CARY, N.C. – Stephanie Yakoff moved one step closer to an NCAA Tournament bid this afternoon by upsetting the nine-seed Emilija Tverigonaite (Arizona State) at the ITA All-American Championships.
The Harvard senior dropped the first set to the No. 16-ranked player 6-3 but then responded with a 6-2 second set. With the momentum from her second set win, Yakoff completed the comeback with another 6-2 result in the final set.
Yakoff will face Amelie Van Impe (SMU) at 12:00 p.m. ET tomorrow in the Round of 16 with a bid to NCAAs on the line.
In doubles, Yakoff and
Kavya Karra's run came to an end in the Round of 16 as the duo fell to the six-seed from North Carolina. Despite battling against the No. 8 nationally ranked duo, Karra and Yakoff fell 6-4, 6-2.
Results
Singles
No. 55
Stephanie Yakoff (Harvard) def. [9] No. 16 Emilija Tverigonaite (Arizona State), 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
[6] No. 8 Maddy Zampardo/Susanna Maltby (UNC) def. No. 43
Kavya Karra/
Stephanie Yakoff (Harvard), 6-4, 6-2
