CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Looking to build off their 2022-23 successes, Harvard Men's Squash will welcome a trio of first-year's to campus in the Class of 2027.  Hailing from three different countries, the Crimson welcome Omar Azzam (New Cairo, Egypt), Jacob Lin (Vancouver, BC, Canada), and Louis Murrary (Falmouth, Cornwall, England). 
 
The group of highly regarded first-year's will be joining a squad that last season won the Ivy League Championship and their fourth straight CSA Team National Championship. 
 
Read all about the newest Crimson athletes below:

Omar Azzam

New Cairo, Eygpt | Qaitbay International School
Represents Egyptian Junior National Team…Made pro tournament debut by defeating world No. 14 Nicolas Mueller in 2023 The Black Ball Open…Placed eighth at the 2023 British Junior Open U19…Ranked No. 1 in Egypt U17 in 2022…Represented Egypt at the 2022 World Junior Championships in France…Place third at 2021 US Junior Open U17…2018 Egyptian National Junior Champion
 

Jacob Lin

Vancouver, BC, Canada | Magee Secondary School
Five-time Canadian Junior National Champion (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023)…Reached a ranking of No. 1 in the Canadian junior rankings for U13, U15, U17, and U19…Five-time BC Provincial Champion (2017, 2019, 2019, 2020, 2023)…Two-time Gold Medalist at the Canada Winter Games 2023… Represents the Canadian Junior National Squash Team (2020-2023)…Represented Canada at World Junior Championships (2022, 2023)…Fourth-place finish at 2022 US Junior Open BU19…Sixth-place finish at 2020 British Junior Open BU15…Served as team captain for the Vancouver Squash Academy (2023)…Finished 10^th at 2022 World Junior Squash Championships with Canada…2016 Hong Kong Junior Open BU11 Champion…Co-founder and President of Sunshine Squash Club which works to promote squash in Canada and raise funds for charity…AP Scholar with Honor Award…Recipient of the 2022 Squash BC Kevin Kydd Junior Service Award
 

Louis Murray

Falmouth, Cornwall, England | Truro School
Member of Truro Squash Club…Served as squash team captain from 2021-2023…Helped lead Truro School to England National Schools Championships in 2022 and runner-up in 2020…Reached No. 1 ranking for England U17's in 2021…South-West England Regional Champion U19's…Has represented Cornwall County Senior squash team from the age of 15…2023 British Biology Olympiad Silver Award…Tromans Shield for Outstanding Achievement Award 2022…2022 Truro School Sports Personality of the Year