NCS Women Take Howe Cup “C” Title
National Capital Squash sent three teams to Seattle last weekend to compete in the annual U.S. Women’s Team Championship, better known as the Howe Cup. The B team, captained by AJ Copeland, won their pool in round robin play and then lost two tough matches to a strong Seattle team and a tough California team, finishing third in a field of 9 teams. One of two C teams, the National Capital Squashers, captained by Mona Butterfield, won all their matches including a 3-2 nail-biter against the hometown favorite Seattle team in the finals, taking first place. Congratulations to Squashers Candance Craig, Mary Coolidge, Wendy Hall, Sydney Ku and Cindy Vojtech on the win. The second C team, captained by Christi Tezak, played valiantly and had fun. Of note, only Seattle had more teams than National Capital Squash in the Howe Cup as a whole.
NCS Season Opener Tournament
The NCS Season Opener tournament was hosted at the Chevy Chase Athletic Club this year in combination with the season opener party and two fabulous exhibition matches — Greg Gaultier vs. Amr Shabana and Shahier Razik vs. Legkotla Mosope. A total of 84 entrants competed!
Thank you to Connie and Rod Barnes, who organized the tournament, and congratulations to the winners in each event:
Open 2.5 — Eric Thronson
Open 2.5 — David Katzman
Open 3.0 — Jeremy Barnes
Open 3.5 — Daniel Eisenberg
Open 4.0 — Brent Harris
Open 4.5 — Nick Platt
Open 5.5 — Rod Barnes
Women 2.5 — Isabel Young
Women 3.5 — Valerie Hox
40+ — Rod Barnes
50+ — Ross Campbell
Women’s Squash Night
Despite the fact that the Event as originally scheduled in September had to be canceled at the last minute due to a water main break, Women’s Squash Night — DC was a resounding success on October 10. More than 25 women attended and enjoyed connecting with other players at their skill level. The T-shirts donated by US Squash were a hit, as were the Harrow racquet and bag door prizes. Thanks to Sports Club/LA for donating the court time and hosting the event. Women’s Squash Night will be an annual national event going forward.
Old School Handicap Squash Tournament Nov. 10
Try squash as it used to be played — the Sports Club/LA’s Pros will provide players with lively one-dot Dunlop balls and racquets from the Seventies and Eighties!
Each player will be assigned a handicap based on skill level so everyone has a good chance of beating the best player. Each player will receive a beautiful commemorative polo shirt and a ticket for a raffle of great squash equipment.
Get more info and register here.
Sno Ball Slo Ball Squash Tournament Nov. 30 – Dec. 2
Don’t miss a great squash tradition — the Sno Ball Slo Ball. There are open, women’s and age group draws. You can sign up now here.
Adult Tournaments
National Capital Squash has a special webpage that lists all the adult tournaments in the Mid-Atlantic region, plus national events of interest to adults in our community. More tournaments will be announced soon.