Start of 2025-2026 Season
Greetings Squash Enthusiasts!
Get ready, get set, our next squash season is getting started and it already promises to be an exciting one.
Squash is a terrific sport. Great at all ages, speed, fitness and strategy are ever evolving. A noncontact sport that attracts super people. What’s not to love? Whether you’re interested in competitive play in tournies or with teams, friendly round robins, social events, or simply more information on clubs that are in and around Boston where you can play and improve skills, we have information to share. Get out your calendars and be sure to mark some important dates (or check the MA Squash Calendarfrequently).
LEAGUE starts the week of October 14 and runs through March with a not to be missed all finals night on THURSDAY, March 26, 2026 at Harvard’s Murr Center. Signups are under way. Contact your club pro, league captain, or reach out to anyone involved in MA Squash for info on how to get involved. See last year’s teams and divisions or this year’s 2025-2026 overview. Join the 800+ players that play regularly on league teams in Massachusetts!
SOCIAL EVENTS include Women’s Squash Night on Tuesday, September 16 at Harvard’s Murr Center, part of International Women’s Squash Week festivities. Fun fact: Boston historically hosts more women in one place at one time than anywhere else in the nation during this week. The Will Hartigan lecture series will feature Brian Brown (University Club, Thursday, October16). Several Young Professionals events are being planned including the first on Thursday, October2 at the Quinn – heads up and stay tuned, better yet, signup to receive the MA Squash Newsletter to stay informed.
For those seeking the thrill of viewing some exceptional squash at the highest levels, we’ll have a Women’s PSA tour event coming in October (T&R, October 15-19), the annual MFSProAm Doubles tournament (University Club, January 2026), and back after a 10 year hiatus, Showdown at Symphony (June 11, 2026). More information and opportunities will be posted as they materialize and are finalized on the Calendar.
Our ever popular self scheduling State Championships will start registering players even earlier this fall. Age levels, skill levels, adult tournament and juniors tournament, and yes, both hardball and softball doubles have returned to the MA Squash state tourney draws. An all-inclusive finals night for both the adult and the junior singles draws is set for Thursday, April 30, 2026 at Harvard’s Murr Center. Why not consider Masters tournaments in various locales and regional tournaments (Howe Cup, Newport Steamer, you name it, check the MA Squash Calendar for ideas). We hope to have at least 3 dozen women in Seattle for the Howe Cup in November, and Boston is always very well represented at various regional events in NY, Philly, and Rhode Island.
JUNIORS are ramping up and skill based round robins begin October 5 (see the full schedule, register and let’s get everyone playing for fun, friendly games in a great location). New this year will be something for the elite players as well as younger juniors. The public high school league is also expanding and adding new teams annually. Several high school aged teams are “clubs” and can therefore include teens from nearby towns. Another fun fact: JUNIOR participation continues to grow and in 2025 we are seeing record all time highs in terms of MA Squash Juniors membership, both boys and girls (10+ years of records).
All told, there’s plenty of squash happening in the Commonwealth, and we would love to have it include you. MA Squash boasts one of the strongest districts in the nation with clubs, leagues and tournies that are envied and admired. There are clinics, lessons, round robins and informal play in addition to competitive matches. They work well because there are literally hundreds of people that participate, often volunteering extra time, as captains, chairs, coordinators, pros, mentors, Board members and coaches in addition to all of our players – be a part of it! To the dedicated crew – we all thank you!
Our numbers are strong and poised to hit all time highs in every membership category. We are all looking forward to LA in 2028 with an Olympics debut and can’t wait to show off our sport in style. Get involved, let’s make the most of our games and our high integrity strategic matches. If you’d like to pitch in and volunteer to spread your enthusiasm for squash, drop me a line! Suggestions? Ideas? Let us know!
Hope to see you on the T.
Lisa Putukian
President, MA Squash
president@ma-squash.org
To see older messages from the MA Squash President – President’s Corner Archive