Biography
Junior (2024-25)
CSA First Team All-America Selection … Named to the All-Ivy League Team … CSA Scholar Athlete … Posted a 14-3 record during his junior season … Competed at ones and twos for the Crimson, primarily spending time at the second position … Opened the season with a 3-0 sweep of Western Ontario’s Daniel Deverill (Nov. 16) at the second position on the ladder … Defeated Nachiket Desai of Tufts, 3-0 (Nov. 17) at twos … Earned a 3-0 win against Dartmouth’s Christian Shah at twos (Dec. 4) … Continued his strong start with a 3-0 win at twos against Virginia’s John Paul Tew (Dec. 6) … Defeated Cornell’s Arnaav Sareen at twos, 3-2 (Jan. 12) … Won his match at twos against Trinity’s Benedek Takacs, 3-1 (Jan. 17) … Competed in the Pool Trophy main draw at the CSA Individual National Championships (Jan. 26) … Defeated Princeton’s Avi Agarwal before falling in the round of 16 … Posted a 3-1 win over Princeton’s Avi Agarwal at twos (Feb. 2) … Played at ones in the match against Middlebury’s Nathan Feinstein, winning his match 3-0 (Feb. 5) … Defeated Drexel’s Youssef Bastawy at twos, 3-0 (Feb. 15) … Earned a 3-0 win over Mero Elmarassy at ones in the match against MIT (Feb. 18) … Helped Harvard sweep Dartmouth, 9-0, in the opening round of the CSA National Championships with a 3-0 win over William Aube at twos (Mar. 6) … Defeated Yale’s Arav Bhagwati , 3-0, at twos in a narrow CSA Nationals quarterfinal loss to the Bulldogs (Mar. 7) … Helped Harvard secure a win over Drexel in the consolation bracket with a 3-0 win over Youssef Bastawy at twos (Mar. 8) … Closed out the season with a 3-0 win over Columbia’s Yusuf Sheikh at twos during a narrow fifth-place match loss for the Crimson.
Sophomore (2023-24)
Posted a 13-3 overall record during the 2023-24 season … Recorded the second most wins on the team … Competed primarily at the no 5 position where he tallied a record of 5-3 … Also competed in the 1, 2, 3 and 4 positions for Harvard … Opened the season with a 3-0 sweep in his match at No. 3 against Brown (Nov. 14) … Earned the win at the No. 1 position against Northeastern (Nov. 15) with a 3-0 sweep … Defeated William Aube of No. 10 Dartmouth, 3-0 (11-4, 11-8, 11-4) at the No. 2 position (Nov. 29) … Was victorious against Krishna Mishra of No. 8 Virginia, winning 3-1 at the No. 2 position (Dec. 2) … Swept No. 16 MIT’s Collin Wen in his match at No. 2 (Jan. 11) … Came away with a thrilling 3-2 win over No. 3 Yale’s Lachlan Sutton at the No. 5 position to help Harvard defeat the Bulldogs (Jan. 19) … Picked up a 3-1 win over Abdelrahman Dweek at the no. 5 matchup in the Crimson’s match against No. 2 Penn (Jan. 28) … Swept Shreemann Raghavan of No. 6 Cornell in their match at No. 5 (Feb. 3) … Swept Jacob Bulbulia of Columbia at the No. 5 position to help Harvard defeat the No. 7 Lions (Feb. 4) … Picked up a 3-0 win at the No. 4 position in the victory over No. 13 Tufts (Feb. 6) … Defeated Fritiof Jacobsson of No. 8 Drexel, 3-0, at the No. 5 position (Feb. 17) … Defeated Haris Qasim of No. 8 Drexel, 3-0, at the No. 4 position in the consolation round of the CSA Team Championships (Mar. 2) … Defeated No. 6 Columbia’s Laszlo Godde at the No. 4 position, 3-1, to help Harvard take fifth-place at the CSA Team National Championships (Mar. 3).
First-Year (2022-23)
Went a remarkable 14-1 in first year with the Crimson…Played primarily at the No. 5 position… Molloy Cup South Division Semifinalist at the CSA Individual Championships…Made collegiate debut on Nov. 12 against Rochester winning 3-0 (11-5, 11-5, 11-1)…Had the clinching win in the Crimson 6-3 regular season victory over Trinity, defeating Ahmed Ismail (Trinity), 3-0 (11-8, 11-6, 11-8)…Defeated Franklyn Smith (Columbia), 3-0 (11-9, 11-2, 16-14) at the No. 4 position to help clinch the team’s Ivy League title…Dropped the least number of points by any player in match against Tufts, winning 3-0 (11-3, 11-1, 11-5)…Went 3-0 at the CSA Team Championships…Defeated Humza Khan (Cornell), 3-0 (11-2, 11-2, 11-5) in the CSA Team Championship opening round…Defeated Jed Burde (Yale), 3-1 (9-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-5) in the CSA Team Championship Semifinals…Was the only player to win 3-0 in CSA Team Championships finals match, defeating Marawan ElBorolossy (Trinity), 3-0 (11-8, 11-7, 11-5).
Before Harvard
Member of the Irish Junior National Team…Irish Junior Nationals Champion at every age group (U13, U15, U17, U19)…Played at the No. 1 position for the Irish Junior National Team at the 5 Nations, Europeans U15 & U17, and the World Junior U19 Championships 2022…Played at the No. 5 position for the Irish Senior team at the Senior Europeans…British Junior Open Champion U13 (2017) and runner-up U15 (2019)…British Junior Nations Champion U15 and U17…Finished top 16 in the World Junior Individuals…Finished ninth at the World Junior Team Championships with Ireland…Ranked No. 1 in the European rankings for U13, U15, and U17…Served as captain for the Irish Junior Squash Under 13 and Under 15 team…Outside of squash, played soccer for Park Celtic FC (2012-2017) and ran track and field for Blackrock AFC (2014-2018)…Broke Irish record for track in 600m and 60m U12…Broke Irish record for track in 600m U13…Won All-Irelands in 600m and 60m…Won All-Irelands 600m U13…Brother, Nikita Gilevskiy, played squash at Cornell ’19…Enjoys soccer, basketball, and cooking in addition to playing squash.
