Columbia Lions men's squash
{{short description|American college squash team}}
{{for|information on all Columbia University sports|Columbia Lions}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox college squash school
| team_name = Columbia Lions men's squash
| athletics_name = Columbia Lions
| logo = Columbia Lions wordmark.svg
| logo_size = 250
|University = Columbia University
| FirstYear = 2010–11
| HeadCoach = Chris Sachvie
| tenure = 2nd
| Venue = SL Green StreetSquash
| Location = New York City, New York
| League = College Squash Association
| ConferenceLink = Ivy League
| ConferenceDisplay = Ivy League
| ATWins = 103
| ATLosses = 66
| Rivalries = Cornell
| AllAmericans = 7
| Nickname = Lions
| NatlTitles =
| NatlFinalist =
| ConfTitles = 2018
| website = {{URL|1=http://www.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.{{cite web|url=http://www.gocolumbialions.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=9600&SPID=78095&SPSID=606674|title=Men's Squash – Coaches – Columbia University Lions}}
History
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.
Year-by-year results
= Men's Squash =
Updated February 2024.{{Cite web|url=http://ivyleaguesports.com/index.aspx?path=msquash#s-standings|title = Men's Squash}}
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| 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 | colspan="4" | 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
= Current roster =
Updated February 2024.{{cite web | url=http://www.gocolumbialions.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9600&SPID=78095&KEY= | title=Roster}}
{{Squash team roster}}
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| first = Shaurya | last = Bawa | dab = | num = 3 | pos = | nat = IND | class = Fr. | start = 2023 | birthplace = New Delhi, India}}
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| first = Franklyn | last = Smith | dab = | num = 1 | pos = | nat = ENG | class = So. | start = 2022 | birthplace = Brighton, England}}
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| first = Andrew | last = Jung | dab = | num = | pos = | nat = KOR | class = Jr. | start = 2021 | birthplace = Seongnam, South Korea }}
{{squash team player
| first = Laszlo | last = Godde | dab = | num = 4 | pos = | nat = FRA | class = Fr. | start = 2023 | birthplace = La Rochelle, France}}
{{squash team player
| first = Adam | last = Morkel | dab = | num = | pos = | nat = RSA | class = So. | start = 2022 | birthplace = Cape Town, South Africa}}
{{squash team player
| first = Paarth | last = Ambani | dab = | num = 7 | pos = | nat = IND | class = Fr. | start = 2023 | birthplace = Mumbai, India}}
{{squash team player
| first = Adam | last = Goad | dab = | num = 9 | pos = | nat = ENG | class = Jr. | start = 2021 | birthplace = Carlisle, England}}
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| first = Jacob | last = Bulbulia | dab = | num = 5 | pos = | nat = USA | class = Jr. | start = 2021 | birthplace = Short Hills, New Jersey}}
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| first = Alexander | last = Yuzpe | dab = | num = | pos = | nat = CAN | class = So. | start = 2022 | birthplace = Toronto, Ontario}}
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| first = Tommy | last = Soltanian | dab = | num = | pos = | nat = USA | class = Fr. | start = 2023 | birthplace = Baltimore, Maryland}}
{{squash team player
| first = Gonzalo | last = de la Mora| dab = | num = | pos = | nat = USA | class = Jr. | start = 2021 | birthplace = New Haven, Connecticut}}
{{squash team player
| first = Harold | last = Castiaux | dab = | num = 2 | pos = | nat = BEL | class = Sr. | start = 2020 | birthplace = Brussels, Belgium}}
{{squash team player
| first = Rutvik | last = Rau | dab = | num = 8 | pos = | nat = SIN | class = Sr. | start = 2020 | birthplace = Singapore, Singapore}}
{{squash team player
| first = Zach | last = Nam | dab = | num = 6 | pos = | nat = USA | class = Sr. | start = 2020 | birthplace = Seoul, South Korea}}
{{squash team player
| first = Ryan | last = Chen | dab = | num = | pos = | nat = USA | class = Jr. | start = 2021 | birthplace = Bedford, New York}}
{{squash team player
| first = Sameer | last = Saxena | dab = | num = | pos = | nat = USA | class = Sr. | start = 2020 | birthplace = Newtown Square, Pennsylvania}}
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= Notable former players =
Notable alumni include:
- Ramit Tandon '15, Current world no. 56, 4x 1st-team All-American and 4x 1st-team All-Ivy, 4 PSA titles
- Velavan Senthilkumar
- 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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External links
- {{Official website|url=http://www.gocolumbialions.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9600&SPID=78095&SPSID=606850&DB_OEM_ID=9600}}
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