Trinity College Bantams
2021-2022 SEASON PREVIEW
- Hall of Fame coaches Wendy Bartlett and Paul Assaiante lead their extremely talented teams into battle this season after a full year off from competition.
- Both teams have a formidable mix of strong returning players and experienced incoming recruits who should have them right in the mix for a top spot in the rankings throughout the season.
- While the women’s team has lost four All-America selections to recent graduations, they return several starters from 2020 to lead the championship-level effort.
- The Trinity men also graduated some high octane players, but top player Miko Aijanen will anchor a young, talented, and hungry unit.
Women’s Head Coach: Wendy Bartlett
Women’s Assistant Coach: Rodrigo Porras
Men’s Head Coach: Paul Assaiante
Assistant Coach: Rick Penders, Alister Walker
Women’s Team Captains: Farran Brown, Ashita Bhengra, Amina Taher, Nadiia Usenko
Men’s Team Captains: Miko Aijanen, Julius Benthin, Martin Rios
Women’s Team Roster Updates
Returning Players: Sarahi Lopez (First Team All-America), Nadiia Usenko, Nanna Carleke, Ashita Bhengra, Amina Taher, Lily Taylor-French, Zeinab Bakayoko, Farran Brown, Habiba Dawood, Mimi Brown, Joyce Chan
Graduated/Non-Returning Starting Players: Min Jie Teh (First Team All-America), Akanksha Salunkhe (Second Team All-America), Vanessa Raj (First Team All-America), Lakeesha Rarere (Second Team All-America), Josie Fitzgerald, Campbell Brown
Additions to 2021-2022 Roster: Janna Ashmawy, Madeleine Hylland, Malak Moustafa, Lujan Palacios, Jana Safy, Nouran Youssef
Men’s Team Roster Updates
Returning Players: Miko Aijanen (First Team All-America), Aly Eltokhy (Second Team All-America), Aly Tolba, Utkarsh Baheti, Julius Benthin, Felipe De La Cruz, Walker Hopkins, Peter Keigher, Ishaan Madhok, Teddy McLanahan, Dillon Park, Martin Rios,
Graduated/Non-Returning Starting Players: Kush Kumar (First Team All-America), Michael Craig (First Team All-America), Thoboki Mohohlo (First Team All-America), Andrew Lee (Second Team All-America), Ziad Sakr, Aryaman Adik, Patrick O’Sullivan
Additions to 2021-2022 Roster: Advait Adik, Henry Culhane, Khamal Cumberbatch, Marwan El Borolossy, Ahmed Ismaeel, Abdelrahman Nassar, Chris Neill, Mateo Restrepo, Mohamed Sharaf, Danial Sharul Izham
Women’s Team Goal: To be one of the top teams.
Men’s Team Goal: To try to improve every day.
Women’s Key Matches: Drexel, Columbia, Princeton, Harvard, Yale
Men’s Key Matches: Drexel, Columbia, Penn, Princeton, Harvard
To read season previews for other CSA teams, please visit the 2021-2022 College Squash Season Previews page.
