Princeton Tigers men's squash

The Princeton Tigers men's squash team is the intercollegiate men's squash team for Princeton University located in Princeton, New Jersey. The team competes in the Ivy League within the College Squash Association. The university created a squash team in 1930. The current head coach is Sean Wilkinson. [2]

Princeton Tigers men's squash
UniversityPrinceton University
First season1930-31
Head coachSean Wilkinson (11th season)
LeagueCollege Squash Association
ConferenceIvy League
LocationPrinceton, New Jersey
VenueJadwin Gymnasium
RivalriesPenn
All-time record715–242 (.747)
All-Americans59
NicknameTigers
ColorsBlack and orange[1]
   
National champions
1942, 1955, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1993, 2012
National runner-up
1956, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Conference champions
1957, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1989, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2024
Websitehttp://goprincetontigers.com/index.aspx?path=msquash

History

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John Conroy, who coached for three decades (1940-69), won 180 matches and the program's first Ivy League title in 1957, and he is also an inductee in the College Squash Hall of Fame.

Both a College Hall of Fame and US Squash Hall of Fame inductee, Bob Callahan, who retired following the 2013 Ivy League championship season, won the most matches (316) and Ivy League titles (11) in program history.

Princeton's most historic victory came in 2012 national team championship final over Trinity, in which the Tigers ended a sensational 13-year winning streak for Trinity. Princeton was down 4–2 in the match and rallied to win 5–4.

  • 2012 National Champion [3]

Year-by-year results

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Men's Squash

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Updated February 2024.[4]

Year Wins Losses Ivy League Overall
2010–2011 12 3 2nd 3rd
2011–2012 15 1 1st 1st
2012–2013 12 3 1st (Tie) 3rd
2013–2014 8 7 5th 9th
2014–2015 8 8 5th 9th
2015–2016 4 13 7th 12th
2016–2017 6 10 6th 10th
2017–2018 9 9 4th 8th
2018–2019 7 9 3rd (Tie) 8th
2019–2020 11 6 3rd (Tie) 4th
Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–2022 8 6 4th 6th
2022–2023 11 4 3rd 7th
2023–2024 10 3 1st (Tie) 3rd

Players

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Current roster

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Updated February 2024.[5]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
4   Ahmed Wael Aly Hussein Jr. 2021 Cairo, Egypt
  Federico Sosa So. 2022 Quertaro, Mexico
  David Beeson So. 2022 Riverside, Connecticut
  Justin Rosini Fr. 2023 Gladwyne, Pennsylvania
6   Avi Agarwal So. 2022 Monroe, New Jersey
  James Kontulis Jr. 2021 New Canaan, Connecticut
2   Hollis Robertson Fr. 2023 New York City, New York
  Samuel Chiang Jr. 2022 New York, New York
  Mason Menin Fr. 2023 New York, New York
7   Alhassan Khalil So. 2022 Solihull, England
  William Ezratty Gr. 2019 Greenwich, Connecticut
10   Arin Mukherjee Gr. 2019 Princeton, New Jersey
5   Alastair Cho Gr. 2019 Reisterstown, Maryland
1   Karim Elbarbary Sr. 2020 Cairo, Egypt
3   Thomas Rosini Sr. 2020 Gladwyne, Pennsylvania
8   Zain Ahmed Jr. 2021 Morgan Hill, California
9   Gordon Lam Jr. 2021 Portland, Oregon

Notable former players

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Notable alumni include:

  • Yasser El Halaby '06, Former world no. 40, 54–6 career record, 4x 1st-team All-American and 4x 1st-team All-Ivy, 4x individual national champion, widely considered to be the best ever collegiate squash player [6]
  • Todd Harrity '13, Current world no. 37, 59–10 career record, 4 PSA titles, 4x 1st-team All-American and 4x 1st-team All-Ivy, 2011 individual national champion, Skillman Award Winner [7]
  • Youssef Ibrahim '22, Current world no. 17, 43–12 career record, 6 PSA titles, 3x 1st-team All-American and 3x 1st-team All-Ivy, 2022 individual national runner up

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Logo & Brand Assets | Princeton University Office of Communications". Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Men's Squash Coaches".
  3. ^ "2021-22 Men's Squash Schedule".
  4. ^ "Men's Squash".
  5. ^ "Roster".
  6. ^ "Top Male Athletes of the Decade: No. 1 Yasser el Halaby ?06".
  7. ^ "Todd Harrity - Men's Squash".
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