Tompkins Tames the Upset Beast
By James Zug
Back in 1907 young Fred Tompkins invented a game. He called it squash doubles. He used the fastest balls he could find and an unused space that happened to be 45 by...
Century Doubles
The 2013 U.S. Century Doubles Squash Championships were held February 22-24, 2013 in New York City with Eben Hardie and William Villari winning the Century Open division.
As the name suggests, the tournament requires the...
World’s First All-Glass Hardball Doubles Court a Hit with the Pros
By Kristi Maroc
The world’s first all-glass hardball doubles court was officially given the nod of approval by the world’s top players during the first-ever professional event to be held on the court and simultaneously...
The 2013 U.S. National Junior Doubles
By James Zug
Ninety players from around the U.S. and Canada took part in the 27th annual National Junior Doubles in April 2013 in girl’s, boy’s and mixed age divisions. First run by Wilmington Country...
Grainger and Scharf Take Mixed
After becoming the U.S. Women’s National Champion and then winning the women’s World Doubles Championship for the United States, Natalie Grainger has continued her monumental winning streak at the U.S. Mixed Doubles Championships, teaming...
U.S. Father & Son
By James Zug
Thirty-five teams competed in the 2013 U.S. Father-Son Squash Championships in New York in April.
This was the ninth annual event and it was as robust as it was when it started in...
Canada Sweeps Lapham-Grant
An intrepid band of merry pranksters sailed by air to the Pacific Northwest to represent the United States in the Lapham Grant matches. Fifty-two American men and women arrived in Vancouver, BC, on April...
Chilton North American Open Doubles
The North American Open Men's Doubles tournament is one of the most prominent squash doubles events in the United States. Since 1931, this event has drawn top-ranked squash players from around the world. The Field Club...
Fathers and Daughters, Mothers and Sons
By Tracy Gates
The guy is all over the court—front, back, sides, middle—hitting low reverse corners, floating lobs, and hard cross-courts to the left wall, aiming to get it past an opponent with graying hair...
Vlcek and Heldring Take Century Doubles Title
The University Club of New York hosted the 2012 U.S. Century Squash Doubles Championships the last weekend in February. Added to this event, now in its sixth year, was the 80+ Grand Champions division,...