Youssef Ibrahim

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Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cairo, Egypt
High School:
El Kods El Sharief International School

Awards
First-team All-America (2018, 2020, 2022)
All-Ivy League (2018, 2020, 2022)
Ivy League Player of the Year (2022)
Ivy Rookie of the Year (2018)

At Princeton
2021-22
First-team All-America ... Ivy League Player of the Year ... All-Ivy League ... came within two points of becoming Princeton's first CSA individual national champion since Todd Harrity '13 in 2011, making the final of the top draw and battling Harvard's Victor Crouin to a five-game match and a 12-10 final in the decisive fifth game ... won his final 13 matches of the dual-match season, all on court one ... went 13-1 in duals and 3-1 at the CSA national championships, with the two defeats bookending a 16-match win streak that included a sweep of the Ivy League season ... finalist for the Princeton Varsity Club's Roper Trophy, given to the top senior athlete in a men's sport.

2020-21
Season canceled due to COVID-19.

2019-20
Had an overall record of 12-5 and 5-2 in the Ivy ... first-team All-America ... first-team All-Ivy ... competed in the top draw of the CSA Individual championships, making the quarterfinals ... competed in the final 15 dual matches of the season, all on court one, winning four in a row against George Washington, Drexel, St. Lawrence and Dartmouth, and six in a row over the final three Ivy matches (Brown, Cornell, Columbia) as well as Rochester, Trinity and the quarters of the CSA team tournament against Rochester.

2018-19
Did not compete with the team and returned in 2019-20 as a sophomore.

2017-18
Had an overall record of 15-5 and 6-1 in the Ivy ... earned First-Team All-America honors … named the 2018 Ivy League Rookie of the Year, becoming the 13th in Princeton men's squash history … earned All-Ivy League honors … played #1 all season and won a team-high 15 matches, including six in the Ivy League … defeated 2017 CSA national champion Osama Khalifa 3-2 at Columbia during Ivy season … went 2-1 at CSA team championships, including win over Trinity … earned #2 seed at individual championships, but was upset in the second round.

Before Princeton: Won the U-17 British Junior Open … won the U-13, U-15, U-17, and U-19 Egyptian National Championships … won the U-15 and U-17 U.S. Open … placed third at the 2016 World Junior Championships … will compete at the World Junior Championships in New Zealand this summer … served as team captain for both club team and Egyptian National Team … also played soccer.

Personal: Son of Dina Abdallah and Ibrahim Abdallah … has an older brother Karim, who plays squash at St. Lawrence … enjoys soccer and drawing … Near Eastern Studies major.