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March 12th, 2011 Mithun Mukherjee posted in Events, General, Tournaments
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| For the TENTH year in a row, get ready for world class professional squash right here in Rochester with the 2011 Rochester Proam, a Challenger 5+ event on the Professional Squash Association (PSA) world tour.
When: April 18th-23rd 2011 (See entire schedule) |
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November 30th, 2010 Mithun Mukherjee posted in Events, General
The University of Rochester Women’s Squash Club is excited to host its first City of Rochester Women’s Squash Tournament! The club hopes to establish a community for female athletes, support the growth of women’s squash, and be able to get together for some lively competition! The proceeds will go to the UR women’s team for general club and future tournament expenses, such as Nationals. All ages and skill levels are encouraged to attend!
THE EVENT: The style of the tournament will depend on the amount of interest and skill levels. We would like to do either a Monrad style event, where everyone plays through every round and then you move up or down in rank relative to your opponent, or varying brackets, such as beginner/intermediate/advanced or simply a winners and losers bracket. The matches will start at 12:00 at the squash courts at the University of Rochester. Signs will guide you from the gym entrance. Parking is available for free anywhere on campus, with Library lot being the closest. The prize will be announced at a later date. Bananas, oranges and water will be complimentary. There is a $25 entrance fee, and checks can be made out to: Rochester Women’s Squash Club.
Additionally, short coaching lessons will also be available, for a small fee, from the U of R ladies’ squash coach John Walsh throughout the event.
WHERE: University of Rochester Goergen Athletic Center
WHEN: Saturday, December 11th 12:00 start time.
HOW: Return the Entry Form, Risk and Liability Form (link below), and $25 to:
Lauren Reynolds
CPU 274064
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY 14627
ENTRY DEADLINE: Friday, December 3rd.
DOWNLOAD ENTRY FORM/RISK&LIABILITY FORM
Questions? Contact Lauren at: reynoldsl@mac.com
November 9th, 2010 Mithun Mukherjee posted in Events, General
October 11th, 2010 Mithun Mukherjee posted in College Squash, Events, General
From Coach Heath, Head Squash Coach, University of Rochester:
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See also: UR Yellowjackets Meliora Exhibition 2009 UR Yellowjackets Meliora Exhibition 2008 |
Invite a friend, preferably someone who still thinks squash is “just a vegetable“.
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October 11th, 2010 Mithun Mukherjee posted in Events, General, Tournaments
Update: October 19 2010, Announcement from Kate Guyer:
Due to a low number of applicants, we have decided to POSTPONE the tournament until the weekend of January 14th 2011. If you are interested in finding a singles game or doubles game on Friday October 29th around 5:00pm please let me know. We are hoping to at least have people come down and play a round robin for fun! Again we are sorry but hope to see you all the weekend of the 14th of January. If I already have your check and registration please let me know what you would like me to do with the check.
Kate Guyer (kguyer@geneseevalleyclub.org)
MULTIPLE SKILL LEVELS: Novice, 3.0. 4.0 and 5.0 and Women’s Singles
The tournament will also feature the only doubles squash tournament in Rochester.
See also:
Recap: 9th Annual George Armstrong Classic.
Recap: 8th Annual George Armstrong Classic.
Recap: 7th Annual George Armstrong Classic.
Recap: 6th Annual George Armstrong Classic.
Recap: 5th Annual George Armstrong Classic
April 9th, 2010 Mithun Mukherjee posted in Events, General, Tournaments
With a week until the amateur city championship and less than two weeks to the pro event, the stage is set for the the 2010 Rochester ProAm. These are times when the sport of squash is struggling to achieve a higher profile through its unsuccessful attempt at inclusion in the Olympics and tournaments on the Professional Squash Association (PSA) circuit, both big and small, come and go just as quickly depending on the availability of financial sponsors. Given this current state of the sport, the fact that this will be the NINTH consecutive edition of the Rochester ProAm speaks volumes about the generosity and loyalty of the tiny but close knit squash community in Rochester. Thanks to the generosity of our current 2010 sponsors (especially longtime supporters Andy Publow and Peter Lyman) we have raised just over 50% of our $8000 goal to run the event (this includes $6000 in prize money, a small amount considering the distances travelled by our visiting professionals from around the world to compete in our event).
Beginning April 20th, Rochester will experience, free of charge, the best squash we have ever seen. Please take a moment to support this squash spectacle by making a contribution, big or small, to the event.
Also, get in on the action and sign up for the amateur city championship – only three days left until the deadline!
March 24th, 2010 Mithun Mukherjee posted in Events, General, Tournaments
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| For the NINTH year in a row, get ready for world class professional squash right here in Rochester!
When: April 20th-25th 2010 (See entire schedule) Where: Lyman Squash Courts, University of Rochester (Get directions) Who: Another rockstar cast of lightning fast squash professionals from around the world (See who’s coming and get to know them by hosting a player) Participate: The Amateur City Championships, Multiple skill levels, Apr 16th-18th (Details & Signup) SUPPORT: All matches are free to the community, truly by the community and for the community. We do not charge for tickets so help us out by making a contribution online via credit card or Paypal, in cash or by check. |
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January 20th, 2010 Mithun Mukherjee posted in Events, General
Come join us at Midtown Athletic Club on Sunday afternoon for a taste of PSA SquashTV.
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January 18th, 2010 Mithun Mukherjee posted in Events, General
NOTE from SquashRochester: Many thanks to Midtown Athletic Club and Peter Brizee for making this possible. Please forward this email and invite your friends, especially the non-squash playing ones to witness this wonderful spectator event. Arrangements at Midtown are excellent with a brilliant large screen HDTV, excellent sound, enough comfortable seating for a large crowd and a cafe nearby for a meal while you watch and mingle with the squash community. Plus the live streaming from the new PSASquash.TV service is world class with multiple camera angles, zoom, replays and commentary bringing professional squash to a whole new level making squash a true spectator sport!
Also check out TocSquash.Com and the Squashsite ToC mini-site for entire schedule of events from Grand Central.
January 8th, 2010 Mithun Mukherjee posted in College Squash, Events, General
From Coach Heath: “Rochester defeated Yale 5-4 last year at Nationals in what was one of the most nail-biting finishes ever in college squash.Freshman Matt Domenick was up against Junior and season-long No.1 Aaron Fuchs in the deciding match. Matt pulled off an incredible 3-2 victory against his more experienced opponent to send Rochester into the semi-finals. This was the first time Rochester had beaten Yale and their first time they would compete in the semi-finals of the CSA Nationals. This result reversed an enjoyable 5-4 tussle between Yale & Rochester at Yale during the season. Yale rallied from behind to clinch some unlikely victories and the overall match 5-4, though this loss made the reversal all the more sweet for Rochester later in the season. Yale look to have a very strong recruiting year, and while they lose two solid performers from their mid-order in Colin Campbell & Francis Johnson, they look to have improved their overall standard. The result is far from being predictable, though Rochester will have the home court advantage this year.” |
2009 CSA Championship Rochester vs. Yale 02/20/2009 Clinching the last and deciding match for University of Rochester in the team’s 5-4 win over Yale, Freshman Matt Domenick breaks a string at match ball, then returns to the court to win the gruelling 5 game match against his Yale opponent, Aaron Fuchs. The exuberant team swarms him to soak in the historic win that nets a minimum top four team finish. |
They face off again this Sunday after almost a year. The Bulldogs will be looking for sweet revenge but the Yellowjackets have the home court advantage. So come give it to them!
When: Sunday, January 10, 2010, 1:00pm-4:00pm
Where: Lyman Squash Courts, University of Rochester
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December 15th, 2009 Mithun Mukherjee posted in College Squash, Events, General
Middlebury squash coach and Rochester alum John Illig chronicles an excellent play by play of the day’s events in this excellent piece for the CSA website:
“…The cheering for the victory was loud, but brief. Princeton players had fought hard and were disappointed, but again they were all-class. And Rochester, in victory, was all-class: VERY respectful. All these players know each other. They’re friends. And that’s how you play the game, even when the nation’s 2-3 spot is at stake….”
Read the entire article at the CSA Website.
Photos by Paul Schwartz:
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December 13th, 2009 Mithun Mukherjee posted in College Squash, Events, General
In the biggest home match of the season, the #3 ranked Yellowjackets snatched the #2 spot from the visiting Princeton Tigers in an exciting 5-4 victory.
Yes, Princeton was missing regulars Shannon, Callis and Tanner in their lineup today but Rochester put up an exceptional performance in a match that could easily have gone to 6-3.
In one of the first matches of the day at #6, Rochester freshman Juan Pablo Gaviria, giving it his everything at one game down to Princeton’s Clay Blackiston had an unfortunate head collision with the right side wall and was out cold for a few seconds resulting in him having to retire…that was a solid blow that the lad took to the head!
Co-captain Jim Bristow (R), playing Santiago Imberton (P) at #3 was a tight match with Bristow winning in four. Imberton consistently pushed Bristow to the front with some excellent cross nicks but eventually Bristow began to read through them and control the game more.
Convincing 3-0 wins for Rochester at #7 and #9 by Will Newnham (over Nikhil Seth) and Joe Chapman (over Thorman) respectively.
Another freshman, Oscar Lopez-Hidalgo probably delivered what was the most crucial win for Rochester at #8 after being 1-0 down to Princeton’s Steve Harrington. The match score was 3-2 in Rochester’s favor at that stage.
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Rochester’s co-captain at #2, Hameed Ahmed was cruising with a 2-1 game lead and 7-1 up in the fourth game against Princeton’s Letourneau, when the inexplicable happened. All credit to Letourneau who dug and dug and dug and pulled off a miracle comeback of the day to win in five and equalize the match score for Princeton. The last time they met during Ahmed’s freshman year Letourneau won 3-1 so maybe that was still what was playing in Ahmed’s head. Funny how this game works!
Newnham (R) shot back strongly over Seth (P). Rochester 4, Princeton 3.
The two matches remaining both featured Rochester freshmen – Harrity(P) vs Fischer(R) at #1 and Pena(P) vs Duany(R) at #4.
In a tightly contested match, the tall Peruvian Duany retrieved EVERYTHING Pena was giving him and in the end prevailed to win Rochester that all important fifth match!
Meanwhile Fischer put on a strong showing against Harrity on the next court but succumbed in the end. At any rate, the overall outcome had already been decided – a historic win for the newly crowned #2 team in the nation!!!
Andres Duany wins the final point for Rochester:
More match reports:
Squashtalk – Rochester beats Princeton with superior depth
Rochester Athletics – #3 Rochester Edges #2 Princeton in Squash
Princeton Athletics – Shorthanded Squash Falls To No. 3 Rochester In 5-4 Thriller
Final scores:
1. Todd Harrity (P) def. Ben Fischer (R), 11-7, 11-8, 11-6
2. David Letourneau (P) def. Hameed Ahmed (R), 11-13, 9-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-8
3. Jim Bristow (R) def. Santiago Imberston (P), 11-8, 11-5, 8-11, 11-7
4. Andres Duany (R) def. David Pena (P), 14-12, 11-7, 8-11, 11-5
5. Peter Sopher (P) def. Matt Domenick (R), 11-6, 11-8, 11-5
6. Clay Blackiston (P) def. Juan Pablo Gaviria (R), 11-4, 6-3, ret.
7. Will Newnham (R) def. Nikhil Seth (P), 11-9, 11-1, 11-6
8. Oscar Lopez-Hidalgo (R) def. Steve Harrington (P), 11-13, 11-8, 11-7, 11-5
9. Joseph Chapman (R) def. James Thorman (P), 11-7, 11-5, 11-9
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