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Drexel University Athletics
2026-27 Women's Squash Roster
Roster
/ Women's Squash
/ Women's Squash
/ Women's Squash
/ Women's Squash
/ Women's Squash
/ Women's Squash
/ Women's Squash
/ Women's Squash
/ Women's Squash
/ Women's Squash
/ Women's Squash
Awande Malinga
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
- High School:
- Midstream College
2025-26 / Sophomore
Finished the season with an 8-6 record…primarily played in the sixth position…went 1-0 in the fourth position…finished the season with back-to-back wins.
2024-25 / Freshman
Appeared in 12 matches…primarily played in the sixth position…went 2-0 in the third position and 1-0 in the fourth…went 3-1 in her first four matches.
Background
Daughter of Celumusa and Sindi Malinga...has an older brother...played squash as well as did track and field in high school...two-time Growthpoint South African U19 National Champion (2022, 2023), winning both national titles without dropping a set...SA Schools U19 Closed Champion (2021, 2023)...represented South Africa at the 2022 WSF Women’s World Junior Championships in Nancy, France, winning her opening-round match...represented SA Schools internationally in Malaysia and Singapore (2017, 2019), finishing as the top-performing South African girls’ player on the 2019 tour...No. 1 player for the gold-medal Gauteng North U19A team at the 2022 SA Schools Interprovincial Tournament, winning 7 of 8 matches...No. 1 player for Midstream College’s 2023 SA Top Schools Championship-winning team, winning all five matches 3–0...No. 1 player for Midstream College’s 2022 SA Top Schools silver-medal team, winning all five matches 3–0...three-time Northerns Junior Squash Association Senior Girl Player of the Year (2021–2023)...four-time Northerns U19 Closed Champion and No. 1-ranked U19 girl (2020–2023)...Midstream College Best Senior Squash Girl (2021–2023)...competed in Professional Squash Association events, including multiple quarterfinal and semifinal finishes...also competed successfully against senior women, including representing the Gauteng North Ladies A team...earned Gold-level school recognition/badges for squash and athletics...in track & field, competed in the 100m, 200m, 400m and long jump...earned provincial colors in athletics and national colors in long jump during primary school, with a personal best of 6.34m at the South African National Championships.
Finished the season with an 8-6 record…primarily played in the sixth position…went 1-0 in the fourth position…finished the season with back-to-back wins.
2024-25 / Freshman
Appeared in 12 matches…primarily played in the sixth position…went 2-0 in the third position and 1-0 in the fourth…went 3-1 in her first four matches.
Background
Daughter of Celumusa and Sindi Malinga...has an older brother...played squash as well as did track and field in high school...two-time Growthpoint South African U19 National Champion (2022, 2023), winning both national titles without dropping a set...SA Schools U19 Closed Champion (2021, 2023)...represented South Africa at the 2022 WSF Women’s World Junior Championships in Nancy, France, winning her opening-round match...represented SA Schools internationally in Malaysia and Singapore (2017, 2019), finishing as the top-performing South African girls’ player on the 2019 tour...No. 1 player for the gold-medal Gauteng North U19A team at the 2022 SA Schools Interprovincial Tournament, winning 7 of 8 matches...No. 1 player for Midstream College’s 2023 SA Top Schools Championship-winning team, winning all five matches 3–0...No. 1 player for Midstream College’s 2022 SA Top Schools silver-medal team, winning all five matches 3–0...three-time Northerns Junior Squash Association Senior Girl Player of the Year (2021–2023)...four-time Northerns U19 Closed Champion and No. 1-ranked U19 girl (2020–2023)...Midstream College Best Senior Squash Girl (2021–2023)...competed in Professional Squash Association events, including multiple quarterfinal and semifinal finishes...also competed successfully against senior women, including representing the Gauteng North Ladies A team...earned Gold-level school recognition/badges for squash and athletics...in track & field, competed in the 100m, 200m, 400m and long jump...earned provincial colors in athletics and national colors in long jump during primary school, with a personal best of 6.34m at the South African National Championships.
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