CJ Baldini
6'0''
Height
Senior
Class
West Hartford, Conn.
Hometown
Avon Old Farms School
High School
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2023-24
- Named to the MASC All-Academic team
- ACC Academic Honor Roll
- 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
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
Personal
- Son of Matthew and Laura Baldini
- Has an older brother, Michael, and a younger brother, Thomas
- Mother, Laura, played tennis at Yale
- Father, Matthew, played basketball at Pace
- Brother Michael is a swimmer at Georgetown
- Majoring in Government with minors in Philosophy and Real Estate
VIRGINIA CAREER STATS | |
Year | Overall |
2021-22 | 10-7 |
2022-23 | 11-8 |
2023-24 | 13-7 |
Total | 34-22 |