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...
Ramy Rolls in Richmond
By Jay D. Prince
Egyptian maestro Ramy Ashour mastered the tenacious challenge of England's Nick Matthew to win the Davenport North American Open.
Ashour, appearing in his fifth consecutive final of the PSA World Series squash...
The Real Finkelman
By James Zug
For thirty years the Eric R. Finkelman Award has been the highlight of the Lapham-Grant weekend. The U.S. v. Canada matches date back to 1922 and thus are the oldest annual international...
First Facility in Upper South Opens
By James Zug
Squash has gone south. The McArthur Squash Center at the Boar’s Head Sports Club in Charlottesville, Virginia, opened in May 2013. The 33,000 square-foot building boasts a four-wall, white-ball glass showcourt with...
Regional Squads
In February, U.S. Squash announced the re-launch of the Regional Squads, an initiative intended to extend the reach of the National Teams program.
Drawing from the broadest base of talent, the squads aim to increase...
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...
US Juniors Headed to Worlds
A team of eleven top junior US players headed to Wroclaw, Poland, in July for the 2013 World Junior Championships.
The World Junior Championships are open to players aged 19 years and under, and include...
Skill-fully Done
The 2013 U.S. Squash Skill Level Championships in Baltimore saw players traveling from as far as San Francisco, San Diego and Seattle to compete.
The one hundred and thirteen players included 36 division winners and...
Murray and Sobhy Crowned US Under-19 Champions
America’s junior champions for 2013 were decided at the U.S. Junior Championships (Closed) over the third weekend of March at Yale University.
The top ranked players from across the country competed in the event in...
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...