PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Harvard women's tennis (10-8, 0-3 Ivy) fell to Penn (10-9, 1-2 Ivy), 4-1, yesterday afternoon in Philadelphia.

The Crimson fell behind after doubles as the Quakers won on courts one and three. Despite losing the doubles point, Natalie Block and Natasha Rajaram were a bright spot for Harvard, leading 5-3 on court two.

Claire Shao provided the tying point for Harvard, cruising to a 6-2, 6-4 win over Lara Stojanovski (Penn) on court two.

It would be the final point of the day for Harvard, however, as the Quakers would tally three straight points with wins at courts one, three, and four. The Crimson battled, though, forcing third sets on four courts.

Results

Harvard – 1, Penn – 4
Doubles

1. Maya Urata/Joleen Saw (Penn) def. Kate Kim/Claire Shao (Harvard), 6-2
2. Natalie Block/Natasha Rajaram (Harvard) vs. Sasha Motlagh/Liza Tkachenko (Penn), 5-3 DNF
3. Esha Velaga/Lara Stojanovski (Penn) def. Kavya Karra/Anna-Raphaëlle Serghi (Harvard), 6-2

Order of finish: 1, 3
Singles

1. Esha Velaga (Penn) def. Kavya Karra (Harvard), 6-1, 0-6, 6-3
2. Claire Shao (Harvard) def. Lara Stojanovski (Penn), 6-2, 6-4
3. Joleen Saw (Penn) def. Kate Kim (Harvard), 6-4, 6-4
4. Maya Urata (Penn) def. Andra Braicu (Harvard), 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
5. Natalie Block (Harvard) vs. Esha Velaga (Penn), 4-6, 6-3, 2-3 DNF
6. Natasha Rajaram (Harvard) vs. Liza Tkachenko (Penn), 6-4, 2-6, 2-3 DNF

Order of finish: 2, 1, 3, 4

Next Up

The Crimson will return home to face Brown on Friday, April 10 at 2:00 p.m. ET.