Welcoming Harvard Squash Class of 2022

While Harvard Squash is sad to say goodbye to our teammates from the Class of 2018, we’re confident that our freshmen have the talent, determination and character to ensure our teams can continue the success we had last season.

(written by Liam Waterous ’21)

On the men’s side, Victor Crouin, George Crowne and Marwan Tarek, have proved to be great additions to the team and we know that their hard work and enthusiasm will help the team tremendously this coming season.

On the women’s side, Hana Moataz, Grace Steelman and Amina Yousry have fit in on our team right away and it is clear that our women’s team will be a tough team to beat again this season.

While it’s sad for all of these players to leave what were obviously stellar junior careers, we’re all excited to see how they transition to collegiate squash. Needless to say, the whole team is rooting for them and we feel fortunate to have such unique individuals and players help propel Harvard Squash over the next four years. Welcome aboard!

Here’s a little more information on each player:

Victor Crouin
Hometown: Toulon, France
High School: Lycée Générale et Technologique Emile Zola
Concentration: Undecided but potentially Applied Mathematics
Career Highlights: 2x European Junior Champion, World Junior Squash Runner-up
Hobbies: Running along the French sea coast, travelling around the world and discovering new cultures, reading and listening to music.
Fun Fact: No one can pronounce my name correctly.

George Crowne
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
High School: Iroquois Ridge High School
Concentration: Undecided but likely Economics
Career Highlights: 2x Canadian National Champion, Round of 16 at the World Junior Squash Champs (lost to the one and only Marwan Tarek).
Hobbies: Watching TV and playing soccer.
Fun Fact: I am terrified of heights.

Marwan Tarek
Hometown: Cairo, Egypt
High school: Misr American College
Concentration: Economics
Career Highlights: 2017 Individual World Junior Squash Champion, 2018 Team World Junior Squash Champion, 3x British Junior Open Champion (2015, 2017, 2018)
Hobbies: Soccer and playing FIFA, listening to music, getting to know new people and making friends.
Fun Fact: Won U19 Egyptian Nationals eating Pizza Hut the whole tournament!

Hana Moataz
Hometown: Cairo, Egypt
High School: International School of Elite Education
Concentration: Undecided
Career Highlights: 1st in U17 British Junior Open
Hobbies: Drawing and cooking (especially desserts!)

Grace Steelman
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
High School: The Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr
Concentration: Undecided, maybe Economics or Statistics
Career Highlights: 1st in 2015 Division One High School Nationals, Captain of Baldwin Varsity Squash Team (2018), Varsity Squash MVP 2015, 2018
Hobbies: Sailing and cooking

Amina Yoursry
Hometown: Cairo, Egypt
High School: Misr Language School
Concentration: Likely Economics
Career Highlights: 3rd in the 2017 World Junior Squash Championships, 1st in World Junior Squash Championship Team Event
Hobbies: Squash!