2024 Jeremy Barnes Memorial tournament

Congratulations to Sergio Lopez for winning the Jeremy Barnes tournament 2024 – over 50 people participated this year in an event that is quickly being recognized as one of the highlights of the national calendar especially for players 5.0 and above where players came for out of state and overseas to pay in the event. Special mention to Sana and Saif Bahadar from Pakistan who are also helping to start Deaf Squash in the US.

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Register on Club Locker for the Jeremy Barnes Annual Squash Tournament 2024. https://clublocker.com/tournaments/16473/info

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This Fund will support students in need of assistance to learn and participate in the sport of squash in memory of the infectious joy and kind heart of Jeremy Barnes. 

Donation Link here. Thank you!

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2023 Funds are being used for an array of squash activities

2023: AussieNick Squash is  taking 25 BCC and Whitman students to Philly for squash visits with the JB fund. The group is meeting with Iman and Madeline (two AussieNick alums, now at UPenn) and doing a clinic at Drexel with their women’s #3 and former British U19 champ. Madeline has set up the first UPenn women’s club team and will share this with the students in referencing women in leadership roles. Thanks for your support!

2021 & 2022 Funds have been spent on an array of squash activities

Several DC area varsity squash teams were taken to Philadelphia for the day to meet and play with members of the Drexel Squash team, Jeremy’s former team and Dylan Kachur, Jeremy’s best friend.. They played and were coached by amazing Specter coaches at the Arlen Specter Squash Center, and met with coaches Jack Wyant (UPENN) and John White (DREXEL). Schools that participated in this event included Walt Whitman HS, Md, BCC HS Md and Wakefield School, VA. Connie plans to take 5 varsity HS teams to Philly for this trip 2022-23.

The JB Fund sponsored the SE  Intercollegiate Squash tournament with is an annual event allowing Club and emerging teams to play free of charge (with food supplied) so they can achieve the minimum number of matches required for Nationals. NC State attended and also received tshirts through the fund. Captain Saurav Jain and his teammates then went on to do a terrific presentation to the school which has moved the team to Club status.

18 CitySquash students, NY urban youth program, stayed at the Barnes residence in Md in May with lunches and dinners sponsored by the JB fund.

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2023 Jeremy Barnes Memorial tournament

The Jeremy Barnes memorial tournament has become a popular feature on the DC calendar. Congratulations to Jack Kagan who is the 2023 Jeremy Barnes tournament champion. A fitting champion, Jack was Jeremy’s best friend who defeated CCAC Coach Assem for the title. With great squash, camaraderie and fun the weekend produced phenomenal playing and many laughs and anecdotes about our dear boy. We had many people travel to DC for the weekend and none other than our very good friends from Chapel Hill, NC Rick and Joanne Smat Kagan Jack Kagan and Avital Romoff and Zoë Kagan and Alex. Thanks everyone for playing and we will see you next year.

For Squash Tourney: Sign-up on Club Locker: https://clublocker.com/tournaments/15034/info

 For Pickleball Tourney: Contact Connie Barnes at conniesquash@gmail.com or cell (301) 807-9905

For those unable to attend who would like to donate to the Jeremy Barnes Memorial Squash Fund, the link https://gofund.me/0cff9e71

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Activity sponsored by the Jeremy Barnes Memorial Squash Fund! Walt Whitman trip to Drexel University to meet and play with members of the Drexel Squash team, Jeremy’s former team. Hosted by the Arlen Spectar Squash Center, meetings with coaches Jack Wyant and John White left the Whitman team inspired and motivated squash students! A perfect day with lunch at the Landmark.

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Announcing! The Jeremy Barnes Memorial Cup Tourney, Sept 18-19, 2021 for Adults & Juniors

Jeremy Barnes Memorial Cup Tournament will be held on Sept 18-19 for adults and juniors. AussieNick Squash hopes to make this an annual event around Jeremy’s birthday of September 15.

$50 pp and includes dinner. Please sign-up on Club Locker.

For those unable to attend who would like to donate to the Jeremy Barnes Memorial Squash Fund, this link is HERE.

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