CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's tennis (3-2) wrapped up its weekend in the Midwest going 1-1 against Wisconsin and Wisconsin-Milwaukee.  The Crimson fell 4-0 to Wisconsin in the opening match on Saturday but then bounced back this morning with its own sweep over Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

How it Happened vs. Wisconsin

The Crimson provided the first victory of the day against the Badgers as Kavya Karra and Stephanie Yakoff upset the No. 5 nationally ranked doubles team, Maria Sholokhova and Lucie Urbanova (Wisconsin).  It was a convincing win for the former NCAA qualifiers as they defeated the Badgers' duo, 6-2, on the top court. 

Despite the victory from Harvard's No. 1 doubles team, Wisconsin won the doubles point with a pair of 6-3 wins on court two and three. 

The Badgers continued their strong play in singles, rattling off wins on court one, three, and four to secure a 4-0 victory over the Crimson. 

Results vs. Wisconsin

Harvard – 0, Wisconsin – 4
Doubles

1. Kavya Karra/Stephanie Yakoff (Harvard) def. No. 5 Maria Sholokhova/Lucie Urbanova (Wisconsin), 6-2
2. Ekaterina Ivanova/Ellison Reynoldson (Wisconsin) def. Natasha Rajaram/Anna-Raphaëlle Serghi (Harvard), 6-3
3. Tianna Rangan/Kaede Usui (Wisconsin) def. Natalie Block/Claire Shao (Harvard), 6-3

Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles

1. No. 47 Maria Sholokhova (Wisconsin) def. No. 49 Stephanie Yakoff (Harvard), 6-1, 6-1
2. Kavya Karra (Harvard) vs. Ekaterina Ivanova (Wisconsin), 3-6, 1-3 DNF
3. Tianna Rangan (Wisconsin) def. Claire Shao (Harvard), 6-0, 6-2
4. Lucie Urbanova (Wisconsin) def. Natasha Rajaram (Harvard), 6-0, 6-3
5. Kate Kim (Harvard) def. Ekaede Usui (Wisconsin), 4-6, 4-3 DNF
6. Andra Braicu (Harvard) vs. Ellison Reynoldson (Wisconsin), 0-6, 5-5 DNF

Order of finish: 1, 3, 4

How it Happened vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee

The Crimson bounced back this morning with its own 4-0 sweep over Wisconsin-Milwaukee.  Natalie Block and Claire Shao quickly recorded the first win of the morning, blanking their opponents on court three.  Kavya Karra and Stephanie Yakoff then registered their second win of the weekend, clinching the doubles point with a 6-3 win on the top court. 

Kate Kim dominated at the No. 5 spot to give Harvard its second point of the day.  The junior didn't drop a single game as she defeated Svava Schroeder (UWM). 

Andra Braicu then provided a near-perfect result as well, defeating Honoka Yamashita (UWM), 6-1, 6-0. 

Yakoff ultimately clinched Harvard's win, defeating Nadiia Konieva (UWM) in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1, with three matches still outstanding.  Karra, Shao, and Natasha Rajaram all led in their respective, unfinished matches. 

Results vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Harvard – 4, Wisconsin-Milwaukee – 0
Doubles

4. Kavya Karra/Stephanie Yakoff (Harvard) def. Emilia Durska/Nel Van Hout (UWM), 6-3
5. Natasha Rajaram/Anna-Raphaëlle Serghi (Harvard) vs. Nadiia Konieva/Sara Simonova (UWM), 4-4 DNF
6. Natalie Block/Claire Shao (Harvard) def. Svava Schroeder/Honoka Yamashita (UWM), 6-0

Order of finish: 3, 1
Singles

7. No. 49 Stephanie Yakoff (Harvard) def. Nadiia Konieva (UWM), 6-3, 6-1
8. Kavya Karra (Harvard) vs. Nel Van Hout (UWM), 6-2, 5-4 DNF
9. Natasha Rajaram (Harvard) vs. Emilia Durska (UWM), 7-6 (5), 3-1 DNF
10. Claire Shao (Harvard) def. Sara Simonova (UWM), 6-3, 5-2 DNF
11. Kate Kim (Harvard) def. Svava Schroeder (UWM), 6-0, 6-0
12. Andra Braicu (Harvard) def. Honoka Yamashita (UWM), 6-1, 6-0

Order of finish: 5, 6, 1

Next Up

Harvard will head to the ECAC Championships in Princeton, N.J. this upcoming weekend beginning on Friday, February 6.