2014-15 Women's Squash Roster
Roster
Hughes, Hayley

Hayley Hughes
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Auckland, New Zealand
- High School:
- Epsom Girls Grammar
Bio
2017-18: Went 12-9 overall on the season…played primarily from the No. 2 spot, where she had a 10-6 record…named a College Squash Association Scholar Athlete… named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Women's At-Large Team…helped the Dragons to their first ever Kurtz Cup title…helped Drexel to a program-best final ranking of No. 9…won all three of her Kurtz Cup matches against Amherst’s Haley McAtee, Brown’s Alexa Jacobs and Dartmouth’s Rebecca Brownell…advanced to the semifinals with wins over Dartmouth’s Janel Gaube and Princeton’s Samantha Chai in the Holleran Cup North Division at Individual Championships…had a season-best winning straight of seven matches…came back to beat Lucy Bostwick of Middlebury on Senior Day…swept Domenica Romo of Dickinson to open the year…won three straight matches against Franklin & Marshall’s Lauren Johnston, Virginia’s Carey Danforth and Dartmouth’s Rebecca Brownell…won at least 11 matches in each of her four seasons with the team.
2016-17: Named a College Squash Association Scholar Athlete… Named to the 2016-17 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Women’s At-Large Team…Went 11-5 on her junior campaign including 3-0 from the No. 1, 7-4 from the No. 2 and 1-1 at individuals… Played most her matches from the No. 2 position for Drexel… Her 11 wins ranked tied for first on the squad… Nine of her wins came as three-game sweeps, one as four-game win and one came as a five-game victory… Had a seven-match winning streak from Jan. 29 to March 3, tied for a team-best on the season…Her seven-match streak mirrored her sister’s, Anna, who won seven-straight over the same time period… Played from the No. 1 position for Drexel at its fourth-straight ‘B’ Division Kurtz Cup… One of five individuals to represent the Dragons at CSA Individual National Championships… Went 1-1 at Individuals in the Holleran Division-East Bracket… Finished the season ranked #36 individually in the nation, second on the team.
2015-16: Named a 2015-16 Second Team All-American … Became the first ever from the women’s program to be named an All-American … Finished the season ranked #16 individually in the nation … Named the 2015-16 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Women’s At-Large Performer of the Year ... Went 13-7 during her sophomore campaign including a 13-4 mark from the No. 1 spot and 0-1 from the No. 2 … Played the most matches from the No. 1 position for Drexel … Her 13 wins ranked third on the squad … 11 of her 13 wins came as three-game sweeps …Named the Drexel Athlete of the Week on Feb. 2 … Won four-straight from Oct. 31 to Nov. 22 for her longest winning streak of the season … One of four individuals to represent the Dragons at CSA Individual National Championships … Went 0-2 at Individuals in the Ramsay Division Bracket for the top 16 players in the country … Lost in the round of 16 to Trinity’s #1 Kanzy El Defrawy before falling to Trinity’s #8 Raneem Sharah in consolations.
2014-15: Made 19 appearances on the year…went 12-7 (.632), all from the No. 1 position…her 12 wins on the campaign were second most on the team…participated in the Ramsay Division Main Draw at the Individual Championships in March 2015.
Background: Member of New Zealand junior world squad for three years ... Placed seventh at the Junior World Championships in Warsaw, Poland ... Member of the junior and senior Auckland teams, and won national titles on both ... Represented Auckland in field hockey for past eight seasons while being a member of the U-18 team that placed second on nationals ... Captain of squash team at secondary school with team winning last three New Zealand Secondary school National Championships.
Personal: Daughter of Nigel and Bev ... Has an older brother, Andrew, and a younger sister, Anna ... Majoring in business.
2016-17: Named a College Squash Association Scholar Athlete… Named to the 2016-17 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Women’s At-Large Team…Went 11-5 on her junior campaign including 3-0 from the No. 1, 7-4 from the No. 2 and 1-1 at individuals… Played most her matches from the No. 2 position for Drexel… Her 11 wins ranked tied for first on the squad… Nine of her wins came as three-game sweeps, one as four-game win and one came as a five-game victory… Had a seven-match winning streak from Jan. 29 to March 3, tied for a team-best on the season…Her seven-match streak mirrored her sister’s, Anna, who won seven-straight over the same time period… Played from the No. 1 position for Drexel at its fourth-straight ‘B’ Division Kurtz Cup… One of five individuals to represent the Dragons at CSA Individual National Championships… Went 1-1 at Individuals in the Holleran Division-East Bracket… Finished the season ranked #36 individually in the nation, second on the team.
2015-16: Named a 2015-16 Second Team All-American … Became the first ever from the women’s program to be named an All-American … Finished the season ranked #16 individually in the nation … Named the 2015-16 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Women’s At-Large Performer of the Year ... Went 13-7 during her sophomore campaign including a 13-4 mark from the No. 1 spot and 0-1 from the No. 2 … Played the most matches from the No. 1 position for Drexel … Her 13 wins ranked third on the squad … 11 of her 13 wins came as three-game sweeps …Named the Drexel Athlete of the Week on Feb. 2 … Won four-straight from Oct. 31 to Nov. 22 for her longest winning streak of the season … One of four individuals to represent the Dragons at CSA Individual National Championships … Went 0-2 at Individuals in the Ramsay Division Bracket for the top 16 players in the country … Lost in the round of 16 to Trinity’s #1 Kanzy El Defrawy before falling to Trinity’s #8 Raneem Sharah in consolations.
2014-15: Made 19 appearances on the year…went 12-7 (.632), all from the No. 1 position…her 12 wins on the campaign were second most on the team…participated in the Ramsay Division Main Draw at the Individual Championships in March 2015.
Background: Member of New Zealand junior world squad for three years ... Placed seventh at the Junior World Championships in Warsaw, Poland ... Member of the junior and senior Auckland teams, and won national titles on both ... Represented Auckland in field hockey for past eight seasons while being a member of the U-18 team that placed second on nationals ... Captain of squash team at secondary school with team winning last three New Zealand Secondary school National Championships.
Personal: Daughter of Nigel and Bev ... Has an older brother, Andrew, and a younger sister, Anna ... Majoring in business.
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