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2020-21 Men's Squash Roster

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Thijs Van Der Pluijm

Thijs Van Der Pluijm

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    176
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Maastricht, Netherlands
  • Highschool:
    Sint-Maartens College

Summary

Biography

At UR 2020-21: Named to the Liberty League All-Academic team...Honored with CSA Scholar Athlete accolades.

At UR 2019-20: Solid sophomore campaign, accumulating a 12-8 overall record...Was 11-7 in dual matches, playing at #5 or #6...1st Team All-Liberty League selection...Led Rochester with three match-clinching wins, coming against #14 Cornell (Dec. 4), #6 Yale (Jan. 19) and St. Lawrence (Feb. 8)...Qualified for the CSA Individual Championships, going 1-1 in the Molloy North draw...Liberty League Performer of the Week on Jan. 27...Nine match victories were by 3-0 scores...Also, posted wins against Dartmouth, Columbia, Drexel and George Washington...Member of the Liberty League All-Academic team.

At UR 2018-19: As a rookie, posted an 11-6 record overall, holding down the #5 spot in Rochester's lineup...Named 1st Team All-Liberty League...Earned multiple match clinching points on the season, including two at the Liberty League Championships (vs. SLU, vs. Bard), helping Rochester claim the team title...Also, won decisive point in UR's win over #6 Dartmouth on Jan. 26...Selected as Liberty League Performer of the Week on Feb. 4...Had two top-100 ranked wins on the year, coming against Aly Tolba (#49) of Trinity in the CSA Potter Cup semifinals and Alexander Engstrom (#80) of Princeton on Dec. 2...Went perfect 4-0 at the Liberty League Championships.

HS: Attended Sint-Maartenscollege in Maastricht, Netherlands...Lettered in squash and tennis...Ranked as high as #2 squash player in Netherlands U-19 and U-23 divisions...Participated for the Netherlands in three European Championships, also competing at the World Junior Championships in U-19 division...Team captain of Dutch National Junior Team U-17 and reached quarterfinals of European Championships.

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