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Feb
10

Three More Urban National Titles

 

Tita in action at Urban Team Nationals

 

Over 500 urban squash players from across the country recently gathered in Philadelphia for the 14th Annual Urban Team National Championships. CitySquash brought a contingent of 70 Bronx and Brooklyn players who spent the weekend giving it their all on the courts at the SquashSmarts Lenfest Center, University of Pennsylvania, and Drexel University. CitySquash had an impressive run at the tournament by making it into five of the eight division finals. In the end, CitySquash came away with three titles, highlighted by our Brooklyn team members winning their first Urban National Title in the BU13 division. Our GU13 and BU15 teams were also victorious. CitySquash’s tally of Urban National squash titles now stand at a record 89. Congratulations to CitySquash’s winning teams and to all who participated!

 

2017 CitySquash Urban National Team Champions

U13 Boys Team – Jaiden Sosa, Randy Guzman, Dominik Budny, Jesus Fierro, Pablo Paxtor

U13 Girls Team – Lizbeth Barroso, Brianna Lucero, Madalein Amoako, Mindy Djindjele, Sachary Rodriguez

U15 Boys Team – Jesse Brew, Yoskart Rodriquez, Caleb Boateng, Maury Escalona, Seth Canales

Jan
31

Brooklyn CitySquashers win first-ever Urban National Title

 

 

Seventy CitySquash team members from the Bronx and Brooklyn travelled to Philadelphia over the Martin Luther King Day Weekend for the 14th Urban Team Nationals hosted by the National Urban Squash and Education Association. CitySquash’s teams, ranging from the U13 to the U19 divisions, competed at SquashSmart’s  Lenfest Center, the Ringe Squash Center at the University of Pennsylvania, and the Kline & Specter Squash Center at Drexel University.  The NUSEA sponsored tournament brought together 19 NUSEA programs. CitySquash had an impressive run at the tournament by making it into 5 of the 8 division finals. In the end, CitySquash’s Brooklyn BU13, Bronx GU13 and Bronx BU15 teams came away with National Urban Squash Championship titles. This was the first ever Urban National Championship for our Brooklyn CitySquashers. Team members had a fantastic time at the tournament and played excellent squash. Thank you to NUSEA for running an exceptional event and to our amazing hosts for housing our team over the weekend. Congratulations to CitySquash’s winning teams and to all who participated!