Where are they now? Allen Fitzsimmons

October 6th, 2008 Mithun Mukherjee Posted in College Squash, General

In another installment of our “Where are they now?” series, we track down former Yellowjacket captain Allen Fitzsimmons’03 who recently joined Mt. Holyoke College as varsity squash coach. Allen captained the predecessors (Dave Easwaren, Pete Avitable, Dave Sokoloff, Gen Izumida etc.) of the current world class team who paved the way for the Yellowjackets’ success in college squash.

From Western Mass Squash:

“…Prior to college, Fitzsimmons never played squash. He arrived at the University of Rochester as a tennis player. During his first year, many members of the Yellowjackets’ varsity squash team graduated. During his sophomore year, Fitzsimmons, along with a few other tennis players, joined the squash team. Squash quickly became his passion. Within a year he was at the top of the varsity ladder, a spot he would occupy for three seasons.
Fitzsimmons has many fond memories from his college squash days. One of his proudest moments came against Amherst College. During the 2001-2002 season, Amherst’s Michael Strong swept Fitzsimmons in a three-game match (9-8, 9-6, 9-2); however, the following season Fitzsimmons rebounded and beat Strong in four games (7-9, 10-8, 10-8, 9-4). Fitzsimmons attributes the victory to his training regimen.
The University of Rochester has enjoyed tremendous success over the last few seasons. Fitzsimmons helped start that movement. If he were playing today, Fitzsimmons believes he would be in the middle of the Yellowjackets’ ladder….”

Read the entire blog post from Western Mass Squash.

See other “Where are they now?” posts:
Where are they now? Dent Wilkens again (moves to US Squash)
Where are they now? Tyler Kurlas
Where are they now? Dent Wilkens (moves to Fairmount Athletic Club)