Cornell Big Red men's squash

Summary

The Cornell Big Red men's squash team is the intercollegiate men's squash team for Cornell University located in Ithaca, New York. The team competes in the Ivy League within the College Squash Association. The team was established in 1956. They play at the Belkin International Squash Courts at the Reis Tennis Center. The head coach is currently Australian former world number 1, David Palmer.

Cornell Big Red men's squash
UniversityCornell University
First season1956-57
Head coachDavid Palmer (6th season)
LeagueCollege Squash Association
ConferenceIvy League
LocationIthaca, New York
VenueBelkin International Squash Courts
RivalriesColumbia, Rochester, Western Ontario
All-time record474–513 (.480)
All-Americans13
NicknameBig Red
ColorsCarnelian red and white[1]
   
Websitehttp://cornellbigred.com/index.aspx?path=msquash

History edit

Mark Devoy coached the team for 12 seasons from 2004 to 2016. He led the Big Red to be a steady presence in the top 8 nationally, with a 126-89 career record. The Big Red finished as high as 6th in the country during Devoy's tenure. Palmer replaced both Mark and Julee Devoy (women's head coach) before the 2016-2017 season. Palmer is the third former world number 1 currently coaching a college squash team, joining Drexel's John White and MIT's Thierry Lincou.

Year-by-year results edit

Men's Squash edit

Updated February 2024.[2]

Year Wins Losses Ivy League Overall
2010–2011 10 6 3rd 6th
2011–2012 13 7 4th 4th
2012–2013 16 6 3rd (Tie) 8th
2013–2014 10 7 3rd 6th
2014–2015 9 9 6th 11th
2015–2016 9 9 5th 10th
2016–2017 7 12 7th 12th
2017–2018 6 15 8th 16th
2018–2019 6 12 7th 13th
2019–2020 7 11 7th 10th
Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–2022 9 7 5th 9th
2022–2023 8 9 5th 6th
2023-2024 7 5 5th 6th

Players edit

Current roster edit

Updated February 2024.[3]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
  Ted Morneau Sr. 2020 Toronto, Ontario
1   Veer Chotrani Gr. 2019 Mumbai, India
4   Syan Singh Fr. 2023 Mississauga, Ontario
top 9 soon   Robert Sawyers Jr. 2021 New York, New York
6   Morgan Huberman Sr. 2020 New York, New York
  William Sarbinowski Jr. 2021 Darien, Connecticut
9   Jeh Pandole So. 2022 Mumbai, India
10   Daanyal Agboatwalla Fr. 2023 Bronx, New York
5   Shreemann Raghavan Jr. 2021 Chennai, India
  Rohan Iyer Jr. 2021 Cincinnati, Ohio
8   Arnav Tevatia Fr. 2023 San Francisco, California
  Aaron Liang Jr. 2021 Singapore, Singapore
7   Tanay Punjabi Jr. 2021 Mumbai, India
2   Spencer Yager Sr. 2020 Villanova, Pennsylvania
3   Arnaav Sareen Jr. 2021 Pune, India

Notable former players edit

Notable alumni include:

  • Chris Sachvie '10, 3x All-American, 2x All-Ivy, current Columbia Lions men's squash head coach, former Dickinson Red Devils squash coach.
  • Nick Sachvie '14, Highest world ranking of no. 64, Ivy League Rookie of the Year, 4x All-American and 4x All-Ivy. [4]
  • Veer Chotrani '24, 4x 1st team All-American, 4x All-Ivy, Ivy League Rookie of the Year, Ivy League Player of the Year, Skillman Award, CSA Individual National Champion 2024.

Greatest Player in Cornell Squash History edit

VEER CHOTRANI - NATIONAL CHAMPION (1st in Cornell Squash History)

References edit

  1. ^ "Colors". Cornell University Brand Center. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Men's Squash".
  3. ^ "Roster".
  4. ^ "Nick Sachvie - 2013-14 Men's Squash". Retrieved 19 March 2018.

External links edit

  • Official website