Charlottesville Squash

Soft Opening Events and “Open House” at McArthur Squash Center This Weekend (May 3-5)

05/04/2013 by grant | 1 Comment

 

See you around the courts....and through the courts | Photo by Mark Allen


McArthur Squash Center at Boar’s Head Sports Club (friends call it MSC at BHSC) is the new home of squash at UVa. And you’re welcome to come check it out this weekend, May 3-5.

Most subscribers of and visitors to the Cville Squash Blog received the event information and schedule by email. But in case your invitation fell through the nicks, you can click to check the details and RSVP for clinics and open court times.

(If you did not receive the aforementioned email announcement (and would have liked to), you should click to sign up for the Friends of Virginia Squash mailing list.)

If you couldn’t make it last night, fear not. There’s plenty more squash to come over the weekend. Though you did miss exhibition squash at its finest from the UVa squads, as well as from Head Coach Mark Allen, who went step for step with the acrobatics of Richmond’s Patrick Chifunda in a 2-1 victory for the Wa-house. After just a couple weeks in Charlottesville, Allen looked right at home on the Charlottesville turf.

Photos from the weekend are forthcoming. Maybe even some video. So check us out here and on our Facebook page.

VCU Tennis into A10 Finals at Boar’s Head Sports Club

04/21/2013 by grant | 0 comments

Cry Havoc! And let slip the dolls of war...

A little known fact about the CSB, we’re double secret agents of the Ram Nation. Yes. Yes. Some of the senior staff around these parts cut their writin’ teeth on the keyboards of the VCU English department. We’re going to be in bit of a fix the next time VCU meets UVa on the tennis courts. But for now, we can comfortably cry HAVOC! And we encourage others to do the same at the Boar’s Head Sports Club, tomorrow morning (Sunday) at 10 am, when the Rams take on Xavier in the finals of the A10 Women’s Tennis Championship. Go Rams!

Stewart Staunton Named CBS19 Student-Athlete of the Week

04/17/2013 by grant | 0 comments

Congrats to Stewart Staunton on his selection as the CBS19 Student-Athlete of the Week. Staunton has anchored the Saint Anne’s-Belfield squash teams as captain and top seed since his junior year. In the humble opinion of the CSB editorial staff,  it seems as if one would be hard pressed to find a more deserving candidate for the weekly award.

But wait. That’s not all. There’s even more good news for local squash fans. Staunton, a phenomenal squash talent and the reigning Mid Atlantic Squash Organization (MASO) Champion, will be joining the University of Virginia side next year. The full text of the story is here.