Penn Quakers men's squash
{{short description|American college squash team}}
{{Infobox college squash school
| team_name = Penn Quakers men's squash
| athletics_name = Penn Quakers
| logo = Penn Quakers logo.svg
| logo_size = 150
|University = University of Pennsylvania
| FirstYear = 1935-36
| HeadCoach = Gilly Lane
| tenure = 9th
| Venue = Penn Squash Center
| Location = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| League = College Squash Association
| ConferenceLink = Ivy League
| ConferenceDisplay = Ivy League
| ATWins = 552
| ATLosses = 412
| Rivalries = Princeton, Drexel, Harvard
| AllAmericans = 25
| Nickname = Quakers
| NatlTitles = 2024, 2025
| NatlFinalist = 2020, 2022
| ConfTitles = 1966, 1969, 1974, 2022, 2024, 2025
| website = {{URL|1=https://www.pennathletics.com/index.aspx?path=msquash}}
}}
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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. {{cite web|url=https://www.pennathletics.com/roster.aspx?path=msquash#sidearm-roster-coaches|title=2017-18 Men's Squash Roster - University of Pennsylvania|website=www.pennathletics.com}}
History
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
= Men's Squash =
Updated February 2025.{{cite web|url=http://ivyleaguesports.com/index.aspx?path=msquash#s-standings|title=Ivy League|website=ivyleaguesports.com}}
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| 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 |
| 2024-2025 | 16 | 0 | 1st | 1st |
Players
= Current roster =
Updated February 2025.{{cite web | url=https://www.pennathletics.com/roster.aspx?path=msquash| title=Roster}}
{{Squash team roster}}
{{squash team player
| first = Nicholas | last = Spizzirri | dab = | num = 2 | pos = | nat = USA | class = Gr. | start = 2020 | birthplace = Greenwich, Connecticut}}
{{squash team player
| first = Dana | last = Santry | dab = | num = 6 | pos = | nat = USA | class = Gr. | start = 2020 | birthplace = Greenwich, Connecticut}}
{{squash team player
| first = Abdelrahman | last = Dweek | dab = | num = 8 | pos = | nat = CAN | class = Gr. | start = 2020 | birthplace = Calgary, Alberta}}
{{squash team player
| first = Oliver | last = Green | dab = Oliver Green (squash player) | num = | pos = | nat = ENG | class = Sr. | start = 2021 | birthplace = Hitchin, Hertfordshire}}
{{squash team player
| first = Roger Alber | last = Baddour | dab = | num = 10 | pos = | nat = EGY | class = Gr. | start = 2020 | birthplace = Alexandria, Egypt}}
{{squash team player
| first = Rehan | last = Luthra | dab = | num = 12 | pos = | nat = USA | class = Sr. | start = 2021 | birthplace = Kirkland, Washington}}
{{squash team player
| first = Omar | last = Hafez | num = 3 | pos = | nat = EGY | class = Jr. | start = 2022 | birthplace = Alexandria, Egypt}}
{{squash team player
| first = Marwan | last = Abdelsalam | num = 4 | pos = | nat = EGY | class = Fr. | start = 2024 | birthplace = Alexandria, Egypt}}
{{squash team player
| first = Hao | last = Cui | dab = | num = | pos = | nat = USA | class = Jr. | start = 2022 | birthplace = Pikesville, Maryland}}
{{squash team player
| first = Salman | last = Khalil | dab = | num = 1 | pos = | nat = EGY | class = So. | start = 2023 | birthplace = Cairo, Egypt}}
{{squash team player
| first = Kyle | last = Penman | dab = | num = | pos = | nat = SCO | class = So. | start = 2023 | birthplace = Stirling, Scotland}}
{{squash team player
| first = Ben | last = Mathias | dab = | num = | pos = | nat = USA | class = So. | start = 2023 | birthplace = Greenwich, Connecticut}}
{{squash team player
| first = Varun | last = Chitturi | dab = | num = 9 | pos = | nat = USA | class = So. | start = 2023 | birthplace = Fremont, California}}
{{squash team player
| first = Zane | last = Patel | dab = | num = 7 | pos = | nat = USA | class = Fr. | start = 2024 | birthplace = Palo Alto, California}}
{{squash team player
| first = Jat | last = Tse | dab = | num = | pos = | nat = HKG | class = So. | start = 2023 | birthplace = Kowloon, Hong Kong}}
{{squash team player
| first = Shaam | last = Gambhir | dab = | num = 11 | pos = | nat = USA | class = Sr. | start = 2021 | birthplace = Wayne, Pennsylvania}}
{{squash team player
| first = Nathan | last = Kueh | dab = | num = 5 | pos = | nat = MAS | class = Sr. | start = 2021 | birthplace = Miri, Sarawak}}
{{squash team player
| first = Rustin | last = Wiser | dab = | num = | pos = | nat = USA | class = Fr. | start = 2024 | birthplace = Bronxville, New York}}
{{table end}}
= Notable former players =
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
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website}}
{{Penn}}
{{Ivy League men's squash navbox}}
Category:Sports clubs and teams established in 2010
Category:College men's squash teams in the United States