Squash
Our intramural squash sessions give students and staff the opportunity to play in a fun and friendly atmosphere. Whether you have previous experience or want to learn, it's a great way to get involved.
Pitch up and play
Tuesday 17:30 – 19:00
If you’re looking to play squash weekly in a fun, relaxed environment, then pitch up and play is for you. Sessions are coached and cater for all abilities. You can:
- play against other members (staff and students)
- receive coaching from a member of our University Squash Club
- enter into our monthly social tournaments
This session is free to silver or gold Sports Centre members, or can be paid for on a weekly basis of £4 per session. Spaces are limited to 16 people per session. You must reserve a place to take part in a session.
Book your place under the Squash Activity Group.
Squash leagues
If you’re looking for something more competitive, then why not join our Intramural squash leagues.
Squash leagues run on a termly basis and are open to all staff and students, with fixtures organised for days and times that suit you.
Find out more
For more information on squash, contact:
Liam Murphy, Sports Development Officer
Telephone: 0191 208 8185
Email: liam.isaac2@ncl.ac.uk
Division 1
| Name | Contact Number | |
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Josh Jones |
07590 205334 |
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Bob Lightowlers |
07732 274266 |
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Liam Gutcher |
07955 188577 |
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Arjun Mistry |
07956 747990 |
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Richard Davies |
07770 704198 |
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Tom Ewen |
078349 84756 |
Division 2
| Name | Contact Number | |
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Morgan Beeson |
07739 952056 |
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Xander Macinnes |
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Andrew Chaytor |
07873 220576 |
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George McCain |
07810 577590 |
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Sophie Yale |
07483 979078 |
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Rob Mitchell |
Division 3
| Name | Contact Number | |
|---|---|---|
| Phil Ansell | phil.ansell@ncl.ac.uk | 07394 312790 |
| Tom Meadows | Thomas.meadows2@newcastle.ac.uk | 07527 500366 |
| Ebrahim Patel | e.patel1@newcastle.ac.uk | 07835 866643 |
| Charlie Kay | C.kay@newcastle.ac.uk | 07804 145413 |
| James Merryweather | j.merryweather@newcastle.ac.uk | 07591 402836 |
| Duncan Machlacalan | duncan1mac@gmail.com | 07780 661521 |
| Jacob Botting | botting.jacob@gmail.com | 07565 311883 |
Division 4
| Name | Contact Number | |
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Florian Then |
+49 17696489167 |
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Jason Glionna |
07393 576519 |
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Jochem Van-Kempen |
07464 747237 |
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Alwin Gieselmann |
07891 265609 |
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Alex Laude |
07789 487530 |
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Denis Murphy |
07929 948445 |
Division 5
| Name | Contact Number | |
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Craig Oliver |
07902 968608 |
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Ben Jordan |
07511 817322 |
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Jess Pawley |
077474 45448 |
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James Sanderson |
07749 563608 |
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Rolando Barlinguer-Palmini |
07531 411559 |
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Olivier Govaere |
07599 803347 |
All matches are to be played at Newcastle University Sports Centre, Squash Courts.
Sports Services
University Sports Centre
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
Entry for the November-December 2019 box leagues is now closed.
League games start week commencing 11 November and close week commencing 16 December.
The next league will run January-February 2020.
To enter: email liam.isaac2@ncl.ac.uk
The Sports Centre Supervisors and the Sport and Recreation Officers at the Sports Centre are First Aid Qualified. They will be your first point of contact for any injuries and incidents.
If you or a friend leaves the Sport and Fitness Centre and an injury or illness; which occurred playing squash, deteriorates resulting in attendance at a hospital, urgent care centre or doctors then we require submission of an Intramural Accident Report form – this should be emailed to the Sports Development Officer or handed in at the University Sport and Fitness Centre:
- For minor injuries – reports must be submitted by 09:00 the following day
- For medical emergencies – notify the Sports Development Officer immediately, a report should then be submitted by 09:00 the following day
Accident Report Form
Download the form Intramural Accident Report (PDF: 43KB) for submission.
Contact
Liam Isaac, Sports Development Officer
Email liam.isaac2@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone 0191 208 8185
All Squash League players must be a silver or gold level member of the University Sports Centre.
The match
- All matches are best of 5 games, you must play all 5 games.
- All games are first to 11.
- In the event of 10-10 players should play sudden death.
- Players should referee their own match.
Scheduling matches
- It is each player’s responsibility to organise their own matches.
- Contact details can be found for each player on the Intramural Squash website.
- Players must offer 3 options when requesting a match, these should be on different days and times where possible.
- Once a day and time has been agreed, a court should be booked at Newcastle University Sports Centre, Squash Courts
- Scores should be submitted to the Sports Development Officer by email: liam.isaac2@ncl.ac.uk
- If a player has made repeated contact with another player and has received no response after 2 weeks then a walkover can be claimed. Please inform the Sports Development Officer if this occurs.
- If a player does not show up for a match after it has been scheduled then the following will incur:
- 1st time:
- 1 point deduction
- Walkover concede
- 2nd time:
- 2 point deduction
- Walkover conceded
- 3rd time:
- Removed from the league
- Walkover concede
Point scoring
- Points for a win: 3
- Points for playing: 1
- Points for winning a game: 1
- Points for a walkover: 6
- Points for conceding a walkover: –1
Promotion, relegation and awards
- Top 2 players promoted.
- Bottom 2 players relegated.
- In the event of new players adding to the league and to ensure we have players playing at the correct ability level promotion and relegation numbers may change.
- Each player who wins their league will receive the league trophy and medal
- Further awards will be presented for Most Improved, Most Active Player and Top Seed at the end of the season.