Squash Faces in the Crowd in Sports Illustrated
In the inaugural issue of Sports Illustrated in August 1954, a small column called “Pat on the Back” ran in the front of the magazine. It was meant, they said, as “a salute from...
Will’s World: The Bull
By Will Carlin
Pablo Picasso, the Spanish artist, lived most of his adult life in France. Even during the Second World War, while the Germans occupied the city, Picasso remained in Paris. When Adolf Hitler...
Mimicking the Pros
by Matt Lombardi
Growing up as a sports-crazed kid, there were few things I enjoyed more than watching great athletes on TV and then running outside, while their images were still burned on my retina,...
Harvard Women Prove Unbeatable; Trinity Men Capture 17th Title
by Dent Wilkens
Photography by Michael T. Bello/mtbello.com
The dominance of the 2017-2018 Harvard women’s team may best be contextualized by sophomore Amelia Henley’s position on the team. The Englishwoman had a robust squash resume coming...
Hewitt Approaches Mateer’s Title Record; Evergreen Garno Matches Hahn’s Record
Above: (l-r) Ed Garno, the oldest man to ever win the men's open draw at the National Doubles, cracked a cross-court while Steve Scharff, Alex Stait, and Zac Alexander watched in the finals of...
Stefanoni Continues Streak with Third title; Mawji Tops Boys’ Field
Above: At just fifteen years old, Marina Stefanoni is already ranked No. 77 in the world professionally.
by Chris McClintick
Five past champions picked up another national title at the sixty-third National Juniors, four of which...
Sobhy Makes Triumphant Return and Hanson Repeats at 107th National Singles
Above: Amanda Sobhy (r) clinched the National Singles title in her first career match against two-time finalist Reeham Sedky.
by Chris McClintick
March 10 is a date that will always have some negative association for Amanda...
Double Down
by Amanda Sobhy
Most of you know me as a professional singles player. However, what you may not know is that I love to play doubles. No, I’m not talking about doubles on a singles...
Easing up on Expectations
By Amy Gross, Peak Performance & Mental Coach
Setting expectations places unnecessary demands on an athlete’s performance. Going into a match thinking, “I should win” or “I’ll probably lose” or “I’m not going to play...
Hey Ref: July 2018
by Barry Faguy
HEY REF Once in a while when it’s my turn to referee, I wind up with bad behavior from the players and I get flustered and unsure of what to do.
Poor behavior...