Girls’ Squash

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's girls squash team begins interscholastic competition in late November and continues through mid-February. Varsity and JV teams play a competitive schedule against other schools in the Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL), in addition to non-league teams. Our opponents include Lawrenceville, Hill, Mercersburg, Miss Porter's, Nichols School, St. Andrew's, Kent Place, Poly Prep and Pingry.

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 Coach Moore

Jim Moore, director of Blair squash programs & head varsity coach, started the squash program in 1993, after having played squash for Cornell, coached at The Hill School and worked as an assistant pro at a club in McLean, Virginia.

Over the years, he has also served on the Junior Development Committee of U.S. Squash and as president of the Rochester (NY) Squash Racquets Association and played for the United States in the 2000 Lapham-Grant Trophy matches against Canada. Coach Moore currently serves on the board of the Northern New Jersey Squash Racquets Association and as a staff coach during the summers at Williams College's Squash & Beyond Camps. Off the court, he serves as Blair’s English department chair and teaches both English 1 and English AP literature.

Contact Coach Moore at moorej@blair.edu for any questions.

Meet Coach Rice

Kendall Rice joined Blair in 2025 as an English teacher and head girls’ varsity tennis coach and assistant girls' varsity squash coach. Coming from Williams College, Ms. Rice has over 15 years of tennis experience, playing on the varsity team at Loomis Chaffee during her high school career. Additionally, she played on the varsity volleyball and squash teams. Ms. Rice has coached tennis at multiple summer camps for boys and girls. At Williams, she also started and ran the club soccer team, serving as president and co-captain.

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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.

Blair's girls squash team begins interscholastic competition in late November and continues through mid-February. Varsity and JV teams play a competitive schedule against other schools in the Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL), in addition to non-league teams. Our opponents include Lawrenceville, Hill, Mercersburg, Hackley, Brearley, Stuart, Poly Prep and Pingry.

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 Coach Devaney

A Blair faculty member since 2010 and former chair of the language department, Timothy Devaney teaches various levels of Spanish and coaches cross country and 3rds squash. He completed his undergraduate work at Bowdoin College in 1988 and earned his master's degree in bilingual education at Hofstra University in 1993. Prior to coming to Blair, Timothy was principal of the Peaks and Cliff Island Schools in Casco Bay, Maine. He has also taught at De La Salle Academy and Theodore Roosevelt High School in the Bronx, New York, where he served as dean for Spanish and Vietnamese-speaking students. In 1998, he earned a second master's degree in educational administration from Columbia University’s Teachers College. Timothy and his wife, Ying, live in the Steckel House with their two young children.

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View more photos from the most recent season here.