HADLEY, Mass. - The New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) announced its men’s squash awards for the 2025-26 season, as voted by the league’s coaches.
Trinity senior Joachim Chuah was named the NESCAC Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. The No. 1 player for the Bantams, Chuah won 15 matches this season and finished out his career with over 50 wins. A four-time All-NESCAC selection, Chuah helped Trinity win its 19th NESCAC Championship and its 18th CSA National Title during the 2025-26 campaign. Chuah's selection marks the 11th time a Bantam has been named NESCAC Player of the Year.
Amherst newcomer Roman Parisi was voted as the NESCAC Rookie of the Year and earned a spot on the All-NESCAC First Team. Playing at the top of the ladder for the Mammoths, Parisi won 12 matches and helped Amherst extend its streak of qualifying for every NESCAC Tournament (19 straight). The Mammoths also reached the semifinals of the Hoehn Cup. Parisi is the first Amherst player to be named NESCAC Rookie of the Year and the first Mammoth to garner a major individual award in men's squash.
The Trinity coaching staff was selected as the NESCAC Coaching Staff of the Year by their peers for the third year in a row. Led by head coach Moustafa Hamada and assistants Ashraf Yassin and Paul Assaiante, the Bantams won their 19th consecutive NESCAC title, posted a perfect 19-0 record, and won the program's 18th CSA National Title. The Trinity coaches have been selected as the NESCAC Coach/Coaching Staff of the Year seven times since 2008.
2026 NESCAC Men's Squash Awards
Player of the Year: Joachim Chuah, Trinity
Rookie of the Year: Roman Parisi, Amherst
Coaching Staff of the Year: Trinity (Moustafa Hamada, Ashraf Yassin, Paul Assaiante)
| All-NESCAC First Team |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
Previous Honors |
| Nick Agger |
Williams |
Jr. |
Brooklyn, N.Y. |
2025 2nd Team, 2024 ROY, 2024 1st Team |
| Seif Ashraf |
Colby |
Jr. |
Cairo, Egypt |
2025 1st Team, 2024 2nd Team |
| Santiago Medina Carrillo |
Tufts |
So. |
Guadalajara, Mexico |
|
| Joachim Chuah |
Trinity |
Sr. |
Shah Alam, Malaysia |
2025 POY, 2025 1st Team, 2024 2nd Team, 2023 1st Team |
| Nachiket Desai |
Tufts |
Jr. |
Cupertino, Calif. |
2025 1st Team |
| Gabe Feinstein |
Middlebury |
So. |
Pittsburgh, Pa. |
|
| Wa-Sern Low |
Trinity |
So. |
Ipoh, Malaysia |
2025 2nd Team |
| Roman Parisi |
Amherst |
Fy. |
Sausalito, Calif. |
|
| Benedek Takacs |
Trinity |
Sr. |
Szeged, Hungary |
2025 1st Team, 2024 2nd Team, 2023 ROY, 2023 2nd Team |
| Dennis Welte |
Bates |
So. |
Stuttgart, Germany |
2025 ROY, 2025 2nd Team |
|
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| All-NESCAC Second Team |
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
|
| Jared Chin |
Tufts |
Sr. |
New York, N.Y. |
|
| Huzaifa Ibrahim |
Trinity |
So. |
Karachi, Pakistan |
2025 2nd Team |
| Asher Leavy |
Williams |
Sr. |
Princeton, N.J. |
|
| Devon Osborne |
Amherst |
Fy. |
Somerset West, South Africa |
|
| Himanshu Pannu |
Williams |
So. |
San Mateo, Calif. |
|
| Segundo Portabales |
Trinity |
Fy. |
Mar Del Plata, Argentina |
|
| Joseph Toth |
Amherst |
Jr. |
Richmond, British Columbia |
|
| Hamza Wessam |
Colby |
Fy. |
Cairo, Egypt |
|
| Fotis Zafiriou |
Bowdoin |
Jr. |
Sommerville, Mass. |
2025 2nd Team |
| Carlos Zendejas |
Colby |
Jr. |
Queretaro, Mexico |
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