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Hotels for College Squash Association Championships

Michael T. Bello
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Northampton, MA — In late February and early March 2012, the College Squash Association will host its national championships. Here is information about hotel accommodations. Please note that these arrangements are for CSA teams and not for parents, families, fans, or friends.

Hotel Accommodations for the Men’s National Team Championships  (February 17th – 19th): The Men’s National Team Championships are expected to have over 60 teams. To accommodate the size of the event, the top 32 teams will play in the Princeton, NJ area, while the lower 32 teams will play in Philadelphia, PA.

For Princeton, the Westin ($109 per night, including breakfast – 609-520-6256) and the Wyndham Forrestal Hotel ($103 per night, including breakfast – 609-936-4200) will serve as the official hotels.

For Philadelphia, the DoubleTree by Hilton will be the official hotel. When making reservations, please reference the “Men’s College Squash Association.” The CSA room rate is $115.

Hotel Accommodations for the Women’s National Team Championships – Howe Cup (February 24th – 26th): The Women’s National Team Championships will be hosted by Harvard University in Cambridge, MA.  The Hyatt Regency Boston is pleased to offer a group discounted rate of $139 per night. To reserve rooms, please use the special reservation website or call 1-888-421-1442 and refer to the College Squash Association. Reservations must be made prior to February 1st.

Hotel Accommodations for the Individual Championships (March 2nd – 4th): The Individual Championships will be hosted by Amherst College. There are a variety of hotel options available. Coaches may contact Bradley Bell (413-586-3979) and mention the College Squash Association for assistance with booking rooms. Possible hotel choices include the Courtyard by Marriott ($144 per night for doubles, $134 per night for singles; including breakfast), Howard Johnson ($89 per night for doubles or singles, including breakfast), Econo Lodge ($89  per night for doubles or singles, including breakfast), and  Clarion Hotel and Conference Center ($89 per night for singles or doubles), Holiday Inn Express and Suites ($95 per night for singles or doubles, including breakfast).

Around the Courts: College Squash Highlights (11/20/2011)

Michael T. Bello
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College Squash AssociationNorthampton, MA — This weekend, the majority of teams began the 2011 – 2012 college squash season.

At the Liberty League Men’s Championships, five teams were in action. In round robin play, the match between Rochester and St. Lawrence was the closest. The Yellowjackets have two players studying abroad this fall, so could this be the year for St. Lawrence to claim the title? Every individual contest was won 3-0 with Rochester claiming the top five positions, while St. Lawrence captured the bottom four positions. Overall, Rochester finished first, while St. Lawrence finished second. Hobart  finished third, followed by Vassar and then Bard.  Please note that the Liberty League does not hold a women’s championship.

Connecticut College made the most of their trip to Boston. The 24th-ranked men’s team defeated 16th-ranked Bates and 19th-ranked Wesleyan in 5-4 thrillers. The Camels also defeated MIT and Northeastern.  Bates defeated Wesleyan 8-1 and Northeastern 7-2.

The Bates women blanked Northeastern and defeated Wesleyan 7-2. On Saturday, Wesleyan defeated Northeastern and Bowdoin.

Trinity traveled to Bates on Sunday. Both the men’s and women’s teams earned victories over the Bobcats.

Dartmouth traveled to the Naval Academy and Franklin & Marshall. The Dartmouth women opened the season with a 9-0 victory over the Diplomats. The Dartmouth men opened with an 8-1 victory over Navy, and they followed it up with a 9-0 victory over George Washington. Against 8th-ranked Franklin & Marshall, 7th-ranked Dartmouth only captured one of the top three matches. However, the Big Green escaped with a 5-4 victory.

Mount Holyoke opened the season with wins over Smith and Tufts. The Jumbos made the most of their trip to Western Massachusetts with a 6-3 victory over Smith. The Lyons lost to Stanford and Cornell on Sunday.

Also in Western Massachusetts, Williams opened the season by hosting a variety of teams. The Williams women faced a series of formidable opponents, including Harvard, Stanford, Cornell, and Hamilton. The Ephs’ sole victory came against Hamilton. Harvard defeated Stanford 6-3. Stanford’s victories came at the bottom of the ladder. In a battle between the 6th- and 7th-ranked teams, Stanford prevailed over Cornell 7-2. With three five-game matches going to Stanford, a rematch at Howe Cup could be interesting.

Like the Williams’ women, the Ephs’ men lost to Harvard and Cornell, but beat Hamilton.

Coaches and Team Contacts, please remember to enter your team’s results in the US Squash Scoring System on the day of each match. Each player must be named in the results (“Not on Roster” entries will not be tolerated) or penalties may be applied.

Coaches, Team Contacts, and SIDs may nominate players to be the Harrow Sports College Squash Player of the Week by contacting Michael T. Bello. Nominations are due each Monday by 6 PM ET.

For complete results from all of this weekend’s action, see Women’s Results and Men’s Results.

2011-2012 Dunlop Men’s College Squash Team Rankings (11/14/2011)

Michael T. Bello
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[rankingimage] Northampton, MA — Today, the second [mtr] of the season were released.

The top-27 schools in the rankings remain unchanged.  Most of these schools begin play this weekend.

The Naval Academy’s two round robins produced many changes to the rankings. Drexel made the biggest jump moving from 43rd to 29th. Contributing to the move were the Dragons’ victories over Haverford, Fordham, Georgetown, and Washington. Johns Hopkins defeated Drexel to move to 28th, while Georgetown dropped two spots to 30th.

Washington St. Louis also had success in Annapolis. The Bears were victorious over Fordham, Bard, UNC, and Duke. These wins earned Washington St. Louis the 40th position in the latest rankings.

The University of Illinois (Champaign) jumped from 54th to 46th. With four victories at the Jester’s Mid America Collegiate Cup in October and a 5-4 victory over Denison, UIC moves up ten spots.

Virginia returns to the rankings after missing last season’s National Team Championships. They debut at 46th. Making their inaugural appearance in the rankings is the University of Dayton. The Flyers lost to the University of Illinois (Springfield) in their first match.

Coaches and Team Contacts, please remember to enter your team’s results in the US Squash Scoring System on the day of each match.

Below are the [mtr] as of November 14, 2011. Listed after each school’s name is their previous ranking.

  1. Trinity College (1)
  2. Yale University (2)
  3. Princeton University (3)
  4. Rochester, University of (4)
  5. Harvard University (5)
  6. Cornell University (6)
  7. Dartmouth College (7)
  8. Franklin and Marshall College (8)
  9. Pennsylvania, University of (Penn) (9)
  10. Williams College (10)
  11. Western Ontario, University of (11)
  12. St. Lawrence University (12)
  13. Brown University (13)
  14. Middlebury College (14)
  15. Naval Academy (15)
  16. Bates College (16)
  17. George Washington University (17)
  18. Bowdoin College (18)
  19. Wesleyan University (19)
  20. Columbia University (20)
  21. Amherst College (21)
  22. Colby College (22)
  23. Hamilton College (23)
  24. Connecticut College (24)
  25. Stanford University (25)
  26. Hobart College (26)
  27. Tufts University (27)
  28. Johns Hopkins University (39)
  29. Drexel University (43)
  30. Georgetown University (28)
  31. Northeastern University (29)
  32. Vanderbilt University (30)
  33. Colgate University (32)
  34. MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (34)
  35. Kenyon College (35)
  36. Boston College (36)
  37. California Berkeley, University of (38)
  38. Washington, University of (40)
  39. Bucknell University (41)
  40. Washington University (St. Louis) (47)
  41. Fordham University (44)
  42. Vassar College (42)
  43. Haverford College (37)
  44. Illinois (Champaign), University of (54)
  45. Lehigh University (48)
  46. Virginia, University of (NR)
  47. Denison University (33)
  48. Boston University (45)
  49. Swarthmore College (46)
  50. Charleston, College of (49)
  51. Ithaca College (50)
  52. Bard College (51)
  53. Duke University (NR)
  54. Northwestern University (31)
  55. Maryland, University of (NR)
  56. Bryant University (52)
  57. Vermont, University of (53)
  58. North Carolina, University of (NR)
  59. Southern California (USC), University of (55)
  60. Purdue University (56)
  61. Notre Dame, University of (57)
  62. Siena College (58)
  63. Lafayette College (NR)
  64. Illinois (Springfield), University of (NR)
  65. Dayton, University of (NR)

2011-2012 Dunlop Women’s College Squash Team Rankings (11/14/2011)

Michael T. Bello
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[rankingimage] Northampton, MA — Today, the second [wtr] of the season were released.

St. Lawrence’s 9-0 victory over William Smith shook up the lower third of the rankings.  The victory moved the Saints from 28th to 27th, while it dropped William Smith from 23rd to 28th. With Vassar’s victories over both Smith and St. Lawrence, 6-3 and 7-2 respectively — and Smith’s 5-4 win against Wellesley — Colby, Conn College, Smith, and Wellelsey all moved up one ranking position each.

Coaches and Team Contacts, please remember to enter your team’s results in the US Squash Scoring System on the day of each match.

Below are the [wtr] as of November 14, 2011. Listed after each school’s name is their previous ranking.

  1. Harvard University (1)
  2. Yale University (2)
  3. Princeton University (3)
  4. Trinity College (4)
  5. Pennsylvania, University of (Penn) (5)
  6. Stanford University (6)
  7. Cornell University (7)
  8. Dartmouth College (8)
  9. Williams College (9)
  10. Brown University (10)
  11. Bates College (11)
  12. Middlebury College (12)
  13. Mount Holyoke College (13)
  14. George Washington University (14)
  15. Amherst College (15)
  16. Columbia University (16)
  17. Franklin and Marshall College (17)
  18. Hamilton College (18)
  19. Wesleyan University (19)
  20. Bowdoin College (20)
  21. Tufts University (21)
  22. Vassar College (22)
  23. Colby College (24)
  24. Connecticut College (25)
  25. Smith College (26)
  26. Wellesley College (27)
  27. St. Lawrence University (28)
  28. William Smith College (23)
  29. Georgetown University (29)
  30. Colgate University (30)
  31. Boston College (31)
  32. Virginia, University of (39)
  33. John Hopkins University (32)
  34. California (33)
  35. Haverford College (34)
  36. Drexel University (35)
  37. Northeastern University (36)
  38. New York University (37)
  39. Vanderbilt University (38)

Harrow Sports College Squash Player of the Week (11/14/2011)

Michael T. Bello
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Northampton, MA — For the week ending 11/13/2011, Jacqueline Zhou (Smith College) and Rod Maier (Bucknell University) have been named the women’s and men’s [hpow].

A Harrow Sports College Squash Player of the Week should have a significant impact on his or her team’s performance during the prior week and demonstrate sportsmanship. Coaches and Sports Information Directors may nominate players by contacting Michael T. Bello. Nominations are due each Monday by 6 PM ET.

With limited matches played to date, a few late nominations were reviewed.

Rod Maier (Bucknell University): At the Navy Round Robin, Maier went 3-1. He earned victories over Fordham, Virginia, and Swarthmore.  In the Navy match, Bucknell was shutout; however, Maier came the closest to winning a game. Against David Koenig at the #6 position, Maier lost 11-6, 13-11, and 11-8.

Jacqueline Zhou (Smith College): Zhou, a first-year student at Smith, went 2-0 on the weekend. She led the Pioneers to a 5-4 victory over Wellesley.  At the #1 position, Zhou faced Emma Haley. The two players had an intense five-game match. Zhou emerged victorious 11-8, 8-11, 9-11, 11-6, and 11-8. She also earned a victory against Haverford.

College Squash Reminder (11/13): Recording Results and Player of the Week

Michael T. Bello
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Northampton, MA — On Sunday, the e-mail below was sent to coaches and team contacts:

Coaches, Team Contacts, and SIDs,

A few reminders:

  • Recording Results: Please enter your match scores ASAP. We are determining rankings tomorrow night (11/14) at 6 PM ET and without results in the US Squash Scoring System, your team will not be credited appropriately. There are detailed instructions on the website for entering results and players. If you need assistance adding matches, please contact Dent Wilkins.
  • Player of the Week: Please nominate deserving players for Player of the Week honors by 6 PM ET Monday (11/14). Criteria: A Player of the Week should have a significant impact on his or her team’s performance during the prior week and demonstrate sportsmanship. Coaches, Sports Information Directors, and Team Contacts may nominate players by contacting Michael T. Bello.

2011 Guy Fawkes College Squash Challenge: Smith and Vassar #1s (Video)

Michael T. Bello
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Poughkeepsie, NY — At the 2011 Guy Fawkes College Squash Challenge, Vassar College hosted Smith College. It was the opening match of the 2011 – 2012 season for both squads.

Coming into the weekend, Smith College was ranked 27th in the 2011 – 2012 Women’s College Squash Preseason Rankings.  Vassar was ranked 22nd. In the team match, Vassar won 6-3.  Both Vassar and Smith defeated Haverford in their other matches in the Challenge.

In the match at the number 1 position, Vassar captain Meg Taylor faced Smith first-year student Jacqueline Zhou. Taylor captured the first game; however, Zhou came back to win the next three games. Zhou won the match 10-12, 11-5, 11-2, and 11-5.

Below is video provided by Smith College coach Tim Bacon.

 

Around the Courts: College Squash Highlights (11/13/2011)

Michael T. Bello
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College Squash AssociationNorthampton, MA —  This weekend featured college squash matches at the Naval Academy’s Veterans’ Day Round Robin, in Boston, and at the Ivy League Scrimmages.

In Annapolis, Navy’s opening weekend success continued with five 9-0 wins. The Midshipmen beat Swarthmore, Georgetown, Kenyon, Hobart, and Washington.  Hobart went 2-2 at the Veterans’ Day Round Robin. The Statesmen beat Drexel and Johns Hopkins, but lost to Navy and George Washington. Washington’s trip to the East Coast was challenging. The Huskies opened with an 8-1 victory over Swarthmore, but lost their remaining matches to Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, Kenyon, and Navy.

In women’s action at the Veterans’ Day Round Robin, George Washington shutout Drexel. The Dragons also lost to  Johns Hopkins.

In Boston, Smith and Wellesley battled. Tied at 4-4, Smith’s Jacqueline Zhou defeated Wellesley’s Emma Haley in five games to propel Smith to a victory. Both Smith and Wellesley defeated Haverford. Haverford’s men faced MIT and Boston College. The Fords lost both contests.

At the 2011 Ivy League Scrimmages, the league pre-season event, Harvard’s men and women went undefeated in team play.  Also of note, Columbia’s women defeated Brown 5-4. CollegeSquashAssociation.com will have photos and videos from the scrimmages in the coming days.

Coaches and Team Contacts, please remember to enter your team’s results in the US Squash Scoring System on the day of each match. Each player must be named in the results (“Not on Roster” entries will not be tolerated) or penalties may be applied.

Coaches, Team Contacts, and SIDs may nominate players to be the Harrow Sports College Squash Player of the Week by contacting Michael T. Bello. Nominations are due each Monday by 6 PM ET.

For complete results from all of this weekend’s action, see Women’s Results and Men’s Results.

2011 Guy Fawkes College Squash Challenge: Ithaca and Vassar #2s (Video)

Michael T. Bello
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Poughkeepsie, NY — At the 2011 Guy Fawkes College Squash Challenge, Ithaca College played host Vassar. In the 2011 – 2012 Men’s College Squash Association Preseason Rankings, Ithaca is ranked 50th, while Vassar is 42nd.

Vassar went 2-0 on the day with 7-2 victories over both Ithaca and Haverford. The Brewers avenged last season’s loss to Haverford. Haverford, ranked 37th, went 1-1 in the Challenge. They defeated Ithaca 5-4.

Ithaca captain Brad Kolodner sent in video of the #2 match between Ithaca’s Mack Smith and Vassar’s Max Middleton. The match was incredibly close. Smith lost the first two games, but rebounded to take the final three games to capture the match (9-11, 11-13, 11-5, 11-8, and 11-9).

 

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