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WOMEN\u2019S SQUASH<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Ashley<\/a>

Ashley Tidman<\/p><\/div>\n

Trinity\u2019s women\u2019s squash team finished with a 17-2 record, won its ninth consecutive NESCAC Championship title, and advanced to the College Squash Association (CSA) National Team Championship (Howe Cup) Finals for the third\u00a0year in a row. The Bantams, under the direction of\u00a0NESCAC Coach of the Year\u00a0Wendy Bartlett in her 31st season, defeated Cornell 9-0 and Pennsylvania 5-4 in the Howe Cup Quarterfinals and Semifinals, respectively, before suffering a 7-2 setback against host Harvard University in the finals. Junior Kanzy\u00a0El Defrawy closed the season with her third-straight appearance in the CSA National Singles Championship A Division (Ramsay)\u00a0Finals, while Bantam senior co-captain Natalie Babjukova captured the B Division (Holleran)\u00a0title with a 3-0 triumph over junior teammate Sachika Balvani.\u00a0El Defrawy and first-year Raneem Sharaf were honored as\u00a0CSA First Team All-Americans, while fellow rookie Julia LeCoq was a CSA Second Team All-American and sophomore Anna Kimberley received All-American Honorable Mention recognition. El\u00a0Defrawy was named as NESCAC Player of the Year for the third consecutive season and joined Kimberley and Sharaf on the All-NESCAC First Team, while senior co-captain Ashley Tidman and\u00a0LeCoq each\u00a0graced the All-NESCAC Second Team.<\/p>\n

MEN\u2019S SQUASH<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Miled<\/a>

Miled Zarazua<\/p><\/div>\n

Trinity\u2019s men\u2019s squash completed another historic\u00a0season, finishing\u00a0with a 20-1 record, winning its ninth consecutive NESCAC Championship title, and capturing the CSA National Team Championship (Potter Trophy) title for the 15th time in the last 17 years. The Bantams, coached by Paul Assaiante\u00a0in his 21st season, defeated Pennsylvania 8-1 and Cornell 7-2 in the Potter Trophy Quarterfinals and Semifinals, respectively, before downing St. Lawrence 7-2 in Trinity\u2019s\u00a0Kellner Squash Center in the CSA Finals.\u00a0Sophomore\u00a0Affeeq Ismail capped off the campaign by winning the CSA National Singles Championship B Division (Molloy) title.\u00a0First-year Rick Penders was named to\u00a0the CSA All-American First Team, while senior co-captain Karan Malik, senior Miled Zarazua, and junior Juan Vargas were CSA Second Team All-Americans.\u00a0Seniors Vrishab Kotian and Zarazua and Vargas were named to the All-NESCAC First Team, and Malik and Penders graced the All-NESCAC Second Team.<\/p>\n

\"Mens-squash-celebration\"<\/a>

The men\u2019s squash team celebrates its national title with Trinity President Joanne Berger-Sweeney, fourth from right.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u00a0Photos by John Lester<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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