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NUSEA Urban National Champions Last weekend, 36 Squash Haven team members traveled to New York City to compete against ten urban partners in one of the most important tournaments of our competitive season, the NUSEA Urban Team Nationals. Squash Haven students were selected on the basis of consistent and ongoing effort and performance at school, on the courts, and in the Squash Haven classroom. Team members represented us well, with superlative effort, sportsmanship, and behavior throughout the weekend. We are proud to share that we returned to New Haven with several national championships. In the Boys Under 15 tournament, Squash Haven bested City Squash in a close 3-2 final that featured a rematch of the last two years' finals. Squash Haven jumped out to an early start based on a two court format. Moubarak Ouro-Aguy won in three games at #5, Carmelo Reyes finished with a four game win at #4, and Jiovan Jordan-Davis clinched the victory with a three game win at #3. This was Squash Haven's second Boys Under 15 title; it was also the second urban team championship for Reyes, Davis, and Michael Rodriguez, each of whom played on our Under 13 Championship team two years ago. In the essay competition, every participant was asked to write about the value of perseverance as it relates to urban squash. Squash Haven's Johanile Hurtado won the Under 13 contest and read her essay in front of all Under 13 participants, fans, and coaches. Fellow team member Aaron Brevard was named the Under 15 essay contest winner shortly thereafter. Their essays can be found by clicking on the links below. As always, we thank you for supporting our efforts to teach valuable life lessons every day. As fifth grade team member Nicole Carino wrote in her essay, "Squash Haven has taught me to never back down, to always try your hardest and do your best. It has taught me that I am capable of many things and that I can always do better. But, mostly they have taught me that nobody is better than anybody else." Best Wishes, Julie Greenwood, Executive Director -Click here for Johanile Hurtado's Essay
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