Penn Quakers men's squash
| Penn Quakers men's squash | |
|---|---|
 | |
| University | University of Pennsylvania |
| First season | 1935-36 |
| Head coach | Gilly Lane (8th season) |
| League | College Squash Association |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Venue | Penn Squash Center |
| Rivalries | Princeton, Drexel, Harvard |
| All-time record | 536–412 (.565) |
| All-Americans | 25 |
| Nickname | Quakers |
| Colors | Red and blue[1] |
| National champions | |
| 2024 | |
| National runner-up | |
| 2020, 2022 | |
| Conference champions | |
| 1966, 1969, 1974, 2022, 2024 | |
| Website | www |
The Penn Quakers men's squash team is the intercollegiate men's squash team for University of Pennsylvania located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The team competes in the Ivy League within the College Squash Association. The university first fielded a squash team in 1935. The current is head coach is former professional squash player Gilly Lane and the director is Jack Wyant. [2]
History[edit]
The Quakers enjoyed considerable success in the 60s and 70s, winning 3 Ivy League titles. In 2022, they finished the regular season undefeated at 16-0 and captured their first outright Ivy League championship since 1969.
Year-by-year results[edit]
Men's Squash[edit]
Updated February 2024.[3]
| Year | Wins | Losses | Ivy League | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–2011 | 6 | 9 | 6th | 10th |
| 2011–2012 | 8 | 7 | 6th | 9th |
| 2012–2013 | 5 | 12 | 7th | 14th |
| 2013–2014 | 8 | 7 | 4th | 8th |
| 2014–2015 | 9 | 8 | 5th | 7th |
| 2015–2016 | 11 | 6 | 5th | 5th |
| 2016–2017 | 9 | 8 | 4th | 7th |
| 2017–2018 | 11 | 7 | 4th | 7th |
| 2018–2019 | 14 | 4 | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2019-2020 | 14 | 3 | 2nd | 2nd |
| 2020-2021 | Season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021-2022 | 18 | 1 | 1st | 2nd |
| 2022-2023 | 16 | 3 | 2nd | 4th |
| 2023-2024 | 15 | 2 | T1st | 1st |
Players[edit]
Current roster[edit]
Updated February 2024.[4]
| No. | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Nicholas Spizzirri | Sr. | 2020 | Greenwich, Connecticut | ||
| 7 |
|
Dana Santry | Sr. | 2020 | Greenwich, Connecticut | ||
| 5 | 
|
Abdelrahman Dweek | Jr. | 2020 | Calgary, Alberta | ||
|
Oliver Green | Jr. | 2021 | Hitchin, Hertfordshire | |||
| 8 | 
|
Roger Alber Baddour | Jr. | 2020 | Alexandria, Egypt | ||
| 9 |
|
Rehan Luthra | Jr. | 2021 | Kirkland, Washington | ||
| 3 |
|
Omar Hafez | So. | 2022 | Alexandria, Egypt | ||
|
Diego Narvaez | So. | 2022 | Nuevo Cuscatlan, El Salvador | |||
| 9 |
|
Hao Cui | So. | 2022 | Pikesville, Maryland | ||
| 2 |
|
Salman Khalil | Fr. | 2023 | Cairo, Egypt | ||
|
Kyle Penman | Fr. | 2023 | Stirling, Scotland | |||
|
|
Ben Mathias | Fr. | 2023 | Greenwich, Connecticut | |||
| 6 |
|
Varun Chitturi | Fr. | 2023 | Fremont, California | ||
|
Jat Tse | Fr. | 2023 | Kowloon, Hong Kong | |||
| 10 |
|
Shaam Gambhir | Jr. | 2021 | Wayne, Pennsylvania | ||
| 4 | 
|
Nathan Kueh | Jr. | 2021 | Miri, Sarawak |
Notable former players[edit]
Andrew Douglas (squash player) '22, 4x 1st team All-American, 4x 1st team All-Ivy
Ned Edwards '80, 4x All-Ivy, Individual Champion
Aly Abou Eleinen '22, 3x 1st team All-American, 3x 1st team All-Ivy, Individual Tournament Finalist
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Elements of the Penn Logo". Branding.Web-Resources.UPenn.edu. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ "2017-18 Men's Squash Roster - University of Pennsylvania". www.pennathletics.com.
- ^ "Ivy League". ivyleaguesports.com.
- ^ "Roster".
