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WHAT WAS NEW Jan 1 2004 through Feb 29 2004

Thierry Lincou,  World #1

CSA Team Championships: At #1 Harvard's Broadbent beats Trinity's Samper, men's results, women's Howe Cup results, report
( Photo © 2004 Debra Tessier

(2.29.04)
College Squash: Trinity Men retain national title in cliffhanger with Harvard, Results.

(2.28.04)
WISPA Qatar: Vanessa Atkinson wins over Jackman in 4, Results. and report.

(2.27.04)
College Squash: 38 Mens teams compete in North American Championships this weekend. Result from Friday's play . and schedule.
WISPA Qatar: Atkinson and Jackman in Saturday final. Results. and report.
Doubles: Philly boast doubles report from weekend 2/20-22.
Teaching Pro at TOC New York: Final report. Quick saves seven match balls in comeback win.

(2.26.04) TOC New York: Nicol easily over White, Post match video interview with John White
Teaching Pro at TOC New York:
Semi final report.

WISPA Qatar: Geaves edges Kawy as Rachael Grinham, Atkinson, and Jackman advance. Results
TOC New York: Semifinals- White and Nicol win in 3(2.25.04)
Qatar Challenge: Kawy upsets Grainger in second round. (2.25.04)
Qatar Challenge: Perry, Chiu get first round upsets. (2.25.04)
Teaching Pro at TOC New York: Quarterfinal report. (2.25.04)
TOC New York: Quarterfinals, bottom half Tuesday: White bests Willstrop in talent show, Beachill wins - complete draw/results, Post match video interview with James Willstrop (2.24.04)
TOC New York: Quarterfinals, top half Monday: Power outmuscles Lincou, Nicol wins - complete draw/results (2.23.04)
COAS Pakistan International Open: quarterfinal report- two Pakistanis reach Islamabad semi finals. (2.23.04)  
New York: Grand Open Report- Michael Puertas beats Jamie Crombie in selection event. - plus eleven other divisions. (2.23.04)
ISDA: David C Johnson Doubles- Waite and Mudge on fire in the finals. (2.23.04)  
Belgian Open: final round report- Scott Handley follows up upset of Ball with final victory over Joey Barrington in Brussels Sunday (2.23.04)
  TOC New York: Round two Sunday - evening session report, Willstrop stop Palmer, afternoon session report, and complete draw/results (2.22.04) 
College Squash: Complete Women's Nationals results in four divisions- Yale succeeds Trinity as National Champion with exciting 5-4 victory spurred by Gross's win over Leong. (2.22.04)
Czech Open: Final report. Jan Koukal upsets Peter Genever to win in Prague.(2.22.04)
  College Squash: Amina Helal wins Betty Ritchey award- and Trinity plays for the national championship Sunday. Saturday Howe Cup Report and complete saturday results. (2.21.04)
TOC New York: Round one afternoon session report, no surprises, evening report, draw/results- (2.21.04) 
David C Johnson Doubles: Quarterfinal report- Stanley & Osborne are surprise semi finalists. (2.21.04) 
Canadian Doubles: report (2.21.04) 
Czech Open: draw/finals results- and semi final report. Jan Koukal upsets Evans, Genever to win (2.21.04)
  College Squash: Women's National Teams (Howe Cup) First Day- complete results from friday. (2.20.04) 
TOC New York: Qualifying day 2 report, El-Halaby qualifies, Qualifying draw/results- (2.20.04)
Independent Schools Squash: Battle of the titans, Greenwich Academy (CT) girls edge Episcopal Academy (PA) in dual match thursday. (2.20.04)
Woodruff-Nee Hardball: Natalie Grainger captures men's open Hardball event, takes Woodruff-Nee crown. (2.20.04)
  TOC New York: Main draw/schedule, World Champion Amr Shabana is a no show, Qualifying draw/results- first qualifying round at NYAC in New York - El Halaby advances. (2.19.04)
Czech Open: draw/quarters results- and first round report. (2.19.04)
Belgian Open: first round report- (2.19.04) 
Profiles: Natalie Grainger interviewed in SA- (2.19.04)
  Team Kneipp: A personal review of a year in squash- on the eve of the 2004 TOC. (2.18.04) 
Tourney of Champs: Live Draw Thurday 5 PM in NYC- kicks off the 2004 TOC.(2.18.04)
New Orleans: Chifunda prevails in Mardi Gras Open- edges Mohammed Sadiq in finals. (2.18.04)
College Squash: Women's National Teams (Howe Cup) Draws- play begins friday in New Haven (admission free.) (2.17.04)
SquashBuster Adult Open: Mumbai Reunion in Boston- Parth Doshi beats Vinay Asthana Feb 1st. (2.16.04)
Malaysian Airlines Open:  Report from the finals and complete Womens results - Vanessa Atkinson stand off youth (David, Kawy). mens results. El Hindi over Anjema in finals. (2.16.04)
New Haven Showdown: 1200 fans crowd Yale courts for Harvard/Yale match - electric match won by Harvard nine; also valentines day college action by Rob Dinerman. (2.16.04)
College squash weekend: complete results - Trinity men, Yale women solidify national championship regular seasons. (2.16.04)
British Nationals: Final report - John White defeats Beachill, Jackman Collects her sixth title. mens complete results womens complete results. (2.15.04)
British Nationals: Semis report - White advances, Nicol retires. mens results  , womens results. (2.14.04)  
College Squash: Yale women beat Harvard - collect Ivy and National titles, Harvard Men stop Yale, earn men's Ivy crown. (2.14.04)
  British Nationals: Quarters Second day Report - White escapes, Grant, Duncalf get big wins. results (2.13.04)
Kuala Lumpur WISPA/PSA: Quarters Report - Dutch trio advance in KL. (2.13.04)
British Nationals: Quarters First day Report - Beachill snuffs out Willstrop hopes. results (2.12.04) 
New York: Ben Gould to rejoin PSA tour - Union Club seeks new assistant professional.
USA College: MIT Stops Tufts in Division "C" showdown - Canadian co-ed the hero.
British Nationals: Second day Report - Nick Taylor melts down, retires. (2.11.04)
  British Nationals: Mens First Round Report all seeds advance, women's first round (round of 16) begins Tueday. (2.10.04)
Harvard vs Princeton: Princeton Women Score upset win while Harvard men beat young Princeton squad. (2.10.04) 
British Nationals: Mens Qualifying completed Joey Barrington, 1993 champion Whitlock among qualifiers... (2.9.04)
Martin Bronstein: February Global Gallery Commentary on the new world order, translations, more ... (2.9.04)
Tourney of Champs New York: Bear Stearns Signs on as Title sponsor and USSRA introduces Bettridge Jewelers Teaching Pro Championships. (2.9.04)

Ontario College (OUA): Western Ontario takes 21st successive men's crown and Toronto wins women's crown (2.9.04)

College Squash: Trinity Men win 100th straight match and attract media attention and the Princeton women score a huge upset over Harvard. (2.8.04)
Swedish Open: Darwish wins Catella Swedish Open final also results. (2.8.04) 
Historic College Win Streak: Trinity Men's Squash scores 100th consecutive win - unprecedented achievement covered by US National sports media. (2.7.04)
Swedish Open: Catella Swedish Open semifinal results Karim Darwish stops Jonathon Power and meets Nick Matthew. (2.7.04) 
(2.6.04) January Doubles Wrapup: Merion Doubles and January injuries Eiteljorg and Holleran win at Merion
Swedish Open: Catella Swedish Open second round report Power to face Darwish, Shabana falls to Willstrop in Linköping.
Catella Swedish Open first round report by John Milton: Power, Shabana, Kneipp, Darwish all advance in Linköping.  (2.5.04)  
Catella Swedish Open gets underway preview by Team Kneipp (2.4.04) 
   Thierry Lincou retains world #1 position while Cassie Jackman regains World #1 position. (2.3.04)
College Squash Weekend wrapups: Trinity Men too strong for Harvard , Trinity and Yale Men's and Women's Squads sweep Harvard and Princeton.
Pittsburgh WISPA Open: Lauren Briggs scores her first tour victory (2.2.04)
Winnipeg PSA Open: Razik earns big win over Paul Price in Manitoba (2.2.04)
Pittsburgh WISPA Open: Martin and Briggs reach finals (2.1.04)
Winnipeg PSA Open: Razik stops Ryding to reach a final meeting with Paul Price. (2.1.04)
College Results: Trinity men and women sweep Harvard, Yale men and women sweep Princeton - also some fifty other dual match results  (1.31.04)  
Kuwait Open: Grinham and Nicol win. Women's results, Men's results , final report (1.28.04)
College Men: Latest rankings , Dartmouth moves up to #5, Stanford up to #19. (1.28.04)
Constable Women's: Tourney report , Quibell beats Helal for second time in a week. Wakes up Trinity. (1.28.04)


Kuwait Open: Women's results - Seeds hold, Jackman and Grinham to final. Men's results- Qualifier Willstrop stops Power meeting Nicol in final. semi report (1.27.04)
Kuwait Open: Women's results - Top seed through to semis. Men's results- (1.26.04)
Kuwait Open: Willstrop takes out White. Quarters report.(1.26.04)
New York: MSRA, Princeton play all-even, report(1.26.04)
Constable Invitational: Quibell defeats Helal, results, photogalleries(1.26.04)
Doubles: The Switch from singles to doubles - Chris Walker (1.26.04)
USA Squash: Greenwich Open - Damian Walker beats Jamie Crombie. (1.26.04)
Virginia Pro: Final report - Rodney Durbach wins. complete results.  (1.26.04)


Kuwait Open: Women's results - Charman and Atkinson go down hard. Men's results- World #1 Lincou and World Champion Shabana fall in first round, Kneipp beats Palmer. Round one report. (1.25.04)
ISDA Doubles: North American Open - Waite and Mudge rebound to win North American Open in Greenwich. (1.25.04)
Doubles: Injury Report - Blair Horler to undergo athroscopic surgery, others doubles standouts sidelined.(1.25.04)
  College Squash: Thriller in Hanover NH - 8th ranked Dartmouth men upend 5th ranked Cornell red. (1.24.04)
Boston Squash: Play the SquashBusters Tourney! - enjoy a squash weekend in Boston at the end of January and support the SquashBusters (deadline Jan 26th.) (1.24.04)
Kuwait Open PSA: Men's event preview by Team Kneipp - Jonathon Power makes his return, Thierry Lincou debuts at world #1. (1.24.04)
Kuwait Open PSA/WISPA: Men's qualifier round one; women's qualifier ... Draws - PSA Men's draw and, WISPA Women's draw (1.24.04) 
Virginia Pro PSA: Semi finals- Koukal and Durbach stage upsets in Richmond, results/draw (1.23.04)  
Jonathon Power Watch: Ryan Barnett reports - Jonathon aims at Kuwait, Sweden. (1.23.04)  
Squash at USOC: Will Carlin - named to USOC Executive Board. (1.23.04)
Barcelona PSA: Bradley Ball - beats an international field to take his 7th tour title. (1.23.04)
Virginia Pro PSA: Quarterfinals- Jan Koukal scores big win over David Evans , results/draw (1.23.04)  
Virginia Pro PSA:1st Round (1.22.04) - all seeds through in Richmond Virginia, results/draw
College Squash: Yale women score big upset (1.22.04) as Mark Talbott's Yale nine beat Trinity 5-4 as the Yale men come close, losing 6-3


Doubles: At the U Club in Boston Viktor Berg and Josh McDonald score a startling win, stopping Waite and Mudge's 17 match five tournament streak (1.22.04)

Virginia Pro PSA: Qualifying final Eric Galvez and Kumail Mehmood make the grade in Richmond Virginia.(1.21.04)



College Squash: East Meets West (1.20.04) Yale Women travel west to meet Stanford Men in historic match marks changing nature of intercollegiate squash.  
Revenge of the Baby Boomers: (1.20.04) Photos
Video Interviews: (1.19.04) Julian Wellings interviews Karim Darwish and Mohammed Abbas after the 2004 Dayton Open.
Harvard Club of NY Men's Invitational:(1.19.04) Andrew Merrill wins 6.0 and Dave Barry wins 5.5. The report.
Vassar Class of '32 WISPA:(1.18.04)  An Electric Final: Omneya Abdel Kawy scores an important five game victory. The report.
Talisman Energy Open: (1.18.04) Final results. Pilley and Strait stage a see-saw battle, with Pilley winning in 4 report.  
Doubles: (1.18.04) University Club of Boston semis. event in Frigid Boston is marked by upsets.
College Squash Weekend Action: (1.18.04) Trinity, Yale score commanding wins. most teams in action.
Dayton Open:(1.17.04)  Final results , Darwish over Abbas in 3. Final Report, photos
Talisman Energy Open:(1.17.04)  Semifinal results. Pilley and Strait to the final, semi report.
Vassar Class of '32 WISPA:(1.17.04)  Semifinal results , Botwright falls. Semifinal report.
Vassar Class of '32 WISPA: (1.17.04) Quarterfinal results , top 4 seeds march on to the semis. Quarterfinal report.
\ Talisman Energy Open: (1.17.04) Quarterfinal results. Koukal and Strait both come back from being down 2/0 to win. Koukal from match ball in the third, quarters report.
Harvard Club Womens Invitational: (1.17.04) Tourney wrapup from New York. 
Dayton Open: (1.16.04) Semifinals report, Darwish and Abbas to the finals, results, semi photos
Vassar Class of '32 WISPA: (1.16.04) First round action, all seeds through. Report.

Talisman Energy Open: (1.16.04) First round results, Qualifier Eric Galvez takes out #2 seed Ben Garner, report from Ryan Barnett.

Dayton Open: (1.15.04) Quarterfinals report, Durbach upsets Heath, Quarters photogallery, results 
Canary Wharf Classic: (1.15.04) Eventis Group announces new London-based Event.
Vassar Class of '32 WISPA: (1.15.04) Final qualifying, Favorites advance in Poughkeepsie
Talisman Energy Open: (1.14.04)First qualifying round results, qualifying concludes tonight.
Dayton Open: (1.14.04) First round, a good day for the Egyptians, except an injured Razik. 1st round photogallery
Vassar Class of '32 WISPA: (1.14.04) First day qualifying, Naude, Reta advance
US Weekend Wrapup Jan 9-11: (1.14.04) summary of events, Wilmington (ISDA), Merion (doubles), Rye and NY Harvard Club
Carol Owens: (1.13.04) Farewell, a personal tribute by Martin Bronstein
Dayton Open: (1.13.04) Qualifying complete with no surprises, Finalized draw and results, Charlie Johnson's Day 2 report. Alarçon falls short versus Heather.
Player of the Month: (1.13.04) Amr Shabana - New World Champion talks with SquashTalk's Martin Bronstein about his new title.
Apawamis Open: (1.12.04) Women's- Charman wins it over Grainger, Men's- Darwish takes title over Jenson in 3.
Dayton Open: (1.12.04) Ricketts withdraws as qualifying begins, updated draw, Jenson misses qualifying due to final appearance in Apawamis.
Apawamis Open: (1.11.04) Women's- Grainger and Charman in Monday's final, Men's- Darwish to meet qualifier Jenson in final. ...full story
Apawamis Open: (1.10.04)Women's- top seeds through to semis, Men's- Ricketts out in quarters, Heath and Ryding fall in 1st round
PSA Tour: (1.10.04)3 new January events
World #1 in Sudden Retirement: (1.9.04)Carol Owen's Announces Immediate Retirement - leaves world #1 spot to USA's Natalie Grainger


Dartmouth SnowFlake Report:
Pierrepont, Delierre win WISPA, PSA events - action kicks off January Dartmouth campaign.


USA National Teams Cancelled: (1.8.04)Event cancellations follows anemic entries at fall Howe cup - lack of engagement with regional associations?
British Junior Open: (1.6.04) India's Ghosal crashes Egyptian-Pakistani party- Colin McQuillan reports, Omney Abdel Kawy capture repeat crown.
British National League, 6th Round: (1.6.04) Pontefract, Broxbourne extend lead - Ricketts beats Beachill, Kitchen beats Atkinson
Schwartz, Ashtana in NYC: (1.5.04) Finals of the 2004 Yale Club invitational - one close match, one easy win. report.


Poughkeepsie starts Kidzsquash Community Program: (1.3.04) Brown's Oliner joins Vassar coaching corps - Vassar starts Kitzsquash in mold of SquashBuster, Streetsquash, et al


Yale Club Ketcham Invitational: (1.2.04) Semi final report as Merrill and Schwartz unexpectedly reach the finals which will be played Sunday at Noon in NYC


Martin Bronstein: (1.2.04) his 2003 WISPA wrapup the year in review a frank assessment of the year enjoyed by Owens, Grainger, Jackman, Atkinson and more.
Martin Bronstein: (1.1.04) The Global Gallery - Jan '04 Martin reviews the fortunes of PSA names in 2003.

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