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Squash dominates club championships
BY LINUS LAWRENCE SPORTS EDITOR
Brown men’s and women’s squash cruised to victory at club nationals in Philadelphia last weekend, winning championships and earning their final victories Feb. 19.
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The competition marked the first time Brown squash played in the club nationals tournament since being demoted from varsity status in 2020 as part of the Excellence in Brown Athletics initiative. The squash teams were given a one-year exemption that allowed them to still participate in the varsity tournament last season. But the College Squash Association decided not to extend that exemption after conversations with the team before the new season, according to Head Coach Arthur Gaskin. Players told The Herald they were disappointed by the decision, hoping that the teams’ abilities would be recognized and their shift in eligibility would be delayed another year.
“We were definitely pretty disap- pointed when we found out that we would play in club nationals,” said women’s squash captain Kate Dowling ’23. “We’ve been playing against a lot of varsity teams throughout our season and have been getting pretty good results against them.”
“We can’t control if we’re in club nationals or varsity nationals, but what we can control is how we go about our day-to-day business and how we go about our approach and our mindset,” Gaskin said.
Faced with exclusion from their previous level of competition, several players said they went into the tournament with a clear, unified mission.
“We wanted to prove that we belong in varsity nationals, even if they don’t let us play there,” said men’s squash captain Chotoo Amin ’23. “That’s what really drove us this weekend.”
Both teams entered the weekend ranked as the No. 1 seed in their respec-