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Columbia Lions men's squash

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Columbia Lions men's squash
UniversityColumbia University
First season2010–11
Head coachChris Sachvie (2nd season)
LeagueCollege Squash Association
ConferenceIvy League
LocationNew York City, New York
VenueSL Green StreetSquash
RivalriesCornell
All-time record103–66 (.609)
All-Americans7
NicknameLions
ColorsColumbia blue and white[1]
   
Conference champions
2018
Websitewww.gocolumbialions.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9600&SPID=78095&KEY=

The Columbia Lions men's squash team is the intercollegiate men's squash team for Columbia University located in New York City, New York. The team competes in the Ivy League within the College Squash Association. The university first fielded a varsity team in 2010, under the leadership of head coach Jacques Swanepoel.[2]

History

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The Lions beat Harvard in the 2017–2018 regular season for the first time in program history with a nail-biting 5–4 victory, with the deciding match won by Osama Khalifa. They went on undefeated in Ivy League play in the regular season, earning them their very first Ivy League title.

  • 2018 Ivy League 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 13 5 8th 21st
2011–2012 7 11 7th 10th
2012–2013 8 10 6th 12th
2013–2014 8 7 6th 10th
2014–2015 13 4 2nd 4th
2015–2016 7 8 2nd (Tie) 8th
2016–2017 12 4 2nd 4th
2017–2018 16 2 1st 3rd
2018–2019 9 7 3rd (Tie) 6th
2019–2020 10 8 3rd (Tie) 9th
2020–2021 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–2022 9 8 4th 6th
2022–2023 7 8 6th 9th
2023–2024 5 5 6th 7th

Players

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Current roster

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Updated February 2024.[5]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
3 India Shaurya Bawa Fr. 2023 New Delhi, India
1 England Franklyn Smith So. 2022 Brighton, England
South Korea Andrew Jung Jr. 2021 Seongnam, South Korea
4 France Laszlo Godde Fr. 2023 La Rochelle, France
South Africa Adam Morkel So. 2022 Cape Town, South Africa
7 India Paarth Ambani Fr. 2023 Mumbai, India
9 England Adam Goad Jr. 2021 Carlisle, England
5 United States Jacob Bulbulia Jr. 2021 Short Hills, New Jersey
Canada Alexander Yuzpe So. 2022 Toronto, Ontario
United States Tommy Soltanian Fr. 2023 Baltimore, Maryland
United States Gonzalo de la Mora Jr. 2021 New Haven, Connecticut
2 Belgium Harold Castiaux Sr. 2020 Brussels, Belgium
8 Singapore Rutvik Rau Sr. 2020 Singapore, Singapore
6 United States Zach Nam Sr. 2020 Seoul, South Korea
United States Ryan Chen Jr. 2021 Bedford, New York
United States Sameer Saxena Sr. 2020 Newtown Square, Pennsylvania

Notable former players

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Notable alumni include:

  • Ramit Tandon '15, Current world no. 56, 4x 1st-team All-American and 4x 1st-team All-Ivy, 4 PSA titles
  • Osama Khalifa '18, 4x 1st-team All-American and 4x 1st-team All-Ivy, 2017 College Individual National Champion, Winner of Skillman Award for best 4-year career in college squash

References

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  1. ^ "Brand Guide". VisualIdentity.Columbia.edu. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Men's Squash – Coaches – Columbia University Lions".
  3. ^ "No. 2 Columbia Clinches Share of First-Ever Ivy League Crown".
  4. ^ "Men's Squash".
  5. ^ "Roster".
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