This Saturday, October 8th, there will be a charity squash tournament downtown. It will cost $25 and proceeds will go towards breast cancer research. Anybody who want to is welcomed to play. If you want to play in the tournament, contact Coco at jz2@rice.edu. He can give more information about signups and members of the Squash club can carpool.
Elections on Monday
Elections will be held on Monday, September 26 12:00 pm, at the Martel college servery.
Elections are open for all members who wish to vote.
If you want to vote, but can’t make it, email Ariel (rel@rice.edu) to vote via email.
Box Ladder Has Begun
The first round of the box ladder is off to a good start with 17 players in 3 boxes.
If you would like to join the next round (early November) please email rel@rice.edu
Next meetings
For the time being, we will meet every Wednesday 6:00 – 8:00 PM and Friday 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Last year’s ladder to be reset
- All scores will be deleted and rankings will be randomized on Friday, Sep 9 at 11:59 PM
- The new ladder will allow players to challenge others up to 10 positions above
- Inactive players (31 days of inactivity) will loose their position
New League Sign-up
- To signup, please follow the instructions on http://squash.blogs.rice.edu/league/
- If you already signed-up on Friday, you still need to complete the signup process as described in the link above
- Signup deadline is Sunday, Sep 11 01:00 PM (since the league is set to start on Mon, Sep 12)
- Each box will have up to 6 player for a duration of 8 weeks. At the end of each period, the top two players will move up one box and the bottom two players will move down one box.
2011-12 Squash Club Kick-Off Event
Please join us for the squash club kick-off event.
The event will be held on Friday, September 2 at 4:30 PM at the Squash courts.
Enter a chance to win a squash lesson with Muhammad Sadiq, learn about the new box ladder, meet other squash players, and learn more about upcoming events.
Special deal for Rice Squash players
We have a new special deal for Rice squash players: for the month of February, anyone who signs up for lessons with Muhammad will get a special rate of $40 for individual lessons and $20 per person for group lessons. See “Lessons” tab for more info.
Club weekly meetings
Following the survey results, we will meet twice a week on
Wednesdays 6:00 – 8:00 PM and
Fridays 4:00 – 6:00 PM.
Please join us to play and practice, and of course keep challenging players on the ladder.