Women’s Tennis Falls at Harvard

Sunday, April 14

Cambridge, Mass.

1:30 PM

Columbia University

#39 Harvard

Photo by: Columbia University Athletics / Lem Photography

4/14/2024 10:53:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score (PDF)

Columbia returns home next weekend to wrap up the regular season

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The 43^rd-ranked Columbia women's tennis team lost its road contest, 4-1, at No. 39 Harvard on Sunday afternoon. The Lions are now 15-5 overall with a 3-2 Ivy League record.

Columbia took the doubles point to earn the early lead in Sunday's match. The duo of Gayathri Krishnan and Sophia Strugnell defeated Rachel Arbitman and Kavya Karra, 6-3 in the No. 2 doubles. Fatima Keita and Rachele Rimondini secured a 6-4 victory over Natalie Block and Sany Gawande in the No. 3 spot.

Harvard secured four singles wins to earn the 4-1 victory over Columbia. Harvard's Holly Fischer clinched the victory with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Anna Zhang in the top singles.

The Lions return home next weekend to host Yale and Brown in the final two regular season matches of the spring.

RESULTS
#39 Harvard – 4, #43 Columbia – 1

Doubles
Holly Fischer/Stephanie Yakoff vs. Anna Zhang/Sophia Wang (Columbia), 6-5 DNF
Gayathri Krishnan/Sophia Strugnell (Columbia) def. Rachel Arbitman/Kavya Karra, 6-3
Fatima Keita/Rachele Rimondini (Columbia) def. Natalie Block/Sany Gawande, 6-4

Singles
Holly Fischer def. Anna Zhang (Columbia), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Stephanie Yakoff vs. Fatima Keita (Columbia), 6-7 (8), 4-3 DNF
Charlotte Owensby def. Julia Haynes (Columbia), 6-0, 6-3
Maxi Duncan def. Gayathri Krishnan (Columbia), 7-6 (8), 6-3
Kate Kim vs. Winta Tewolde (Columbia), 6-7 (8), 2-4 DNF
Sany Gawande def. Sophia Wang (Columbia), 6-4, 7-6 (6)

Order of finish: 3, 4, 6, 1

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