Virginia Cavaliers men's squash | |
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University | University of Virginia |
First season | 2017 |
Head coach | Mark Allen (5th season) |
League | College Squash Association, Mid-Atlantic Squash Conference |
Location | Charlottesville, Virginia |
Venue | Boar's Head Sports Club |
Rivalries | Franklin & Marshall College, Drexel University |
All-time record | 73–30 (.709) |
All-Americans | 2 |
Nickname | Hoos |
Colors | Orange and blue [1] |
Conference champions | |
2020, 2022 | |
Website | virginiasports |
The Virginia Cavaliers men's squash team is the intercollegiate men's squash team for the University of Virginia located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The team competes in the College Squash Association. The head coach of the team is Mark Allen.
Updated February 2023. [2]
No. | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
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Andrew Barr | Jr. | 2020 | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | ||||
10 | Charles Braff | So. | 2021 | Locust Valley, New York | |||
3 | Taha Dinana | Jr. | 2020 | Cairo, Egypt | |||
7 | Evan Hajek | So. | 2021 | Charlottesville, Virginia | |||
4 | Cullen Little | Sr. | 2019 | Baltimore, Maryland | |||
Patrick Keller | Fr. | 2022 | Rye, New York | ||||
1 | Aly Hussein | Sr. | 2019 | Cairo, Egypt | |||
5 | Myles McIntyre | Jr. | 2020 | Andover, Massachusetts | |||
8 | Tyler Mackesy | Sr. | 2019 | Bronxville, New York | |||
2 | Omar El Torkey | Sr. | 2019 | New Cairo, Egypt | |||
6 | CJ Baldini | So. | 2021 | West Hartford, Connecticut | |||
Maxwell Velazquez | Jr. | 2020 | Brooklyn, New York | ||||
JP Tew | Fr. | 2022 | Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||
9 | Teddy Durfee | Sr. | 2019 | Bedford, New York |
Notable alumni include:
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