Spencer Lovejoy, a two-time member of Team USA at the World Team Championships and former world No. 64, announced his retirement from competing on the PSA Tour.
Since turning professional following his graduation from Yale University in 2020, Lovejoy has been a core member of the U.S. Men’s National Team, and a National Squash Academy professional training out of the Specter Center.
Lovejoy was a constant fixture on the U.S. junior circuit, reaching the finals of the U13, U15 and U19 divisions and represented Team USA at two World Juniors in 2015 and 2016. He played No. 2 on the U.S. team that achieved a record third place finish in 2016. His senior year of high school Lovejoy was honored with the DeRoy Sportsmanship Award.
At Yale, Lovejoy played No. 1 all four years, captained the team his senior year, and received CSA All-American honors three times. In 2020, he was presented with the Skillman Sportsmanship Award.
Professionally, Lovejoy captured the first title of his career in 2019 at the Mississauga Open in Canada and broke into the world’s top 100 rankings in his first season as a full time professional. He has represented team USA on multiple occasions and was part of the historic 6th place finish at the World Team Championships in New Zealand.Lovejoy plans to take on a new role as the National Squash League (NSL) CEO.
Two years ago, Lovejoy, U.S. teammate Timmy Brownell and Fernando Valdizan founded the NSL, which showcased a new team squash format inspired by other major American team sports. The NSL employs a 3 vs. 3 team match format with substitutions and power players over three periods of timed squash.
The inaugural NSL season in 2024 fielded six men’s teams, and its initial success saw the league expand to nine men’s teams in 2025 and welcomed the inaugural women’s division with four teams. The NSL recently celebrated the conclusion of its second season with an action-packed NSL Finals weekend at the Specter Center.
“My decision to step away from the PSA tour was not an easy one by any means, but I am at a point where I am ready to leave my full-time professional squash career behind and put my energy into growing the NSL,” Lovejoy said. “Playing professional squash was a childhood dream of mine and something I have been working for since I was twelve years old. It had its ups and downs over the last four years, but I am very grateful that I got to play the sport I love at the highest level and for the support I got from my family and US Squash to do so. Playing for Team USA was always an honor and a privilege, and the source of not only my favorite squash memories, but also life memories. Playing professional squash has shaped me as a person and taught me so many invaluable lessons that I will take with me into my next chapter as the CEO of the National Squash League.”
