Varsity Squash Season Comes to a Close for 52 SEA College Students
While the pandemic put a halt on last year’s intercollegiate squash season, 52 SEA college students returned to the court this year for a great season of competition. Students from nine SEA member programs were on the varsity rosters at 14 colleges and universities, with 12 students competing for Connecticut College, eight at St. Lawrence University, and four at Colby College, Denison University, Dickinson College, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and Mount Holyoke College. Since 2005, over 200 SEA students have competed on varsity squash teams, with more than 30 players servings as team captains.
Among the most competitive programs that SEA students played for were the #3 ranked Trinity College Women’s Team and #10 University of Rochester Men’s Team. Zeinab Bakayoko of StreetSquash and Joyce Chan of Access Youth Academy were on the Trinity roster, while Quinlan Jeudy, also of StreetSquash, played for Rochester.
“One of the many highlights of my experience playing college squash was this season, where I played 9 at the CSA Team Nationals, the highest position I played all season,” says Trinity’s Bakayoko. “It was the best feeling ever because of all my hard work and sacrifices I made to play squash in college felt completely worth it. It was also amazing to know that my family, friends, and coaches from StreetSquash were watching and supporting me all the way back home.”
Several first-year students had strong performances this season, including St. Lawrence’s Promise Dorsey-Butler, of StreetSquash, who went 16-5 (primarily in the eight and nine spots) and was named to the All-Liberty League Team. Another first-year standout was Racquet Up Detroit’s Antoinette Ramsay, who competed in the one and two spots for Denison University and played in the CSA National Collegiate Individual Championships.
Nearly half of the varsity players this year were seniors, with several serving as team captains. Connecticut College seniors Billy Fleurima of CitySquash, MD Jawad of Squash Haven, and Luigi Pasquariello of CitySquash captained the Men’s team, and Johanile Hurtado of Squash Haven and Liliana Vazquez of MetroSquash were captains for the Women’s team. Hobart and William Smith senior Jo Pacheco, of CitySquash, captained the William Smith Women’s Team, which took home the Walker Cup Title, and MetroSquash senior and All-Liberty League player Makyla Kelley captained the St. Lawrence Women’s Team, which took home the Liberty League title.
Colby College senior Sabrina Teope and sophomore Karla Domingues, both of New York’s CitySquash, helped their team claim the championship title for its division in the Epps Cup. Teope and Domingues are two of 15 CitySquash students playing varsity college squash this year, the largest representation from an SEA member program.
“It’s awesome to see so many SEA college students get out there again and represent their schools for a full, competitive college squash season,” says Jessica Davis, SEA’s Management Analyst and former college squash player.
Meet all of SEA’s 2021-2022 college squash players below!
*Indicates student is a 2021-2022 CSA Scholar-Athlete
*The Scholar-Athlete Award is granted to varsity juniors or seniors who have played on the team throughout their college career, earned at least two varsity letters, participated in the majority of the team’s matches in the top 10 of the lineup during the season, and achieved a high academic standing at their institution.
Kaetu Wleh
Amherst College, SquashBusters
Victoria Haghighi
Bates College, CitySquash
Dainalee Velez
Bates College, CitySquash
Micheka Fenelon
Bowdoin College, SquashBusters
Edwardo Perez
Bowdoin College, Squash Haven
Elizabeth Barroso
Colby College, CitySquash
Karla Domingues
Colby College, CitySquash
Alan Lopez
Colby College, CitySquash
Sabrina Teope
Colby College, CitySquash
Angela Cao*
Connecticut College, SquashBusters
Crystal Dixon
Connecticut College, MetroSquash
Billy Fleurima*
Connecticut College, CitySquash
Leslie Gonzalez
Connecticut College, StreetSquash
Johanile Hurtado
Connecticut College, Squash Haven
Juan Hurtado
Connecticut College, Squash Haven
MD Jawad*
Connecticut College, Squash Haven
Alex Lorenzo-Cruz
Connecticut College, CitySquash
Rachel Matamoros
Connecticut College, Squash Haven
Tanya Mendoza
Connecticut College, CitySquash
Luigi Pasquariello*
Connecticut College, CitySquash
Liliana Vazquez*
Connecticut College, MetroSquash
Jaz’mene Little
Denison University, Racquet Up Detroit
Raqiyah Morrow
Denison University, Racquet Up Detroit
Antoinette Ramsey
Denison University, Racquet Up Detroit
Ie’Jana Woodley
Denison University, Racquet Up Detroit
Frederick Cisse
Dickinson College, Squash Haven
Jocelyn Feliciano
Dickinson College, Squash Haven
Osuman Imoro
Dickinson College, Squash Haven
Katelynn Young
Dickinson College, SquashSmarts
Pratiksha Mishra
Franklin & Marshall College, Squash Haven
Raji Davenport
Hobart & William Smith, SquashDrive
Quran Davis
Hobart & William Smith, Racquet Up Detroit
Shante Frank
Hobart & William Smith, SquashBusters
Joana Pacheco
Hobart & William Smith, CitySquash
Giselle Cabrera
Mount Holyoke College, CitySquash
Kyla Core
Mount Holyoke College, SquashSmarts
Janiqua Davis
Mount Holyoke College, Squash Haven
Melissa Marquez
Mount Holyoke College, Squash Haven
Promise Dorsey-Butler
St. Lawrence University, StreetSquash
Tita Hicks
St. Lawrence University, CitySquash
Makyla Kelley*
St. Lawrence University, MetroSquash
Katherine Leiva
St. Lawrence University, SquashBusters
Aaron Levy
St. Lawrence University, Racquet Up Detroit
Starnisha Ramsey
St. Lawrence University, Racquet Up Detroit
Daniel Rosas
St. Lawrence University, CitySquash
Xitlali Zuniga
St. Lawrence University, CitySquash
Zeinab Bakayoko
Trinity College, StreetSquash
Joyce Chan
Trinity College, Access Youth Academy
Quinlan Jeudy
University of Rochester, StreetSquash
Kevin Angulo
Wesleyan University, SquashBusters
Josiah Bennett
Wesleyan University, SquashBusters
Marangela James
Wesleyan University, SquashBusters