Weekend Reportage!

Another remarkable week in the SQUASH TIGERS WORLD!

The headlines were, Lily and Mimi making it a family semi-final celebration in the GU15 and GU11 respectively, with five of our crew finishing top 10 of their age groups in what was a brutally strong event. Excitingly off court we announced the appointment of a new member of our elite coaching staff - Claire Gadsby joining the program as Touring Pro. Never a better time to be a Squash Tiger - read on for the brief breakdown…

The Ohio Summer Gold was conducted at the T Squash Academy and the Cincinnati Country Club. Pre-COVID, Ohio was the first stop on the JCT tour, and my own personal excuse to watch an NFL match once a year... but sadly no more. (Go Bengals?) The event itself saw over a dozen Squash Tigers showing us the benefit of a well put together summer.

As we mentioned in the headlines, our own version of the Williams sisters, Lily and Mimi, starred in the semi finals of the GU15 and GU11 respectively. Lily is in her down year and Mimi only two weeks past her 10th birthday, it was awesome! Lily won a high level quarterfinal in five big games, and Mimi finished third after winning a five game 3/4 playoff! Well done ladies!

And while awesome, there was still more from the team! Parth was our sole representative in the BU17, a brutally (said it once, will say it again!) tough draw in which the Big Dog came back from a second round disappointment to finish in 9th place. Similarly in the BU15, JJ and Arjun did us proud, with JJ also finishing top 10. Arjun kept his somewhat unfortunate streak intact, by playing one of his team mates (again) as he did in Virginia a couple of weeks ago. A distinction we could all do without!

The GU17 saw Claire demonstrating her pronounced improvement in defeating a player rated 0.27 ahead of her to make the quarter finals. Despite suffering a little more than the normal level of adversity, (come to training to hear the story and hear one of my patented Paul rants :) !) Claire was tough and competitive and there will be more to come… soon! GU15 star Lily made a semi-final with Kayla battling through to win big matches and Angela showing why she is regarded as one of our big improvers of the year.

Off court, as we wrote earlier, we can welcome Claire Gadsby to the program! Despite how old it makes me feel, I first met Claire when she was an outstanding 12 year old, so it’s a special treat for me to have her join the program as an accomplished player and our new Touring Professional. Claire joins our other Touring Professional Jamie and Head Professional Colin White - and finally the team is established!

I can’t wait to see everyone at camp this week, even if you’re not training, please find time to come in and say hi. Claire will be on deck later in the week after she gets over some jet lag :) and Colin will be running proceedings right from Monday morning.

Never a better time to be a Squash Tiger - see you at the club!

Welcome to our new Touring Professional: Claire Gadsby!

SQUASH TIGERS is proud to announce the appointment of our new Touring Professional - Claire Gadsby!

Claire is a multi-time Scottish National Champion and comes to SQUASHTIGERS with unparalleled competitive acumen. As a junior Claire was ranked in the top two in Scotland throughout her career, and upon reaching the senior ranks immediately won the National Title on two occasions. Claire has represented Scotland on the world stage numerous times, including earlier this year where she was part of the successful Scottish Women's team who competed in the European Team Championships in Eindhoven, Holland.

A few words from our Program Director, Paul Frank:

I first met Claire many years ago when I was the Scottish Squash National Coach and she was one of Scotland's best U/13's. I left Scotland to come to the USA and begin the Scozzie Squash Academy in Philadelphia and Claire blossomed into one of the best Scottish players of the past decade. A hard working player with a vibrant and warm personality, Claire has a fantastic grasp of the tactical side of squash at all levels. I look forward to Claire working with our players on court, giving them the benefit of her vast world class experience and assisting in our mission to create the next generation of squash champions.

You can reach out to Claire directly to welcome her to the Squash Tigers family via claire@squashtigers.com - big things ahead!

JULY 4TH EDITION: OUR NEW HEAD PRO, SUMMER CAMP, VIRTUAL COACHING AND MORE...

Happy Independence Day to all our SQUASH TIGER family and we hope you have a great weekend with friends and family. We'll see everyone back on court Tuesday, for "LOB WEEK" - you can sign up via our website if you have not done so already. Our first two weeks of summer have been spectacular, with lots of smiles, hours on court and balls hit! By way of highlights, we had our best ever event to date at the UVA Gold, with eight quarter finalists and at home we enjoyed the long awaited arrival of our new Head Professional, Colin White. What a great start, and there's much more to come! July 16 sees our inaugural Bronze Tournament at SQUASH TIGERS! This US Squash event will be a one day affair and is targeted at entry level players. You may sign up with US Squash via their website or contact me if you have questions about whether the event is suitable for your child. Lessons will still run on that day, so if your lesson is a Saturday morning, fear not, we'll reserve a court! A reminder we run camps every single week day of Summer with both full and half day options! As a home away from home, our camps offer a great mix of "serious fun," with kids developing friendships and enjoying camaraderie, all while working hard and moving their squash games to that next level. Details and signups are on the SQUASHTIGERS website here - and you can email me via this link and I can directly assist you with planning! In our newsletter you'll find:

1. Reminder of our Remote Coaching offerings - Cincinnati Gold coming up!

2. Summer Lessons - why, how and when,

3. Our most recent Tournament Reportage,

4. The ubiquitous reminder about our Social Media... where we're having far too much fun, keep in touch with all our news by following us on FACEBOOK!

Squash Tigers really is your child's home away from home this summer - camaraderie, expert coaching and physical training all in a brand new state of the art facility. On our courts you'll find a wide variety of players - beginners through to the top of the rankings and all age groups. Summer is that perfect time for your child to have some serious fun and make that next step up in the squash world! AND as if we haven't had enough excitement, look out for a special announcement next week, our coaching team is about to get bigger and even better! Read the rest of our NEWS via this link!