JETS Squash

09/09/2025

JETS Squash is thrilled to receive funding to upgrade 4 squash courts at MAASH Sports & Fitness in Marsfield – the home of our junior programs and a hub for players of all ages.

A huge thank you to Jordan Lane MP - For Ryde for supporting this vision. These upgrades will mean better facilities for our current juniors, new opportunities for kids and future players to discover squash, and a big boost for our local community who love the sport. 🏸

With squash set to make its Olympic debut at LA 2028, there’s never been a better time to grow the game. We can’t wait to welcome everyone to have a hit on the new courts in the new year!

One of Ryde’s hidden gems 💎 is getting a makeover!

The JETS Squash courts in Marsfield are a super popular place for squash, racquetball and gym workouts 🏋️

But they’ve been around forever and need a spruce up!

I know some schools use it for sport, as well as Macquarie University students and plenty of local residents.

Now we want to make it even better and make sure local facilities keep up with the growth 📈

20/08/2025

🌧 Rain won’t stop play – squash is indoors!
Kids aged 5–11 yrs can come and try the world’s healthiest sport – now an Olympic sport! 🏅

🙌 Come and Try session = FREE
🙌 Equipment & coaching provided - just bring your sneakers

Choose your session:
📅 Friday 22nd August | 4–5pm
📅 Sunday 24th August | 1–2pm

📍 MAASH Sports and Fitness at 1 Trafalgar Place Marsfield

👉 Register here for Friday 22nd August: https://www.revolutionise.com.au/jetssquash/events/310956

👉 Register here for Sunday 24th August: https://www.revolutionise.com.au/jetssquash/events/310958

Fun. Fast. All-weather and perfect for beginners!

Bring your friends!

20/08/2025

JETS Squash is proud to announce that we have been successful in securing a $46,800 grant through the NSW Government’s Community Building Partnership 2025 to upgrade the courts at MAASH Sports and Fitness.
This is a milestone for both MAASH Squash and the sport more broadly. Squash has rarely received strong support from local, state, or federal governments, so winning this grant marks an important step forward and, we hope, paves the way for more support in the future.
On Monday 18 August, the Member for Ryde, Jordan Lane MP, visited MAASH Squash to personally congratulate us. Jordan met with JETS players, parents, club stalwarts, and centre owner Jason McLauchlan. One of our rising stars, 10-year-old Ruisha, presented Jordan with a beautiful orchid—and even challenged him to a future match!
Also attending were Scott Murray, the newly appointed CEO of Squash NSW, and Kali Lawrie, a director of the board. Both were impressed by the strong turnout from our club community and the grant JETS received. Jordan toured the centre, meeting players and parents who expressed their gratitude for the investment.
With squash now officially an Olympic sport, achievements like this bring renewed positivity about our future. Building strong relationships with government at all levels is vital, and this grant demonstrates that squash is now firmly on their radar. Notably, Bankstown Squash Club, in partnership with Hematime Fitness at Milperra, also secured a substantial grant through the Community Building Partnership 2025 program. Together, these wins show what is possible—and we encourage more clubs and centres to apply when grants like the Community Building Partnership become available. If you require help or assistance please contact NSW Squash or JETS - we can help you get started.
Work on the court walls at MAASH is likely to begin over the Christmas period, with high quality courts ready in early 2026.
JETS Squash remains at the forefront of building participation, building community, and championing squash as the healthiest sport in the world.

13/05/2025

JETS Squash ventured out to Hills Squash in the Dural Recreation Centre on Sunday 11th May and ran a Junior event, to help promote the centre and assist the new leasee, James Ethan in building up a profile for this council owned facility.
The courts have been completely renovated and look fantastic.
We had 18 players, which was close to maximum, as the centre only has 3 courts. It was a great 4 1/2hrs of squash - each player getting at least 3 matches.
15 of the 18 players were all under 13 years of age, which is great for the sport, 2 were young girls playing their 1st event, another plus for the sport and the other was a young teenage boy who is just starting out on his squash journey.
The mothers were all treated accordingly, seeing as it was mothers day, receiving some high quality nail polish from one of our sponsors, Beach Toes, as well as some tasty lip balm and some yummy cakes and treats prepared by my amazing wife, Yan.
The standard sausage sizzle, fruit, lollies and chocolates were also supplied, and everyone had a great time.
A great array of prizes were on offer and some very happy young players who were the recipients of these.
A special thanks to all the parents, players and family members who turned up and supported, it was a buzzing atmosphere and we hope this is the catalyst to squash booming in the center.
The next big JETS event is the JETS silver, 8th and 9th June at MAASH, so get your entries in as this will be one of the biggest events of the year.

02/05/2025

🎉 Squash Girls Can is Back in 2025 — Thanks to 1Medical!

JETS Squash is excited to share that Squash Girls Can program will continue throughout all four school terms in 2025 — and it’s all thanks to the generous support of 1Medical!

Held at Hematime Fitness HQ in Milperra, this afterschool program is open to migrant and refugee girls from both primary and secondary schools. It combines homework support with the chance to learn squash, now officially an Olympic sport - for free.

The impact goes beyond sport, Squash Girls Can helps girls build confidence, develop friendships, and a strong sense of belonging — on and off the court.

JETS Squash is incredibly grateful to 1Medical for backing this program and helping us reach more girls in 2025. The Squash Girls Can program was also recently featured on A Current Affair, highlighting its impact and reach.

📺 Watch the A Current Affair segment - https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/the-study-squash-program-helping-new-australians-forge-a-fresh-future/429b13b3-710c-4693-81cd-2b654b88d94a
🔗 Learn more about our sponsor: 1Medical - https://www.1medical.com.au/

16/04/2025

It's final's day tomorrow of AJO 2025 and the JETS kids have been amazing.
Emmy is in final of the U19 girls
Benny B is in the final of the U13 boys
Stan playing for 3/4th
Maeghan playing for 5/6th
Fatimah 7/8th
Annette for 7/8th
Niah for 9/10th
Manav 7/8th, his 1st major event
Nathan 3/4th
Owen 9/10th his 1st major event
Muhammad 15/16th his 1st major event
Ruisha 2/3rd, her 2nd major event
Khadijah finished 17th, her 1st major event
Sean finished 37th but won his last 2, In his 1st major event.
More than half of these players are under 13 years old and very inexperienced but have set the platform for future success.
I am very proud of all players and the way they have performed and it again highlights how the JETS participation program continues to provide a platform for all young players to learn and play our great game and with dedication have some success along the journey. Geoff Davenport.

11/03/2025

Our own Geoff Davenport has been awarded Masters Player of the Year at the Squash Australia Awards last night. Congratulations for your history making 7th World Masters title in 2024.

The Squash Australian Open Gala Dinner was held on Monday 10 March at Brisbane’s Rydges South Bank Hotel where legends of the game were recognised along with some of the country’s leading playe...

25/12/2024

Wishing you and your family a very merry Christmas filled with laughter, love, and moments that make you want to jump for joy. Thank you for being part of our squash adventure this year, and here's to an even better 2025!

13/12/2024

The 2024 NSW Novice Junior Squash Championships are about to starts today and it promises to be the biggest and best of its kind in Australia.

The 4th edition of this grassroots participation event has cracked the 100 entries, with many many new young and 1st time players, which is what this event was originally created for.

With many of our top juniors coming in to help coach these new younger inexperienced players, it is a win win for the sport.

It will have a carnival atmosphere, with a games room, consisting of table tennis, giant connect 4, Archery and Nerf guns, giant Uno cards, Giant Snakes and Ladders, Jenga and air hockey machine, all designed to keep the kids active and engaged.

Plus a fairy floss, popcorn, slushy, and soft serve ice cream machines and a massive goodies bag and event shirt to top it off.

All of this is not possible without our many sponsors who have believed in our vision and continually supported us in this, thanks to all of them.

Matches commence at 8:30 am today so get down and check out the atmosphere and be part of the fun.

Venue: MAASH Sports and Fitness (Marsfield NSW)

01/12/2024

JETS Squash held the official launch of the Girls Squash Can program, a study and squash community program at Hematime Fitness in Milperra on Tuesday 26th November. This groundbreaking initiative is a collaborative effort with Mahjabeen Siddique, a passionate advocate for refugees and culturally diverse communities, and a teacher at Miller Technology High School.

The Girls Squash Can program is aimed at girls from non-English speaking backgrounds and recent arrivals to Australia; many attend Intensive English Centre (IEC) classes which prepares them for mainstream high school.

The program was Mahjabeen’s brainchild inspired by what she has seen overseas, and JETS Squash brought it to life with the support of a local sports grant and numerous volunteers. This is an 8-week, one day a week afterschool program providing approximately 45min of study support and 45min of learn-to-play squash. This program started in Term 4 2024.

A Current Affair visited during the launch to film a story, conducting interviews with Mahjabeen, Michelle Martin, 2 girls from the program Sofia and Sabrina, and myself. We will share the air date as soon as it’s confirmed.

The atmosphere during the launch session was incredible, with everyone, including the girls and our guests, deeply inspired by the program's energy and impact.

We were excited to host several distinguished guests who came to support the launch:

Kylie Wilkinson MP: Presented Yan with a copy of her parliamentary speech praising this fantastic community initiative. Kylie even brought her joggers and had a hit with Michelle and the girls.
Michelle Martin: Squash legend and former World No. 1, who enthusiastically coached the girls and shared her thoughts with A Current Affair.
Jenny Lawrence: Deputy Principal, Miller Technology High.
Casey Bertucci: Sports Coordinator, Miller Technology High.
Daniel Condie: President, Bankstown Sports Club.
Michael Hanratty: Sports and Community Partnership Manager, Bankstown Sports Club.
Emmy Lamb: Australia’s top-ranked junior girl, who has been coaching the girls for 2 weeks, and she is a big hit with the girls.
Sosaia and Maddie Hema: Owners of Hematime Fitness, who have been incredibly supportive in making this program possible.

Big thank you to our dedicated tutors and coaches. These wonderful individuals include Saima Haqq, Ammarah Rahmani, Ayesha Khan, Charlotte Jeffs, Fatimah Khan, Jameel Khan, Sarah Nelson, Rema Muniandy, and others whose passion and commitment have been the backbone of this program’s success.

With 26 girls registered and an average of 17 attending weekly, the turnout has far exceeded our expectations. This entire term has created lasting memories as working with these young girls and their energy for the program plus the dedication from the volunteers is truly remarkable.

We are very proud of what we have been able to achieve so far. We have a vision to continue this program throughout 2025 and beyond, and to also replicate this program across Sydney. The photos tell the story of fun, joy, friendship, camaraderie and energy that define this initiative.

If you would like to be involved or provide funding please let me know!

05/10/2024

JETS Squash has produced its 1st Australian Champion after starting its grassroots program about 3 years ago.
Young Ben Boardman this week won his 1st AJC title winning the boys under 13s.
Although only 11 years old and being in his 1st year of 13's, Ben still dominated his bigger, stronger rivals and showed what a competitor he has become, more emotionally stable and with great variety he at times bamboozled his opponents.
Congratulations to Ben and his family for the commitment they have all pout in these last few years.
Ben then went on and was undefeated in the teams event and helped NSW win its 1st national title in about 25 years.

JETS also had another finalist in the boys under 17 section, with Stanley Chung making it through some hard matches to play the very talented Kasper Cheung in the final, and although no match for Kasper, Stan showed he is a force to be reckoned with over the next few years.
As all MAASH/NSW players know, Stan has made amazing improvement over the last 18 months and to make his 1st final at a national event is tremendous reward for the hard work he has put in, great stuff Stan.
Other results for JETS players are
Phillip Chow finished 9th, losing only 1 match, and again showed he is well on the way to bigger things in the near future.
Our youngest player, ( year old Ruisha Chu, finished 5th, after losing her 1st match to the eventual winner, Abbey Boswell. Ruisha was completely overwhelmed by the whole experience and played well belwo her best but found her real form winning her last 2 matches 3 0. Next year will be a big one for the little smiling assassin.
Annette Chow finished 8th, and is in her 1st year of 13's, next year will be a big one for Annette, improved backhand and effort will see her challenge for the title.
Niah Low-Nang finished 10th and is another who has really elevated her game this year, only in her 1st year of 15's, Niah will improve greatly next year.
Maeghan Wang, finished 6th, but with a better preparation who knows what may have happened. Badly injuring her ankle 3 weeks before, food poisoning and a viral infection, had a major effect on her performance, but both her losses were in 5 games, and fitness was an issue after such a bad prep.
Maeghan continues to be her own worst enemy on court but has undeniable ability and will be a force next year.
Other performances were
Kingston Lai 26th, who for a player who only hits twice week, played well and was super competitive in all matches, lets train more next year King.
Logan Effendi 23rd,had many chances to win matches but poor decision making cost him, Logan if he can make better decisions will definitely improve over the next 12 months.
Fatimah Khan 8th, acquitted herself well, considering she doesn't play much, but under the tutor ledge of Simon Carruthers over the next year will definitely be better next year.
Across the board all JETS players have made massive improvement and when we look back at where all these players started, 3 years ago its amazing to think they are all now good enough to play and be super competitive at the national level.
I am extremely proud to be associated with all the kids and parents and cant wait to see them to continue to improve.

26/08/2024

Ive had a few friends ask about posting the link to my finals match at WMS 2024, see below
Go to court 11, Day 8