CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women’s tennis continued play on its home courts in the Harvard Invite this afternoon.  The Crimson had another strong day collecting three out of four doubles victories and three additional singles wins. 
 
Kavya Karra and Stephanie Yakoff continued with their early season success by breezing to a 6-2 win over Gayathri Krishnan/Sophia Strugnell (Columbia).  The first-year duo sits atop the team in doubles wins, improving to 7-2 today. 
 
A pair of new Crimson duos won their first matches of the season today as Natalie Block and Sany Gawande won 6-2 and Kate Kim and Charlotte Owensby defeated their opponents, 6-4. 
 
Moving into singles, Yakoff won her second singles match of the season to improve to 7-2 for the year.  After winning a close first set in tiebreakers, the Crimson first-year posted a commanding 6-2 victory in the second to close out the match over Sophia Strugnell (Columbia). 
 
In her first competition day of the tournament, Gawande dominated her singles match defeating Rachele Rimondini.  In the straight set victory Gwande dropped a team low, one game, to win 6-0, 6-1. 

Harvard Results

Doubles

Kavya Karra/Stephanie Yakoff def. Gayathri Krishnan/Sophia Strugnell (Columbia), 6-2
Fatima Keita/Rachele Rimondini (Columbia) def. Maxi Duncan/Angel You, 7-6
Natalie Block/Sany Gawande def. Natacha Schou/Sophia Wang (Columbia), 6-2
Kate Kim/Charlotte Owensby def. Salma Farhat/Carolyn Brodsky (Columbia), 6-4

Singles

Julia Haynes (Columbia) def. No. 109 Charlotte Owensby, 4-6, 6-3, 10-4
Gayathri Krishnan (Columbia) def. Maxi Duncan, 6-1, 6-3
Stephanie Yakoff def. Sophia Strugnell (Columbia), 7-6, 6-2
Sany Gawande def. Rachele Rimondini (Columbia), 6-0, 6-1
Kate Kim def. Fatima Keita (Columbia), 6-1 ret.
Salma Farhat (Columbia) def. Kavya Karra, 6-1, 3-6, 10-2

Full Day Results

A.M. Session

Doubles
Ali Benedetto/Addison Ahlstrom (Brown) def. Sophia Edwards/Stephanie Sanchez (BC), 6-2
Marice Aguiar/Tola Glowacka (BC) def. Nora Lee/Vivian Miller (Brown), 6-3
Nada Dimovska/Muskan Mahajan (BC) def. Dani Ben-Abraham/Anne Yang (Brown), 6-2
Singles
No. 62 Marice Aguiar (BC) def. Ali Benedetto (Brown), 6-3, 6-3
Vivian Miller (Brown) def. No. 107 Sophia Edwards (BC), 4-6, 7-5, 10-6
Tola Glowacka (BC) def. Addison Ahlstrom (Brown), 6-1, 6-3
Mariotti (Brown)def. Nada Dimovska (BC), 6-1, 6-7 (8), 11-9
Shen (Brown) def. Muskan Mahajan (BC), 6-4, 6-4

P.M. Session

Doubles
Kavya Karra/Stephanie Yakoff def. Gayathri Krishnan/Sophia Strugnell (Columbia), 6-2
Fatima Keita/Rachele Rimondini (Columbia) def. Maxi Duncan/Angel You, 7-6
Natalie Block/Sany Gawande def. Natacha Schou/Sophia Wang (Columbia), 6-2
Kate Kim/Charlotte Owensby def. Salma Farhat/Carolyn Brodsky (Columbia), 6-4
Singles
Julia Haynes (Columbia) def. No. 109 Charlotte Owensby, 4-6, 6-3, 10-4
Gayathri Krishnan (Columbia) def. Maxi Duncan, 6-1, 6-3
Stephanie Yakoff def. Sophia Strugnell (Columbia), 7-6, 6-2
Sany Gawande def. Rachele Rimondini (Columbia), 6-0, 6-1
Kate Kim def. Fatima Keita (Columbia), 6-1 ret.
Salma Farhat (Columbia) def. Kavya Karra, 6-1, 3-6, 10-2

Next Up

The Crimson will return to the courts tomorrow with play beginning for Harvard at 1:00 p.m. in the Murr Center.