A FIRST: NEW US COLLEGE CO-ED COMPETITION FORMAT UNVEILED IN NYC        [TOC DRAW]

Princeton and Yale will compete for Mayor’s Cup

Yale has a secret plan for gaining an advantage on their opponents this season. They spy on them. First it was a bunch of Yale men and Trinity men playing in the Treddy Ketcham Invitational. Now they are playing Princeton at the Tournament of Champions, after the first two quarterfinals! How do they manage to pull off such feats?

Well it comes down to their players taking advantage of the chance to experience it all. They are certainly not spying, but they will have great stories to tell. Like the time they participated in the first ever coed college match during one of the most prestigious professional events in the Grandest of places.

“I think it is a real breakthrough for college squash to be able to showcase two of their best teams at the TOC,” said Princeton men’s head coach, Bob Callahan. “It’s a good thing. Bear Stearns is the lead tournament sponsor and college sponsor, so it works well.”

SPEED SQUASH FORMAT

In a "speed squash" format invented by Tournament promoter John Nimick, five players from each team−two women and three men−will play a 12-minute game, totaling up to one match. Like any other match, whoever, or in this case whichever team, wins the most games, wins the match. They will also have the honor of being the inaugural Mayor’s Cup College Squash Challenge winners

“It will move quickly, and they don’t play on the glass court too often, so it may take some time for them to get oriented,” said Princeton women’s head coach, Gail Ramsay. “Hopefully they will be able to pull off a miracle.”

The match will provide unique entertainment for all of the TOC audience; likely including plenty of alumni from each school. For a list of the players participating from each school, check back with SquashTalk tomorrow, as Princeton is still figuring out which players they will send. Originally, the Cup was to be vied for by Trinity and Yale, but due to NESCAC rules, it has become an all-Ivy affair. Stiff competition for Yale in either case, but now with the addition of some Ivy bragging rights tacked on.

This brand new concept for a college squash exhibition was created by John Nimick, and made possible through the common thread which tie together the TOC and College Squash: the sponsorship of Bear Stearns.

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