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Bouncing back in dynamic fashion from a heartbreaking 5-4 weekend loss to No. 1 Trinity College, the No. 2 Harvard men's squash team (6-1, 3-0 Ivy) routed No. 14 Amherst College Thrusday evening, dropping only one game overall en route to a 9-0 sweep...
...Harvard players entered the contest with a business-like attitude, exhibiting proper respect for their opponents while at the same time expecting a victory, especially given the decline Amherst's squash program has suffered in recent years. Mindful of the vast talent differential between the two teams, Harvard Coach Satinder Bajwa advised his players to use their matches as an opportunity to experiment and expand their shot-making skills...
Although Karlen is just beginning his ascent to the top of the individual collegiate rankings, success on the squash court is nothing new for the former prep school star. Karlen grew up with several different racquets in his hands, playing tennis and squash at Rye's Apawamis Club...
...benefited from this early exposure to racquet sports, often finding himself on the same court as Rye native and current Harvard teammate David Barry. As a youth player at Apawamis, Karlen also found himself under the tutelage of a coach that knew a thing or two about winning in squash and succeeding in the classroom--Coach Pete Briggs was a former individual national champion while playing for the Crimson...
Karlen and his family moved to Connecticut when he was 11, but his squash career continued to move forward and he was eventually named captain of his prep school team at Andover. After garnering second team All-American honors and a No. 19 ranking last season in his sophomore season in Cambridge, Karlen spent this past summer in England training with several of the world's top players under the guidance of Coach John Milton...