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Karim Elbarbary

6'1''
Height
Graduate Student
Class
Cairo, Egypt
Hometown
Princeton
Previous School
Al Bashaer International School
High School
Karim Elbarbary - Men's Squash - Virginia Cavaliers

2024-25

  • MASC Men’s Player of the Year
  • All-MASC First Team
  • Compiled a 9-7 record
  • Played every match at the top of the ladder
  • Made UVA debut against No. 8 Columbia (11/16), picking up a 3-1 win at one
  • Logged five straight wins from Jan. 18 to Feb. 9
  • Picked up a 3-0 win over Hasis Qasim in UVA’s 6-3 win over No. 7 Drexel (1/19)
  • Competed in the Pool Trophy (CSA A-Division) for the third time, advancing to the quarterfinals
  • Finished the season with a 12-10, 12-10, 12-10 victory against Shaurya Bawa of No. 8 Columbia (3/8)
  • MASC All-Academic Team

AT PRINCETON (2021-24)

  • 2023 and 2024 CSA first-team All-American
  • 2022 CSA second-team All-American
  • 2023 and 2024 All-Ivy League
  • 2024 Pool Trophy quarterfinals at the CSA individual championships
  • Played at No. 1 in 2024 after playing primarily at No. 2 his first two seasons
  • Clinched the victory against Penn to win the Ivy title for Princeton in 2024
  • 12-seed in the 2023 Pool Trophy draw at the CSA individual championships and won his way to the quarterfinals
  • Won Molloy East draw at the 2022 CSA Individual Championships

BACKGROUND

  • Ranked No. 1 in Egypt in both the U-19 and U-17 rankings
  • Ranked No. 204 on the PSA world rankings prior to starting his collegiate career
  • Bronze medalist at the British Junior Open in 2019 and 2020
  • Earned a degree in computer science from Princeton in June
  • Master’s degree in Computer Engineering at UVA
VIRGINIA CAREER STATS
Year Overall
2024-25 9-7
Total 9-7