Girls Squash displays prowess on the court, starting off their season with an undefeated record.
1/11 – Andover: 4, Choate: 3
1/15 – Andover: 6, Winsor: 1
On Saturday, Girls Squash (5-0) took on Choate in its first match of 2025. The team went on to play its first home match against Winsor the following Wednesday. With both matches resulting in a victory, Girls Squash remains undefeated this season.
At Choate, it was a battle from both sides, with many games down to the wire. Ultimately, the team pulled through thanks to a thrilling five-set victory by Selene Xu ’27.
“I won the first set but then lost the second and the third but in the last two sets, I didn’t give up. In the fourth set, for example, I went from 4-7 to 11-7. In the last set, it was also like 7-10 to 12-10. I felt like my opponent had given up, especially seeing that I was coming back to take the game. It’s a mental game sometimes,” said Xu.
Minnie Kim ’27 similarly praised Xu for her perseverance and hard work. She emphasized the importance of the match and expressed her amazement at the work Xu put in to secure the victory.
“Selene Xu, our number five or six, deserves a shoutout, as she was our deciding match. She was the one who won that really tough match. She was down 10-7 and she was able to fight her way back and win the match for us. That was amazing of her,” said Kim ’27.
Xu also praised Rachel Levitzky ’28 for her hustle on the court. Despite ultimately losing, her work rate surprised even opposing spectators.
“I’d like to shout out Rachel Levitzky because I was reffing her match, and she played really well, as she always does, and she fought so hard. She would do the splits and everything, and she would run for every single ball and almost get all of them. Even the Choate girl, who was reffing with me, was so surprised by how fast she was to get to all the balls, and she did a really good job,” said Xu.
The following Wednesday, the team defeated Winsor in a dominant fashion. Co-Captain Migyu Kim ’25 expressed excitement and satisfaction about playing at home and the team’s overall performance.
“I was really excited because it was our season’s first home match. It’s already the second month of the season, but most of our matches have been away, so it’s nice to be on our home courts. The team was also excited, and we all felt confident because we’d been practicing hard. We all had decisive wins against Winsor, which was nice. Personally, I felt really good about my match too, and I think everyone left feeling good,” said Kim ’25.
Once again, Xu was praised for her resilience under pressure. As the last match of the day, many expectations were set on her, but Kim ’25 highlighted her composure.
“I would say Xu did well. Although she did end up losing her match, I really respected the way that she maintained her composure because there was such a big crowd and because it was the last match, so everyone was watching her. She stayed so calm even though it was really loud, and I’m sure it was distracting, but she focused on her game and gave it her all until the end. It was really great to see,” said Kim ’25.
Looking ahead, Kim ’25 shared aspects of play that the team can work on. She highlighted maintaining composure amidst pressure from the audience and atmosphere.
“Going forward in the season, it’d be good for us to try and focus on different ways that we can stay focused on the court. Especially when we have different crowds, audiences, or pressures going on. Just really getting into the flow of being able to play in front of an audience or a crowd,” said Kim ’25.
Girls Squash will face a visiting Tabor squad next Wednesday.
