Squash

The NUIG Squash Club, which was given a new lease of life by an energetic and enthusiastic committee in September 2010 is going from strength to strength. This year has seen the addition of a second night of training each week, during which the club is trained by former professional player and world number 30, Canadian born Alana Miller.

At the 2010 Intervarsities, NUIG fielded its first teams for a number of years and had a successful competion. The mens team emerged from the league stage of the contest, beating a strong Queens University team on the way only to lose in the 3rd place playoff to RCSI to claim a very respectable 4th in the B category. The ladies team also performed well, coming 3rd overall. NUIG have also accepted the responsibility of hosting the 2011 Intervarsity competition, which will take place during the second semester.

2010 also saw the inception of a new competition, dubbed the Squash Invitationals, which consists of an annual match between UCC Squash Club and NUIG. In the first competition last year, a cohort from NUIG travelled to UCC and defeated a strong Cork team to take home the trophy.

This year it's NUIG's turn to host the competition and it will do so on November 5th. The Galway Lawn Tennis Club will play host to an enlarged tournament with two mens teams and a ladies team from both colleges competing to win the title. Matches will begin at 1pm on the 5th. Students are welcome to attend the competition and cheer on Galways representatives.

The tournament coincides nicely with World Squash Day taking place on the same day, which aims to promote the fitness and agility benefits of the sport to women all over the world.