Georgetown University
Women’s Club Squash Team
The history of the Georgetown Women’s Club Squash Team is a young but exciting one. When Kiran Gandhi came to Georgetown University as a freshman in the Fall of 2007, she served as the only female on the co-ed Club Squash Team. She worked throughout her freshman year towards recruiting more women to join, but it was only till the College Squash Association offered a grant for “Emerging Teams” to play in the national tournament, was she successful. In January of 2008, she flyered around campus to invite women to represent the Georgetown Hoyas at the tournament, and five talented women answered the call. The group trained together for a month, and after a great weekend at Princeton, were proclaimed the Champions of the Emerging Teams bracket 2008. During the 2008-2009 season, the squash program built upon this success including full men’s and women’s ladders within the co-ed team, and the young athletes also raised money for uniforms, gear and a coach. With the support of parents and alums, the team was able to function in a more organized fashion allowing the players to practice regularly and get better. The Women’s Squash Team traveled to Harvard that February and finished 27th in the nation never having played with a full squad before. This year the Hoyas are more proud than ever to boast a fully-established Women’s Club Squash team for the 2009-2010 season, separate from the co-ed team. The team is soaring and excited about matches to come. With powerful new freshman and a board of excellent leaders, it is this teams commitment, excitement and support for one another that will contribute to its success.
Our program is based on hard work, camaraderie, self-motivation and a determination to improve. We play a competitive schedule against some of the nation's top teams that culminates every year in the National Intercollegiate Championships. In 2008, a 5-person women's team defeated Drexel, UVM, NYU, Navy and BC in the Emerging Teams Cup 2008 at Princeton University. In 2009, the Women's ladder of the formerly Co-ed Club Squash Team defeated UVM, Connecticut College and Haverford to finish 27th in the country.
The team is currently composed of 13 talented athletes who are driven to continue improving the quality of play and the level of support received from the University. We practice 4 days a week working on fitness, speed, finesse and touch drills. Georgetown currently has 2 International courts, 3 American courts and one Racquetball court.
Our sessions strive to focus on perfecting drives, drops, volleys, serves and serve-returns while encouraging each member to bring her or his own drills and motivation to session each day. Practices are organized based on each player's schedule so that academics and other activities can be successfully balanced while committing fully to the team and its goals.
We are excited to welcome new freshman and other Hoyas to the team for the 2009-2010 season. Any experienced Georgetown players or prospective Hoyas should contact Captain Kiran Gandhi at (917) 254-7831 or kkg22@georgetown.edu if interested in playing, applying to Georgetown or talking more about the program in general. Hoya Saxa!
If you are interested in expanding or supporting the program, you can also contact Coach Mark Lewis at lewmark1@gmail.com.
Athletes interested in trying out for the Men's Club Squash Team should contact Frank Hamilton fwh5@georgetown.edu.
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