A Look Back At The 2023-24 SDA Pro Doubles Season
By Rob Dinerman
When Clinton Leeuw and Jaymie Haycocks, trailing Mohsin Khan and Nku Patrick two games to one in the opening (quarterfinal) round of the New York Athletic Club (NYAC) Challenger tournament on Mother’s Day Weekend, rallied to take the next...
SDA World No. 1 Mathur Announces Retirement Ahead of David C. Johnson, Jr. Memorial
Manek Mathur, one of the most dominant and influential professional doubles players of the past decade, has announced his retirement from the Squash Doubles Association Pro Tour. New York City-based Mathur will bow out...
Doubles: Team Dynamics
By Suzie Pierrepont
Can you simply put two players together and expect a good outcome?
Team dynamics are complicated. We select partners for various reasons—availability, ability and friendship—all of which are great ways to find a...
Squash Doubles Racquets
by Pierre Bastien
Hardball doubles is a gem of a sport with an avid fan base throughout North America. It’s incredibly fun and full of interesting variations you don’t see in squash singles.
The patterns of...
Transitioning from Singles to Doubles
By Manek Mathur, SDA World No. 1
“Everything is different—you are playing a new sport.” This is the most common answer I give people who ask what the difference is between singles and doubles. Here...
Drills for Doubles: Get the Most Out of Your Game
By Aidan Harrison
Most of the focus of teaching professionals is on the juniors but if you can build a vibrant adult doubles program at your club and make it fun, it builds an extra...
Doubles: Let the Ball Go
By Suzie Pierrepont
I hated squash doubles when I first tried it. I hated the way the ball came off my racquet with no control and the way the ball bounced at the back of...
Squash Doubles Practice With Two or Three Players
By Graham Bassett, Victor Elmaleh US Squash Director of Doubles and Professional Squash
While nothing beats a full game of four-person doubles, some of the best and most fun practice can be achieved with fewer...
Solo Squash Doubles Practice
By Graham Bassett, US Squash Victor Elmaleh Director of Doubles
Squash provides the unique experience of being able to achieve meaning practice on court by yourself. Can you imagine trying to practice water polo by...
Breaking Through the Levels: Hardball Doubles
by Preston Quick
In this month’s issue, former World Champion Preston Quick describes the unique lingo and skills it takes to excel at every level of squash doubles.
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Players at the C level will benefit greatly...