2011-12 Intercollegiate Doubles Championships

Philadelphia, PA — The 2011 – 2012 Intercollegiate Doubles Championships will be held September 30, 2011 – October 2, 2011 in Philadelphia, PA.  The tournament will be hosted by the Racquet Club of Philadelphia.

In the 2011 Intercollegiate Doubles Championship finals, Franklin & Marshall’s Gabe DeMelo and Ryan Mullaney defeated Penn’s Trevor McGuiness and Dan Judd in five games to capture the Ketcham Cup (Men’s Championship).  In the inaugural women’s championship, Harvard’s Cece Cortes and Sarah Mumanachit won the title.

Building on the expansion of last season’s championships, the 2011 – 2012 event will include a singles lightning round as well as a mixed doubles event.  Each school is guaranteed one spot in the men’s, women’s, mixed, and singles draws.  Please visit the tournament information page on the U.S. SQUASH website for more details or email doubles@ussquash.com.

The 2011 US Open Squash Championships will be held in Philadelphia, PA, (Drexel University) from September 28, 2011 – October 6, 2011. Entrants in the 2011 – 2012 Intercollegiate Doubles Championships will receive complementary tickets for the US Open.

Summer Vacation and Doubles

Going on vacation this summer and looking for a doubles game?  You may be surprised to find out that it is easier than you think to get on a doubles court.  There are many summer vacation spots in the United States that now have doubles courts like Nantucket and the Hamptons (click for a complete list of courts).  For those of you who don't like to go a week without a game, these locations may be just the ticket.  As we all know, finding four players for a doubles game can be difficult, so there are usually opportunities to hop into a game at both private and public clubs.  Doubles courts can also be found at destinations such as Santa Fe, Vail, Vero Beach, Sea Island and Kiawa Island.