Emily continues to be very involved in women's squash and enjoys the open league in MA Squash with her club teammates. We also keep Alice in regular squash clinics with private lessons. We encourage Alice to sharpen her squash skills and hope she can follow Emily's steps to enjoy squash social life and competition after her 14-year-old birthday.
Emily's junior year has a busy schedule: rowing varsity team, AP classes in school, an internship in an association, and volunteer service in the Hebrew Senior Life. However, squash still plays an important part in her life. As a result, she decided to join the 2024 Howe Cup U.S. Women's Team Championships in Philadelphia. She was in one of the A teams from MA squash. Her team is "Hail MARIs" because her teammates are from both MA and RI.
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| Arlen Specter Center, Philadelphia, PA |
The Howe Cup is the United States’ largest women's squash event. It is an annual team championship tournament run by US Squash. The attendees are from different age groups, and a few are juniors. Arlen Specter Center is not a stranger to us since we have been there for the US Junior Open and Silver Championship in the past two years. I believe that this is absolutely a different experience from the previous one. It is still competition but with more friendship intra- and inter-persons and teams. In the meantime, I believe Emily is also learning to incorporate squash into her social life. She went to dinner with all Boston teams and also attended the social night dinner with 300 players.
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| Captain was coaching Emily, the Final of 1st consolation |
I also spent three days in Philly. However, I stayed at the hotel most of the time and was able to work remotely. I know Emily enjoyed the completion. At the end of the day, though, there were wins and losses.
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| All teams from Boston in 2024 HOWE Cup |
One of Emily's team members got injured, so she needed to play up to one seed. She took the challenge and helped the team advance to the final of the first consolation of Division A. In the final match, she met a great opponent: a previous PSA pro and coach of the Columbia University Squash team. It was an amazing first experience of the HOWE Cup for her life.
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| West Glass Court, the final match in the final of 1st consolation |
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| Electric Board for Emily's Final Match |
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