PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania head coach of men's squash, Gilly Lane, has announced his recruiting class of 2023. Hailing from the United States and India, the class includes junior national squash champion Choudhary Saksham, Tushar Shahani, and Dillon Huang. These men will join the program in 2019-20.
"We are extremely excited to welcome Dillon, Tushar, and Saksham to the Penn Men's Squash class of 2023," said Lane. "We have been targeting these three individuals for quite some time and are ecstatic that they have chosen Penn to further their education. Each of these individuals has competed on the world stage with all three representing their country at the World Juniors, Asian Juniors, and the prestigious British Junior Open. Not only will these three student-athletes provide instant depth to an already deep team, but they all have the characteristics of the student-athlete that we want on our team and at Penn. We add these three at a very exciting time, as they will be the first class to play all four years in our newly renovated facility."
Dillon Huang
Height: 6'0
Fremont, Calif./The King's Academy
High School: Recorded 13 wins with just one loss in the Northern California Division III Squash League in 2012 ... Tallied a 12-2 record in the Northern California Division II Squash League ... Put together a 13-3 record in the Northern California Division I Squash league ... Reached the fourth rounds of the US Junior U19 Open and British Junior U17 Open ... Awana Citation Award recipient.
Personal: Son of Pei-Mei and Yung Huang ... Will enroll in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Tushar Shahani
Height: 5'9
Mumbai, India/Jamnabai Narsee School
High School: Advanced to the semifinal round at the Asian Junior U19 Championships ... Recorded third-place finishes at the Hong Kong Junior U19 Open and British Junior U17 Open ... Recognized by school for being an outstanding sportsperson in squash at the national and international level in 2017 and 2018.
Personal: Son of Payal and Kavi Shahani ... Will enroll in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Saksham Choudhary
Height: 6'2
Delhi, India/Sadar Patel Vidyalaya
High School: Team captain ... 2016 Junior Squash Champion ... 2017 Indian Junior Open Squash Champion ... 2018 British Junior Open quarterfinalist ... Scholarship recipient for outstanding performance in sports and academics ... Certificate recipient from the Central Board of Secondary Education for scoring a perfect CGPA in the 10th Board Examinations.
Personal: Son of Seema and Satish Choudhary ... Will enroll in the Wharton School of Business.
