University of Minnesota Athletics

Friday, November 5
Boston, MA
ALL DAY

University of Minnesota

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Harvard Invitational

Harvard Invitational

Gophers Finish Fall Season in Cambridge

11/7/2021 12:45:00 PM | Tennis

Minnesota goes 10-2 (3-1 Doubles) against Boston University, wraps up Harvard Invitational

Day 3 Recap

Minnesota finished up play at the Harvard Invitational on Sunday, taking on the Boston Terriers. This marked the third Boston area opponent of the weekend, as the Gophers took home winning days against each. In doubles play, Minnesota went 3-1, with the pairing of Rachel Hanford/Emilee Duong improving to a winning record on the weekend. The pairs of Anfisa Danilchenko/Vasia Karvouni and Zeyneb Sarioglan/Lucy Lu each won, making for 2-0 records together across the tournament. Sunday marked the third consecutive winning day in doubles matches for the Gophers. 

In singles play, Minnesota earned an impressive 7-1 record across fixtures. Rachel Hanford, Emilee Duong, Maria Rizzolo and Anfisa Danilchenko all won in straight sets; Hanford and Duong improved to 3-0 on the weekend. Dalila Said and Vasia Karvouni each won hard fought matches, as Lucy Lu added the Gophers' 7th singles win of the day. 

Sunday marks the end of the Gophers' fall schedule. The Harvard Invitational was the third tournament of the season, following the ITA Central Regionals and the Gopher Invitational. Minnesota will begin gearing up for the Spring season, which will start with play in January. 

Day 3 Results 

Doubles 

Rachel Hanford/Emilee Duong defeat Erica Di Battista/Emily Kim 6-4

Dalila Said/Maria Rizzolo loss to Michelle Kleynerman/Shelly Yaloz 6-7 (5)

Anfisa Danilchenko/Vasia Karvouni defeat Sydney Sharma/Victoria Carlsten 6-0

Zeyneb Sarioglan/Lucy Lu defeat Sofia Kostirko/Steph Nguyen 6-4

Singles

Rachel Hanford defeats Erica Di Battista 6-2, 6-2

Emilee Duong defeats Michelle Kleynerman 6-4, 6-4

Vasia Karvouni defeats Victoria Carlsten 6-7 (3), 6-4, 10-3

Dalila Said defeats Shelly Yaloz 6-4, 0-6, 10-8

Anfisa Danilchenko defeats Emily Kim 6-2, 6-3

Maria Rizzolo defeats Sydney Sharma 6-4, 7-6 (4)

Zeyneb Sarioglan loss to Sofia Kostirko 7-8 (4)

Lucy Lu defeats Steph Nguyen 6-4

Full Results 

Doubles

Rachel Hanford/Emilee Duong

Defeat Maxi Duncan/Iveta Daujotaite (Harvard) 7-5

Loss to Laura Lopez/Marice Aguiar (Boston College) 6-7 (4)

Defeat Erica Di Battista/Emily Kim (Boston University) 6-4

Maria Rizzolo/Dalila Said

Defeat Angel You/Holly Fischer (Harvard) 6-2

Defeat Sophia Edwards/Hailey Wilcox (Boston College) 6-4

Loss to Michelle Kleynerman/Shelly Yaloz (Boston University) 6-7

Anfisa Danilchenko/Vasia Karvouni 

Defeat Natasha Irani/Muskan Mahajan (Boston College) 6-4

Defeat Sydney Sharma/Victoria Carlsten (Boston University) 6-0

Zeyneb Sarioglan/Lucy Lu

Defeat Kayla Leschly/Demi Snyder (Harvard) 6-4

Defeat Sofia Kostirko/Steph Nguyen (Boston University) 6-4

Anfisa Danilchenko/Lucy Lu

Loss to Rachel Lim/Sany Gawande (Harvard) 6-7 

Zeyneb Sarioglan/Vasia Karvouni

Defeat Demi Snyder/Kayla Leschly (Harvard) 6-2 

Singles

Rachel Hanford

Defeats Maxi Duncan (Harvard) 6-4, 2-6, 10-6

Defeats Laura Lopez (Boston College) 6-3, 3-6, 10-8

Defeats Erica Di Battista (Boston University) 6-2, 6-2

Emilee Duong 

Defeats Holly Fischer (Harvard) 6-2, 6-1

Defeats Marice Aguiar (Boston College) 6-3, 6-2

Defeats Michelle Kleynerman (Boston University) 6-4, 6-4

Vasia Karvouni 

Defeats Rachel Lim (Harvard) 7-6, 6-3

Loss to Sophia Edwards (Boston College) 7-6, 6-7, 9-11

Defeats Victoria Carlsten (Boston University) 6-7 (3), 6-4, 10-3

Dalila Said 

Defeats Sany Gawande (Harvard) 6-4, 6-2

Defeats Hailey Wilcox (BC) 6-1, 6-2

Defeats Shelly Yaloz (Boston University) 6-4, 0-6, 10-8

Anfisa Danilchenko 

Loss to Iveta Daujotaite (Harvard) 6-2, 4-6, 4-10  

Defeats Muskan Mahajan (Boston College) 6-2, 6-0

Defeats Emily Kim (Boston University) 6-2, 6-3

Maria Rizzolo

Defeats Mihaela Marculescu (Harvard) 6-1, 3-6, 10-8

Loss to Natasha Irani (Boston College) 4-6, 4-6

Defeats Sydney Sharma (Boston University) 6-4, 7-6 (4)

Zeyneb Sarioglan

Defeats Chelsea Williams (Harvard) 6-1, 6-2

Defeats Kayla Leschly (Harvard) 8-2

Loss to Sofia Kostirko (Boston University) 7-8 (4)

Lucy Lu

Loss to Sophia Ho (Harvard) 1-6, 6-4, 11-13 

Defeats Demi Snyder (Harvard) 8-4

Defeats Steph Nguyen (Boston University) 6-4


 
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