Junior squash has become far more of a year-round sport than it used to be. Summer once meant time away from the courts, multi-sport camps, or, for only the highest-level players, international training trips to places like Egypt and events like the Dutch Junior Open or Pioneer Junior Open. Today, summer squash is much more mainstream, with more training and tournament opportunities available in the U.S. and fewer players needing to go abroad to stay sharp. The junior season no longer simply starts in September and ends with Nationals in March; the calendar now includes several summer tournaments, including a Super JCT in Stamford this June. Therefore, summer has become an important window for training, competing, and building momentum, especially for high school players preparing for the college recruiting process, which picks up in the fall.
2026 World Junior Champs
The 2026 World Junior Championships will take place July 20-31 at White Oaks Resort in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. Stay tuned for US Squash’s announcement of the junior boys’ and girls’ teams that will travel north to represent the U.S. on squash’s biggest junior stage.
Best American World Junior Finishes
Take a look below at the best all-time American finishes at the World Junior Squash Championships, across both the individual and team tournaments.
Girls Individuals:
Amanda Sobhy is only American to win World Juniors,
which happened in 2010
Boys Individuals:
Andrew Douglas (2017 Quarter-Finalist)
Christian Capella (2025 Quarter-Finalist)
Girls Team:
Finalist in 2011, 2013, 2015, 2023
Boys Team:
Finalist in 2025
Flashback to Past World Juniors
Qatar (2012)
Girls: Maria Elena Ubina, Sabrina Sobhy, Katie Tutrone, Olivia Fiechter
Boys: Max Reed, Timmy Brownell, Sean Hughes, Gabriel Morgan, Spencer Lovejoy
New Zealand (2017)
Girls: Elizabeth Ross, Marina Stefanoni, Grace Doyle, Laila Sedky, Elle Ruggiero, Emme Leonard
Boys: Salim Khan, Harrison Gill, Cole Becker, Tiber Worth, Andrew Douglas, Eric Kim
Australia (2023)
Girls: Sonya Sasson, Madison Ho, Riya Nanvani, Emma Trauber, Caroline Eielson, Caroline Fouts Boys: Rishi Srivastava, Varun Chitturi, Arhan Chandra, Zane Patel, Hollis Robertson, Thomas Soltanian
Houston (2024)
Girls: Charlotte Pastel, Riya Nanvani, Sam Jaffe, Caroline Fouts, Alex Jaffe
Boys: Rishi Srivastava, Rustin Wiser, Nathan Rosenzweig, Zane Patel, Oscar Okonkwo, Alexander Dartnell
Egypt (2025)
Girls: Sam Jaffe, Alex Jaffe, Charlotte Pastel, Charlotte Sze, Diya Yadav
Boys: Ahmad Haq, Hart Robertson, Christian Capella, Jack Elriani, Alex Dartnell, Oscar Okonkwo
Summer Squash Vacations
Planning a summer family vacation but want to go somewhere with squash courts? Here are a few of the best Northeastern beach towns where you can enjoy time away without taking too many rest days.
Newport, RI - YMCA
Nantucket, MA - The Westmoor Club
Portland, Maine - Portland Community Squash
Southampton, NY - Southampton Youth Services
Weekapaug, RI - Weekapaug Inn
Product Updates
Best 2 out of 3 Tournaments
This one is for the tournament directors: Club Locker now supports best-of-3 match formats in the scoring app. To use the format, select Best of 3 as the match format when setting up your tournament, before generating draws. From there, the scoring app will track scores game by game and automatically close the match once a player wins two games.
Club Locker subscribers will also be able to view their best-of-3 match insights directly in the Club Locker app.
In our next release, you will be able to view your historical league teams directly in the Club Locker app. Head to your profile to browse every team you've participated in, past and present.
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