The Columbia Lions men's squash team is the intercollegiate men's squash team for Columbia University located in New York City, New York. The team competes in the Ivy League within the College Squash Association. The university first fielded a varsity team in 2010, under the leadership of head coach Jacques Swanepoel.
History
The Lions beat Harvard in the 2017–2018 regular season for the first time in program history with a nail-biting 5–4 victory, with the deciding match won by Osama Khalifa. They went on undefeated in Ivy League play in the regular season, earning them their very first Ivy League title. 2018 Ivy League Champion
Year-by-year results Men's Squash Updated February 2026. Year Wins Losses Ivy League Overall 2010–2011 13 5 8th 21st 2011–2012 7 11 7th 10th 2012–2013 8 10 6th 12th 2013–2014 8 7 6th 10th 2014–2015 13 4 2nd 4th 2015–2016 7 8 2nd (Tie) 8th 2016–2017 12 4 2nd 4th 2017–2018 16 2 1st 3rd 2018–2019 9 7 3rd (Tie) 6th 2019–2020 10 8 3rd (Tie) 9th 2020–2021 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021–2022 9 8 4th 6th 2022–2023 7 8 6th 9th 2023–2024 8 8 6th 7th 2024–2025 9 8 5th 7th 2025–2026 6 5 5th 7th
Players
Current roster Updated February 2026.
Notable former players Notable alumni include: Ramit Tandon '15, Current world no. 39, 4x 1st-team All-American and 4x 1st-team All-Ivy, 4 PSA titles Velavan Senthilkumar Osama Khalifa '18, 4x 1st-team All-American and 4x 1st-team All-Ivy, 2017 College Individual National Champion, Winner of Skillman Award for best 4-year career in college squash
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