2009-10 W. Squash Roster

Neha Kumar
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Queen Elizabeth Park
- Hometown:
- Oakville, Ont.
At Princeton — 2008-09: earned first-team All-America and All-Ivy honors for the third straight year … ended year ranked fifth in the nation, despite dealing with injuries throughout the season … reached the national individual quarterfinals before falling to third-seeded Toby Eyre of Williams in four games … went 6-1, including 3-0 in the Howe Cup … rallied from 2-1 deficit in regular season finale against Harvard to win 3-2; Princeton won the match 5-4 to clinch the Ivy League title … dropped only one game in three Howe Cup victories … played one match at No. 1 and defeated Cornell 3-0. 2007-08: earned first-team All-America and All-Ivy honors for the second straight year … overcame early injury as a sophomore to win six matches, including four of last five … won key match over Penn to lead Princeton to 6-3 victory in Howe Cup final … reached quarterfinals of national individual championships … ended year ranked eighth nationally according to CSA. 2006-07: reached national individual semifinals as a freshman after upsetting No. 2 seed in semifinals … won Constable Cup Invitational by defeating eventual national finalist Kristen Lange … went undefeated at Howe Cup and led Princeton to national team title as a freshman … earned GoPrincetonTigers.com Athlete of the Week honor … lost only one dual match as a freshman.
Before Princeton — won Canadian Junior Open, U.S Junior Open and Scottish Junior Open ... placed fifth at u-19 British Junior Open in 2005 ... represented Canada at Junior World Championships in Belgium; was a finalist in the Classic Plate at the competition ... reached Top 80 status in world as a member of WISPA tour ... multiple subject award winner at Queen Elizabeth Park and member of the Honor Society.
Personal — born Feb. 14, 1988 ... daughter of Rahul and Sadhana Kumar ... has an older sister Ruchika ... interested in sports, fashion, music, world
issues, travel and exotic sports cars.