ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell women's squash players Alysa Ali and Aishwarya Khubchandani both received Scholar-Athlete Awards from the College Squash Association (CSA), it was announced Friday evening.

To be eligible for CSA's Scholar-Athlete Awards, players must be either a junior or senior and have demonstrated excellence both on and off the court. Scholar-Athlete awards is granted to student-athletes who have competed in the majority of their team's matches in a top-10 ladder position while achieving high-academic standing at their institution. For full eligibility criteria, please click here.

This recognition reflects the CSA's deep commitment to the core values of college squash: competitive excellence, academic integrity, and personal growth. Scholar Athletes represent what is possible when passion for sport is matched by dedication in the classroom. These student-athletes model the discipline, focus, and determination that define the best of college athletics.

The CSA places a high value on the Scholar Athlete Award as it embodies the dual commitment that makes college squash so special. Balancing intense training, team travel, and match play with the demands of rigorous coursework is no small task. Honoring those who manage both with distinction is one of the most meaningful moments of our season.

Ali posted an overall record of 8-9 on the season, which included an 8-8 mark in dual matches, competing from the No. 4 position for the entire season except for the Big Red's quarterfinal match of the Howe Cup against top-ranked Trinity at CSA National Championships on March 7.

Khubchandani also had an 8-8 mark in dual matches this season and went 10-10 overall on the year after posting a pair of victories at the CSA Individual Championships in late January.

2024-25 CSA WOMEN'S SQUASH SCHOLAR-ATHLETE RECIPIENTS
Player (School)
Alysa Ali (Cornell University)
Aanya Anand (Wesleyan University)
Mira Bakshi (Wesleyan University)
Charlotte Bell (Princeton University)
Meagan Best (University of Virginia)
Sydney Bramen (Georgetown University)
Alex Brown (Amherst College)
Aleezah Burhan (Tufts University)
Lindsey Burnham (Middlebury College)
Fabiola Cabello (Trinity College)
Emma Carney (Harvard University)
Molly Chadwick (Princeton University)
Chelsea Cho (Dartmouth College)
Thenuri De Silva (Bard College)
Jaclyn Dichter (Wesleyan University)
Vharshamithraa Diniesh (Tufts University)
Habiba Eldafrawy (Harvard University)
Ainsley Ellison (Connecticut College)
Maureen Foley (University of Virginia)
Catherine Fortin (Haverford College)
Zarine Gidwaney (Franklin & Marshall College)
Nasreen Hashmi (University of Virginia)
Katherine Hennessy (Georgetown University)
Abby Holding (Middlebury College)
Meherin Hossain (Bard College)
Aalia Husain (Georgetown University)
Riddhi Joshi (Tufts University)
Emma Kahle (St. Lawrence University)
Mira Karande (Bowdoin College)
Gurlin Kaur (Franklin & Marshall College)
Zaynab Khan (Trinity College)
Aishwarya Khubchandani (Cornell University)
Josephine Klein (Princeton University)
Gainsley Korengold (Hamilton College)
Christy Tin Yan Lau (Yale University)
Virginia Lawrence (Denison University)
Aubrey Lennon (Dartmouth College)
Katherine Manderlink (Denison University)
Madeleine Martin (St. Lawrence University)
Cate Moll (Dickinson College)
Nieve Monderer (Tufts University)
Saran Nghiem (Harvard University)
Anna O'Connor (Dickinson College)
Mackenzie O'Shea (Colby College)
Lujan Palacios (Trinity College)
Tanmai Pathak (Amherst College)
Natasha Pensler (University of Pennsylvania)
Abbie Peterson (Middlebury College)
Isabella Ronda (Middlebury College)
Isabel Schumacher (Connecticut College)
Amira Singh (Harvard University)
Ariana Solecki (Haverford College)
India Spencer (Colby College)
Meghna Sreedhar (Yale University)
Molly Stoltz (Harvard University)
Sarah Stonestreet (Hamilton College)
Leandra Sze (Wesleyan University)
Lina Sherif Tammam (University of Virginia)
Whitney Taylor (Yale University)
Isabelle Tilney-Sandberg (Amherst College)
Emma Kate Watts-Roy (Bowdoin College)
Darcy Weber (Bowdoin College)
Brecon Welch (Harvard University)