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Tacoma YMCA Squash Tournament and Exhibition Match

Evening of Friday, June 19th, 2009

Venue: Tacoma DT YMCA, Market Street

 

Squash is growing in Pierce County. New players are popping up in Puyallup, Tacoma, Gig Harbor and elsewhere. Here's a chance to come together and get to know each on and off the court.

 

What's going on?  This will all be done in 1 evening and we will retire at the Swiss to re-hydrate.

 

*** 15-minute lessons with Ronn McMahon will start at 5:30pm on court 2.

 

*** Exhibition Match with Ronn McMahon vs. Latasha Khan will start at 6:30 pm court 2. Latasha is currently ranked #33 in the world.

 

*** Random draw tournament begins at 7pm

• Match pairs are drawn at random

• Match play will be on courts 1 and 3

• Handicaps will be awarded based on estimated skill levels

• Match will be best of three using PAR 11 scoring (PAR = point a rally)

• Ultimate winner of court 1 will play the winner of court 3 in a friendly final

• Prizes to be awarded for Finals players

 

This is relatively informal, so registration can be done via email to matteucci.james@gmail.com. Please include your name and shirt size. An event T-shirt will be given to all who register and make a suggested donation of $40 or more to the YMCA Strong Kids Campaign. For those wishing to make matching grants through their employer, please use Tax # 91-0565562 Tacoma Center YMCA Strong Kids Campaign. We will collect funds at the tournament.

 

Please sign-up now so we can finalize the planning.


Washington Games Squash Tournament

July 24-26, 2009

Venue: PRO Sports Club - Bellevue

 

Men's, Women's and Junior's Divisions.

PAR-11 scoring (best 3 out of 5)

 

Only Junior divisions are sanctioned by US Squash

 

Click here to download the entry form. (Entry deadline: July 10th)


Seattle City Championships

May 1 – 3, 2009

Venue: Columbia Athletic Club

 

           

 

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News

Seattle Juniors Making Waves Locally and Nationally (Author: Phil Nyberg; posted: 11-May-2009)

For those of you in Men’s Division A, this year marked the beginning of what we hope will be a wave of young talent moving into prime time squash. Chris Jung, still 5 years away from being able to legally join his opponents for beers, quietly had a pretty amazing season. Chris won the Seattle Open, was nearly perfect in League (17 for 17 in matches, losing only a single game) playing at the #1 slot, leading his team to their first championship, and less than a month ago, won the US Junior title in the boy’s under 17 tournament. After the recent SAC in house tournament, it is official; Chris has now beaten all of the top players in the Greater Seattle region and is, unofficially, ranked number one.

I’ve had the pleasure of watching Chris’s skill and competence progress from the time he was 11 years old. He’s always been quiet and humble and this year his mental game has grown to match his physical skills. Chris admitted that the mental game has been the most challenging aspect of the game to master. During a recent interview, he spoke of the fear he felt at the Nationals when he was up 2-0 in games and 5-0 in the third; he needed four more points for victory; four difficult points. Whether his opponent sensed this weakness or Chris tightened up, the result was the same. He found himself deadlocked at 9 in the fifth game. “It was important for me to win. The college recruiters put a lot of stock in your results at this level and a championship looks so much better on your resume. I’d really like to get my education at Dartmouth and this helps”. Chris is also a talented tennis and table tennis player and remarked that squash is the only sport he’s played that is addictive (none of you would know anything about that would you?).

As can be expected, anyone reaching Chris’s level has received a lot of support. Carol, mother of Chris and Andrew (who is, according to Chris, possibly more skilled than him), is as familiar around the courts as her boys are. She and husband Charlie have willingly invested time, energy and financial support. They believe “squash represents an opportunity through which the boys can have a unique ‘set of experiences’ through which they can grow as people” and they pull rather than push the boys. Carol reminds me a little of the best hockey moms in Canada (except she doesn’t have to turn out at 5 am and wear RBLT’s to stay warm).

Without the expertise and dedication of coaches, Chris would not enjoy the success he has. The Khan family continues the success of their famous relatives through playing (Latasha) and coaching (Yusuf, Azam, Ayub, Latasha and Shabana) at the highest level. Although the Khans willingly coach and teach adults, where they really shine is with the kids. Drop in to the SAC any Saturday morning and you’ll find the courts overrun with eager kids and at least two of the Khan family working their magic.

Seattle is rich with talented, dedicated kids who are proving themselves locally and nationally. Over at the Pro Club in Bellevue, Azam Khan coached Helen Teegan to her first US Junior title in the Girls under 11 bracket, Reeham Sedky to a 2nd place in Girls U13, and Yarden Odinak to 4th in the Girls U19. Yarden, besides having a great year in Men’s League, A division, was selected as a member of the elite National Junior Girls team. I’ve heard a rumor that Azam’s boys are a pretty talented pair as well. His younger son, Salim, placed 6th in the Boys U11 bracket, a nice start to his junior career.

We are going to try to do a better job of providing timely reporting on our local juniors. They are exciting to watch, they have great personalities, and they are worth getting to know; after all they may be an opponent (or teammate) sooner than later.


SSRA League Finale (posted: 29-Mar-2009)

 

The SSRA completed another league season Tuesday evening with Finals played at the PRO Sports Club in Bellevue. Players and fans were treated to some fantastic squash competition between the top league teams from all divisions. Click the links below to see the individual results.

 

     

 

More photos click here... PHOTOS

 

Division 1: Team Delen (Seattle Athletic Club - DT) def. Team Bilger (PRO)

Division 2A: Team Williams (Tacoma YMCA) def. Team Rooks (SACDT)

Division 2B: Team Chandler (Columbia Athletic Club) def. Team Snider (SACDT)

Division 3: Team Miller (PRO Sports Club - Bellevue) def. Team Wang (PRO)

 


Claire Rein-Weston Takes First Place at Women's Team Trials (posted: 09-Nov-2008)

Story courtesy of Bill Buckingham from US Squash (http://ussquash.com)

 

11/4/2008 - Former Princeton University stalwart Claire Rein-Weston (WA) came back from 2-1 deficits in both her semi-final and final matches to take first place at the U.S. Women's Team Trials in New York City. With the win the Seattle native secured her place on the team that will represent the U.S. at the 2008 Women’s World Team Championships, taking place November 30th-December 6th in Cairo, Egypt. Rein-Weston will be joined in Egypt by Olivia Blatchford (CT), whom she defeated in a stirring five game final, 13-11, 7-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-8, and Hope Prockop (MA) who reached the semi-finals before being dispatched by Blatchford. Natalie Grainger (CT), the current U.S. Champion and # 4 ranked WISPA tour player, had already secured the first spot on the team.

 

Congrats Claire!


Kristen Lange Takes Women's 2008 U23 Title in NY (posted: 09-Nov-2008)

Story courtesy of Bill Buckingham from US Squash (http://ussquash.com)

 

Five players competed for the title in a round robin format. Three players, University of Pennsylvania junior Kristen Lange, Connecticut's Olivia Blatchford and Long Island's Amanda Sobhy, all finished with identical 3-1 records. By virtue of the initial "games won" tie breaker, Lange and Blatchford were still tied, with the title being won by the defending champion Lange in the secondary "games lost" tie break rule.

 

Congrats Kristen!


US Squash Membership (posted: 11-Aug-2008)

 

The US Squash website is undergoing major changes and updates.  As a part of this update, RailStation is also being replaced.  The updated website is scheduled to be officially released on October 1st, 2008. Read more here... <= Click here

 

If you are interested in joining or renewing your US Squash membership, please print and mail-in the application.  We apologize for this temporary inconvenience.

 

The registration/renal fee for WA-Seattle is $75 for adults or $55? for juniors. Click the following link to signup or renew.

 

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Top 10 (as of 05-2009)

1) Sean Sunderland

2) Raman Narayanan

3) Christopher Jung

4) Ronn McMahon

5) Latasha Khan

6) Karan Khanna

7) Alan Cantlin

8) Christopher Burrows

9) Claire Rein-Weston

10) Jay Prince

*Ranking from US Squash

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Men (as of 5-2009)

1) Karim Darwish

2) Gregory Gaultier

3) Amr Shabana

4) Ramy Ashour

5) David Palmer


Women (as of 5-2009)

1) Nicol David

2) Natalie Grainger

3) Rachael Grinham

4) Natalie Grinham

5) Jenny Duncalf


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