MEDFORD, MA (March 10, 2026) -- The Tufts University women's squash team was well represented on the 2026 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) All-NESCAC women's squash teams, highlighted by head coach
Joe Raho and his assistants being named as the Coaching Staff of the Year.
Joining Raho was three players for the Jumbos, as senior
Vharsha Dinesh was named to the All-NESCAC First Team while junior
Maria Arseniev and sophomore
Sohni Vermani each were Second Team honorees.
The Tufts coaching staff was selected as the NESCAC Coaching Staff of the Year by their peers for the third time since 2019. Head coach
Joe Raho, in his ninth season at Tufts, along with assistants
Alex Grayson and
Gary Gargan, guided the Jumbos to a 12-9 record this season, the finals of the NESCAC Tournament for the fifth year in a row, and the program's first win in the Howe Cup at the CSA National Team Championships.
Dinesh had her best season as a Jumbo, going 12-6 on the year with all 12 of her victories coming in the top position for Tufts. Dinesh finished 7-3 in her final 10 matches of the season, including a three-game victory over Quincy Cline in the playoff round of the CSA National Team Championships to finish her career.
Dinesh posted a 10-match win streak during the season, featuring wins over three Top 10 opponents. It was her fourth consecutive All-NESCAC First Team selection, as she graduates as the most decorated women's squash player in program history.
Arseniev played the majority of her junior season at the No. 2 spot for the Jumbos, going 5-12 overall and 5-8 in the No. 2 spot. Arseniev picked up big wins over NESCAC foes Colby College, Bowdoin College and Middlebury College. This was her first NESCAC accolade.
Vermani also picked up her first collegiate All-NESCAC honor after having a very strong season, going 10-5 overall playing No. 2 through No. 4 in the lineup. Vermani was 4-1 at the No. 2 spot for Tufts, while adding three wins apiece at No. 3 and No. 4. She missed some of the beginning of the season, but won six of her first seven matches and earned wins over three top-10 teams in No. 7 Amherst, No. 9 Drexel and No. 10 Amherst later in the season.
Trinity's Kara Lincou was named the NESCAC Player of the Year, while Trinity newcomer Thanussa Uthrian was voted as the NESCAC Rookie of the Year.
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