Squash - Boys 2nd Team
Schedule
Schedule
| Team | Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Advantage | Details | Result | Score | Status |
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| Squash - Boys 2nd Team |
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St. Paul's
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Away | Details | Loss | 0-7 | ||
| Squash - Boys 2nd Team |
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Portsmouth Abbey
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Away | Details | Win | 4-3 | ||
| Squash - Boys 2nd Team |
vs.
Pomfret School
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Home | Details | Win | 4-1 | ||
| Squash - Boys 2nd Team |
vs.
Tabor
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Home | Details | Loss | 0-7 | CHANGED: This event has changed. | |
| Squash - Boys 2nd Team |
vs.
Phillips Andover Academy
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Away | Details | Loss | 0-7 | ||
| Squash - Boys 2nd Team |
vs.
Groton
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Away | Details | Loss | 0-7 | ||
| Squash - Boys 2nd Team |
vs.
Milton
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Home | Details | Loss | 3-4 | ||
| Squash - Boys 2nd Team |
vs.
Phillips Exeter Academy
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Home | Details | Loss | 0-7 | CHANGED: This event has changed. | |
| Squash - Boys 2nd Team |
vs.
Middlesex
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Away | Details | Win | 4-3 | ||
| Squash - Boys 2nd Team |
vs.
Belmont Hill School
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Home | Details | Loss | 0-7 | ||
| Squash - Boys 2nd Team |
vs.
Nobles
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Away | Details | Win | 4-3 | ||
| Squash - Boys 2nd Team |
vs.
Squash Busters Lawrence
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Home | Details | ||||
| Squash - Boys 2nd Team |
vs.
St. Mark's
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Away | Details | Loss | 3-4 | ||
| Squash - Boys 2nd Team |
vs.
Phillips Andover Academy
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Home | Details | ||||
| Squash - Boys 2nd Team |
vs.
Fessenden School
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Away | Details |
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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Head Coach
Shaun Duffy joined the Brooks squash program in 2021. During his first year, he coached the boys 3rd team and in 2022-2023, he began working with the 2nd team. Duffy has played squash for 30 years and is active in the Massachusetts squash community playing in the 4.5 winter league annually. He picked up squash from his professor at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, Canada. Duffy spent 10 years living in Japan and developed his love for the game there, playing in various tournaments and was coached by a former Japan #2. He is a 20-year member of the Andover Squash Club, as well, and plays regularly at the Philips Andover and Brooks courts in the winter and the summer. He is also a supporter of the local Squashbuster program. Duffy lives nearby in Andover, Mass., with his wife Keiko, daughter Courtney, son Ryan, and Cooper, the chocolate Labradoodle.
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Chris Slaby (he/him/his) joined Brooks in the fall of 2022. He’s originally from New Jersey but has since lived in western upstate New York; rural Japan; coastal Connecticut; suburban Boston; Madison, Wisconsin and most recently Williamsburg, Virginia. He did his undergraduate work at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, has an M.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is currently finishing his Ph.D. from William & Mary. Slaby lives off campus with his wife and daughter.