Squash University

Welcome to a brand new edition of Squash University!  This week, Middlebury College Head Coach and four-time NESCAC Coach of the Year Mark Lewis joins the show. Coach Mark joins Jackson to talk about transitioning from hardball to softball at 25, living with David Pearson for 6 months, lessons learned from a decade of coaching college squash, and more.  Huge thanks to Coach Mark for joining us thi...

Welcome to a brand new edition of Squash University!  This week, Yale University's Lachlan Sutton joins the show. The First-Team All-American sits down with Jackson to talk about baseball, cooking, his first 2 years at Yale, on and off the court, what it would mean to win a CSA National Championship, and more.  Huge thanks to Lachlan for joining us this week, huge thanks to each of you for li...

Welcome to a brand new edition of Squash University and, for the first time ever, welcome to the Squash Podcast Network!  Jackson and Gilly are joining forces with Bill Buckingham and Paul Johnson of Squash Radio, and Sean Choi of The Rally Report to launch the SPN, a home for some of the squash world’s biggest podcasts.  This is a collaboration that we couldn’t be more thrilled about, so listen a...

Welcome to a brand new edition of Squash University!  This week, Jackson is joined by former PSA world #1, current Drexel University head men’s and women’s squash coach, and 2025 Golden Ball winner for "Name of the Year," John White.  Coach White talks about his introduction to squash in Australia, being one of the best-liked pro players on tour, reaching the World #1 ranking, knowing no...

Welcome to a brand new edition of Squash University!  This week, Jackson is joined by former Harvard University #1, current PSA World #26, and travel booking wizard Marina Stefanoni.  Marina talks about winning the U-19 US Junior Nationals for the first time at just 13 years old, her college recruiting process, her experience (on and off-court) in Cambridge, her thoughts on the impending LA28 Olym...

Welcome to a brand new edition of Squash University!  This week, Gilly and Jackson discuss the announcement of the new Ivy League postseason tournament (and eradication of the preseason Ivy League Scrimmage), the US National Championships going on at the Specter Center, Jonah Barrington and Sarah Fitz-Gerald's inductions into the PSA Hall of Fame, and the first week of the U Penn summer squas...

Welcome to a brand new edition of Squash University!  This week, Jackson is joined by his Denison University teammate and 2025 Liberty League Player of the Year Charlotte Jones to chat about her successful, but exacting, junior squash career, highlights from her first year of college squash, on and off the court, being elected team captain ahead of her sophomore year, and more (2:33).  Huge thanks...

Welcome to a brand new edition of Squash University!  This week, Jackson and Gilly are joined by the men's World #32, US #1, and, most importantly, friend of the program Timmy Brownell to recap last week's 2025 PSA World Championships from Chicago, Illinois.  The lads discuss the controversy surrounding Mostafa Asal in recent weeks, his historically dominant run through the men's dr...

Welcome to a brand new edition of Squash University!  Jackson and Gilly kick off this week’s episode with Tufts University Head Coach, friend of the program, and Gilly’s college teammate at UPenn over 15 years ago, Joe Raho. Coach Joe names his All-Gilly Lane-NBA Team, listing the 5 pro basketball players that best personify Gilly as a squash player and coach (2:06).  Then, the boys welcome on ano...

Welcome to a brand new edition of Squash University!  Gilly and Jackson begin today’s show by discussing the first full day of the Papal Conclave from the Vatican City before diving into a preview of the 2025 Professional Squash Association World Championships, the biggest event on the pro squash calendar, kicking off this week in Chicago, Illinois (0:16).  They also react to the release of the 20...

Welcome to a brand new edition of Squash University!  This week, Jackson and Gilly kick off the show by breaking down the first match of the 2025 NSL season between the Philadelphia Lightning and the New York City Knights and touch on Gilly's glee over Liverpool's Premier League title (0:16).  They then welcome friend of the program Andrew Douglas onto the show. Dougie was a 4-time CSA A...

Welcome to a very special edition of Squash University!  This week, Gilly and Jackson welcome the greatest coach in college squash history Paul Assaiante onto the show. In his storied 29-year run as the head coach of the Trinity College men's squash team, Assaiante led the Bantams to 17 CSA National Championships, and recently added 2 more as a special advisor for the Trinity women’s team.  C...

Welcome to a brand new edition of Squash University!  Gilly and Jackson open the show by discussing Rory McIlroy’s win at the Masters last weekend before diving into an offseason edition of the mailbag. They answer your listener-submitted questions about building college programs from the ground up, the future of professional squash, recruiting, the NSL, pre-match music, and more.  Huge thanks to...

Welcome to a brand new edition of Squash University!  This week, the Pride of Britain Nathan Lake joins the show, live from the NSL Draft in Charlottesville, Virginia, to catch up with Jackson for the first time in over 2 years. This is the third interview Jackson and Nathan have recorded together, so make sure to check out the first 2 by clicking the links below.  Nathan talks to Jackson about jo...

Welcome to the first annual Golden Balls!  This week, Jackson and Gilly hand out their season-end awards to the biggest and brightest stars in college squash, including Name of the Year, Bald Guy of the Year, Friend of the Program Bump of the Year, and more.  Huge congrats to all of this year’s nominees and winners, huge thanks to you for listening along, and, as always, enjoy!  Follow Squash Univ...

Welcome to a brand new edition of Squash University!  This week, Gilly and Jackson welcome Professional Squash Association/National Squash League MC and host of Squash Radio Bill Buckingham (of Buckingham Palace fame) onto the show to recap the NSL Draft from the Boar's Head in Charlottesville, Virginia.  Bill and Jackson share behind-the-scenes insight from their experience at the commentary...

Welcome to a post Team National Championship edition of Squash University!  We crowned our 2025 CSA National Champions over the weekend, starting with Trinity overcoming Harvard in a thrilling 5-4 women’s final and, of course, Gilly’s Penn boys taking down Yale in the men’s final!  Jackson and Gilly kick off the show talking about Penn winning its second straight National Championship, how it comp...

Welcome to a brand new edition of Squash University. It's National Championship week!  On this week's episode Jackson and Gilly recap last weekend's eventful CSA Divisional Team Championships in Philadelphia and discuss how Jackson's parents spent more time with Gilly over the weekend than he did.  With the CSA National Team Championships getting underway this weekend, Jackson...

Welcome to a brand new edition of Squash University! This week, Gilly and Jackson are back with a preview of the 2025 CSA Divisional Team Championships and an interview with one of college squash’s fastest rising stars, Riya Navani.  The guys kick things off previewing this weekend’s Divisional Championships and Gilly makes his predictions (yes, you read that correctly, GILLY PREDICTIONS!!!) for w...

Welcome to a brand new edition of Squash University. This week, Jackson is joined by University of Pennsylvania Women’s Head Coach Jack Wyant and Penn Captain Jana Dweek.  Jack Wyant started coaching at Penn in 2004 (Gilly’s sophomore year of college). Over 20 years later, he’s coached 24 CSA first-team All-Americans, become the winningest coach in Penn squash history, and led the Quakers to 2 Ivy...

Ahead of this weekend's Saturday Night Live 50th anniversary show, Jackson and Gilly are back to recap a jam-packed couple of weeks of college squash, including live interviews and audio from the CSA Individuals in the Big Apple.  The gents open the show by discussing the Eagles Super Bowl win before diving into Penn’s big men’s and women’s team wins over Princeton last weekend, the Conferenc...

Welcome to a brand new edition of Squash University! This week, Jackson and Gilly kick things off by talking about Penn’s emotional week and recapping matches from around the CSA (3:48).  Squash Coach, Sous-Chef, God Father… Joe Raho is a man who wears many hats, but if you’re listening to this podcast right now, you probably know him as the head coach of the fastest-rising college squash program...

Jackson and Gilly are back for the first episode of Squash University of 2025, with one of the most talented players in college squash.  The gents open things up by recapping their New Year celebrations and discuss Gustav Detter's first day as Penn's new assistant coach, the fluidity of the CSA challenge match system, and Gilly shares his recruiting tip of the week (0:16).  Trinity senio...

Jackson and Gilly are back for the final episode of Squash University of 2024 with a pair of very special guests.  Abdelrahman Dweek and Roger Alber Baddour are both in the midst of their final season's playing for our very own Gilly Lane at the University of Pennsylvania and, this year, they've been tasked with captaining the defending CSA National Champions. Dweek and Roger join the sh...

Welcome to a brand new edition of Squash University!  With the first half of the CSA season in the books, Jackson and Gilly take a moment to reflect on where things stand ahead of the holiday break and answer your listener-submitted questions on this week's mailbag episode. Plus, Jackson shares an exciting personal announcement.  Huge thanks to each of you for listening along. As always, enjo...