University of Rochester Yellowjackets

2022-2023 Season Preview 

• The Rochester men’s varsity team slipped slightly in the rankings to 10th last season after several consecutive years of Top-8 finishes, but they will be looking for a quick return to the A Division in 2023. 
• Fortunately for the Yellowjackets, they only lost one starting player from last year’s lineup, which should make them an experienced and deep squad this season. The bad news is that the graduated player is former No. 1 Cesar Segundo Corona.
• The only new arrival at the beginning of the season is transfer Matthew Dukarm, who should slot into a starting position to help Rochester off to a strong start in the fall.

Head Coach: Mario Yanez

Men’s Team Captains: Emilio Carrillo and Abdel Rahman Lasheen

Men’s Team Roster
Emilio Carrillo
Matthew Dukarm
Yash Fadte
Nicholas Gill
Quinlan Jeudy
Jacob Koeppel
Varun Kumar
Abdelrahman Lasheen
Arnav Mandhana
Luis Enrique Moncada Gonzalez
Alejandro Porras Diaz
Tom Whiteley
Omar Zakaria

Men’s Team Goal: Finish top 8 in the rankings
Men’s Key Matches: Dartmouth, Western, Cornell, Chatham, Virginia, Columbia

Quote from Coach: “It’s all about giving our best day in, day out. Get 1% better every single day”. 

Princeton University Tigers

2022-2023 Season Preview 

• After suffering from a run of bad luck right around the time of the team championships last season, both Princeton teams will be back with a vengeance in 2022-2023.
• Women’s head coach Gail Ramsay has a loaded squad of determined women who are intent on pushing for all of the awards this season. Despite losing two of their top four players to graduation, they are eager to return to the National final once again.
• The Princeton men may have lost National Finalist Youssef Ibrahim to graduation, but reinforcements have arrived in the form of a top-level freshman class. These Tigers endeavor to match their female counterparts on the road to the championships.

Women Head Coach: Gail Ramsay
Women Assistant Coach: Hesham Aly

Men Head Coach: Sean Wilkinson
Men Assistant Coach: Alan Clyne 

Women’s Team Captains: Andrea Toth and Caroline Spahr
Men’s Team Captains: Dealum Mawji, Kion Bruno and Maaz Khatri

Women’s Team Roster
Charlotte Bell
Molly Chadwick
Katherine Glaser
Anna Goodman
Josephine Klein
Connie Nelson
Isabel Paine
Olivia Robinson
Katherine Sapinski
Abigail Schuster
Saachi Singh
Caroline Spahr
India Stephenson
Lucy Stephenson
Liyen Toeh
Andrea Toth
Kristen Weil

Women’s Team Goal: Win the Ivy League title, wine the Howe Cup, win Rookie of the Year, win First Team All American titles and Scholar Athlete awards
Women’s Key Matches: Columbia, Harvard, Drexel, Trinity, Yale

Men’s Team Roster
Avi Agarwal
Zain Ahmed
David Beeson
Kion Bruno
Sam Chiang
Alastair Cho
Karim Elbarbary
William Ezratty
Hassan Khalil
Maaz Khatri
James Kontulis
Gordon Lam
Daelum Mawji
Arin Mikherjee
Thomas Rosini
Federico Sosa
Ahmed Wael

Men’s Team Goal: Compete for Ivy and National Championships
Men’s Key Matches: Harvard, Trinity, Yale, Penn, Virginia,

Quote from Coach: “It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.

University of Pennsylvania Quakers

2022-2023 Season Preview 

• 2022 was a banner year for Penn Men’s Squash with Gilly Lane’s team capturing its first Ivy League title since 1974 and first outright League championship since 1969. After running the table as the No. 1-ranked team, the men’s team fell agonizingly short of the national championship.
• The Penn women finished 2022 on a high note by outplaying their seeding at the Howe Cup and will be eager to clinch another Top-8 position earlier in the campaign this year.
• Both Penn teams have huge, impactful shoes to fill following the graduation of multiple key contributors. The teams’ success this season hinges on the players’ ability to mesh quickly and push each other from the start.

Women’s Head Coach: Jack Wyant
Men’s Head Coach: Gilly Lane
Assistant Coach: Stuart Crawford 

Women’s Team Captains: Ashley Manning and Avni Anand
Men’s Team Captains: Dillon Huang and Saksham Choudhary 

Women’s Team Roster
Kelsey Abbrecht
Avni Anand
Emma Carter
Ella Cohen
Jana Dweek
Grace Lavin
Ashley Manning
Penelope Oh
Eujung Park
Natasha Pensler
Abbie Rorke
Navmi Sharma
Yoshana Singh
Malak Taha
Elizabeth Weise
Emma Wolf

Women’s Team Goal: To be competitive against the best teams in CSA
Women’s Key Matches: Drexel, Virginia, Cornell, Columbia, Yale

Men’s Team Roster
Roger Alber Baddour
Saksham Choudhary
Brian Cowhey
Hao Cui
Shaam Gambhir
Oliver Hafez
Oliver Green
Omar Hafez
Dillon Huang
Nathan Tze Bing Kueh
Rehan Luthra
Diego Eduardo Narvaez Monterrosa
Dana Santry
Tushar Shahani
Nicholas Spizzirri
Alexander Trauber 

Men’s Team Goal: To continue to compete at a high level while maintaining our teams culture
Men’s Key Matches: Drexel, Virginia, Harvard, Yale, Trinity, Princeton

Quote from Coach: “We are looking forward to competing in the 22-23 season. We have a young talented team that is looking forward to testing themselves against the best teams in the country. With a strong class of incoming Freshman, we are looking to build upon a solid 2021-2022 season and continue our recent trend of positive results and team culture”.

U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen

2022-2023 Season Preview 

• Navy Head Coach Tyler Osborne had his squad firing on all cylinders at just the right time last season, carrying them to an incredible Summers Cup title from the seventh seed in the division.
• That dedication to fundamentals and teamwork will need to serve Navy’s squad well again this season with a roster limited in numbers and college squash experience.
• With the Intercollegiate Doubles Championships fully on the calendar again this season, we can expect the Navy teams to be primary competitors.

Head Coach: Tyler Osborne 

Men’s Team Captains: Millen Randell

Men’s Team Roster
Benjamin Balser
Shankar Jambunathan
Tighe Mullarkey
Alexander Orr
Millen Randell
Thomas Rankin
Henry Sparkman
Lucas Spiro
Matthew Wang

Men’s Team Goal: To have our best ever conference finish and to compete for a doubles national title
Men’s Key Matches: Dickinson, Bates, Colby, Bowdoin, Hobart, St. Lawrence

Quote from Coach: “Really excited for our team this season and to see what we are capable of. We’ve got a schedule that plays over 20 matches spread out amongst the A, B, C and D draws from last season’s national championships, including all 5 MASC opponents. This range of teams and sheer density of competition will give us plenty of tests and how we fair will be a true indicator of the strength of our program this season. Millen has gotten our guys off to a great start with captains practices and I know we will be ready when we get rolling again this November.

Mount Holyoke College Lyons

2022-2023 Season Preview 

• Mount Holyoke team leader, role model and Betty Richey Award finalist, Mihiliya Kalahe, has now graduated leaving a significant hole at the top of head coach Erin’s Robson’s lineup.
• That loss, along with the graduation of other starting players, provides opportunities for new players to step up and show their leadership and potential.
• Coach Robson will rely on the strength of her team’s culture and camaraderie to propel the team to success this season.

Head Coach: Erin Robson
Assistant Coach: Cameron Shepard

Women’s Team Captains: Elba Barra Montgomery, Janiqua Davis and Dnyaneshwari Haware

Women’s Team Roster
Habiba Abouelatta
Elba Barra Montgomery
Kyla Core
Janiqua Davis
Xaria Durocher
Paige Gershuny
Dnyaneshwari Haware
Tina Mei
Ku Paw
Cydney Socias
Olivia Van Vroenhoven

Women’s Team Goal: To build on our experiences from last season to improve our performance in our big matches
Women’s Key Matches: Bard, Denison, Haverford, Conn College, Vassar

Quote from Coach: “We are excited to see how our new players will impact the team! Everyone is committed to working hard to improve on and off court”.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Engineers

2022-2023 Season Preview 

• MIT snuck into the B Division at the end of the 2021-2022 season and ended the campaign in 15th, which sets a new program best.
• The team’s longtime No. 1 player, Aman Sanger, has now graduated, leaving an important hole at the top of the lineup. A robust mix of returners and new faces will aim to fill the team’s needs in order to set a new program best.

Head Coach: Thierry Lincou
Assistant Coach: Wonjune Kang

Men’s Team Captains: Eli Kramer and Nikhil Kakarla

Men’s Team Roster
Robert Albani
Lars Barkman
Tom Hogan
Nikhil Karkarla
Eli Kramer
Matt McManus
Mitav Nayak
Philip Hyun Su Price
Stephen Shin
Vedantha Venkatapathy
Yos Wagenmans
Collin Wen
Saechow Yap

Men’s Team Goal: To maintain our program’s upward history and stay in the B Division Hoehn Cup
Men’s Key Matches: Williams, Tufts, Amherst, Chatham, Western, St. Lawrence

Quote from Coach: “Train harder to better enjoy the competition”. 

Middlebury College Panthers

2022-2023 Season Preview 

• After finishing just outside the Top 20 in both the men’s and women’s divisions, Middlebury head coach Mark Lewis will be eager to reload his rosters in preparation for this season. 
• Both teams had significant numbers of meaningful contributors graduate last spring, so there will be many new faces up north, many of whom will be pushed into key roles early in the season.
• The young squads will be eager to gel early on so they can build to peak during championship season throughout February.

Head Coach: Mark Lewis
Assistant Coach: David Cromwell

Women’s Team Captains: Kieran Suntha
Men’s Team Captains: Pk Keller

Women’s Team Roster
Caroline Arena
Maya Bardorf
Lindsey Burnham
Marguax Comai
Eva Finney
Abby Holding
Abbie Peterson
Isabella Ronda
Grace Santoro
Firdaus Shallo
Kieran Suntha
Evan Weiss

Women’s Team Goal: To be competitive in the NESCAC and continue to improve
Women’s Key Matches: Hamilton, William Smith, Dickinson, Franklin & Marshall, Colby

Men’s Team Roster
Alexis Ballo
Caleb Boateng
Nathan Feinstein
Kian Kardestuncer
PK Keller
Theo Kogan
Kian Lalji
Oliver Leeds
Will Lichstein
Omar Nemr
Liam Patty
William Quigley
Julian Sandoval
Alex Stimpson

Men’s Team Goal: To be competitive in the NESCAC and continue to improve
Men’s Key Matches: Hobart, Navy, Dickinson, Colby, Bates

Quote from Coach: “We are young, passionate and looking forward to competing and developing. We are looking to keep our culture healthy and supportive all while striving to be the best we can be”.

Hobart College Statesmen and William Smith College Herons

2022-2023 Season Preview 

• Hobart and William Smith brought home some major hardware in 2022 with both teams claiming divisional championships at the end of the season. The teams continue to grow and develop under head coach Pat Cosquer’s guidance and are aiming for even higher rankings in 2023.
• William Smith’s likely top two players will be new to the program this season, meaning the veterans will provide some crucial depth as they push for a Top-16 position.
• Both teams welcome talented transfers to the team, one of whom should be a key contributor at the top of the lineup for the Hobart men. Hobart has one of the deepest rosters that it has had in several years and should compete for strong positioning in the Summers (C) Division.

Head Coach: Pat Cosquer

Women’s Team Captains: TBD
Men’s Team Captains: TBD

Women’s Team Roster
Rafaela Albuja
Lark Ervasti
Jessica Finnerty
Shante Frank
Marcela Marquez
Kristen McCormick
Diya Moolani
Anna O’Connor
Laila Selim
Nathalie Sim
Jada Smith-Padmore

Women’s Team Goal: To maximize our team’s potential and challenge for the Kurtz Cup
Women’s Key Matches: Williams, Bowdoin, Bates, Franklin & Marshall, St. Lawrence

Men’s Team Roster
Giacomo Dalle Molle
Raji Davenport
Javier De La Vega
Sebi De La Vega
Sayf Elhawary
Omar Kiwan
Hussein Labib
Juan Carlos LaCerda-Jones
James Mazzarelli
Eric Molina
Joey Raskin Lantos
Dylan Robson
John Solano
Roberto Vega

Men’s Team Goal: To maximize our team’s potential and challenge for the Summers Cup
Men’s Key Matches: Middlebury, Bowdoin, Bates, Dickinson, St. Lawrence

Quote from Coach: “Coming off of an exciting Walker Cup title last season, the 2022-2023 William Smith Herons have reloaded and are the deepest and most talented team in the program’s 24-year history. The Herons look forward to a challenging and fun schedule, which includes a Winter Break Training Trip to Florida and several compelling home matches. The 2022-2023 Hobart College Statesmen will look to use the momentum created by a successful title run for the Conroy Cup last season to propel them forward as they look to capture the 2023 Summers Cup. The Statesmen are motivated by a challenging and fun schedule, which includes a Winter Break Training Trip to Florida and several compelling home matches”.

Haverford College Fords

2022-2023 Season Preview 

• Haverford’s teams finished the 2021-2022 season on a high note by eclipsing some familiar foes at the team championships. 2023 presents a new opportunity to reach new heights.
• The women’s team welcomes two newcomers to fill two starting spots that were vacated by graduating seniors. They will likely fight for D Division glory in February.
• The Haverford men return five of their top six players on their ladder and add some key recruits who should factor into the system right away.

Head Coach: Niki Clement

Women’s Team Captains: Caroline Smith
Men’s Team Captains: Quinton Crawford and John Collins

Women’s Team Roster
Catherine Fortin
Aman Hamdard
Maya Johnson-Fraidin
Zahra Khan
Emi Krishnamurthy
Caroline Smith
Maisie Smith
Ariana Solecki
Amelia Stevens
Lyvia Yan
Emilia Zegers
Keaidi Zhang

Women’s Team Goal: The Haverford women’s team has been successful at building a strong team culture, continuing to develop technique and tactics, and striving to master the mental aspects of the game. This year, the team continues to pursue those goals and achieve them at even greater levels, as we gear up for some exciting new match-ups, and the always-exciting competitors we face each season.
Women’s Key Matches: Conn College, Vassar, Mount Holyoke, Wesleyan, Denison

Men’s Team Roster
Zadoc Bond
John Collins
Quinton Ayres Crawford
Garret Fantini
Aaryaman Jaising
Peter Lehv
Alikhan Nurkhaidarov
Ted Pyle
Benjamin Schiltz
Kai Schinaman
Mathew Sullivan
Noah Tunis

Men’s Team Goal: The Haverford men’s team is always striving to improve upon all aspects of the game, including fitness, general skill, tactical decisions and technique. The team expects to compete at its best against our most exciting rivals and continue to improve as players and as a team while doing so.
Men’s Key Matches: Conn College, Wesleyan, Navy, Denison

Quote from Coach: “The Haverford Women’s Squash team did some of its best work last season to date when it comes to competing hard, improving skill, and maintaining mental focus. They are a passionate group of players that are eager to represent their teammates to the best of their ability and fight hard for what they want. I am so excited for what they will achieve this year as a team.”

“The Haverford Men’s Squash team has put in the work during the off-season, and is laser-focused on what it wants to achieve this year. The team is composed of experienced upperclassmen and eager underclassmen, all of whom are determined to get to work, are committed to their team, and are hungry to play to the very best of their ability every time they get on court to represent Haverford. This group of people always impresses me and I am humbled to be a part of a program where there is such unanimous commitment, high achievement and pure fun”.