Karim Elbarbary
6'1''
Height
Graduate Student
Class
Cairo, Egypt
Hometown
Princeton
Previous School
Al Bashaer International School
High School

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 |