CARY, N.C. – Kavya Karra and Anna Tabunshchyk recorded the first wins of the season for Harvard women's tennis as they competed in the consolation draw of prequalifying at the ITA All-Americans.

First, Anna Tabunshchyk collected the first win of her young collegiate career with a victory over Cornelia Kack (Elon). The Harvard first-year won in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4.

Karra then defeated Elisabeth Dunac (Indiana) in a three-set battle. The Harvard senior took the first set convincingly, 6-1, and then fell 6-3 in the second. Karra then closed out the match with a 6-4 third-set win for her first victory of the season.

The Crimson will continue competition at the ITA All-American Championships, as Karra and Stephanie Yakoff will compete in the doubles main draw beginning on Wednesday, September 23. Yakoff also received an automatic bid to the singles main draw.

Results

Singles
Madeleine Jessup (Princeton) def. Natalie Block (Harvard), 6-3, 6-3
[21] Alyson Shannon (Tennessee) def. Amina Zeghlouli (Harvard), 6-2, 6-2
[21] Kavya Karra def. Elisabeth Dunac (Indiana), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
Anna Tabunshchyk (Harvard) def. Cornelia Kack (Elon), 6-2, 6-4
Doubles
Erin Pearce/Nicole Weng (Vanderbilt) def. Natalie Block/Natasha Rajaram (Harvard), 6-4, 6-4