Squash Magazine

Table of Contents January 2009 Vol. 12 No. 3 Though England was favored to repeat as Women's World Team Champions, the Egyptians were looking to avenge their runner-up finish from two years ago. In the final, Omneya Abdel Kawy put Egypt up front, but England's Laura Lengtorn-Massar evened the tie in a five-game thriller over Raneem El Weleily. But Egypt sealed the deal with Engy Kheirallah (in the photo) survived match ball at 9-10 in the fifth to beat the higher ranked Alison Waters. Photo by Steve Line/SquashPics.com

FEATURES 18 US 14th AT WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS IN CAIRO Though disappointed with their final placing, the American Women, led by Natalie Grainger, played their hearts out, while Egypt won their first ever women's team title. By Hope Prockop 22 WOMEN LEADING URBAN SQUASH Ten years after the birth of Urban Squash, three of the established programs are now led by women who are making their marks. By Jennifer Gabler 30 A TOC PREVIEW With a new sponsor, JP Morgan, The Tournament of Champions is ready to rock Grand Central one more time. By Beth Rasin DROPSHOTS 2 PUBLISHER'S NOTE By Jay Prince 4 FROM US SQUASH By Kevin Klipstein 6 JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR DEBUT Yate's Brady Squash Center plays host to the first of four JCT tournaments this season - the results of which will help determine who will represent the US in a variety of international events. 7 WORLD INT'L DOUBLES POSTPONED Terrorist attacks in India lead the WSF to address safety concerns. 9 DISTRICT ASSOCIATION SPOTLIGHT Virginia Squash Racquets Assoc. 10 "SPA"TLIGHT ON... Chris Spahr 12 BIG NEWS IN HIGH SCHOOL SQUASH Public schools gain varsity status, and the first FWPSSA Jamboree is a hit. You'll have to read the story to find out what the FWPSSA is. 14 WSF OLYMPIC TASK FORCE The WSF forges ahead in its quest to get squash into the 2016 Games. LESSONCOURT 15 GRAINGER TALKS DOUBLES STRING 16 YOU MAY HAVE TO 'SQUEEZE' IT Sometimes executing a boast from a tight ball can pay huge dividends. By Richard Millman 17 RECYCLING SAGE ADVICE You'll probably recall reading some of these rules before, which is precisly why we're bringing them to you again. By Rod Symington SPOTLIGHT 34 ELMALEH DOUBLES PROJECT With an eye toward driving demand on existing courts to foster the building of new ones, a partnership with U.S. SQUASH aims at U25 players. 36 WILL’S WORLD By Will Carlin