Seventeen age division national champions were crowned at the 2026 U.S. Masters Championships, April 10-12, at Open Squash Bryant Park, Open Squash FiDi, Harvard Club and Yale Club in New York City.
View all results on the U.S. Women’s Masters tournament page and U.S. Men’s Masters tournament page. Tournament photography will be available on the US Squash Smugmug page.
Embodying the notion that squash is a sport for life, fourteen players from nine different states competed in the men’s 80+ division. Washington, D.C.’s Bruce Morton earned his second Masters title and first in the 80+, defeating New Jersey’s top seed John Cosmi in the final.
Arizona’s Don Sheer won back-to-back 75+ titles against first-time finalist Dave Cleveland from Washington, D.C. Sheer tallies his eighth title in every age division from 55+ to 75+ since 2006.
Thomas Bedore successfully defended his 70+ title against fellow Canadian Rashid Aziz in a three-game final. Before marks his sixth title since his first in the 50+ division in 2005.
The women’s 65+ division produced a first-time champion in Seattle’s Carol Odell. Odell, the two seed, defeated Washington, D.C.’s AJ Copeland in a 3-0 final. Competing in his first masters since 2008, Tampa’s Diniar Alikhan narrowly claimed the men’s 65+ title in a five-game final against San Francisco’s Tony Brettkelly.
Portland, OR’s Phoebe Trubowitz defended her 60+ title in a competitive final against Wisconsin’s Leslie Cameron. Barbados’ Mark Sealy won his third title in the 60+ division in a repeat final against Philadelphia’s Dominic Hughes.
New York City’s Juliana Lilien won her ninth career title and first in the 55+, topping the round robin without dropping a game. Weymouth, MA’s Jenny Funkhouser placed second.
Richard Chin won a fifth consecutive masters title and ninth overall. Chin, one of two host professionals to win a title, renewed his rivalry with John Musto in a repeat 55+ final, clinching the title in four games.
West New York, NJ’s Megumi Fujimoto won her first masters title by topping the 50+ round robin without dropping a game. Portland, ME’s Holly Parker placed second.
Twenty-six years after winning his fourth national title, Marty Clark won his first Masters title without dropping a game in the 50+ division, defeating Winchester, MA’s Raghav Gupta in the final.
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Three-time National Doubles Champion Dana Betts returned to the singles court to win her first Masters title. Betts won the 45+ round robin without dropping a game with Newton, MA’s Aya Sato-DiLorenzo placing second.
Atlanta’s Mark Heather won back-to-back 45+ titles, fulfilling his top seeding and defeating Denver’s David Ramsden-Wood in the final.
Mexico’s Nayelly Hernandez-Walker won her maiden Masters title in the 40+ division, defeating fellow former PSA professional Adel Sammons in a 3-0 final.
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Seattle’s Andrew Balme claimed his second Masters title in the 40+ division, edging Mexico’s Sergio Lopez in a five-game final.
New Jersey’s Katherine Lynch earned her first Masters title as the 35+ top seed. Lynch pulled off a perfect title run, culminating in a 3-0 final against Washington, D.C.’s Sally Pei.
Open Squash professional Peter Creed gave the home crowd something to cheer for, becoming the only men’s first-time champion this year with a 3-0 win against Edward Marks in the 35+ final.
