Columbia Lions men's squash

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Columbia Lions men's squash
University	Columbia University
First season	2010–11
Head coach	Chris Sachvie (2nd season)
League	College Squash Association
Conference	Ivy League
Location	New York City, New York
Venue	SL Green StreetSquash
Rivalries	Cornell
All-time record	103–66 (.609)
All-Americans	7
Nickname	Lions
Colors	Columbia blue and white[1]
Conference champions
2018
Website	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.^[2]

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.

• 2018 Ivy League Champion ^[3]

Year-by-year results

Men's Squash

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

Current roster

Updated February 2024.^[5]

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

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

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".

External links

• Official website