US College Individual Finals – Finals On Tap

The 2024 College Squash Association (CSA) National Collegiate Individual Championships continued on Saturday with remaining players competing in semifinal or consolation semifinal matches.

In the Pool Trophy competition, top seed Veer Chotrani (Cornell) secured his spot in the final after defeating opponent Nicholas Spizzirri (Penn) in 3 games. Chotrani heads into the final undefeated in the 2023-2024 season where he will face Mohammed Sharaf (Trinity). Sharaf defeated Siow Yee Xian (Yale) earning his spot in the Pool Trophy final. Sharaf dropped to Chotrani in the regular season 3-0 and will look to not only return the favor tomorrow, but also defend his National title.

In Ramsay Cup competition, top seed Marina Stefanoni (Harvard) is on a quest to earn her first National title. Today, in the semifinals, she took down Margot Prow (Drexel) in an effortless 3 games. In Sunday’s final, she will face teammate Saran Nghiem (Harvard), a player making her first appearance at the Ramsay Cup final. Nghiem battled through 5 games against Zeina Zein (Princeton) to earn a spot in the final tomorrow.

Finalists (Main) by Division

Pool Trophy (A Division)
Veer Chotrani (Cornell) vs. Mohammed Sharaf (Trinity)
Ramsay Cup (A Division)
Marina Stefanoni (Harvard) vs. Saran Nghiem (Harvard)

Molloy North
Lewis Anderson (St. Lawrence) vs. Syan Singh (Cornell)
Molloy South
Abdelrahman Nassar (Trinity) vs. Salaheldin Eltorgman (Western)
Molloy East
Avi Agarwal (Princeton) vs. Tad Carney (Yale)
Molloy West
Max Forster (Yale) vs. Lachlan Sutton (Yale)

Holleran North
Molly Chadwick (Princeton) vs. Gigi Yeung (Yale)
Holleran South
Emma Trauber (Princeton) vs. Erica McGillicuddy (Columbia)
Holleran East
Lucie Stefanoni (Harvard) vs. Janna Ashmawy (Trinity)
Holleran West
Lujan Palacios (Trinity) vs. Alysa Ali (Cornell)

Veer Chotrani (Cornell)

 

The 2024 College Squash Association (CSA) National Collegiate Individual Championships commenced on Friday with 160 men’s and women’s players in action at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia.

All players were guaranteed two matches in the double elimination format. By the end of the day on Friday, all winners progress to semifinals and consolation semifinals on Saturday.

Semifinalists (Main) by Division

Pool Trophy (A Division)
Veer Chotrani – Cornell, Nicholas Spizzirri – Penn, Siow Yee Xian – Yale, Mohamed Sharaf – Trinity
Ramsay Cup (A Division)
Marina Stefanoni – Harvard, Margot Prow – Drexel, Zeina Zein – Princeton, Saran Nghiem –
HarvardMolloy North
Lewis Anderson – St. Lawrence, Alastair Cho – Princeton, AbelRahman Lasheen – Rochester, Syan Singh – Cornell
Molloy South
Abdelrahman Nassar – Trinity, Yuri Pollak Pelbart – Drexel, Aaron Liang – Cornell, Salaheldin Eltorgman – Western
Molloy East
John Paul Tew – Virginia, Avi Agarwal – Princeton, Tad Carney – Yale, Shaurya Bawa – Columbia
Molloy West
Liam Rotzoll – Harvard, Max Forster – Yale, Lachlan Sutton – Yale, Youssef Bastawy – Drexel
Holleran North
Madeleine Hylland – Trinity, Molly Chadwick – Princeton, Sanya Vats – Drexel, Gigi Yeung – Yale
Holleran South
Emma Trauber – Princeton, Clare Minnis – Virginia, Erica McGillicuddy – Columbia, Yuvna Gupta – Stanford
Holleran East
Lucie Stefanoni – Harvard, Maureen Foley – Virginia, Janna Ashmawy – Trinity, Franka Vidovic – Penn
Holleran West
Charlotte Bell – Princeton, Lujan Palacios – Trinity, Alysa Ali – Cornell, Andrea Lee Jia Qi – Colby

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Following on from the College Team Championships, this weekend will see the individual titles decided in Philadelphia …

Cornell’s Veer Chotrani is top seed for the men’s event, while Harvard’s Marina Stefanoni is favourite for the women’s title.