CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's tennis cruised past Penn, 4-0, this afternoon to remain undefeated through the first three Ivy matches.
Harvard started hot as
Maxi Duncan and
Kavya Karra were unstoppable at the No. 2 doubles spot, dropping their opponents, 6-0.
After falling at court three,
Holly Fischer and
Stephanie Yakoff came up clutch with their second win of the weekend, capturing the doubles point with a 6-4 victory at the top court.
Duncan kept up her strong play in singles with an impressive 6-4, 6-1 win at the No. 5 spot to give Harvard another point.
Charlotte Owensby followed at court three with a 6-3, 7-5 victory to pull the Crimson within a point of clinching the match.
Kavya Karra ultimately provided the decisive victory at court six. After winning every game in the opening set, the sophomore battled through a 7-5 second set to secure the straight-set win.
The victory is the 201
st of
Traci Green's career as the Sheila Kelly Palandjian Head Coach for Harvard Women's Tennis, after she surpassed 200 wins yesterday.
Results
Doubles
- Holly Fischer/Stephanie Yakoff (Harvard) def. Sabine Rutlauka/Eileen Wang (Penn), 6-4
- Maxi Duncan/Kavya Karra (Harvard) def. Gavriella Smith/Motlagh (Penn), 6-0
- Maya Urata/Esha Velaga (Penn) def. Rachel Arbitman/Angel You (Harvard), 6-3
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1
Singles
- Holly Fischer (Harvard) vs. Esha Velaga (Penn), 6-4, 6-5 DNF
- Stephanie Yakoff (Harvard) vs. Sabine Rutlauka (Penn), 6-2, 4-6, 2-0 DNF
- Charlotte Owensby (Harvard) def. Lara Stojanovski (Penn), 6-3, 7-5
- Kate Kim (Harvard) vs. Eileen Wang (Penn), 4-6, 6-2, 1-0
- Maxi Duncan (Harvard) def. Gavriella Smith (Penn), 6-4, 6-1
- Kavya Karra (Harvard) def. Maya Urata (Penn), 6-0, 7-5
Order of finish: 5, 3, 6
Next Up
Harvard will return to action next weekend as it travels to Providence, RI to face Brown on Friday, April 11 at 2:00 p.m. ET.
