SPA-tlight: John Rooney
John Rooney, Head Professional, Buffalo Tennis and Squash Buffalo, New York
John is the two-time Irish National Champion, winning the title in 2009 and 2010. He rose to a high of world No. 52, including a...
Will’s World One More Point
By Will Carlin
I was hurting. Badly. It was a summer tournament, and it was hot. My soaked shirt clung to my torso, and the grip of my racquet was so slippery that I was...
Different Strokes For Different Folks!
By Peter Nicol
Having just played in two Legends of Squash events with the best players of a generation, I was struck by how different each player was. Their personalities were so varied and, therefore, the way they played...
Editor’s Note
By Jay D. Prince, Editor in Chief
One of the most heart-warming times of the year is when the DeRoy Sportsmanship Award is given out by US Squash. Sadly, most of us have witnessed players and parents succumbing to...
Hey Ref! An ‘Official’ Q&A
By Barry Faguy
HEY REF! After I’d won a long rally, my opponent asked the Referee: “Were all balls good?” The ref hesitated for a moment and said that he wasn’t sure about one return early on that...
Was This The Biggest Shock of All?
By Richard Eaton
Photos Courtesy: Lynn Khoo
Is it the beginning of the end for the highest profile player of all time? The question had been regarded by many as unthinkable but it certainly entered a few people’s minds after...
From US Squash
By Kevin D. Klipstein, President & Chief Executive Officer
At the fifty-ninth hosting of the Junior Nationals this spring, we honored Olivia Fiechter and Derek Hsue with the 2014 DeRoy Sportsmanship Award. Each year we...
The Trampoline Effect, Part II: When You Have Speed You Don’t Need
By Steve Crandall, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Ashaway Racket Strings
In our last column, we talked about the trampoline effect—string low for power, high for control—and how Gregory Gaultier used lower tension in his...
The Two Swedes
By James Zug
New York was the crucible and Uptown was its red-hot center. Opened in the mid-1970s on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Uptown was the flagship of a new era. It had glamour (Woody...