2020-21 Men's Squash Roster
Roster
Zain Athar
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hamburg, Germany
- Previous School:
- Avon H.S.
- College:
- Enrolled at Columbia College
- Major:
- Economics
2019-20 (Junior): Finished 2-1 on the season ... Went 2-0 in the number eight spot ... Got a pair of wins over Fordham's (Nov. 17) Justin Deckoff (11-3, 11-3, 11-3) and NYU's (Nov. 17) Alex Murphy (11-1, 11-2, 11-3).
2017-18 (First Year):ย Member of the 2018 Ivy League Championship team...Won three set match over NYU's Paul Yoon in No. 9 position... contributed at No. 10-12 positions.
EXPERIENCE: Captain of the Wyverns Squash Club Teamโฆ Connecticut Regional Junior Squash Champion in U17 divisionโฆ Won the Capitol Cup of Hartford with club teamโฆPlayed in #1 spot in team competitionโฆ US Squash Scholar Athlete
HIGH SCHOOL:ย 2017 graduate of Avon High School in Avon, CTโฆ Played Soccer in High School and received the Avon Soccer Club Scholarshipโฆ2017 National Merit Scholarship and Joe Lieberman Scholarship Recipientโฆ 2016 National Honor Society Presidentโฆ 2016 Yale Book Award RecipientโฆQualified for New Englandโs Math Competition
PERSONAL: Born September 20th, 1999 in Hamburg, Germanyโฆ Son of Faiza and Haris Atharโฆ Mother went to Lahore University Management Sciences in Pakistan and Father attended the University of Hamburg in GermanyโฆOlder Brother to Daniyal, Imad and Omair who all play squashโฆ The family speaks three languages at homeโฆFluent in GermanโฆPlays violaโฆCoaches at Squash Revolution Summer Camp at Wesleyan University alongside squash professionals Shahier Razik and Karim Abdel Gawadโฆ Looks up to his grandfather because of his humble background and perseveranceโฆ Favorite athlete is Roger Federer.
