AJ Copeland is organizing a Women's Squash Week event on Sunday September 26 at Squash on Fire, from 9:00-11:00am.
Attendance is FREE and all ages and skill levels welcome!
You must register for the event, which you can do by clicking here.
The members of the National Capital Squash Board of Directors are greatly saddened to announce that Jeremy Barnes passed away on July 1. Jeremy was the beloved son of Rod and Connie Barnes, brother to Jacqueline and a dear friend to our squash community.
Rod and Connie have told us that while they grieve that Jeremy’s life was marked by persistent illness and tragically cut short, we should console ourselves with the fact he still managed to pack more in his 23 years than many would dare in a lifetime, and that now the struggle with his difficulties is over, he is finally at peace.
In Jeremy's memory, the Jeremy Barnes Memorial Fund has been set up to provide perpetual yearly assistance to worthy recipients who wish to learn and play squash.
If you would like to donate to the Jeremy Barnes Memorial Fund, click here.
The Barnes family welcomes your attendance at a Celebration … Continue Reading ››
The annual grudge match between Baltimore and Washington DC is slated for March 28th between 2-5 pm at Squash on Fire.
This is a one-match team format. The visiting team sends its line-up and the host team matches that line up with appropriate opponents. We play one match, then have a social at a local watering hole.
Keep your eyes out for an email from AJ Copeland requesting players.
For the second consecutive year, the US Squash Masters Championships will be hosted at Squash on Fire in April 3-5. Masters pits players in age groups from 35-85 for a weekend of great squash. Regardless of the host club, DC always sends a big contingent of players. With it in our home town, let's see a great DC showing this spring!
Register here by March 18.
Twenty three national mens' squash teams played for the biennial world championships at Squash on Fire in December. The opening matches on December 15 dazzled the DC crowd bringing squash enthusiasts as well as newcomers to the sport from around the region to watch world class play. Host Team USA fell to the number 1 seed, Egypt, during the opening day, but played bravely, cheered by the home crowd.
The week was marked by personal and team bests...and even the mighty Egyptians faced tougher competition on the court than ratings and book makers might have predicted.
National Capital Squash was a proud sponsor of the event. For more coverage, see: worldteamsquashdc.com/news
After many years of nearly capturing the title, the NCS B team won the Howe Cup B final in a thrilling match against Boston. The team, led by Captain and NCS VP of Women, AJ Copeland, edged out a win in the 3-2 victory. Top seed Heidi Wagner secured the first win for NCS while AJ fell in a tough match at the fifth spot. Sally Pei turned fortunes for DC while Deb Phippard struggled in a tough match with Boston. In the end, Carole Grunberg eeked out a win in a tie break in the fifth game of the fifth match.
US Squash called Grunberg's match the "match of the tournament and described it this way: The match of the tournament came at the No. 3 spot in the Division B final. With the teams tied at two matches apiece, Washington, DC’s Carole Grunberg, the reigning 60+ national champion, … Continue Reading ››
Kick off the season right at the Women’s Squash Night at Squash On Fire.
Meet other players, play casual round robin matches, sign up for league,
and learn about upcoming squash events.
Open to women of ALL ages and ALL skill levels.
US Squash membership is not required.
This event is FREE, but please register online here!
Sponsored by National Capital Squash and Squash On Fire
