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Tradition
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Squash is one of Yales oldest intercollegiate sports. Yales squash competition began in 1920, setting off a rich tradition of championship players and teams that has continued to the present. The Bulldogs have captured 15 ISA Team Championships and have won nearly 85 percent of their dual matches. The man responsible for Yale's original success was John Skillman, a three-time professional champion before taking over the Eli program in 1934 as its first head coach. Skillman spent the next 41 years as the Yale mentor while compiling a 451-77 record. His teams won 16 national titles and had just one losing season.
Brothers Sam '60 and Ralph Howe '63 each won U.S. singles and doubles titles. More recently, Victor Wagner '83 was an All-American for four years and won the Intercollegiate Championship in 1982. In 1986, Hugh LaBossier '86 won the U.S. National Hard Ball Championship. An All-American for three years, he received the Mallory Award as Yale's top male athlete and appeared in Sports Illustrated. In 1989, Will Carlin '85, also an All-American for three years, won the U.S. National Soft Ball Championship.
Recent Yale stars, Cyrus Mehta '90 and John Musto '91, earned first-team NISRA All-America and All-Ivy honors on a regular basis during their careers in New Haven. Garrett Frank '92 was a two-time first team All-American. Reade Frank '94 was first team All-America, All-Ivy and All-Academic, while Roger Arjoon '95 also was first team All-America, All-Ivy and Academic All-Ivy selection in addition to being selected as a Rhodes Scholar. Doug Lam '98 earned All-Ivy and honorable mention All-America honors, while Devraj Roy '98 was an Academic All-America selection as well as a member of the 1998 NISRA All-Tournament team. In 1999-2000, Kris Weiner '00 was an honorable mention All-America selection, and in 2000-01 Peter Grote '02 and Anshul Manchanda '04 both earned first team All-Ivy and second team All-America honors. In 2001-02, Manchanda was first team All-Ivy and second team All-America. In 2002-03, Julian Illingworth '07 was a first team All-America and All-Ivy selection, and Manchanda earned second team All-America recognition.
The Elis captured two consecutive (1988-89, 1989-90) National Intercollegiate Squash Racquets Association regular season titles and post-season championships. The 1988-89 championship was their first title in 27 years.
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All-Ivy Men's Squash Selections
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1971: Graham Arader
1972: Graham Arader
1973: Graham Arader
1974: Seth Walworth
1975: Derrick Niederman
1976: Derrick Niederman, Larry Gile
1977: Larry Gile
1978: Larry Gile
1980: Dave Barrett, Jim McBirney, Victor Wagner
1981: Dave Barrett, Victor Wagner
1982: Mike Solovay, Victor Wagner
1983: Will Carlin, Hugh LaBossier, Victor Wagner
1984: Will Carlin, Hugh LaBossier
1985: Julian Benello, Will Carlin, Hugh LaBossier
1986: Hugh LaBossier, Ming Tsai
1987: Tom Clayton
1988: Cyrus Mehta, John Musto
1989: Cyrus Mehta, John Musto
1990: Cyrus Mehta, John Musto
1991: Garrett Frank, Tim Goodale, John Musto
1992: Mac Carbonell, Garrett Frank
1993: Mac Carbonell, Jamie Dean, Reade Frank
1994: Mac Carbonell, Jamie Dean, Reade Frank
1995: Sam Ankerson, Roger Arjoon
1998: Doug Lam
2001: Peter Grote, Anshul Manchanda
2002: Anshul Manchanda
2003: Julian Illingworth
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Ivy Rookie of the Year
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1988: John Musto
ISA Nine-Man Team Champions
1937, 1938, 1940, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952,
1953 (co), 1958, 1961, 1962, 1989, 1990
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History
| Year |
Record |
Ivy
Finish |
Natl
Ranking |
Captain |
Coach |
| 1946 |
5-2 |
-- |
1st |
Peter Parker |
John Skillman |
| 1947 |
13-0 |
-- |
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Peter Van N. Philip |
John Skillman |
| 1948 |
14-0 |
-- |
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Carlton Badger |
John Skillman |
| 1949 |
10-0 |
-- |
|
Bruce Bayne |
John Skillman |
| 1950 |
10-1 |
-- |
1st |
Peter Blair |
John Skillman |
| 1951 |
11-2 |
-- |
|
William Lynch |
John Skillman |
| 1952 |
13-1 |
-- |
1st |
Nicholas Brady |
John Skillman |
| 1953 |
11-3 |
-- |
|
Blair Murphy |
John Skillman |
| 1954 |
10-3 |
-- |
|
Dave Workman |
John Skillman |
| 1955 |
11-2 |
-- |
|
Brooks Regan |
John Skillman |
| 1956 |
10-4 |
-- |
|
Edwin Vare |
John Skillman |
| 1957 |
13-1 |
t-1st |
|
John Meyer |
John Skillman |
| 1958 |
15-0 |
1st |
1st |
G. Harvey Sloane |
John Skillman |
| 1959 |
13-2 |
2nd |
|
Charles Kingsley |
John Skillman |
| 1960 |
9-3 |
3rd |
|
Samuel Howe |
John Skillman |
| 1961 |
12-0 |
1st |
1st |
Tat Starr |
John Skillman |
| 1962 |
11-1 |
2nd |
|
John Graves |
John Skillman |
| 1963 |
11-1 |
2nd |
|
Ralph Howe |
John Skillman |
| 1964 |
9-4 |
4th |
|
Bryce Appleton |
John Skillman |
| 1965 |
9-3 |
4th |
|
Bryce Appleton |
John Skillman |
| 1966 |
10-2 |
t-3rd |
|
John West |
John Skillman |
| 1967 |
8-3 |
3rd |
|
Ray Godfrey |
John Skillman |
| 1968 |
10-3 |
3rd |
|
Chris Gadsden |
John Skillman |
| 1969 |
8-5 |
4th |
|
Edmund Bartlett |
John Skillman |
| 1970 |
9-5 |
4th |
|
Peter Wilson |
John Skillman |
| 1971 |
9-5 |
4th |
|
Jay Bryan |
John Skillman |
| 1972 |
10-4 |
4th |
|
Charles Berry |
John Skillman |
| 1973 |
6-7 |
t-4th |
|
Graham Arder |
John Skillman |
| 1974 |
8-4 |
5th |
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Chris White |
John Skillman |
| 1975 |
10-2 |
3rd |
|
Seth Walworth |
John Skillman (451-77) |
| 1976 |
8-4 |
4th |
|
Derrick Niederman |
Steve Gurney |
| 1977 |
7-5 |
5th |
|
Bill Hanson |
Steve Gurney |
| 1978 |
9-3 |
4th |
|
Larry Gile |
Steve Gurney |
| 1979 |
8-4 |
4th |
5th |
Frank Fairman |
Steve Gurney |
| 1980 |
8-3 |
4th |
9th |
Dave Schatz |
Steve Gurney |
| 1981 |
9-2 |
t-3rd |
|
Dave Barrett |
Steve Gurney |
| 1982 |
9-3 |
3rd |
3rd |
Mike Solovay |
Steve Gurney |
| 1983 |
10-2 |
3rd |
4th |
Victor Wagner |
Steve Gurney (68-26) |
| 1984 |
9-5 |
3rd |
|
Jeff Kahle |
Dave Talbott |
| 1985 |
8-5 |
3rd |
|
Will Carlin |
Dave Talbott |
| 1986 |
10-3 |
4th |
|
Hugh LaBossier |
Dave Talbott |
| 1987 |
11-3 |
t-2nd |
|
George Krall |
Dave Talbott |
| 1988 |
11-2 |
3rd |
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Keith Flavell |
Dave Talbott |
| 1989 |
12-1 |
t-1st |
1st |
Tom Clayton |
Dave Talbott |
| 1990 |
14-0 |
1st |
1st |
Cyrus Mehta |
Dave Talbott |
| 1991 |
15-2 |
3rd |
3rd |
John Musto |
Dave Talbott |
| 1992 |
15-1 |
2nd |
2nd |
Garrett Frank |
Dave Talbott |
| 1993 |
13-2 |
3rd |
3rd |
Bill Baumann |
Dave Talbott |
| 1994 |
15-1 |
2nd |
2nd |
Reade Frank |
Dave Talbott |
| 1995 |
12-7 |
4th |
8th |
Roger Arjoon |
Dave Talbott |
| 1996 |
11-6 |
4th |
7th |
David Hand |
Dave Talbott |
| 1997 |
10-6 |
4th |
6th |
Marc Baker |
Dave Talbott |
| 1998 |
11-3 |
3rd |
4th |
Devraj Roy |
Dave Talbott |
| 1999 |
16-2 |
2nd |
3rd |
Nikhil Bhandare |
Dave Talbott |
| 2000 |
14-3 |
3rd |
4th |
Deji Olukoton |
Dave Talbott |
| 2001 |
15-3 |
3rd |
3rd |
Josh Barenbaum |
Dave Talbott |
| 2002 |
17-2 |
2nd |
4th |
Peter Grote |
Dave Talbott |
| 2003 |
17-2 |
2nd |
4th |
Ziad Haider |
Dave Talbott |
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*varsity squash at Yale began in 1920
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