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Three-Time Champion Women's Squash Welcomes Two Into Class Of 2013
July 31, 2009 | Women's Squash
The three-time defending Howe Cup national champion Princeton women's squash team will welcome two talented recruits into the Class of 2013 this fall. Julie Cerullo and Casey Cortes will join the Tigers this season as they look to match a Princeton record with a fourth straight national championship.
Julie Cerullo is the top-ranked American recruit this year and is spending part of her summer competing for the U.S. squad at the World Junior Women's Squash Championships in Chennai, India. She is competing both individually and for the U.S. four-person team; in 2007, Cerullo competed individually at the World Junior Women's individual championships.
Currently ranked second in the girls' under-19 age group nationally, Cerullo has been playing in individual junior tournaments since she was eight years old. A graduate of St. Ann's School in Brooklyn, she has trained most of her life at the famed Heights Casino, including seven years with coach Rod Martin. Her best results over the past year include a third-place finish in the U.S. Junior Championships and a win at the U.S. Junior Open last December. In the semifinals of the U.S. Junior Open, Cerullo defeated Egypt's Salma Nassar 15-13 and 14-12 in the final two games to advance to the finals, which she won in three games.
Cerullo does have experience with Ivy League squash; her older twin siblings, Ed and Megan Cerullo, both played No. 1 respectively at Brown University before graduating in 2008. She recently had a story written about her on the Team USA site, which can be found here.
Cortes has been a top-10 ranked player throughout her age group since she started playing at nine years old. A graduate of Milton Academy, Cortes has been coached by Nadeem Osman and Chris Kane throughout her career. She played varsity all four years at Milton, including playing No. 1 as a senior; she was named Team MVP after the 2008-09 season.
Cortes placed fourth in the A Division of the 2009 NEISA Individual Championships, and she considers her best career win at the Harvard Frank Millet Squash Championships when she was 15. After beating players ranked above her just to reach the finals, Cortes topped Sarah Mumanachit in five games to win the championship.
Like Cerullo, Cortes has history with Ivy League squash. Her older sister, Cece, played 8/9 at Harvard last year.
Both will look to continue Princeton's historic run. Since the 2007 season, Princeton has won three Howe Cup national championships and two Ivy League championships. The 2009 team lost two players from its starting Howe Cup lineup, No. 6 player Maggie O'Toole and No. 7 player Aly Brady.
Julie Cerullo is the top-ranked American recruit this year and is spending part of her summer competing for the U.S. squad at the World Junior Women's Squash Championships in Chennai, India. She is competing both individually and for the U.S. four-person team; in 2007, Cerullo competed individually at the World Junior Women's individual championships.
Currently ranked second in the girls' under-19 age group nationally, Cerullo has been playing in individual junior tournaments since she was eight years old. A graduate of St. Ann's School in Brooklyn, she has trained most of her life at the famed Heights Casino, including seven years with coach Rod Martin. Her best results over the past year include a third-place finish in the U.S. Junior Championships and a win at the U.S. Junior Open last December. In the semifinals of the U.S. Junior Open, Cerullo defeated Egypt's Salma Nassar 15-13 and 14-12 in the final two games to advance to the finals, which she won in three games.
Cerullo does have experience with Ivy League squash; her older twin siblings, Ed and Megan Cerullo, both played No. 1 respectively at Brown University before graduating in 2008. She recently had a story written about her on the Team USA site, which can be found here.
Cortes has been a top-10 ranked player throughout her age group since she started playing at nine years old. A graduate of Milton Academy, Cortes has been coached by Nadeem Osman and Chris Kane throughout her career. She played varsity all four years at Milton, including playing No. 1 as a senior; she was named Team MVP after the 2008-09 season.
Cortes placed fourth in the A Division of the 2009 NEISA Individual Championships, and she considers her best career win at the Harvard Frank Millet Squash Championships when she was 15. After beating players ranked above her just to reach the finals, Cortes topped Sarah Mumanachit in five games to win the championship.
Like Cerullo, Cortes has history with Ivy League squash. Her older sister, Cece, played 8/9 at Harvard last year.
Both will look to continue Princeton's historic run. Since the 2007 season, Princeton has won three Howe Cup national championships and two Ivy League championships. The 2009 team lost two players from its starting Howe Cup lineup, No. 6 player Maggie O'Toole and No. 7 player Aly Brady.
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