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Clare Minnis

5'8''
Height
Sophomore
Class
Bryn Mawr, Pa.
Hometown
The Agnes Irwin School
High School
Clare Minnis - Women's Squash - Virginia Cavaliers

2024-25

  • Finished the season with a 13-4 record, tied for the most wins on the team
  • Logged a four match-win streak from Jan. 18 to Feb. 8
  • Went 4-1 at position six
  • Picked up a pair of victories at the MASC Championships against Dickinson and Georgetown
  • Won her 10th match of the season Aleezah Burhan of No. 11 Tufts (3/6)
  • Won the clincher in UVA’s 5-4 win over No. 4 Stanford, defeating Tiana Parasrampuria 8-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-3 to help the Cavaliers take fifth place at the Howe Cup (3/9)
  • Ended the season on a four-match win streak

2023-24

  • All-MASC Second Team
  • MASC All-Academic Team
  • ACC Academic Honor Roll
  • Finished the season with a 14-8 record, playing primarily at 5 with a 7-4 record at that position
  • Had a 6 match win streak from Dec. 3 – Feb. 10
  • Advanced to the semifinals of the Holleran Cup South bracket (CSA B-Division) with two wins in her first appearance in the national individual championships
  • Made her collegiate debut in the season-opener against Georgetown, picking up a 3-0 win at 4
  • Topped Dina Rosli of Drexel 9-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-9 in the Cavaliers’ first-ever reguar-season victory against the Dragons
  • Won eight of her last nine matches heading in the CSA Championships

BACKGROUND

  • Held the top position on the ladder for the last two seasons at The Agnes Irwin School
  • Team captain and named the MVP of squash team
  • US Squash scholar-athlete
  • Won the Squash Haven Silver tournament in 2017
  • 2018 Sportsplex Winter Junior Silver Champion
  • Earned a top finish of third in the GU19 Singles Division at the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Goodnick Squash Regional Junior Championships.
  • Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences
VIRGINIA CAREER STATS
Year Overall
2023-24 14-8
2024-25 13-4
Total 27-12