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MacAulay Wins in Philadelphia
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 Long-time Scottish National Team Member Jamie MacAulay beat Mustafa Nabil (Egypt) this past weekend in PST's Chestnut Hill Open. Game scores in the 58 minute match were 12-10, 10-12, 8-11, 11-7, 11-9.To see Daily Squash Report's coverage, please click here.
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Weissskopf Headlines This Week's PST Mamaroneck Open
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 Four-time El Salvadoran National Champion Ricky Weisskopf headlines this weekend's PST tournament. Weisskopf was a four-time All-American at Bates College and won College Squash's Skillman Award, CSA's highest honor. The tournament is being hosted by the Westchester Squash Club. For tournament information, please click here. |
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Drexel President John Fry Builds on a Legacy
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 US Squash Chairman and Drexel University President John Fry is a leading citizen in Philadelphia and is a powerful voice for squash. To see Philly.com's article, please click here. |
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Massaro Wins Women's World Title
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England's Laura Massaro beat Egypt's Nour El Sherbini 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 5-11, 11-9 to win the 2013 WSA World Championship Title.
Massaro is now the first English woman to hold both the British Open and World titles concurrently. To see Daily Squash Report's coverage, please click here.
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Coppinger and Rodriguez Training
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Miguel Rodriguez and Steve Coppinger working on their footwork in Florida. To see the video, please click here.
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Come Out of the Cold
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 Babson Magazine recently profiled several winter activities. Pro Squash Tour and Joe McManus were one of four profiles, which also included bowling, rock climbing, and indoor lacrosse. To see Babson Magazine's article, please click here. |
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TRUTH & Rumors
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 Trinity College is set to announce Joanne Berger-Sweeney as their new President. Ms. Berger-Sweeney is leaving her post as a Dean at Tufts University. - Franklin & Marshall squash coach Gavin Jones continues to impress. His men's team finished #4 in College Squash this past season, which is the school's best ever finish in the softball era.
- Todd Harrity won his first ever PSA tournament last weekend and then posted this on Facebook.
- It feels awesome to win my first PSA tournament in NYC!!! Big thanks to my coach Scott Devoy and Fabio Cechin, the Down the Line and Beyond Foundation and Mitch Greene, my sports psychologist. And to Kelly Shannon, Katie Giovinazzo, and David Letourneau, thanks so much for coming out to support/coach and cheer for me!!!...and for taking me out to celebrate when it was over!!!
- #ClasssyKid
- Speaking of Todd, people who play against the top American men tell us, Todd is the odds on favorite to be the next U.S. Champion.
- A recent PSA match had players and fans complaining on social media.
- According to SquashMad.com, the 71 minute Canary Wharf match had 70 lets over 79 points (11-6, 5-11, 14-12, 11-9).
- Fans were wondering how the referee in charge, John Masarella, who is one of the world's most well regarded squash officials, let it get so out of hand.
- Squash fan forum pages recently have been tough on the establishment.
- Here the fans banged on WSA for poor streaming quality of their World Open, err World Championship.
- Here fans used the comment box to jump on David Pearson, for "Do as I say, not as I do" commentary in his recent SquashMad column.
- But we think both were unfair. Good on WSA for rebounding and having their capstone event, even in a tough year.
- And good for Mr. Pearson for showing how squash could be, even as his players survive in the world as it is.
- We hear racquetball players in Northern Vancouver are unhappy with the North Vancouver Recreation Commission for deciding to close down local racquetball courts in favor of adding permanent squash courts at the Delbrook Rec Center.
- Word is Nour El Sherbini was hard done by two referee decisions late in game five of the WSA World Championship finals. She lost game five 11-9. But Sherbini is a class act and simply shook her opponent's hand in congratulations.
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More Squash News
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Squash Mad: PSA Director of Referees Looking at Ugly Stoppages
DSR: Trinity Women Collect Honors
DSR: Cleveland Job Opening
DSR: What's on My Mind by Naveen Garg
Cairo Scene: El Sherbini Makes History
DSR: Harrity Wins First PSA Tournament
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