The annual Kiva Classic concluded Sunday morning (Dec. 7, 2025), leaving more than 150 entrants, guests and volunteers blissfully exhausted after three-and-a-half days of top-flight squash. The Santa Fe tournament started with a welcoming cocktail reception on Wednesday (Dec. 3)…
Saturday evening’s Palace Kiva Open championship match between No. 1 seed Alfredo Avila Vergara (Mexico) and No. 5 seed Omar Said (Egypt) not only lived up to expectations, it surpassed them. The tournament was held at the Kiva Club in Santa Fe. A standing room-only crowd filled…
The Taco Tournament finished up Sunday morning (May 4) with doubles and singles final matches. The 2025 Taco Tournament, which overlaps with the professional Palace Kiva Open, attracted 30 players from as close at Los Alamos, White Rock and Espanola, and as distant as…
The 2024 Kiva Classic concluded this afternoon (Sunday, Dec. 8) after three-and-a-half days of great squash and parties. (See photos at the bottom of this post.) Sue and Martin Kaffka were awarded the Charlie Perkins sportsmanship trophy at the tournament’s…
The 32nd Kiva Classic concluded Sunday afternoon (Dec. 3, 2023) — a showcase for sportsmanship, camaraderie and great squash. Several longtime attendees said this was the best Kiva Classic tournament they had been to. Michael Wilson, who has played in…
The Taco Tournament concluded Sunday with a morning of final matches. The professional Kiva Open finished up Saturday evening (more on it below). Both tournaments were played at Santa Fe’s Kiva Club. Both tournaments were supported by a large number…
The annual Kiva Classic tournament ended yesterday (Sunday, Dec. 4) with a plethora of finalists and champions in 17 different draws. More than 150 people attended the four-day affair, watching excellent squash and enjoying evening parties and dinners. The Kiva…
Santa Fe’s Kiva Classic tournament concluded Sunday afternoon (Dec. 8) with cheers for its many champions and finalists. About 170 players and their significant others participated in the tournament and its associated social events. Play began at 8 a.m. Thursday morning,…
Santa Fe’s Kiva Club was home to an exhibition of superior squash over the past few days (Sept. 19-22) — both professional and amateur. The Kiva Open featured 16 young professionals vying for a Professional Squash Association title and…
The 28th annual Kiva Classic tournament concluded Sunday (Dec. 3) with final matches in singles, hardball singles and doubles. About 90 players from around the country — and from Canada and Mexico — participated in the tournament which was…