CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's tennis (10-6, 0-1 Ivy) will look to pick up its first Ivy League win of the season as it travels to No. 58 Princeton (13-2, 1-0 Ivy) and Penn (9-8, 0-1 Ivy) this weekend. The Crimson will face the nationally ranked Tigers on Saturday, April 4 at 1:00 p.m. ET in New Jersey, before turning its focus to the Quakers on Sunday, April 5 at 1:00 p.m. ET in Philadelphia, Pa.
What to Know
- The Crimson is 10-6 on the year and is looking for its first Ivy League win of the season after falling to Dartmouth in the opener last weekend.
- Against the Big Green, the Crimson won the doubles point and received singles wins from Natalie Block and Andra Braicu despite coming up short in the match.
- Stephanie Yakoff and Kavya Karra have been pacing the Crimson in both singles and doubles. Both juniors have 18 singles wins on the year and are 16-3 as a duo. In the dual season alone, Yakoff and Karra are a perfect 10-0 while playing at the No. 1 doubles spot. They checked in at No. 46 in the most recent ITA Division I Women's Doubles Rankings.
- Individually, Yakoff ranks No. 81 in singles in the country. The New Jersey native is 18-4 overall and 8-3 in the dual season while competing at the No. 1 singles spot.
- Claire Shao is having a strong first-year in Cambridge with 13 singles wins and 11 doubles wins.
- Natalie Block has entered the singles lineup in the last three matches and has tallied two straight set wins at the No. 5 spot.
- As a team, the Crimson ranks No. 67 in the most recent ITA Division I Women's Team Rankings.
- Harvard will face Princeton for the second time this season, previously falling 4-1 at the ECAC Championships.
- The Tigers hold a small, 28-27, advantage in the all-time series. Harvard will look to get back in the win column versus the foe after defeating them last season for the first time since 2017.
- Harvard leads 36-16 in the all-time series against Penn. The Crimson won the most recent match, sweeping the Quakers last season.
Next Up
The Crimson will return home for the first time in over a month when it takes on Brown next weekend on Friday, April 10 at 2:00 p.m. ET.
