BU Travels to Naval Academy

On Saturday, November 11, the Boston University Squash Team Team traveled to Annapolis Maryland to compete at the United States Naval Academy at the annual Veteran’s Weekend Round Robin.

The women began the weekend with a 5-4 victory against Johns Hopkins University. Number four seed Jackie Loring won the deciding match for the team, refusing to let up in a grueling 5 game competition (12-10, 7-11, 10-12, 11-9, 11-3) against her opponent. In the afternoon the women competed against Haverford College and Georgetown Universityrespectively. Both schools provided a tough challenge for the women who ultimately lost both matches (9-0). However, the team never faltered in their spirit or sportsmanship and look forward to the possibility of taking on both teams again at Nationals.

The men saw an equally challenging weekend as they competed against four teams: Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, Haverford, and Navy. The men found success against both John’s Hopkins and Georgetown, winning both matches with unwavering determination and confidence on the court. Haverford went on to claim a 8-1 victory over our team, but number two seed Marwan A. Sallam played an excellent match with his opponent David Chase. The match went to five games (9-11, 10-12, 11-9, 11-6, 11-8) the last of which determined Sallam’s win. The men succumbed to a loss against Navy (9-0), but were still able to keep their competitive edge throughout the entirety of every game.

Our team would like to extend another huge thank you to the United States Naval Academy for hosting us last weekend, as well as a thank you to those who came to support our team at the matches. This weekend, Saturday, November 18, the men and women will travel to Amherst College to compete.

On Saturday, November 4 our team traveled to Poughkeepsie, New York to compete in the Hudson Valley Squash Tournament at Vassar College. Upon our arrival, the men competed against Lafayette College and Swarthmore College while the women took on Fordham University and Mount Holyoke College respectively. On Sunday, the men faced opponents from Vassar and Fordham while the women challenged Vassar and BucknellU.

The men had an impressive 9-0 victory against Lafayette, as each member of the team fought relentlessly for every point. Their focus and commitment carried over into their second match against Swarthmore claiming another 9-0 win. The women matched the men in their competitive edge, despite competing without their number one and number two seeds. Although they suffered an 8-1 loss against Fordham and 9-0 loss against Mount Holyoke, the matches served as a worthwhile challenge to the women's agility, determination, and resilience, especially as each played competed two spots up from her normal ladder position.

The following day, the men suffered a tough 8-1 loss against Fordham during the morning match, but came back to triumph 8-0 over Vassar in the afternoon. The women succumbed to two 9-0 losses against Vassar and Bucknell, but are looking forward to competing against them again later in the season. We are looking forward to traveling to Annapolis, Maryland this weekend to compete in a round robin tournament.

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BU Women’s RR 10/28

On Sunday, October 29 the women's team faced off against The University of Rochester and Boston College thus kicking off their fall season. Each member of the team played with a fierce competitiveness and determination, allowing them to win 9-0 overall against The University of Rochester during the morning match.

The afternoon match against BC continued to test the team, but the women refused to falter against their opponents. Team treasurer and number four seed Normandie Essig had an especially inspiring match as she went into a grueling five game rally (11-8, 7-11, 3-11, 11-8, 5-11) with her competitor. While unfortunately the match didn't end in Essig's favor, her perseverance and sportsmanship throughout the entirety of each game is something each of her teammates should aspire to every time they step on court. Overall the women lost against BC, but are hopeful to come back with a vengeance later in the season. The Boston University Squash Team would like to thank everyone who came to the matches to show their support for our players and the Boston University Club Sports program as a whole. We look forward to seeing you again at our upcoming matches!

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BU Men vs. BC 10/24

Last Tuesday, October 24th, the BU men faced off against their Comm- Ave Rival, Boston College. Having lost to BC last year, the men were ready to put up a good fight. With some truly fantastic matches, BU won.

Number 5, Julian Lee '20, came back from a tough first two games, losing 10-12 in the first and 9-11 in the second. He then came back to week 11-7, 12-10, 11-5 in the next three matches wining 3-2 against BC. Number 1, Hunter Chun '21, also had an incredible comeback against BC's Ryan Ashmore. In the first game, Hunter lost 15-17. He then came back in his next three games winning 11-4, 11-7, 11-9, winning 3-1. Senior and number 4, Joel Lavoie, had a fantastic win against BC's Tyler O'Neill, winning 3-0.

Sunday, October 23rd

On Sunday, October 23rd, the Men faced both Babson College and Bryant University.

The men won their first match against Bryant 7-2. Seats 2, Marwan Sallam, 3, Parker Tonissi, 4, Joel Lavoie, 5, Julian Lee, 6, Matthew Wallace, and 7, Cameron Bonhurst won their matches 3-0. Seat 4, Joel Lavoie '18, had a tough first game 12-10 but came back in his second two games winning 11-1 and 11-2. Chad Lavoie made his collegiate appearance as seat number 10. Shrey Shah played to 5 games, ultimately winning.

In their second match of the day vs. Babson, BU won 9-0, winning in all seats. Being Babson's second year as an official club team, they played well and we are excited for future matches in years to come.

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First Match of 2017-2018

Congrats to the Men on a successful first match of the season against Brandeis yesterday, October 16th. The Men won 9-0, a great way to start the season. Hunter Chun '21 competed in his first collegiate match as #1 and won 3-0 against Muhammad Furqan Shai. Senior Joel Lavoie also won 3-0 against Charles Blumberg. All BU Men played extremely well. Next week they will be playing Bryant at 12pm and Babson at 6pm both at home!

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First Match of 2017 @ Tufts Tomorrow

Both men and woman's BU Squash will play Tufts tomorrow at 5pm. The men will play both Tufts and Georgetown. The match will take place at 350 Prospect Street Belmont, MA. We are looking forward to a great match with some of our new players' first collegiate squash match.

We are all excited for this jam-packed season! Please come out and support us.

Travis Roy Foundation 5k, 10/30/2016

On Sunday, October 30th, the Squash team had the pleasure of volunteering at the Travis Roy Foundation 5k in Newton, MA. Laura Ferreira-Cesar ('18) has been an active volunteer in this organization since her freshman year at Boston University. Travis has many connections to our team having attended Tabor Academy, the alma matter of both Laura and Captain Joel Lavoie and is a Boston University Terrier. His foundation is "dedicated to enhancing the life of individuals with spinal cord injuries and their families by providing adaptive equipment and to finding a cure through increased funding of research, resulting in self-reliance and the ability to be as independent as possible."

During the 5k, the team participated in helping in the kids race, where several of our players ran along the kids, handed out water, tracking times, registering runners and placed around the corse to direct runners. All participants were extremely spirited dressed in their halloween entire. The team had a great time volunteering and meeting Travis, whose story has truly inspired each of us. The team enjoyed being a part of such a great cause and hope to work with this foundation in the future!

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