Squash (Girls)

Squash at Deerfield is fun, competitive and rewarding, and the girls’ program provides opportunities for participation at all levels. Beginners learn the basics of the game in recreational groups or on the III’s team, and the JV team encourages intermediate players to develop their skills. The varsity girls compete against the best prep school players in the nation, and the team is traditionally one of the top teams in New England.  In 2012, the varsity placed 2nd at the High School Team National Championships and 2nd at the New England Class A Championship.

With its ten state-of-the-art courts, the Dewey Squash Center, dedicated in 2007, is an excellent venue for practice, match and tournament play. The center is the site for a Massachusetts Junior tournament each year and often the venue for New England Championship play.

Top level competitive play has afforded many Deerfield alumnae the opportunity to play collegiate squash. A number of players have moved on to Division I colleges, including the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton and Harvard, while others have chosen to play in the competitive Division III NESCAC at Middlebury, Bowdoin, Amherst and Williams.

 

Girls squash at Deerfield is coached by Karinne Heise. For more information, please contact Ms. Heise at kheise@deerfield.edu.

 

Varsity

Date	Opponent	Venue	Time	Result
Dec 3	Hotchkiss and Taft	Home	2:45 pm	Win, DA 5 v. Taft 2 and DA 7 v. Hotchkiss 0
Dec 4	St.. George's	Home	11:00 am	Win, 6-1
Dec 7	Milton	Home	4:15 pm	Win, 7-0
Dec 10	Groton Invitational	Away	2:00 pm	Win, 1st place
Dec 14	Groton	Away	4:30 pm	Win, 7-0
Jan 7	Tabor	Home	3:30 pm	Win, 7-0
Jan 14	Choate Tournament	Away	9:45 am	1st Place
Jan 20	Andover	Away	6:00 pm	Win, 6-1
Jan 21	Westminster	CANCELLED	2:30 pm
Jan 23	Loomis	Home	5:00 pm	Win, 7-0
Jan 28	St. Paul's	Home	3:00 pm	Win, 6-1
Feb 3	Nationals	Choate	4:30 pm	Win, Second in Nation
Feb 11	Greenwich & Taft	Taft	12:00 pm
Feb 18	Exeter	Home	3:00 pm	Win, 7-0
Feb 22	Choate	Away	4:00 pm	Win, 7-0
Feb 25	New England's	Groton	TBD

Junior Varsity

Date	Opponent	Venue	Time	Result
Dec 3	Hotchkiss	Home	3:30 pm	Win, 7-0
Dec 7	Milton	Home	4:15 pm	Loss, 5-2
Dec 10	Loomis	Home	3:00 pm	Win, 9-0
Dec 14	Groton	Away	4:00 pm	Win, 7-0
Jan 14	Westminster	Home	3:00 pm	Win, 10-1
Jan 20	Andover	Away	6:00 pm
Jan 21	Westminster	CANCELLED	2:30 pm
Jan 25	Taft	Home	3:30 pm	Win, 9-0
Jan 28	St. Paul's	Home	3:30 pm	Win, 6-1
Feb 1	Williston	Away	2:30 pm	Win, 9-1
Feb 8	Miss Porter's	Home	3:00 pm
Feb 11	Taft	Away	2:00 pm
Feb 13	Loomis	Away	5:00 pm	Win, 8-0
Feb 18	Exeter	Home	4:00 pm	Win, 6-1
Feb 22	Choate	Home	3:30 pm	Win, 7-2

Reserve

Date	Opponent	Venue	Time	Result
Dec 7	Miss Porter's	Away	3:00 pm	Loss, 6-1
Jan 7	Suffield	Home	1:00 pm	Win, 4-3
Jan 14	Andover	Away	1:00 pm	Win, 7-0
Jan 21	Taft	CANCELLED	3:30 pm
Feb 1	Williston	Away	4:00 pm	Win, 4-3
Feb 8	Bement	Home	4:00 pm	Win, 4-1
Feb 15	Suffield	Away	3:00 pm	Loss, 6-1 v Suffield JV
Feb 18	Andover and Choate	Home	12:30 pm	Win, 5-2 (PA), 4-3 (CRH)
Feb 22	Bement	Home	4:30 pm	Win, 9-5

Girls Varsity Squash

Name

Hometown

Year

Samantha Chai

Norwell, MA

2015

Carey Danforth

Greenwich, CT

2014

Lindsey Dewey

New Canaan, CT

2014

Tori Dewey

New Canaan, CT

2012

Addie Fulton

Stratton Mountain, VT

2014

Abby Ingrassia

Brooklyn, NY

2013

Emily Jones

Rye, NY

2013

Caroline Kjorlien

Greenwich, CT

2013

Hunter Sechrest

New York, NY

2013

Katie Swindell

Greenwich, CT

2014

Karinne Heise

Before Karinne Heise joined the Deerfield faculty in 1988, she taught and coached at St. Andrew's School in Delaware. A magna cum laude graduate from Bowdoin College, Karinne captained the women's field hockey and squash teams during her senior year. She earned her MALS at Dartmouth College and has also taken graduate courses at the University of Wisconsin and University of Oregon. At Deerfield, Karinne teaches English, serves as the Assistant Dean of Faculty, coaches soccer and squash, and lives on campus in the Saxton House with her husband, Tom, and two sons, Jack and Kurt.

Send email to Karinne Heise (KHeise@deerfield.edu)