CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's tennis (4-5) battled but ultimately fell to Big 12 foe Baylor (4-3), 4-0, at the Murr Center this afternoon. 

The Crimson were a few points shy of starting the match ahead, narrowly falling in the doubles point.  Stephanie Yakoff and Kavya Karra recorded a dominant 6-2 victory over Zuzanna Kubacha and Neda Rahimkhani (Baylor) for the first win of doubles.  Kate Kim and Claire Shao then battled back from 3-0 down but ultimately fell 7-5 on court two. 

With the momentum of their doubles point, the Bears continued to deliver in singles action.  Harvard was battling, but Baylor ultimately grabbed four of six first sets.  Claire Shao and Andra Braicu were a bright spot for the Crimson as they each tallied first set wins on court three and six, respectively.

The Bears ultimately secured their win with victories on courts two, four, and five. 

Results

Harvard – 0, Baylor – 4
Doubles

1. No. 42 Stephanie Yakoff/Kavya Karra (Harvard) def. Zuzanna Kubacha/Neda Rahimkhani (Baylor), 6-2
2. Na Dong/Mu-Jie Tzeng (Baylor) def. Kate Kim/Claire Shao (Harvard), 7-5
3. Alian Zack/Luna Ivkovic (Baylor) def. Natasha Rajaram/Natalie Block (Harvard), 6-3

Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles

1. No. 66 Stephanie Yakoff (Harvard) vs. No. 89 Zuzanna Kubacha (Baylor), 4-6, 2-4 DNF
2. No. 62 Na Dong (Baylor) def. Kavya Karra (Harvard), 6-1, 6-1
3. Claire Shao (Harvard) vs. Kennedy Gibbs (Baylor), 6-3, 4-4 DNF
4. No. 98 Mu-Jie Tzeng (Baylor) def. Anna-Raphaëlle Serghi (Harvard), 6-1, 6-4
5. Alian Zack (Baylor) def. Kate Kim (Harvard), 6-1, 6-2
6. Andra Braicu (Harvard) vs. Luna Ivkovic (Baylor), 6-1, 2-6 DNF

Order of finish: 5, 2, 4

Next Up

The Crimson will head to Memphis, Tenn. next weekend for a pair of matches beginning against Southeast Missouri State on Saturday, February 21 at 1:00 p.m. ET.