Women’s Squash Claims Title at National Championships

Mercersburg's women's squash team won the 2008 National High School Division V Squash Championships Feb 8–10 in New Haven, Connecticut. It's the first championship for the Blue Storm in the four-year history of the national event.

Mercersburg defeated Bronxville (7–0), Bryn Mawr (4–3), and Episcopal (4–3) to take the title. Rachel Greenberg ’08, Mary Lancaster ’08, and Lucia Rowe ’09 all compiled perfect 3-0 marks during the event. In the final, Greenberg, Lancaster, Rowe, and Emily Carl '08 all posted victories to give the Storm the title.

"All our players played beyond themselves in [the final] match," said Wells Gray, the team's head coach. "This victory is truly deserved."

The team's top-ranked player is Ana Kelly '11, who is an alumna of New York's CitySquash program.

On the men's side, the Blue Storm dropped its opening match to St. Mark's, but rallied with wins over Rye Country Day (4–3) and Potomac (4–3) to capture the consolation bracket of the Division IV championship. The team's top three players—Valentin Quan Miranda '08, Josh Rosenblat '08, and Clayton Young '08—went undefeated for the weekend. The trio is a combined 50-5 on the season, with Quan Miranda's perfect 17–0 mark leading the way.

The Mercersburg men and women will host the 2008 Mid-Atlantic Prep League Championships Saturday, February 16, at the Davenport Squash Center.