New Team Announcement: The New York Queens

 

The National Squash League is excited to announce our newest women’s team: The New York Queens. With the addition of the Queens, New York now has a foothold in both the men’s (NY Knights) and women’s NSL divisions. The Queens is owned by David Ellen. David spent most of his career as a senior legal and business executive in the cable and media industries. He then retired to begin teaching (as an adjunct professor at NYU) and to increase his commitment to his non-profit activities including, most significantly, Open Squash. David founded Open Squash several years ago with the goal of increasing access to squash – a goal it shares with the NSL – and currently serves as Board Chair. We know David’s intellect and passion for squash will make him a welcome addition to the NSL family.

 

David Ellen on the NSL: 

“If squash is going to continue to grow and bring new people into the sport, it needs to try new and innovative formats that add excitement and that is what the NSL is doing. I am particularly excited about the NSL’s potential impact on women’s squash and am hoping that the New York Queens can play its own small but important role in that.”

 

The Queens will host their matches out of Open Squash’s venue in New York’s Financial District, which features a glass court as well as state-of-the-art facilities fit to serve players and fans alike. Open Squash FiDi is also home base when in New York to notable PSA players such as Farida Mohamed, Gina Kennedy and Hannah Craig. So, it’ll be exciting to see if the NY Queens will be able to snag any of these players in the draft or through trading for some extra home support. 

 

Our inaugural women’s league season ended in a shootout championship win for the Philadelphia Freedom over the DC Inferno. This season promises to provide similarly competitive matches, and New York will need to figure out how to meet the challenge. Be sure to keep an eye out for announcements pertaining to the Queen’s first home match date next spring – an occasion you won’t want to miss!