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Xtreme Squash Celebrates its Inaugural Season
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Stanford Squash celebrated the conclusion of its first season of Xtreme Squash. In January, Stanford launched an after school squash/education enrichment program targeted towards middle school students in Redwood City, CA called Xtreme Squash. Twice a week twelve students traveled to the Stanford campus for an hour of squash instruction and an hour classroom work. Over the five and a half month program these students' academic and athletic performance improved dramatically. To celebrate their efforts and improvements, these students gathered May 29th for their first ever team match.
Although they had to face a formidable foe - members of Stanford's men's team - they had a great time and put up a very strong fight. It was certainly a great way to cap off an exciting and rewarding first season. A tremendous thanks to all of the participants and to the volunteers who gave their time and made this first season such a success.
See all the participants here.
Stanford Squash Loses our Squash Angel, Sherry Posthumus
Stanford Squash recently lost one of our most beloved friends and program supporters. The Stanford Squash program was born under the guidance and support of Sherry Posthumus, the Athletic Director for Club Sports. We often remarked that Sherry was our “Squash Angel” because of all the miraculous ways she helped our program grow to become the solid program students, faculty, staff and the community now enjoy so much.
2008 Celestino Martinez Tournament Results!
Results from the Celestino Martinez tournament 
A/B:
Semis: Gould def. E. Ming 3-0, R. Ming def. Milo Watanabe 3-0
Finals: Gould def. R. Ming 3-0
3rd place: Milo Watanabe def E. Ming 3-0
C/D:
Finals: B. Ming def Mihir Naware
Thanks to all who played!
Stanford Junior Open: June 27th and 28th
The Stanford Junior Open will take place June 27th and 28th (Friday and Saturday). There will be two divisions for boys (U19 and U17) and two divisions for girls (U19 and U17). All entrants will receive a tee-shirt and are guaranteed at least two matches. The entry fee is $20.
27 March 2008:
Urban Squash After-School Program "Xtreme Squash" Blossoms in Palo Alto
As featured in a recent SquashTalk article, the Xtreme Squash program has allowed fifteen seventh, eighth, and ninth graders to learn from squash legend Mark Talbott. The program introduces kids to squash, and also provides academic tutoring. Stanford squash team members often help with both squash and tutoring.
15-17 February 2008:
Stanford Becomes Top Club Team at Nationals
Held at Harvard this year, Stanford started nationals as the 23rd-ranked team in the country, and the number seven seed in the Summers Division. After a disappointing loss to St. Lawrence on Friday, Stanford moved to the lower half of the draw. The next day, the men faced Denison in a battle of the top two club teams in the nation. Stanford came out victorious in a tight match, with a 6-3 win. On Sunday, the nation's top club team defeated Wesleyan in another close contest. With its 5-4 victory, Stanford clinched 21st in the nation. 
Friday, February 15th: St. Lawrence University defeats Stanford University, 9-0.
Saturday, February 16th: Stanford University defeats Denison University, 6-3.
Sunday, February 17th: Stanford Univeresity defeats Wesleyan University, 5-4.
2-3 February 2008:
Stanford Men Victorious at West-Coast Round-Robin
Held downtown at the Los Angeles Athletic Club, the West-Coast Round-Robin brought together Stanford, USC, Cal, and the University of Washington in a battle for West-Coast supremacy. For the fourth straight year, Stanford returned home with a win, starting out strong on Saturday with a 9-0 win against Cal in the morning, and following that up with a hard-fought 6-3 decision against USC. On Sunday morning, the team finished the way it started with a 9-0 victory against the University of Washington. 
Saturday, February 2nd:
Stanford University defeats University of California - Berkeley 9-0
Stanford University defeats University of Southern California 6-3
Sunday, February 3rd :
Stanford University defeats University of Washington 9-0
18-19 January 2008:
Mixed Results for Stanford Men on Trip to Yale
The Stanford Men's squash team had an up-and-down weekend during their trip to Yale. The team started out slowly against a strong St. Lawrence team, sustaining a 9-0 defeat. Rebounding later that day, Stanford handled Hobart 7-2. On Saturday, the Stanford Men once again lost their early match against a rapidly improving Northeastern team, 6-3. In their second match of the day, they pulled out a strong victory against perennial rival Connecticut College 6-3.
Friday, January 18th:
St. Lawrence University defeats Stanford Unversity 9-0
Stanford University defeats Hobart College 7-2
Saturday, January 19th:
Northeastern University defeats Stanford University, 6-3
Stanford University defeats Connecticut College, 6-3
10 January 2008:
Club vs Men's Team Tradition Continues
The tradition of a club team playing the men's team prior to an East Coast trip continued this past Thursday January 10th. This tradition dates back to the early days of the Stanford Squash program and is a key component of preparing the men's team for their East Coast collegiate matches. In recent years, the match has become extremely close and competitive and this year was no exception with the club team winning on a 6-4 decision. The team looks forward to another competition prior to the collegiate nationals in February.
#1 John Brody def. Sam Gould 3-1 Winner: Club
#2 Doug Mohr def. Andrew Burmon 3-1 Winner: Club
#3 Dave Burgess def. Pat Bugas 3-0 Winner: Club
#4 Barnabas Malnay def. Andy Helppie-Schmeider 3-0 Winner: Club
#5 Dave Herbert def. William Mohr 3-2 Winner: Men's team
#6 Ben Peterson def. Leonard Mohr 3-0 Winner: Men's team
#7 Brad Pearson def. Andrew Backer 3-1 Winner: Men's team
#8 Ananth Sridhar def. Paul Higson 3-0 Winner: Men's team
#9 Guarav Manglik def. Jonathan Dunlap 3-1 Winner: Club
#10 Zan Feild def. Will Lewis 3-1 Winner: Club
28 November 2007:
Stanford Men Dominate Cal
Stanford Men's Squash continued its mastery over the University of California, Berkeley, with a 12-1 win in an exhibition against the golden bears. Playing in Berkeley, the top nine players swept Cal, 9-0. The team now looks ahead to a crucial January trip to Yale, where rivals St. Lawrence and Connecticut College, as well as up-and-coming Northeastern and Hobart await.
9-11 November 2007:
Men's Team Finds Joy, Heartbreak in Annapolis
The Stanford Men's Team had a strong showing at the Navy Round Robin over the weekend of Nov. 9-11. The squad posted a 9-0 win over Fordham, an 8-1 decision over Haverford, and a thrilling 5-4 victory over perennial nemesis Denison. While the team was shut out by Navy and lost a heart-breaking 5-4 match to George Washington, the trip made clear that the Cardinal is right in the mix in the Summers Division.
Stanford is now 3-3 on the season.
9-11 November 2007:
Stanford Men Travel to Annapolis
Stanford Men's Squash takes its first trip to the East Coast. The team will battle Navy, Fordham, Denison, Haverford, and George Washington at Navy. 
The schedule for the weekend includes a tough lineup of five matches in three days:
Friday, November 9th: 2:00 pm vs. Navy, 6:30 pm vs. Fordham
Saturday, November 10th: 11:30 am vs. Denison, 4:30 pm vs. Haverford
Sunday, November 11th: 9:00 am vs. George Washington
Click for Results: November 9th, November 10th, November 11th.
Stanford Men battle USC in Season's First Match!
Saturday, October 20th, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. Location: Arrilaga Family Recreation Center.
Come watch Stanford take on USC to kick off the 2007-2008 season!
10 October 2007:
Men's Schedule: 2007-2008
Oct. 20 @ Stanford, against
USC 10:30 AM
Nov. 9-11 @ Navy, against Navy, Fordham, Denison, Haverford, and George Washington
Nov. 28 @ Cal, 7:00 PM
Jan. 18-20 @ Yale, against St. Lawrence, Connecticut College, Northeastern, and Rochester
Feb. 1-3 @ USC (Los Angeles AC), against Washington, USC, Cal, and Notre Dame
Feb. 15-17 @ Harvard
Collegiate Squash Association Team Championships
Men's Team Tryouts
Looking to join a team this year? Tryouts for the Stanford Men's Squash Team are Oct. 1 and Oct. 3 at 3:30 p.m. in Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. No experience required - racquet skills a plus.
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