CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's tennis (11-8, 3-0 Ivy) will look to stay hot in Ivy League play as it faces Brown (10-8, 2-1 Ivy) and Yale (11-7, 2-1 Ivy) this weekend. The Crimson will open its weekend in Providence on Friday, April 11 at 2:00 p.m. ET before welcoming Yale to Cambridge on Sunday, April 13 at 1:00 p.m. ET.
What to Know
- The Crimson has hit its stride in Ivy League play, improving to 11-8 after being undefeated through the first three conference matches.
- Harvard is the only remaining unbeaten team in the league as it defeated the defending champions Princeton (4-2) and swept Penn last weekend.
- Against the Tigers, Harvard received 2-0 days from Holly Fischer and Stephanie Yakoff as the pair won in doubles together and then registered straight set wins at the top two singles courts.
- With the Crimson win over the Tigers, Traci Green became the second head coach in program history to surpass 200 career wins.
- The following day the Crimson registered a dominant 4-0 performance over the Penn Quakers.
- After taking the doubles point, Harvard received straight set wins from Charlotte Owensby, Maxi Duncan, and Kavya Karra to close the match.
- Karra has performed at a high level all season, leading the Crimson in both singles and doubles victories with 19 and 18, respectively.
- Duncan and Natalie Block have each surpassed double-digit wins in 2024-25 as well, tallying 13 and 10 singles victories, respectively.
- Harvard holds a dominant 40-13 all-time series lead against Brown. The Crimson will look to get its second straight win over the foe, having defeated the Bears 4-0 last season.
- The Crimson leads 33-25 in its all-time series versus Yale. Most recently, Harvard defeated its Ivy rival 4-2 during the spring 2024 season
Next Up
The Crimson will close the regular season next weekend as it travels to Columbia and Cornell on Saturday, April 19 at 1:00 p.m. ET and Sunday, April 20 at 1:00 p.m. ET, respectively.
