CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's tennis (3-2) will face Ivy League foes for the first time in 2026 at the ECAC Championships in Princeton, N.J. this weekend.  The Crimson's tournament run will begin at 8:00 a.m. ET on Friday, February 6 against Brown. 

What to Know

• Harvard enters ECACs as the top seed after being crowned the Ivy League champions a season ago. 
• Last season at ECACs the Crimson went 1-2, defeating Dartmouth in the opening round before falling to Columbia and Princeton.
• Last weekend the Crimson went 1-1 in the Midwest, falling to Wisconsin before bouncing back with a 4-0 sweep of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
• Despite the loss, Stephanie Yakoff and Kavya Karra recorded a hallmark win over the No. 5 nationally ranked duo of Maria Sholokhova and Lucie Urbanova (Wisconsin).  The duo is 3-0 in the spring and 6-3 overall for the year and recently checked in at No. 42 in the ITA Division I Women's Doubles Rankings. 
• In the final day of its trip to Wisconsin, the Crimson got back in the win column with a dominant 4-0 sweep over Wisconsin-Milwaukee.  In the victory Harvard received wins from Yakoff, Kate Kim, and Andra Braicu.  Kim moved to 2-1 on the year as she blanked her opponent, 6-0, 6-0
• Individually, Yakoff was ranked No. 66 in the most recent singles poll and is 12-2 throughout 2025-26. 
• Across doubles and singles action, Karra is a perfect 8-0 during the dual season.  In singles, Karra has recorded three wins while competing at the No. 3 and 4 spots. 
• Braicu has been a steady presence for the Crimson during her first season and has an undefeated singles record while compete at the No. 6 position.
• Harvard has a dominant 41-13 lead in the all-time series versus the Bears including have won two straight match ups. 

Next Up

Following the ECAC Championship the Crimson will return home to take on Baylor on Sunday, February 15 at 11:30 a.m. ET.