Squash - Boys 2nd Team
Schedule
Schedule
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St. Paul's School
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Danforth Gym - Danforth Courts - DC | Home | View Recap | Loss | 0 - 7 |
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Pomfret School
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Playing Fields - Danforth Squash Courts | Home | View Recap | Win | 5 - 2 |
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Tabor Academy
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Tabor Academy | Away | View Recap | Loss | 2 - 5 |
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Phillips Andover Academy
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Danforth Gym - Danforth Courts - DC | Home | View Recap | Loss | 0 - 7 |
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Groton School
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Danforth Gym - Danforth Courts - DC | Home | View Recap | Win | 4 - 3 |
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St. George's School
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St. George's School | Away | View Recap | Loss | 0 - 7 |
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Milton Academy
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Milton Academy | Away | View Recap | Loss | 0 - 7 |
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Phillips Exeter Academy
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Phillips Exeter Academy | Away | View Recap | Loss | 0 - 7 |
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Middlesex School
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Danforth Gym - Danforth Courts - DC | Home | View Recap | Loss | 2 - 7 |
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Belmont Hill School
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Belmont Hill School | Away | View Recap | Loss | 0 - 7 |
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Phillips Andover Academy
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Phillips Andover Academy | Away | View Recap | Loss | 0 - 7 |
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Dexter Southfield School
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Danforth Gym - Danforth Courts - DC | Home | View Recap | Loss | 2 - 5 |
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Noble & Greenough School
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Danforth Gym - Danforth Courts - DC | Home | View Recap | 0 - 7 | |
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Squash Busters
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Squashbusters - Lawrence | Away | Details about Squash - Boys 2nd Team | SCRIMMAGE | |
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St. Sebastian's School
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Danforth Gym - Danforth Courts - DC | Home | View Recap | Win | 6 - 1 |
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St. Mark's School
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Playing Fields - Danforth Squash Courts | Home | View Recap | Loss | 3 - 4 |
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Fessenden School
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Danforth Gym - Danforth Courts - DC | Home | View Recap | Loss | 0 - 7 |
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Squash Busters
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Overview
Squash - Boys 2nd Team
Brooks has maintained the fine tradition of squash since the 1930s, producing hundreds of life-long players who continue to compete at the highest level. There is tremendous interest at Brooks in playing squash, with more than 50 boys comprising four teams. The top 28 players, based on a ladder system, make up the 1st, 2nd and 3rd teams, although many more get to play in matches throughout the season. Graduates have played for all the major varsity collegiate programs, most recently including Harvard, Williams, Cornell, Bowdoin, Hobart, Bates, Connecticut College and Tufts.
We are proud of the fact that even some of our most accomplished players picked up a racquet for first time at Brooks. The 2nd team is focused on player development, from the basics of racquet grip and footwork, to fitness, to the more mental and strategic aspects of the game. Video review is used extensively. We play a complete interscholastic schedule, usually traveling with the 1st team and presenting one unified program.
In addition, student athletes are fortunate to have access to the exceptional on-campus athletic facilities at Brooks. Athletes at all levels have the opportunity to use the fully equipped weight room to improve strength and conditioning, and a fully-staffed training room is available to treat injuries big and small.
Coaches
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CoachChristopher "Tote" Smith has been teaching, coaching and managing boys' dorms at boarding schools for 20 years, following a twelve-year career in corporate finance at Alex. Brown and its successor firms. Before moving to Brooks in 2016, Smith led the math department and rowing team at Salisbury School in Connecticut. At Brooks, his work in the math department aims to extend student interest and engagement at the intersection of mathematics, data science and economics. Smith's afternoons are spent on Lake Cochichewick, where he is the director of rowing and boys 1st crew coach. His Winter Term courses have focused on the mechanics of Wall Street, the dangers of manipulation by statistics, and most recently the ancient pottery form of Raku. Smith lives on campus in Thorne House with his wife Kathy Palmer Smith '88 and their two labradoodles. Their three children, Nate Smith '18, Tobey Smith '20 and Laura Smith '22 are all recent graduates of Brooks.
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CoachCraig Gorton began teaching computer science and robotics in 2018 after careers in the software industry and naval architecture/marine engineering. He earned his B.A. in government and economics from Dartmouth College, a Master's degree in computer information systems from Boston University and studied yacht design at the Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology. Gorton loves being creative with technology and has a passion for continuous learning. He holds a USCG captain’s license and once crossed the Atlantic using celestial navigation. Several attempts to design, build and operate his own transoceanic semi-autonomous sailing drone have been unsuccessful, but he’s not done trying! Gorton is also an avid kiteboarder, road cyclist, skier, chess player and loves being able to teach the subjects he would be exploring for fun anyway.
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CoachTessa Martin-Huntley joined Brooks School as the squash program director in 2023. A native of Trinidad and Tobago, she brings with her an extensive background in squash. Martin-Huntley has been both a junior and senior member of the Trinidad and Tobago National Squash Team competing internationally for many years. She also has experience competing regionally in New England playing in both the Mass Squash Leagues and State Championships. She was a key player on the women’s squash team at Northeastern University, where she played for four years. In addition to her playing career, Martin-Huntley is a US Squash certified coach with successful experience working with middle and high school teams, university teams, and providing private instruction. She holds two degrees from Northeastern University, having earned her Bachelor’s in athletic training in 2012 and her Master’s in sports leadership in 2017. Throughout her professional journey, Martin-Huntley has served as a full-time athletic trainer, a dedicated squash coach, an educator and an academic administrator. Outside of her professional pursuits, she finds joy in traveling, exploring new cuisines and spending quality time by the water, often joined by her husband, Philip, and their dog, Avon.
