 U.S.
SQUASH Announces Hall of Fame Inductees
New York, NY – July 15,2008-
U.S. SQUASH will induct four new members into the U.S. SQUASH Hall of Fame at
the 2008 U.S. SQUASH Gala on October 4th at the Pierre Hotel in New York City.
The U.S. SQUASH Hall of Fame was created in 1999 to honor the very best
players and most successful coaches and leaders in the game of squash. |
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Teran Takes LA Title
Despite enduring a 99-minute
semi-final in the Women's Epstein Becker & Green Los Angeles Open,
top-seeded Mexican Samantha Teran survived a 70-minute final to win the
$20,000 WISPA World Tour squash event in its second year at Los
Angeles Athletic Club in Los Angeles. |
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 Grainger
Grabs Texas Open Title
US squash star Natalie
Grainger successfully defended her Women's Central Bank Texas Open
title when she beat England's Laura Lengthorn-Massaro in straight games
in the final of the $27,600 WISPA World Tour event at Downtown Club
at the Met in Houston, USA. |
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 Galvez
Triumphs In Atlanta
Mexico's Eric Galvez
battled to a five-game victory over Dutchman Dylan Bennett in the final
of the Atlanta Open to lift the $10,000 PSA Tour squash title at
the Concourse Athletic Club in Atlanta in the US state of
Georgia. |
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Samantha Soars To Windy City Success
Top seed Samantha Teran
despatched US opponent Latasha Khan in straight games in the final of
the Women's Windy City Open to win the inaugural
WISPA World Tour
squash event at the University Club of Chicago in
Chicago,
USA. |
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 Grainger
Coasts To Burning River Title
Top seed Natalie Grainger
produced a ruthless performance to beat second seed Kasey Brown in the
final of the Women's National City Burning River Classic to
successfully defend the $27,300 WISPA World Tour squash title at
Cleveland Racquet Club in Cleveland in the US state of Ohio. |
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Teams & 500 Competitors Compete For Seven College Squash National Titles
A record field of fifty one
collegiate squash teams, including 50 American colleges and universities and
one from Canada, will compete in the National College Team Squash
Championships, presented by Bear Stearns, this weekend in
Cambridge, Massachusetts. |
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Nicol David Wins Apawamis Title
The latest display in the
long-standing rivalry between the world's top two women squash players
provided a victory for world number one Nicol David - but it was a
disappointing climax to the Women's Marsh Apawamis Open when world
number two Natalie Grinham was forced to retire injured in the third
game of the final... |
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 Qualifiers
Survive Marathons To Strike Gold In Rye Efforts
to qualify for the first
WISPA
World Tour Gold
squash event of the
year produced four marathon clashes in the qualifying finals of the
Women's Marsh Apawamis Open at the Apawamis Club in
Rye
in the US
state of
New York. |
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 Ramy
Ashour Takes Tournament of Champions Title
Top seed Ramy
Ashour capped his return to the PSA Tour after a two-month
injury hiatus in commanding fashion, defeating fourth seed James
Willstrop in three games in the much anticipated final of the
Bear Stearns Tournament of Champions at Grand Central Terminal
in New York. |
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 Grainger
Captures Carol Weymuller Crown
Top seed Natalie
Grainger beat England's Jenny Duncalf in the final of the
Women's Carol Weymuller US Open Squash Championship to win the
WISPA Gold event at Heights Casino in Brooklyn, New
York. |
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 US
Squash Partners With New England Schools
US Squash and the New England
Interscholastic Squash Association (NEISA) have entered into a broad
partnership that focuses on closely integrating junior tournament
players with private school team players. The goal of the partnership
is to provide a richer junior squash experience for as many players
as possible. |
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 Rachael
Grinham Celebrates Vassar College Victory
In a high-quality
climax to the Women's Vassar College Class of 1932 Open,
Australian favourite Rachael Grinham needed 72 minutes to seal
victory over second-seeded US star Natalie Grainger to claim
the WISPA World Tour Silver squash title in Poughkeepsie
in the US state of New York. |
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 Nick
Matthew Is New US Open Champion
Nick Matthew
produced a devastating display of squash to overcome fellow
Englishman James Willstrop in the final of the US Open
to claim his first PSA Super Series title - and the biggest
prize of his career - at the Roseland Ballroom in New York
City. |
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