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Academy Ambassadors

Meet the professional and collegiate players who represent the Inspire Squash Academy community.

Youssef Ibrahim
Academy Ambassador / 01

Youssef Ibrahim

College: Princeton University Degree: B.A. in Near Eastern Studies, 2022

Career Highlights

  • World No. 5
  • World No. 5
  • 2026 World Championship Finalist
  • Princeton Men's Squash Team Captain
  • 3× Ivy League Player of the Year
  • 4× CSA First Team All-American
  • 2022 Windy City Open Finalist
  • First unseeded player since 2012 to reach a Platinum-level final
  • First CSA collegiate athlete to reach a Platinum-level final
Omar Said Sobhy
Academy Ambassador / 02

Omar Said Sobhy

College: University of Pennsylvania (Penn) Graduated: 2026 Peak PSA World Ranking: No. 79

Career Highlights

  • 2025–26 First Team CSA All-American
  • 2025–26 Ivy League Player of the Year
  • 2025–26 Pool Trophy Champion, CSA Individual Championships
  • First Team All-Ivy
  • Skillman Award Finalist
  • Ivy League Regular Season & Tournament Champion
  • 20–2 overall record in 2025–26 at the top of the lineup
  • 71 career wins, becoming the winningest player in Penn squash history
  • 2024–25 First Team CSA All-American
  • 2024–25 Potter Cup Champion
  • 2024–25 CSA Individual Championships Finalist
  • 7th player in Penn history to reach 50 career wins
  • Defeated multiple 2024–25 CSA All-Americans during the season
Barb Sameh
Academy Ambassador / 03

Barb Sameh

Hometown: Cairo, Egypt College: University of Pennsylvania Class: 2030

Career Highlights

  • 2026 World Junior Squash Championships Team Gold Medalist with Team Egypt
  • 2026 World Junior Championships Individual Bronze Medalist
  • 2× Egyptian National Champion
  • Represents Egypt internationally at the junior level
Matias Knudsen
Academy Ambassador / 04

Matias Knudsen

College: Drexel University, Philadelphia Education: B.S. in Finance, 2022 | MBA, 2023 Hometown: Colombia

Career Highlights

  • Professional PSA Squash Player
  • Career-high World Ranking: No. 39
  • 2× CSA First Team All-American
  • Drexel Men's Squash Team Captain
  • 2023 Semanik Award Winner
  • Helped lead Drexel to its highest-ever national finish, 5th place, in 2022–23
  • U-19 South American Champion
  • Canadian Junior Open Champion
  • 2018 World Junior Squash Championship: 9th place
  • 3× Junior Pan American medalist with Colombia: 1 Gold, 2 Silver
Tad Carney
Academy Ambassador / 05

Tad Carney

College: Yale University Team: Yale Bulldogs Squash

Career Highlights

  • 2025–26 Team Captain
  • First Team CSA All-American
  • First Team All-Ivy
  • Academic All-Ivy
  • CSA Scholar-Athlete
  • Skillman Award Finalist
  • 10–3 record at No. 1 position
  • 2024–25: 8–5 record at No. 1; First Team CSA All-American; First Team All-Ivy
  • 2024 CSA Individual Championships: Semifinalist
  • 2023–24: Won the Molloy East Bracket at the CSA Individual Championships
  • 2023–24 Second Team CSA All-American
  • 2022–23: 8–2 regular-season record; defeated a No. 1 Harvard opponent
  • Competeted in the CSA National Team Championships
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