Girls’ Team (L to R): Coach Julia LeCoq, Liberty Wilson, Hannah Lescott, Serena Lescott, Izzy Yeon, Maggie Miner, Petra Monogenis, Caroline Cregan, Emma Yeon, Piper-Joy Pytosh, and Coach Tunde Ajagbe.

Feb. 26, 2025: The atmosphere was electric at the U.S. High School Squash Championships held this past weekend, as top teams from across the country descended upon the courts in Philadelphia. Among them, Bronxville High School stood out by sending two highly competitive teams, making a significant mark on the annual event.

This year's tournament, held at the renowned Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia, as well as three other local venues, showcased some of the finest young talent in the nation.  The 2025 U.S. High School Championships is the largest squash tournament in the world featuring more than 1,600 players competing on 203 teams across thirteen divisions. Bronxville High School, with its strong tradition in squash, proved to be a formidable contender.

The Bronxville girls’ team competed in Division II and the boys’ team competed in Division III.  Under the guidance of BFC Director of Squash Supreet Singh, and BFC coaches Julia LeCoq and Tunde Ajagbe, both teams spent months rigorously training, balancing academic commitments with practice sessions. Their efforts paid off as they demonstrated skill, sportsmanship, and a relentless drive throughout the tournament.

The Girls' Team

The Bronxville High School girls' team members participating in the tournament include a senior, Co-Captain Liberty Wilson, four juniors, Co-Captain Serena Lescott, Hannah Lescott, Petra Monogenis and Emma Yeon, two sophomores, Maggie Miner and Caroline Cregan, and one freshman, Piper-Joy Pytosh. 

The girls' team, through strategic play and strong skills, advanced to the semi-finals, a testament to their hard work and tenacity.  The team defeated Greens Farms Academy of Westport, Connecticut 4 - 3 in the first round. In the quarterfinals the team prevailed 4 - 3 over Lower Merion School District School of Ardmore, Pennsylvania. 

In their final two matches, the girls had a 3- 4 loss to Groton and a 2-5 loss to Sacred Heart Greenwich to finish 4^th overall in Division II and 2^nd among all public schools in the tournament.  This is an excellent result, particularly as one of only four public schools, out of a total of 32 teams, in Division I & II.

The girls compete in the FairWest League made up of teams from Westchester County, New York and Fairfield County, Connecticut. The team of nine players, which includes junior Izzy Yeon, in addition to the players already mentioned, went 3-1 during the regular season. Sophomore Maggie Miner played as #1 on the team for the Championships.  Junior Petra Monogenis went undefeated with an impressive 5 – 0 in the regular season and 4 – 0 in the Championships.

Serena Lescott (right) in an electric, center court match-up against Groton School.

The Boys' Team

Boys’ Team (L to R): Kai Schubert, William Glaser, Bruno Kahraman, Andre Kahraman, Ian Acharjee, Pierce Martin, John Shah, Troy Neild, Coach Tunde Ajagbe.

The Bronxville boys’ team members participating in the tournament include three seniors, Ian Acharjee and Pierce Martin (Co-Captains), and Bruno Kahraman, three juniors, Troy Neild, Kai Schubert, and John Shah, and two sophomores, William Glaser and Andre Kahraman.

The boys’ team played in Division III and faced a tough first-round match-up against the 6th seed Groton School of Groton, Massachusetts, narrowly losing 4 - 3. The next round was against Brookline High School in a late-night matchup where the boys fell 5 – 2, despite strong and spirited performances from all team members. The team demonstrated resilience and went on to dominate against Rye High School (4 – 3), then again to defeat Dexter Southfield School of Brookline, Massachusetts (4 – 1).

The boys also compete in the FairWest League. The team of eight players went 4 - 3 during the regular season. Senior Ian Acharjee played as #1 on the team for the Championships.  Junior Kai Schubert and Sophomore William Glaser went undefeated in the Championships 4 – 0.

Senior Ian Acharjee will be playing for the Wesleyan University squash team starting next year.  The teams wish to congratulate Ian on this exciting news.

John Shah in match play versus Rye High School.

Community Support Vital

Coaches Julia and Tunde attended the tournament with the players, coaching and cheering the students every step of the way.  Parent Team Manager Jennifer Lescott noted that the team is fortunate to have these outstanding coaches as well as an incredibly supportive Bronxville community.  Vitally, parents of all the players showed up in Philadelphia to cheer on the teams and show their support.

Jennifer offered special thanks to her fellow parent team managers, Natasha Yeoh, Ranjit Bhattacharjee, and Patrick Martin, as well as high school athletic director Joe Haven, high school senior office assistant, Dawn Hartson, and all the parents who are crucial to making the program a success. 

Other Bronxville Players at Championships 

There were other players from Bronxville at the Championships as well. Thomas Sheumack, a senior, was there with the Taft School squash team.  James Murphy, a senior, and Georgina Murphy, a freshman, were part of the Rye Country Day School squash team.  Knox Vitrano, a freshman, was part of the Hotchkiss School squash team, and Rosie Vorbach, a freshman, was there with the Sacred Heart Greenwich squash team.  A former Bronxville High School student, Matteo DelPrete, now of Boca Raton, FL, was there with the St. Andrew’s School team.

Bronxville Players Currently in College Squash Programs 

Many Bronxville squash players have continued to play in college and currently Bronxville has 17 players on college varsity and club team squash rosters including Danyaal Agboatwalla (Cornell), Tate Burgin (Hamilton), Brooks Clifford (Georgetown), Charlie Clifford (Middlebury), Ellie Clifford (Dartmouth), Robby Cruikshank (Fordham), Drew Doyle (Columbia), Katie Hennessy (Georgetown), Scarlett Hine (Bates), Ronin Kaplan (Middlebury), Ben Korengold (Bowdoin), Gainsley Korengold (Hamilton), Lainey Neild (Northwestern), Andrew Shah (University of Virginia), Conner Stoltz (Harvard), Molly Stoltz (Harvard), and Peter Vorbach (Hobart).

Photos courtesy of Jennifer Lescott, Natasha Yeoh, Ranjit Bhattacharjee, Patrick Martin and Vivek Shah.