PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's tennis team took down Harvard on Easter Sunday at the Hecht Tennis Center, 4-1.
Esha Velaga and
Lara Stojanovski kicked off doubles with a 6-2 victory at No. 1.
Liza Tkachenko and
Sasha Motlagh followed with another 6-2 win, clinching the doubles point for the Quakers.
Velaga,
Joleen Saw and
Maya Urata secured the win with singles victories in the first, third and fourth spots of the lineup.
The Quakers have now reached double digit wins on the season, currently 10-9 on the year.
RESULTS
Doubles:
- Esha Velaga/Lara Stojanovski (P) def. Anna Serghi/Kavya Karra (H) - 6-2
- Kate Kim/Claire Shao (H) def. Maya Urata/Joleen Saw (P) - 6-2
- Liza Tkachenko/Sasha Motlagh (P) def. Natalie Block/Natasha Rajaram (H) - 6-2
Singles:
- Esha Velaga (P) def. Kavya Karra (H) - 6-1, 0-6, 6-3
- Claire Shao (H) def. Lara Stojanovski (P) - 6-2, 6-4
- Joleen Saw (P) def. Kate Kim (H) - 6-4, 6-4
- Maya Urata (P) def. Andra Braicu (H) - 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
- Varsha Vedula (P) v. Natalie Block (H) - 6-4, 3-6, 3-2, DNF
- Liza Tkachenko (P) v. Natasha Rajaram - 4-6, 6-2, 3-2, DNF
Up Next
Penn will continue Ivy League play next weekend at Columbia on Friday and will return to host Cornell on Sunday.
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