF
5. Clemence Thouard (Memphis) def. Natalie Block (Harvard), 6-3, 6-2
6. Kavya Karra (Harvard) def. Rebecca Frant (Memphis), 6-2, 6-2

Next Up

The Crimson will return to the Murr Center next weekend against UMass on Saturday, March 8 at 1:00 p.m. ET.