2011-2012 College Squash Season Report
By Anne Bello
Hours before the men’s A Division final between Princeton University and defending national champions Trinity College was scheduled to begin, a local squash fan camped out on the floor by court 1...
Publishers Note Wish I’d Been There
By Jay D. Prince
It seems like a lifetime ago that the Trinity Men’s Squash team lost a match— Feb. 22, 1998 in the finals of the Team Championships. In my world, it actually has been...
The Numbers Stop
By James Zug
It was bound to happen. At some point, the numbers would stop ticking over. Eight times they had won 5-4 matches. A couple of them were ridiculously close, match balls saved, epic...
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...
Not Yet, Not Now: The Story of Trinity’s Luck 13th Title
By James Zug
Photos by Michael T. Bello
The night before the finals of the 2009 national intercollegiate team tournament, Paul Assaiante pulled Chris Binnie out of the No. 9 spot. The sophomore from Kingston, Jamaica, had some...
College Wrap Up
By Anne Bello
Photos by Michael T. Bello
A TENNIS coach approached the tournament desk on the last morning of the 2011 Men’s National Team Championships. Harvard’s Murr Center, the tournament’s main site, is a dual squash-and-tennis facility,...
Squash Showcase and College Expo
The first ever squash college recruiting event took place at Fairmount Athletic Club at the end of August. The event brought together over 100 high school seniors and juniors, college coaches and parents. Coaches...
College Preview
By Anne P. Bello and Michael T. Bello
Photos by Michael T. Bello
The final match of the 2009-2010 college squash season may have been its best. Trinity junior Pamela Hathway took Harvard first-year Laura Gemmell...
College Bound
Squash players have always been noticed for their amazing agility, speed, racket skills, and fitness. It’s no wonder Forbes Magazine ranked it number one in their article, “Ten Healthiest Sports.” However, increasing numbers of...
Penn Coach Steps Down
After eleven seasons at the University of Pennsylvania, Craig Thorpe-Clark is stepping down as the men’s squash coach. Over this period, he guided the Quakers to a 95 – 75 record. This past...