By Jay D. Prince
The last time Portland, OR, played host to a US Squash Championship was in 2001 when players arrived with tuxedos and bow ties for the annual black tie affair on Saturday evening, halfway through the Doubles Nationals. And in 2001, Portland native Julian Illingworth was still an up-and-coming...
Story by Kirsten Carlson
Photos by Holly Smedira
Starting in mid-fall the lives of junior squash players, and their parents that come along, become quite crazy, with weekend trips throughout the Northeast, the occasional longer trip out west, and for the top players, trips to international events in England, Scotland, and...
Story by Beth Rasin
Photos by Tyler Millard
For one more year at least, Americans still own a piece of the US men’s and women’s national open doubles titles. The all-American Quick siblings, Meredeth and Preston, with assistance from their English partners, Fiona Geaves and John Russell, kept the American tradition...
By Jay D. Prince
Photos by Steve Line/SquashPics.com
New York: Tuesday, February 27, 2007. Eight-thirty in the evening. Just the end of a typical rat race day in Manhattan. Tens of thousands of daily commuters have hustled in and out of Grand Central Terminal, most glancing quickly at the glass box...
Every now and then, an idea germinates that just works. At first it seems a bit crazy or that it could create more of a burden than the effort needed to pull it off is worth. But as the concept gains momentum, and things start falling into place, everyone...
Photos by Gill Talbot
“I am absolutely delighted because I never had it in my first three years. I lost it to Yasser every year. I finished fourth my first year, third my second year and second my third year. So it was a progression. I am really thrilled.”
Siddharth Suchde:...
By Kirsten Carlson
Photos by Dale Walker/DaleWalkerPhoto.com
One amazing thing happened to each of the intercollegiate national championship teams this year. The first is more obvious, and definitely more well known. Trinity won their ninth consecutive national championship, on the heels of their ninth straight undefeated season, bringing their consecutive match...
By Phil Yarrowl
Photos by Debra Tessier
Amr Shabana showed why he is World No. 1 with some breathtaking squash to capture the 2007 Infor Windy City Open title in late January. The University Club of Chicago’s Cathedral Hall made for a perfect setting for the event, which once again was...
By James Zug
It was a perfect storm. People adored the man. People really liked to play and watch squash doubles with the best. People wanted to help one of the urban squash programs. People enjoyed loitering around an old-school, cozy country club. And when those people were in one of...
By Richard Eaton
Photos by Steve Line/SquashPics.com
Nicol David gave so much of herself that, for a few revealing seconds after the longest final in the 27-year history of the women's World Open, she was too paralyzed to leave the court, or even to move.
David's 96-minute victory over the admirable Natalie...