By Holly Gordon
As the Squash winter season has come to a close, it is now time to look back on the team’s highlights. This year, the DHS Squash team started stronger than ever, having a record 44 players and sending five teams to Nationals. For Squash, it was the first time players were cut from tryouts. Throughout this season, all players had the chance to play in matches, traveling to private and public schools across Connecticut and New York. For the top 20 players, tougher matches were played against Greenwich Academy, one of the top U.S. Girls teams in the nation, as well as Choate Academy and Street Squash. Lower- ranked players also had the chance to compete, facing schools such as Bronxville High School and New Canaan High School. The Darien Girls team also competed against schools like Rye High School. Darien girls ended victorious, winning three out of their four matches.
U.S. Squash Nationals, the weekend of February 3-5th, marked an important event of the year. However, this year proved to be one of the hardest so far. Competing against a wide range of competitive schools from around the nation, most teams struggled to win the majority of their matches. One player said, “I thought the challenge at Nationals was perfect. It pushed us to work hard and improved our skills.” Although Darien may not have won Nationals, the season was a positive one for the players, coaches, and parents. For all, this season was noted as a progressive, team-building year. With only six seniors graduating from the team, DHS Squash is on the rise as one of the most prominent public high school squash teams in the nation.
Picture Caption: Squash Varsity B team at the annual end-of-the-season Nationals.
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