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Princeton University Athletics
Squash Players Grab Numerous Postseason Accolades
March 18, 2003 | Men's Squash
March 18, 2003
PRINCETON, N.J. - Yasser El-Halaby, the 2003 collegiate squash champion, swept every major postseason award possible to punctuate a brilliant first season at Princeton. The freshman was named to the All-Ivy Team as well as taking Player and Rookie of the Year honors, and joined senior teammates Will Evans and David Yik on the All-America First Team. Freshman Ruchika Kumar is also a first-team All-Ivy and All-America selection for the women.
Helping the Tigers to the Ivy League Title and a second place finish in the National Team Championship, El-Halaby and teammate Evans (Aukland, New Zealand) faced off for the 2003 CSA intercollegiate individual national title, with El-Halaby coming out with a 3-0 victory.
El-Halaby punctuated a highly impressive season with the win. The All-American led Princeton to the National Five-Man Championship and an Ivy League title by going undefeated at No. 1 in both runs. He won two of three matches against the 2002 national champion, Bernardo Samper, including wins in both the National Five-Man and Team Championships. David Yik (North Vancouver, B.C.) joins Evans and El-Halaby on the 2003 team.
Men's Squash
2003 All-Ivy Team
Will Broadbent, Harvard (Fr., Greenwich, Conn.) 1st team All-American
James Bullock, Harvard (Jr., Kingston, Jamaica) 2nd team All-American
Ryan Donegan, Dartmouth (So., New Orleans, La.) 1st team All-American
Yasser El Halaby, Princeton (Fr., Cairo, Egypt) 1st team All-American
Will Evans, Princeton (Sr., Aukland, New Zealand) 1st team All-American
Julian Illingworth, Yale (Fr., Portland, Ore.) 1st team All-American
Richard Repetto, Penn (So., Margate, N.J.) 1st team All-American
Matthew Serediak, Cornell (Fr., Regina, Sask.) 2nd team All-American
David Yik, Princeton (Sr., North Vancouver, B.C.) 1st team All-American
Player of the Year
Yasser El Halaby-Princeton
Rookie of the Year
Yasser El Halaby-Princeton
Women's Squash
2003 All-Ivy Team
Runa Reta, Penn (Sr., Ottawa, Ont.) 1st team All-American
Dafna Wegner, Penn (Jr., Herzelia, Israel) Honorable Mention
Michelle Quibell ,Yale (Fr., Atlanta, Ga.) 1st team All-American
Amy Gross, Yale (Fr., Bala Cynwyd, Pa.) 1st team All-American
Frances Ho, Yale (So., Hong Kong) 2nd team All-American
Louisa Hall, Harvard (Jr., Haverford, Pa.) Honorable Mention
Lindsey Wilkins, Harvard (So., Bryn Mawr, Pa.) 1st team All-American
Ruchika Kumar, Princeton (Fr., Oakville, Ont.) 1st team All-American
Lillian Rosenthal, Brown (So., Weston, Mass.) 1st team All-American
Player of the Year
Runa Reta, Penn
Rookie of the Year
Michelle Quibell, Yale