Boys' Squash
Varsity
Overview
Congratulations to Youssif Mostafa '22 on becoming a 2019-2020
New Jersey (NJ) prep state champion.
Blair Academy's squash program was founded in 1993. Nearly 70 Blair students play organized squash each year, filling out competitive girls’ and boys’ varsity, junior varsity and thirds sides in the winter, as well as heavily subscribed off-season introductory and developmental programs in the spring and fall. We train and play on seven international courts in Tracy Hall. Blair is a perennial host of the New Jersey High School Championships.
The interscholastic squash season begins in late November and runs through February, when Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) team tournaments are held. Varsity and junior varsity players are encouraged to participate in squash camps and tournaments during the summer and fall prior to the season to improve their skills. Typically, 10 players make the varsity team and nine or 10 play on the JV. The varsity schedule includes approximately 16 matches, including one or two team tournaments.
Our interscholastic teams play other MAPL and non-league teams, including Hill, Lawrenceville, Delbarton, Hackley, St. Andrews, Poly Prep, Riverdale and Mercersburg. Other matches are contested against an assortment of college and university club teams, most recently from Princeton and Penn, and teams from urban squash programs such as City Squash (NYC) and Metro Squash (Chicago). Graduates of the Blair squash program have played college squash for Bates, Bowdoin, Bucknell, Williams, Navy, MIT, NYU, Washington University, Colby and Hobart.
Blair seeks both experienced and inexperienced players who love the thrill of a game that combines the intellectual challenge of chess with the exhilaration of being pushed to your physical limits. Prospective students are invited to take time during their visit to see the courts and introduce themselves or contact director of Blair squash programs Jim Moore.
Meet the Coach
Meet Coach Compton
Head boy’s varsity coach Doug Compton was a four-year member and senior-year captain of the Bates varsity squash team who went on to serve as head squash professional from 2011-2014 at Bay Club Redwood Shores near San Francisco, California. He also teaches English 1 and 2 and serves as housemaster of Insley Hall’s Flight Deck.
Contact Coach Compton at comptd@blair.edu for any questions
Roster
Team News
News & Recaps
The varsity boys' squash defeated Delbarton this past Monday with a final score of 7-3.
The varsity boys' squash team traveled to Brooklyn, NY yesterday to square off against the Packer Collegiate Institute (PCI). The Bucs dominated the day with a 8-1 victory.
The varsity boys' squash team traveled up to Connecticut this past weekend to compete in a tri-match against Kent School and Loomis Chaffee. Although the Bucs lost to national powerhouse Kent, the team was able to come out with a 5-2 win over Loomis.
Photos
Past Results
Winter 2021-2022
Opponent | Date | Result | Score |
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University, LCD, Delbarton
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Loss | University: 2-7 |
vs.
Delbarton School
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Win | 7-3 |
vs.
Pingry
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Loss | 2-6 |
Nichols, Delbarton, McCallie
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Win | Win vs. McCallie 5-2; Win vs. Nichols 4-3 |
vs.
Princeton Day School
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Loss | 1-8 |
CitySquash
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Win | 7-0 |
vs.
Lawrenceville
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Loss | 1-8 |
vs.
Delbarton School
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Win | 6-1 |
Winter 2019-2020
Opponent | Date | Result | Score |
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Kent (CT)
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Loss | 0-7 |
Loomis
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Win | 5-2 |
vs.
Delbarton School
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Win | 9-0 |
vs.
Pingry
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Loss | 1-8 |
Hill & Mercersburg @ Hill
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W 9-0 vs. Mercersburg / L 2-7 vs Hill | |
Germantown Friends
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Loss | 3-6 |
vs.
Millburn
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Win | 6-0 |
vs.
Lawrenceville
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Loss | 2-7 |
Westminster (ATL), Collegiate & Delbarton
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Loss | 3-7 |
vs.
Princeton Day School
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Win | 9-0 |
vs.
Princeton Day School
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Win | 8-0 |
vs.
Delbarton School
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Win | 9-0 |
Packer Collegiate Institute (Brooklyn, NY)
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Win | 8-1 |
MAPLs @ Hill
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3rd Place | |
Nationals vs. Choate @ Wesleyan University
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Loss | 2-5 |
Nationals vs Brooks @ Wesleyan University
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Loss | 3-4 |
Nationals vs Collegiate @ Wesleyan University
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Win | 4-3 |
Nationals vs St Christophers @ Wesleyan University
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Win | 4-3 |
Winter 2018-2019
Opponent | Date | Result | Score |
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vs.
Princeton Day School
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Win | 7-2 |
vs.
Pingry
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Loss | 0-10 |
Flanagan Tournament
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|
2nd Place | |
City Squash
|
|
Win | 9-0 |
vs.
Delbarton School
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Win | 8-1 |
vs.
Pingry
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Loss | 0-12 |
Hill & Mercersburg
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Loss | 1-8 Hill, Win 9-0 Mercersburg |
Collegiate School
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Win | 5-2 |
vs.
Princeton Day School
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Loss | 3-4 |
vs.
Lawrenceville
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Loss | 1-8 |
vs.
Hun
|
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Win | 6-0 |
US Squash Nationals @ Loomis Chaffee, CT vs Millbrook
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Loss | 3-4 |
US Squash Nationals @ Loomis Chaffee, CT vs MICDS
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Loss | 3-4 |
US Squash National @ Loomis Chaffee, CT vs Shipley JV
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Win | 6-1 |
vs.
Delbarton School
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Win | 5-4 |
MAPLs @ Blair First Round vs Lawrenceville
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Loss | 1-8 |
MAPL Consolation Finals vs Mercersburg
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Win | 6-3 (3rd Place) |
Winter 2017-2018
Opponent | Date | Result | Score |
---|---|---|---|
vs.
Princeton Day School
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Win | 9-0 |
vs.
Pingry
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Loss | 0-8 |
MICDS @ Flanagan Tournament (Mercersburg, Pa)
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Loss | 4-6 |
Mercersburg Academy @ Flanagan Tournament (Mercersburg, Pa)
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Win | 5-4 |
Canisius @ Flanagan Tournament (Mercersburg, Pa)
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Win | 7-1 |
Charter House (UK)
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Loss | 3-5 |
vs.
Delbarton School
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Win | 9-0 |
Pingry School
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Loss | 0-8 |
vs.
Hill School, Mercersburg
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W6-3, L3-6 | |
Collegiate School
|
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Win | 6-1 |
vs.
Millburn
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Loss | 2-5 |
vs.
Lawrenceville
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|
Loss | 0-9 |
Hun School
|
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Win | 7-0 |
Rumson Fair Haven
|
|
Win | 7-0 |
vs.
Delbarton School
|
|
Win | 8-1 |
TBD - Nationals
|
|
Loss | 0-4 |
Schedule
View directions to athletic events. To read recaps about past events, go to the "Team News" tab above.
Opponent | Date | Time | Advantage | Result | Score | Status |
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vs.
Pingry
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Away | Loss | 1-8 | |
vs.
Princeton Day School
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|
|
Home | |||
vs.
Millburn
|
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|
Home | |||
University, LCD, Delbarton
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|
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Home | Loss | University: 2-7 | |
vs.
Delbarton School
|
|
|
Home | Win | 7-3 | |
vs.
Pingry
|
|
|
Home | Loss | 2-6 | |
Nichols, Delbarton, McCallie
|
|
|
Home | Win | Win vs. McCallie 5-2; Win vs. Nichols 4-3 | |
vs.
Princeton Day School
|
|
|
Away | Loss | 1-8 | |
Hill & Mercersburg
|
|
|
Away | CANCELLED | ||
CitySquash
|
|
|
Home | Win | 7-0 | |
vs.
Lawrenceville
|
|
|
Home | Loss | 1-8 | |
MAPLS
|
|
TBD
|
Away | |||
vs.
Delbarton School
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|
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Home | Win | 6-1 | |
Nationals
|
|
TBD
|
Away | |||
Nationals
|
|
TBD
|
Away | |||
Nationals
|
|
TBD
|
Away |
Notable Alumni
Year | Name | School |
---|---|---|
1995 | Adam Berk | US Naval Academy |
1997 | Stefan Ades | Hobart College |
1997 | Laura Inkeles | Bowdoin College |
1997 | Briggs Johnson | Hobart College (Captain) |
1998 | Eric Katerman | Williams College |
1998 | Tyler Horton | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
2001 | Henry Clutsam | Hobart College (Captain) |
2003 | Emily Slack | Colby College (Captain) |
2007 | Alison Crevi | Colby College (Captain) |
2008 | Amanda Zranchev | Colgate University |
2009 | Yale Kim | New York University |
2010 | Lawrence Liu | Washington University |
2011 | Ashley Strunk | Franklin & Marshall College |
2012 | Emma Moore | University of Rochester (Captain) |
2012 | Phoebe O'Rourke | Fordham University |
2012 | Haley San Giacomo | New York University |
2013 | Darrius Campbell | Bates College |
2013 | Colton Hardman | Boston College |
2014 | Sam Giddins | Middlebury College |
2014 | Andrew Litvin | Williams College (Captain) |
2014 | David Mascarenhas | Georgetown University |
2014 | Cherylann Mucciolo | Vassar College |
2016 | Kendall Fitzgerald | University of California-Berkeley |
2016 | Cameron Kurtz | College of Charleston |
2016 | Yichuan Yan | Swarthmore College |
2016 | Liana Zranchev | Franklin & Marshall College |
2017 | Griffin Fitzgerald | Fordham University |
2017 | Aya Sobhy | Dickinson College (Captain) |
2017 | Reade von Stade | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
2018 | Apaar Anand | Washington University |
2018 | Clio Bersani | Bowdoin College (Captain) |
2018 | Rose Mascarenhas | University of Richmond |
2018 | Adham Sobhy | Bowdoin College |
JV
Overview
Blair Academy's squash program was founded in 1993. Nearly 70 Blair students play organized squash each year, filling out competitive girls’ and boys’ varsity, junior varsity and thirds sides in the winter, as well as heavily subscribed off-season introductory and developmental programs in the spring and fall. We train and play on seven international courts in Tracy Hall. Blair is a perennial host of the New Jersey High School Championships.
The interscholastic squash season begins in late November and runs through February, when Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) team tournaments are held. Varsity and junior varsity players are encouraged to participate in squash camps and tournaments during the summer and fall prior to the season to improve their skills. Typically, 10 players make the varsity team and nine or 10 play on the JV. The varsity schedule includes approximately 16 matches, including one or two team tournaments.
Our interscholastic teams play other MAPL and non-league teams, including Hill, Lawrenceville, Delbarton, Hackley, St. Andrews, Poly Prep, Riverdale and Mercersburg. Other matches are contested against an assortment of college and university club teams, most recently from Princeton and Penn, and teams from urban squash programs such as City Squash (NYC) and Metro Squash (Chicago). Graduates of the Blair squash program have played college squash for Bates, Bowdoin, Bucknell, Williams, Navy, MIT, NYU, Washington University, Colby and Hobart.
Blair seeks both experienced and inexperienced players who love the thrill of a game that combines the intellectual challenge of chess with the exhilaration of being pushed to your physical limits. Prospective students are invited to take time during their visit to see the courts and introduce themselves or contact director of Blair squash programs Jim Moore.
Meet the Coach
About Coach Clairmont
Appointed to Blair’s faculty in 2020, Paul (Chadd) Clairmont ’09 earned bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and computer science at Rollins College in 2014. He is currently pursuing his master’s degree in secondary school mathematics education at Columbia University’s Teachers College. An experienced programmer, he has worked as a web developer and a coding instructor for elementary-age children. Chadd’s athletic interests include golf, soccer and tennis. He teaches algebra 2 and statistics at Blair and resides in Paul House.
Schedule
Opponent | Date | Time | Advantage | Result | Score | Status |
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vs.
Princeton Day School
|
|
|
Home | Win | 7-2 | |
vs.
Pingry
|
|
|
Home | Loss | 0-9 | |
vs.
Princeton Day School
|
|
|
Away | Win | 5-2 | |
vs.
Pingry
|
|
|
Away | Loss | 3-6 | |
vs.
Lawrenceville
|
|
|
Away | |||
vs.
Delbarton School
|
|
|
Home | Win | 8-1 | |
vs.
Lawrenceville
|
|
|
Home | Loss | 3-5 | |
Hill & Mercersburg
|
|
|
Away | |||
vs.
Delbarton School
|
|
|
Home | Win | 6-1 |