Dartmouth College Big Green

2021-2022 SEASON PREVIEW

• Assistant Coach Luke Forster is steering the ship while Dartmouth Athletics searches for a replacement for 14-year head coach Hansi Wiens, who stepped down in July.
• The Dartmouth women will need to balance an experienced top half of the lineup with roster additions who fill four open spots in the back half of the order.
• They are eager to return to a Top-8 position after dropping to 10th in 2020.
• The Big Green men bring back everybody but their top two starters from 2020, which creates a deep squad full of internal competition, which will push them to improve on their No. 12 ranking during the last full season.

Head Coach:  To be announced

Assistant Coach:  Luke Forster

Women’s Team Captains:  Darden Gildea, Emma Mactaggart, Caroline Mollenkopf
Men’s Team Captains:  James Bell, Jason Montima, Sam Supattapone

Women’s Team Roster Updates
Returning Players:  Emma Supattapone, Jesse Brownell, Claire Aube, Emma Mactaggart, Caroline Mollenkopf, Darden Gildea, Neeya Patel
Graduated/Non-Returning Starting Players:  Anne Blasberg, Ellie Gozigian, Brynn Bank, Sandra Reiss, Julia Potter
Additions to 2021-2022 Roster:  Ellie Burke, Chelsea Cho, Aubrey Lennon, Isabella Rolfe, Emily Schuster, Priya Verma

Men’s Team Roster Updates
Returning Players:  James Bell, Sam Supattapone, Tucker Martino, Max Finkelstein, Jack Bell, Lucan White, David Rubin, Chris Zachary, Charlie East, Jason Montima
Graduated/Non-Returning Starting Players:  Brandon De Otaduy, Reg Anderson
Additions to 2021-2022 Roster:  Mac Aube, Auggie Bhavsar, Quintin Campbell, Ned Gildea, Graham Joyce, Aryan Khandelwal, Charles Mattson, Christian Shah

Teams’ Goal:  Finish top 8

Women’s Key Matches: Virginia, Penn, Cornell, Columbia, Stanford
Men’s Key Matches:  Rochester, Franklin & Marshall, Cornell, Columbia

Coach’s Quote: “Our expectation is to have both teams play in A Division at the nationals.”

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Cornell University Big Red

2021-2022 SEASON PREVIEW

• The Cornell teams have fallen outside the Top-8 rankings in recent years, but Head Coach David Palmer has fostered a group that is ready to compete for national consideration once again.
• The women’s team graduated the middle of their lineup, but talented reinforcements have arrived in Ithaca to bolster the Top-8 push.
• The men’s team is one of several deep squads with several returning starters vying for a Potter Cup (A Division) berth, and they will work to ensure that their 10th-place finish in 2020 is not their upper limit this year.

Head Coach:  David Palmer
Assistant Coach:  Mark Burke

Women’s Team Captains:  Sydney Bednar, Tory Huchro, Lily Zelov
Men’s Team Captains:  Charles Culhane, Nicholas Goth Errington, Nikhil Iyer, Henry Robbins

Women’s Team Roster Updates
Returning Players:  Sivasangari Subramaniam (First Team All-America), Lily Zelov, Alexis Shatzman, McKenna Stoltz, Ania LaDow, Mia Krishnamurthy, Sydney Bednar
Graduated/Non-Returning Starting Players:  Colby Gallagher, Madison Miles, Mimi deLisser, Lucy Martin
Additions to 2021-2022 Roster:  Ananya Dabke, Selena Georgieva, Charlotte Gillis, Ashley Hatstadt, Wen Li Lai, Kacey Mollenkopf

Men’s Team Roster Updates
Returning Players:  Veer Chotrani (First Team All-America), Charles Culhane, Nikhil Iyer, Luke Park, Nicholas Goth Errington, Humza Khan, Alex Dworetzky, Thomas Mocorrea, Yohann Surti, Max Lubowitz, Henry Robbins, Inderjit Singh, Brent Stein
Graduated/Non-Returning Starting Players:  Illia Presman, Jared Scherl
Additions to 2021-2022 Roster:  Morgan Huberman, Rohan Iyer, William Langdon, Edward Morneau, Tanay Punjabi, Shreeman Raghavan, Nicholas Robinson, William Sarbinowski, Arnaav Sareen, Spencer Yager

Women’s & Men’s Teams’ Goal:  Finish in the top 8 rankings

Women’s Key Matches: Stanford, Virginia, Columbia, Yale, Penn
Men’s Key Matches: Columbia, Yale, Dartmouth, Rochester, Western

Coach’s Quote: “Respect the Training. Honor the Commitment. Cherish the Results.”

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Connecticut College Camels

2021-2022 SEASON PREVIEW

• Connecticut College, one of the few teams to play a match during the 2020-2021 season, will focus on team culture and chemistry to lead them to success this season.
• The women’s team won the Epps Cup (D Division) in thrilling fashion in 2020 and will have their sights set on a Walker Cup (C Division) berth in 2022.
• The men’s team brings in four new players who will aim to fill the roles left by four graduated starters as they work to break into the Top 25 in the rankings.

Head Coach:  Mike MacDonald

Women’s Team Captains:  Johanile Hurtado, Birgitta Salvesen-Quinn, Liliana Vazquez
Men’s Team Captains:  Billy Fleurima, Md Jawad, Luigi Pasquariello

Women’s Team Roster Updates
Returning Players:  Johanile Hurtado, Liliana Vazquez, Birgitta Salvesen-Quinn, Angela Cao, Leslie Gonzalez, Tanya Mendoza
Graduated/Non-Returning Starting Players:  Denise Bonilla, Davis Lemay, Margaret Davey, Molly Carabatsos, Kayle Waterhouse, Noelle Giuliano
Additions to 2021-2022 Roster:  Ashley Breyer, Caroline Champa, Crystal Dixon, Karen Escalera, Rachel Matamoros, Isabel Schumacher

Men’s Team Roster Updates
Returning Players:  Md Jawad, Tyler Maguire, Billy Fleurima, Christopher Mach, Thomas Whittemore, James Nalle, Juan Hurtado, Demetrius Iatridis
Graduated/Non-Returning Starting Players:  James Andrew, Samuel Piller, Michael Rodriguez, Winston Simone, Kunal Sheth
Additions to 2021-2022 Roster:  Mike Achatz, Alex Lorenzo, Ryan Mach, Johor Mahir

Women’s Team Goal:  Continue developing our skills and team culture as we look to a full season of competition.
Men’s Team Goal:  Becoming a stronger team, both on and off the court.

Women’s Key Matches: Hamilton, Haverford, Wesleyan,
Men’s Key Matches: Hobart, Hamilton, Haverford, Wesleyan

Coach’s Quote: “After a hiatus of competition, we are recommitting ourselves to team squash, supporting each other, pushing to develop our skills, and strengthening the team culture to ultimately help us compete at our highest level.”

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Columbia University Lions

2021-2022 SEASON PREVIEW

• Associate Head Coach Joanne Schickerling takes over as the interim head coach.
• While she has big shoes to fill after the departure of Jacques Swanepoel – the only varsity coach in the program’s history – the Lions have two sizable rosters full of talent to take on all comers.
• The women’s team finished 5th in the country in 2020, the highest finish ever in program history, and they hope to push to even greater heights this season.
• After winning the Hoehn Cup (B Division) in 2020, the Columbia men are extremely motivated to break back into the Top 8 to compete for a national championship.

Interim Head Coach:  Joanne Schickerling
Assistant Coach: To be announced.

Women’s Team Captains:  Ellie McVeign, Habiba Mohamed
Men’s Team Captains:  Chaitanya Shah, James Wyatt

Women’s Team Roster Updates
Returning Players:  Habiba Mohamed (First Team All-America), Erica McGillicuddy, Ellie McVeigh, Cynthia Cao, Bunny Fox, Daisy Lentz, Pranjali Sharma
Graduated/Non-Returning Starting Players:  Nicole Kendall, Jui Kalgutkar, Jane Pincus, Doria Chen, Julia Masch, Caroline Soper
Additions to 2021-2022 Roster:  Rewa Bharma, Renee Chan, Julia Fink, Anika Kanchi, Naira Kothari, Megan Meyerson, Farida Mohamed, Jannia Singh, Diksha Aurobindo, Sarah Cao, Sin Yuk Chan

Women’s Team Goal:  Improve on team’s top 5 ranking and contend for an Ivy League and National Title

Women’s Key Matches:  Virginia, Drexel, full Ivy League schedule, Trinity

Coach’s Quote about the Women’s Team: “We have an incredibly talented group of women this season who are motivated and hungry to get back on court after not competing last season. I expect the women to take the Columbia team to new heights and to finish the season the highest the team has ever finished in program history!”

Men’s Team Roster Updates
Returning Players:  Velavan Senthilkumar (First Team All-America), James Wyatt (Second Team All-America), Callan Hall, Chaitanya Shah, Justin Ghaeli, Aditya Kankariya, Hugh Camiener, Vishan Patel, Nico Hughes, Andrew Jung
Graduated/Non-Returning Starting Players:  Robin Mann, Krish Kapur, Rahul Sehrawat
Additions to 2021-2022 Roster:  Sankalp Anand, Harold Castiaux, Zach Nam, Rutvik Rau, Sameer Saxena, Jacob Bulbulia, Ryan Chen, Gonzalo Santiago Fernandez de la Mora, Adam Goad, Gabriel Yun

Men’s Team Goal:  Make the top draw for Men’s Nationals and get back into the top 5.

Men’s Key Matches:  Virginia, Drexel, Cornell, Yale, Rochester

Coach’s Quote about the Men’s Team: “After missing out on a chance to compete last year, we have a very deep and talented squad of returners and incomers who I expect to be the toughest team physically and mentally this year and who are determined to break back into the top 5 this season.”

To read season previews for other CSA teams, please visit the 2021-2022 College Squash Season Previews page.

Colby College Mules

2021-2022 SEASON PREVIEW

• The Colby teams will finally get a chance to welcome teams to their new home facility, which opened during the pandemic.
• Both teams have a core group of starters returning to the lineup, which brings stability during an uncertain return to play.
• Colby will be looking for supremacy against Maine rivals Bates and Bowdoin while battling for good positioning within the NESCAC.

Head Coach:  Chris Abplanalp

Women’s Team Captains:  To be announced
Men’s Team Captains:  To be announced

Women’s Team Roster Updates
Returning Players:  Sabrina Teope, Stephanie Keane, Tiana Issa, Greta Drefke, Sabrina Rabins, Frances Treadwell, Fiona Casson, Lila Saligman
Graduated/Non-Returning Starting Players:  Mariam Mansoor, Sydney Ku, Madeline Latimore, D’Arcy Carlson
Additions to 2021-2022 Roster:  Karla Dominguez, Annika Hogan, Andrea Lee, Clara Lehv, Masha Kotova

Men’s Team Roster Updates
Returning Players:  Dylan Tymkiw, Alex Spafford, Jack Vanderhorst, Ryan Santoro, Duda Voldman, Tyler Burt, Graham Mogollon, Alex Halprin, Irfan Chaudhuri, William Campbell, Robbie Villani, Phillip Lee, Rintaro Yamamoto
Graduated/Non-Returning Starting Players:  Chase Holding, Alex Kurtin, Jason Brodo, Charlie Beauregard, Gautam Mitra
Additions to 2021-2022 Roster:  Max Benamran, Rory Hallowell, Jonathan Sosa Urganga

Teams’ Goal:  Improve team ranking both within CSA and the NESCAC

Women’s Key Matches: William Smith, St. Lawrence, Bowdoin
Men’s Key Matches: Amherst, Bowdoin, Bates, Tufts

Coach’s Quote: “We are excited about the upcoming season. After last year, we are looking forward to finally competing in our new facility. Both teams have a solid group of returners as well as newcomers that will add strength and depth to the line-ups.”

To read season previews for other CSA teams, please visit the 2021-2022 College Squash Season Previews page.

Chatham University Cougars

2021-2022 SEASON PREVIEW

• Head Coach Chris Fernandez took the reins of the program this summer after a three-year stint in the same role at Dickinson College.
• The women will have the challenge of playing their first full varsity season coming out of the pandemic and with a new coach just having taken charge.
• The men’s team flew up the rankings in 2020, capturing the Barnaby Award for the most improved team. With another strong set of recruits, the men hope to make some noise in the top 25 of the rankings.

Head Coach:  Chris Fernandez
Assistant Coach:  Jose Fernandez

Women’s Team Captains:  To be announced
Men’s Team Captains:  To be announced

Women’s Team Roster Updates
Returning Players:  New varsity program in 2021-2022
Additions to 2021-2022 Roster:  Valentina Della-Maddalena, Mariam Kamal, Sofia Ramos

Men’s Team Roster Updates
Returning Players:  Abdul Malik, Owais Rasheed, Mohamed Sadek, Alaaeldin Abdelkhalik, Vinicius Muniz, Christopher Tejada
Graduated/Non-Returning Starting Players:  Drew Bannon, Zane Porterfield, Jeffrey Duclos, Harry Aung
Additions to 2021-2022 Roster:  Agustin Carranza, Jacob Miller, Luis Moncada, Jared Nalliah, Lucas Oliviera, Abdelrahman Sadek, Chas Stewart

Women’s Team Goals:  Get our numbers to at least 7 players in order for our matches to count towards nationals. Looking forward to our first year as a competitive women varsity squash team. Win 1 match!!
Men’s Team Goals: Move up the rankings!  Beat at least two of the teams ranked ahead of us.

Women’s Key Matches: Denison, Mount Holyoke, Haverford
Men’s Key Matches: Hobart, Dickinson, St. Lawrence, Hamilton

Coach’s Quote: “Looking forward to the growth and unity of this group. I expect to see great sporting behavior, fierce competitors and a close-knit tight unit when you catch the Cougars in town!”

To read season previews for other CSA teams, please visit the 2021-2022 College Squash Season Previews page.

Bowdoin College Polar Bears

2021-2022 SEASON PREVIEW

• After not having a full squad together throughout last academic year, Head Coach Theo Woodward is excited to have everyone back and ready to compete.
• The women were vastly improved in 2020 and will look to build on that momentum with their top five starters all returning, plus six new additions competing for a starting place.
• The men lost three starters, but they have added some highly rated players to push all-conference performer Deven Kanwal.

Head Coach:  Theo Woodward
Assistant Coach:  Brendan McClintick

Women’s Team – Seniors:  Melissa Horan
Men’s Team – Seniors:  Carson Claar, Ishaan George, Jack Milligan, Adham Sobhy

Women’s Team Roster Updates
Returning Players:  Caroline Glaser, Clio Bersani, Ursula Sze, Sophie Barber, Melissa Horan, Catherine Adams, Gretchen Clauss, Tessa Frank
Graduated/Non-Returning Starting Players:  Maya Chandar-Kouba, Lucy Noel, Callie Burkhart, Hannah Reiff
Additions to 2021-2022 Roster:  Julia Barrozo, Amanda Cowhey, Cabell Crowder, Micheka Fenelon, Frances Hornbostel, Delphine King, Ella Olcese, Skyler Spaulding, Emma Watts-Roy

Men’s Team Roster Updates
Returning Players:  Deven Kanwal, John Milligan, Adham Sobhy, Carson Claar, Henry Somerby, Ishaan George, Edwardo Perez, Charlie Preusse, Zach Hobbs
Graduated/Non-Returning Starting Players:  Tyler Shonrock, Gannon Leech, Drew Clark
Additions to 2021-2022 Roster:  Nathaniel Ahn, Neil Bam, Justin Barr, Alexander Ranganathan, Abhiroop Reddy, Jackson Rho, Nick Wilkinson, Jack Winston

Team Goals:  Achieve a Top 15 National Ranking. Have fun and compete with pride!

Women’s Key Matches: Wesleyan, Amherst, Bates, Tufts
Men’s Key Matches: Bates, Amherst, Colby, Navy, Tufts

To read season previews for other CSA teams, please visit the 2021-2022 College Squash Season Previews page.

Bates College Bobcats

2021-2022 SEASON PREVIEW

• Head Coach Reinhold Hergeth enters his third year with hopes of reaching the NESCAC finals, which would leave both teams in great positions for the team championships
• Both teams lost their No. 1 players from two years ago to graduation.
• The women’s team has a deep returning squad which should help get the team off on the right foot.
• The men’s team lost six starters from two years ago, so they will rely on some new faces to reach their goals.

Head Coach:  Reinhold Hergeth
Assistant Coach:  Andrea Echeverria

Women’s Team Captains:  Katie Manternach, Natalie Bachman, Erika Parker-Schmidt
Men’s Team Captains:  Jesper Phillips, Peter Koenigsbauer

Women’s Team Roster Updates
Returning Players:  Erika Parker-Schmidt, Katherine Manternach, Ella Lungstrum, Natasha Jones, Victoria Haghighi, Cordelia Dotson, Natalie Bachman, Lucy Moseley
Graduated/Non-Returning Starting Players:  Luca Polgar, Maeve O’Brien, Tiffany Cervantes
Additions to 2021-2022 Roster:  Grace Flaherty, Andrea Martagon, Marina McGuire, Zaya Rothenberg, Dainalee Velez

Men’s Team Roster Updates
Returning Players:  Jesper Phillips, Jonathan Walker, Peter Koenigsbauer, Sultan Hashmi, Jairaj Singh
Graduated/Non-Returning Starting Players:  Graham Bonnell, Mahmoud Yousry, Omar Attia, Garon Rothenberg, Benni McComish, Dylan Muldoon, David Quintero
Additions to 2021-2022 Roster:  Labeeb Ali, Tad Koenigsbauer, Matthew Lazor, Tasker Peacock, Harris Ramlee, Alec Spiro, Garrett Wenberg, Adrian Wong

Women’s Team Goal:  Qualifying for the Kurtz Cup at Nationals and reaching the NESCAC finals.
Men’s Team Goal:  Qualifying for the Hoehn Cup at Nationals and reaching the NESCAC finals.

Women’s Key Matches:  Williams, Middlebury, Amherst, Tufts
Men’s Key Matches:  Williams, Middlebury, MIT, Colby

Coach’s Quote: “We are proud of our diversity ranging from players around the world and the entire country who will be representing Bates Squash once again. Our expectation is to continue building a hard working culture, while maintaining transparency and commitment as student-athletes. Additionally, we are proud to support our coaches and teammates through all hardships on and off the court as we continue to battle the Covid-19 pandemic.”

To read season previews for other CSA teams, please visit the 2021-2022 College Squash Season Previews page.

Bard College Raptors

2021-2022 SEASON PREVIEW

• Coach Thorpe-Clark will lead a rebuilding year after graduating several dedicated players
• Liberty League Championships will be hosted by local conference rival Vassar College on Feb. 5-6, 2022.

Head Coach:  Craig Thorpe-Clark

Women’s Team Captains:  Pam Jaramillo, Jackie Lerman
Men’s Team Captains:  Martin Graham, Alex Luscher

Women’s Team Roster Updates
Returning Players:  Pam Jaramillo, Jackie Lerman, Cameron Orr, Cerina Shippey
Graduated/Non-Returning Starting Players:  Riti Bahl, Siren Chen, Nadia Russell, Justine Zaki, Marlaina Yost
Additions to 2021-2022 Roster:  To be announced

Men’s Team Roster Updates
Returning Players:  Wyatt Alger, Layl Andary, Will Egan, Martin Graham, Alex Luscher
Graduated/Non-Returning Starting Players:  Noah Gichan, Simon Nichoson, John Michael Richards, Devon Wall, Theodore Webb, Artun Ak, Lukas Roscoe, Marko Jukic
Additions to 2021-2022 Roster:  To be announced

Team Goals:  Make the most of every opportunity to play and compete. Work hard to be competitive in every match. Enjoy the chance to practice, play and compete again!

Women’s Key Matches: Vassar, Fordham, Rochester, Wellesley
Men’s Key Matches: Vassar, Fordham, Bucknell, Wash. Univ. of St. Louis

To read season previews for other CSA teams, please visit the 2021-2022 College Squash Season Previews page.