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.
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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.
