CJ Baldini

6'0''

Height

Freshman

Class

West Hartford, Conn.

Hometown

Avon Old Farms School

High School

2024-25

Co-Captain
Went 7-3 on the season
Rallied from a 2-1 deficit to defeat Haidar Jafry of No. 21 Chatham 11-5, 9-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-8 (11/24)
Went undefeated at the MASC Championships
Recorded four straight matches from Feb. 7 to March 6
Won exhibition matches against Drexel and Princeton
Finished 2-0 playing at No. 7

2023-24

Finished the season 13-7, playing primarily at 6 with a 6-1 record at that position
Had a 7 match win streak from Dec. 3 – Feb. 11
Won 3-0 at No. 5 in UVA’s 5-4 victory against No. 10 Dartmouth
Named to the MASC All-Academic team
ACC Academic Honor Roll

2022-23

Finished the season 11-8 with a 8-3 record at No. 6
Picked up a four-game victory against Lucan White at the sixth position in UVA’s 8-1 win over No. 10 Dartmouth
Defeated Emilio Carrillo in straight games in UVA’s win over No. 12 Rochester
Won his sixth spot match against Noel Heaton in straight games to help lead UVA to an 8-1 victory over No. 7 Drexel
Went 2-0 at MASC Championships, with wins over MIT’s Mitav Nayak and Drexel’s Filip Krueger to help lead UVA to its fourth MASC Championship
ACC Academic Honor Roll

2021-22

Won his first collegiate match, a three-game victory against Gus Prager of Navy at the seventh position
Picked up a three-game victory against Shreemann Reghavan at the sixth position in UVA’s 5-4 win against Cornell
Won nine-consecutive matches from Nov. 21 through Jan. 30 with four victories against top-15 opponents
Recorded a victory against Collin Wen of MIT playing at the No. 5 position at the MASC Championships
Fell in five games to Trinity’s Will Curtis in the CSA Team Championships
Finished the season with a 10-7 overall record

Background

Two-time MVP at Avon Old Farms School, moving up to No. 1 on the ladder his senior season after only losing two matches his junior season playing at No. 2
Top-10 ranked squash player in every age group in US Squash and is the No. 1 U19 junior in Connecticut
Member of the 2018 US Junior National Team that competed at the British Junior Open and trained at the US Squash National Camp at Trinity College in 2019
Earned the US Squash sportsmanship award for the U17 age group, an award given to the best competitor on the court and the most respected sportsman for that age group
Also played two years of lacrosse at Northwest Catholic before transferring to Old Avon Farms his junior year. Was a starting midfielder both years, earning an all-conference honors as a sophomore

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