Charles Braff
6'2''
Height
Senior
Class
Locust Valley, N.Y.
Hometown
Deerfield Academy
High School
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2023-24
- Finished the season with an 8-3 record
- Had a four match win streak from Jan. 20 – Feb. 10
- Did not drop a game in Virginia’s three-match homestand against MIT, Harvard and Dartmouth, picking up three 3-0 victories
- Picked up a dominant 11-4, 11-2, 11-2 win against at position 8 in the match against No. 2 Harvard
- Opened the season with an 11-3, 11-5, 11-5 win against Navy at the 8 position
- ACC Academic Honor Roll
2022-23
- Finished the season 6-2
- Tallied a 3-0 victory over Tighe Mullarkey, helping UVA to a 9-0 win against Navy
- Defeated Dartmouth’s David Rubin to help UVA to an 8-1 win over No. 10 Dartmouth
- Won 3-0 against MIT’s Matt McManus at the sixth spot
- Helped UVA to its fourth MASC Championship with a win at the sixth spot against Navy’s Alexander Orr
- ACC Academic Honor Roll
2021-22
- Played at the No. 8 position at top-ranked Penn (11/19), his first time playing in a scoring match after playing at 10 at Yale (11/13)
- Compiled an overall record of 9-3 for the Cavaliers
- Tallied victories over six ranked opponents
- Went undefeated at the MASC Championships including a crucial four-game victory over Drexel’s Gautam Nagpal in the final
- Defeated No. 3 Trinity’s Utkarsh Baheti in five games in the first round of the CSA Team Championships
Background
- Four-year starter and junior and senior captain at Deerfield Academy, helping the team finish third in the nation in 2019 and seventh in 2020
- All-New England honorable mention as a sophomore
- Compete at the 2016 British Junior Open and the 2017 Dutch Junior Open
- Also ran cross country for two years and played JV lacrosse at Deerfield
Personal
- Son of Meg Braff and Doug Braff
- Younger brother of UVA squash alums William and Andrew Braff (’21)
- Majoring in religious studies with a minor in real estate
VIRGINIA CAREER STATS | |
Year | Overall |
2021-22 | 9-3 |
2022-23 | 6-2 |
2023-24 | 8-3 |
Total | 23-8 |