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Cornell Big Red men's squash
UniversityCornell University
First season1956-57
Head coachDavid Palmer (3rd season)
LeagueCollege Squash Association
ConferenceIvy League
LocationIthaca, New York
VenueBelkin International Squash Courts
RivalriesColumbia, Rochester, Western Ontario
All-time record444–474 (.484)
All-Americans11
NicknameBig Red
ColorsCarnelian red and white[1]
   
Websitehttp://cornellbigred.com/index.aspx?path=msquash

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.

History

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

Men's Squash

Updated March 2020.[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

Players

Current roster

Updated March 2020.[3]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
United States Max Lubowitz Fr. 2019 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1 India Veer Chotrani Fr. 2019 Mumbai, India
7 United States Humza Khan Fr. 2019 Centerville, Ohio
India Inderjit Singh Fr. 2019 Chandigarh, India
United States Brent Stein Fr. 2019 Paradise Valley, Arizona
United States Thomas Mocorrea So. 2018 Locust Valley, New York
United States Henry Robbins So. 2018 Louisville, Kentucky
2 United States Charles Culhane So. 2018 Brooklyn Heights, New York
8 United States Alex Dworetzky So. 2018 San Francisco, California
3 United States Nikhil Iyer So. 2018 Cincinnati, Ohio
5 Sweden Nick Goth Errington So. 2018 Stockholm, Sweden
United States John Sawyers Jr. 2017 New York, New York
4 United States V. Luke Park Jr. 2017 New York City, New York
6 Ukraine Illia Presman Jr. 2017 Kiev, Ukraine
India Yohann Surti Jr. 2017 Mumbai, India
United States Max Mailman Sr. 2016 Stamford, Connecticut
10 United States James Paolella Sr. 2016 Dedham, Massachusetts
9 United States Jared Scherl Sr. 2016 Tenafly, New Jersey

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

  • Chris Sachvie '10, 3x All-American, 2x All-Ivy, current Columbia Lions men's squash assistant 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]

References

  1. ^ "Colors". Cornell University Brand Center. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  2. ^ http://ivyleaguesports.com/index.aspx?path=msquash#s-standings
  3. ^ "Roster".
  4. ^ "Nick Sachvie - 2013-14 Men's Squash". Retrieved 19 March 2018.

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