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M’sian squash player Sivasangari named Ivy League Player of the Year

US-based 23-year-old athlete is Cornell University’s first women’s squash player to receive accolade after achieving 12-0 winning record

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 17 Feb 2022 3:30PM

M’sian squash player Sivasangari named Ivy League Player of the Year
Squash world number 26 S. Sivasangari (pictured above in 2018), who has been named Ivy League Player of the Year, has also been unanimously selected into the All-Ivy League team together with compatriot and fellow university mate Wen Li Lai. – AFP pic, February 17, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR − National squash player S. Sivasangari is making waves in the United States (US) − having been named Ivy League Player of the Year yesterday.

The 23-year-old Kedahan, who is now based in the US, is Cornell University’s first women’s squash player to receive the accolade.

According to an announcement in the university’s official sports website, Sivasangari achieved a 12-0 winning record through the regular season.

The world number 26 − together with compatriot and fellow university mate Wen Li Lai − has also been unanimously selected for the All-Ivy League team.

“So happy to be named the Ivy League Player of the Year! Shout out to the best team I’ve got in Cornell,” Sivansangari responded through her social media sites. 

Ivy League is an American collegiate athletic conference, comprising prestigious and highly selective universities such as Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Columbia. – Bernama, February 17, 2022 

List of Ivy League Accolades

Player of the Year: Sivasangari Subramaniam (Cornell)

Rookie of the Year: Farida Mohamed (Columbia)

Coach of the Year:  Mike Way (Harvard)

All-Ivy League Team: Sin Yuk Chan, Farida Mohamed, Habiba Mohamed (Columbia), Sivasangari Subramaniam, Wen Li Lai (Cornell), Hana Moataz, Marina Stefanoni, Habiba Eldafrawy, Serena Daniel (Harvard), Andrea Toth (Princeton)

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