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Men's Squash Welcomes Four-Member Class of 2016

8/3/2012 10:02:00 AM

ITHACA, N.Y. — Men's Squash will welcome four newcomers to its 2012-13 team, Head Coach Mark Devoy announced today. Graham Dietz, Karan Kankariya, Geoff Keating and Abhijit Malik will join the Big Red, which returns seven of its 11 letterwinners from a historic season in which it placed fourth at the College Squash Association's Potter Cup for the first time in program history.
 
Dietz competed for four seasons at Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn, N.Y., earning the team's Scholar Athlete award. He was ranked 25th by U.S. Squash as of late June, and has international experience at Can-Am events. Dietz also played three years as an outfielder in baseball, also serving as a striker for the soccer team over the course of four seasons at Saint Ann's School.

Kankariya joins the Big Red out of Cupertino High School in northern California. He is from the California Squash Academy at Los Gatos Squash Club. Kankariya currently ranks 47th in the Boys' U19 national rankings, and he was ranked 23rd in U17 before graduating from that category.
 
Keating earned four letters with the squash team at The Potomac School in Maryland, serving as captain during his senior season while leading the team to its third Mid-Atlantic Squash Organization championship during his tenure. He was named a three-time most valuable player by National Capital Squash, also earning most improved player honors during the 2009-2010 campaign. Keating also played two seasons as a goalie with The Potomac School's soccer team. At Cornell, he will join his older brother, Bryan Keating, who has already earned two letters with the Big Red squash team.
 
Malik competed for six years, ascending to be the top-ranked player at Sanskriti School while also embarking on a successful junior career. He was ranked as high as fourth in India for junior players in 2011, including second in his state. He advanced to the U19 quarterfinals at India's Junior National Squash Championships in consecutive years, finishing seventh in 2010 and sixth in 2011. Malik also finished fifth at the 2011 Indian Junior Open, which earned him a ranking of 53rd in the Asian Junior Rankings as of June 2012.
 
The Big Red will kick off its season by hosting the Cornell Round Robin from Nov. 16-18 at Belkin Internation Squash Courts.
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