2018-19 Men's Squash Roster
Shehab Thabet
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Cairo, Egypt
- High School:
- Egypt British International School
At Princeton — 2018-19 (1-0, 0-0 Ivy): won his only match of the season, a 3-1 victory at #9 against Drexel. 2017-18 (0-1, 0-1 Ivy): dealt with injuries throughout season, though made it back for match against #2 Columbia and nearly pulled off a win at the #9 spot before falling 3-2; reinjured himself and missed the rest of the season. 2016-17 (8-9, 4-3 Ivy): one of only two Princeton players (Cody Cortes) with at least four Ivy League wins … won first collegiate match 3-2 over Dartmouth … earned wins over CSA 'A' qualifiers Yale and Drexel … helped Princeton earn first win at Cornell since 2010 with 3-0 win at No. 5 … competed in Molloy Cup and went 2-1.
Before Princeton — has been ranked in the Top 10 in Egypt at both the U15 and U17 levels … placed fourth at the top U17 national tournament; reached quarterfinals at top U19 national tournament … reached Round of 16 at the U17 US Open twice … represented Egypt at the Egypt-Saudi Arabia U19 meet … played for the Heliopolis Club since 2010; team won two Egyptian League titles … earned top mark in Egypt in GCSE Mathematics in 2015.
Personal — born Feb. 23, 1999 … son of Tarek Thabet and May Salama … has a younger brother Karim, who reached the No. 4 ranking at the U15 level … enjoys playing soccer … considering studying Engineering or Economics at Princeton.
