Shabana & Massaro Slay the Dragons in the U.S. Open
By James Zug
Drexel University’s symbol is the dragon. It is not the only college with a legendary serpentine reptile as a mascot (Minnesota State University Moorhead also fields dragons) but Drexel boasts an enormous,...
Intercollegiate Doubles With Record Draw
By James Zug
The 2011 (Part Two) U.S. National Intercollegiate Doubles Championships came to Philadelphia as a part of the U.S. Open’s first weekend. After more than two decades of incubation and careful attention at...
M4 Doubles 2011
By Fred Hill
Dave Rosen and Greg Park won the 2011 Maine State Doubles Championship at Meadow Mill A.C. in Baltimore on the first weekend of October, defeating two former Bowdoin College players, Zach Linhart...
Will’s World Anticipation
By Will Carlin
In early 2005, Jennie Finch was the most famous softball player in the world (“softball” here being the larger- ball form of baseball, not the international game of squash). Recently retired as...
WSF Launches First 3D Simulation PC Video Game
Squash enthusiasts can now enjoy the sport they love in the comfort of their own homes following the launch of WSF Squash, the official squash simulation video game of the World Squash Federation.
The game is a...
All-American Casey Garwood Joins Navy Squash Staff
Two-time All-American and 1993 Naval Academy graduate Casey Garwood has returned to his roots, joining Head Coach Craig Dawson on the Navy squash coaching staff.
One of only 10 players in program history to gain All-America recognition...
Referee Hand Signals To Be Phased Out
From the start of 2012, the PSA and WISPA World Tours—along with WSF World Championships—are mandating that referee decision cards and electronic consoles are used at major events, rather than hand signals.
The events covered initially will...
Ashaway’s UltraNick® Multifilament Zyex® Strings: Soft Power
Early in 2010, Ashaway introduced UltraNick® 18, a new Zyex-based squash string, built on “a new Zyex multifilament core.” Later that year, Ashaway introduced another Zyex product, the heavier gauge UltraNick 17, also boasting “a new Zyex multifilament...