Cornell Big Red men's squash

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 (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
For information on all Cornell University sports, see Cornell Big Red.

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]

YearWinsLossesIvy LeagueOverall
2010–20111063rd6th
2011–20121374th4th
2012–20131663rd (Tie)8th
2013–20141073rd6th
2014–2015996th11th
2015–2016995th10th
2016–20177127th12th
2017–20186158th16th
2018–20196127th13th
2019–20207117th10th

Players

Current roster

Updated March 2020.[3]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
Max Lubowitz Fr. 2019 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1 Veer Chotrani Fr. 2019 Mumbai, India
7 Humza Khan Fr. 2019 Centerville, Ohio
Inderjit Singh Fr. 2019 Chandigarh, India
Brent Stein Fr. 2019 Paradise Valley, Arizona
Thomas Mocorrea So. 2018 Locust Valley, New York
Henry Robbins So. 2018 Louisville, Kentucky
2 Charles Culhane So. 2018 Brooklyn Heights, New York
8 Alex Dworetzky So. 2018 San Francisco, California
3 Nikhil Iyer So. 2018 Cincinnati, Ohio
5 Nick Goth Errington So. 2018 Stockholm, Sweden
John Sawyers Jr. 2017 New York, New York
4 V. Luke Park Jr. 2017 New York City, New York
6 Illia Presman Jr. 2017 Kiev, Ukraine
Yohann Surti Jr. 2017 Mumbai, India
Max Mailman Sr. 2016 Stamford, Connecticut
10 James Paolella Sr. 2016 Dedham, Massachusetts
9 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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