CARY, N.C. – Stephanie Yakoff and Kavya Karra enjoyed success on the first day of the singles and doubles main draw at the ITA All-American Championships.

To open the day, Yakoff defeated the No. 47-ranked singles player, Raquel Caballero Chica of TCU, with ease in straight sets. The senior posted a pair of 6-2 sets to advance to the Round of 32.

Then this evening, Yakoff and Karra upset the No. 16 nationally ranked duo of Mia Slama and Lavinia Tanasie in a third-set tiebreaker. The Harvard duo came back from 5-3 down in the opening set to win 7-5. Then the NC State duo responded with a 6-4 second-set win. Finally, the Harvard seniors prevailed 12-10 to move on to the Round of 16.

Yakoff will face off against Emilija Tverijonaite (Arizona State) at 12:00 p.m. ET tomorrow before she and Karra take on Susanna Maltby and Maddy Zampardo (UNC) at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Results

Singles
No. 55 Stephanie Yakoff (Harvard) def. No. 47 Raquel Caballero Chica (TCU), 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
No. 43 Kavya Karra/Stephanie Yakoff (Harvard) def. No. 16 Mia Slama/Lavinia Tanasie (NC State), 7-5, 4-6, 12-10