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Kettlewell Makes History With NCAA Singles Championship Berth
October 12, 2026 | Women's Tennis
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Sophomore Lauren Kettlewell qualified for the NCAA Singles Championship after putting on an outstanding performance at the ITA New England Championships over the weekend.
Kettlewell clinched her spot in the championships, which begins on Nov. 17 in Athens, Ga., with a thrilling 7-6 (5), 7-5 victory over Harvard's Kavya Karra on Monday morning. Throughout the weekend, Kettlewell defeated opponents from Yale, LeMoyne, UConn and Boston College to become the first BU women's tennis student-athlete to individually qualify for the NCAA Championships since 1984.
Junior Gabriella Mikaul defeated Harvard's Claire Shao 6-2, 6-0 and Dartmouth's Josephine Lombardi 6-4, 6-3 before falling to Syracuse's Monika Wojcik in a hard-fought four-hour match in the round of 16. In doubles play, Mikaul and senior Nancy Liu defeated Marists' Caterina Assi and Yasmin Asnis 8-5 and Brown's Francesca Saroli and Isabella Hu 8-7 (2) before falling to Harvard's Karra and Stephanie Yakoff in the round of 16.
SINGLES
Lauren Kettlewell
Def. Ashikha Amalnathan (LeMoyne), 6-2, 6-3
Def. Rachel Lee (Yale), 6-4, 7-5
Def. Chloe Lomans (UConn), 6-3, 6-3
Def. Jacqueline Soloveychik (BC), 6-0, 4-6, 6-2
Def. Kayva Karra (Harvard), 7-6 (5), 7-5
Gabriella Mikaul
Def. Claire Shao (Harvard), 6-2, 6-0
Def. Josephine Lombardi (Dartmouth), 6-4, 6-3
Loss to Monika Wojcik (Syracuse), 4-6, 7-6 (8), 7-5
DOUBLES
Gabrielal Mikaul and Nancy Liu
Def. Caterina Assi and Yasmin Asnis (Marist), 8-5
Def. Francesca Saroli and Isabella Hu (Brown), 8-7 (2)
Loss to Stephanie Yakoff and Kavya Karra (Harvard), 8-6
Kettlewell clinched her spot in the championships, which begins on Nov. 17 in Athens, Ga., with a thrilling 7-6 (5), 7-5 victory over Harvard's Kavya Karra on Monday morning. Throughout the weekend, Kettlewell defeated opponents from Yale, LeMoyne, UConn and Boston College to become the first BU women's tennis student-athlete to individually qualify for the NCAA Championships since 1984.
Junior Gabriella Mikaul defeated Harvard's Claire Shao 6-2, 6-0 and Dartmouth's Josephine Lombardi 6-4, 6-3 before falling to Syracuse's Monika Wojcik in a hard-fought four-hour match in the round of 16. In doubles play, Mikaul and senior Nancy Liu defeated Marists' Caterina Assi and Yasmin Asnis 8-5 and Brown's Francesca Saroli and Isabella Hu 8-7 (2) before falling to Harvard's Karra and Stephanie Yakoff in the round of 16.
SINGLES
Lauren Kettlewell
Def. Ashikha Amalnathan (LeMoyne), 6-2, 6-3
Def. Rachel Lee (Yale), 6-4, 7-5
Def. Chloe Lomans (UConn), 6-3, 6-3
Def. Jacqueline Soloveychik (BC), 6-0, 4-6, 6-2
Def. Kayva Karra (Harvard), 7-6 (5), 7-5
Gabriella Mikaul
Def. Claire Shao (Harvard), 6-2, 6-0
Def. Josephine Lombardi (Dartmouth), 6-4, 6-3
Loss to Monika Wojcik (Syracuse), 4-6, 7-6 (8), 7-5
DOUBLES
Gabrielal Mikaul and Nancy Liu
Def. Caterina Assi and Yasmin Asnis (Marist), 8-5
Def. Francesca Saroli and Isabella Hu (Brown), 8-7 (2)
Loss to Stephanie Yakoff and Kavya Karra (Harvard), 8-6
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