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  squash tennis - HighBeam Encyclopedia
squash tennis game played on a four-walled court, similar in dimensions to the court on which squash racquets is played.
The squash tennis ball, the size of a lawn tennis ball, is larger and livelier than the squash racquets ball, and the squash tennis racket is the shape of a tennis racket but is smaller.
Squash tennis developed during the 1880s when some Americans began to play squash racquets with a modified tennis ball in order to speed up play.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-squashte.html   (279 words)

  
 Squash - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Squash (fruit), the fruit of vines of the genus Cucurbita.
Squash tennis, a similar game but played with equipment related more to that of tennis.
Squash (drink), a drink made of concentrated fruit syrup.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Squash   (137 words)

  
 Team Kneipp Forum - readers on Squash vs Tennis
Professional tennis is well known to be a pure power game these days, and therefore I would imagine the energy costs of a player who is slugging every ball is higher than that of a squash player, when compared on a stroke-by-stroke basis.
Tennis players often drift around in smooth, languid rallies that usually do not require split second reflexes or desperate lunges since they have so much time to react to a larger, slower ball struck from much farther away than the front wall of a squash court.
If a world class tennis player had the technical skills to compete, he would not be a match for a world class squash player on the squash court in terms of fitness or otherwise I'm sure, but that goes visa versa on the tennis court.
www.squashtalk.com /kneipp/dec-jan0304/forum04-01.htm   (3370 words)

  
 Squash - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Squash (vegetable), common name for American trailing plants, of a genus of the gourd family, and for their edible fruits, which are used as table...
Squash (games), generic name for two similar games, squash racquets and squash tennis, played on a four-walled court with a racket and ball.
Both adult squash bugs and nymphs (immature stages) suck the plant juices of squashes, pumpkins,...
encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/search.aspx?q=Squash   (198 words)

  
 Squash and Tennis at the Dean Club in Edinburgh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Squash and Tennis at the Dean in Edinburgh.
The main Squash activity is during the weekdays between 6 and 10 in the evening and Tennis is largely confined to weekends.
However weekday Tennis occurs regularly and the Squash courts are available and convenient for lunchtime workouts after a difficult morning at work.
www.btinternet.com /~graywallis/squashandtennis.htm   (138 words)

  
 Dorchester Tennis and Squash Club
Dorchester Tennis and Squash Club is a friendly club run by the members for the members and has been in existence since 1949.
Tennis, Squash, Racketball and Table Tennis are available every day and a full programme of social play, club leagues and tournaments are organised for members of all ages and playing standards.
There is also the opportunity to represent the club as we have tennis and squash teams playing in the Dorset County leagues.
www.dortsc.org   (159 words)

  
 IRTA: The "Lost" Court of Cumberland Island
Squash racquets is today usually simply called "squash."  As the reader will see, the evolving terminology of these sports plays a role in the history of the Plum Orchard court.
As there are no longer any manufacturers of squash tennis equipment, players use lawn tennis balls and junior lawn tennis racquets. ; Colored (non-white/yellow) balls are preferred for visibility if the court has white walls.
Existing [American (hardball)] Squash Racquets courts are recognized by the National Squash Tennis Association, but a court boundary line across the back wall, 4'6" [1372mm] from the floor, is essential, and a line from the center of the service line forward to the front wall is highly desirable.
www.irishrealtennis.ie /articles/squash-tennis/Squash_Tennis.html   (2444 words)

  
 History of the Sport of Doubles - Doubles Squash   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
It put in five singles squash courts, a court tennis court and found that space permitted just one racquets court on the fourth floor.
The USSRA had just been created and squash was barely holding its own against the more popular winter court game squash-tennis (basically tennis in a squash court).
In addition, Prince’s Club, the Knightsbridge, London club that hade opened in 1853 and was the 19th century nursery to both squash and racquets, maintained a non-standard doubles court that was 54 feet by 30 feet.
www.squash.ca /e/doubles/history_sport/index.htm   (722 words)

  
 The US Court Tennis Preservation Foundation
combines the athleticism of lawn tennis and squash, the strategy of chess and the subtlety and variety of golf.
Court tennis (also called real tennis, or royal tennis) is played in an enclosed area, much like squash, but with a net separating the players or (in doubles) teams, as in tennis.
However, unlike lawn tennis, it is sufficient to win a set by a game score of 6-5, and tiebreaks are not used.
www.uscourttennis.com /newsinfor/HowToPlay.htm   (668 words)

  
 James Zug | Official Web Site | Books by James Zug > SQUASH: A HISTORY OF THE GAME   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Invented by English schoolboys in the 1850s, squash first came to the United States in 1884 when St. Paul's School in New Hampshire built four open-air courts.
Squash launched a U.S. Open in 1954, but its present boom started in the 1970s when commercial squash clubs took the sport public.
Today the sport is seen on the Tennis Channel and experienced live at exciting pro tournaments in Grand Central Station in New York and Boston's Symphony Hall.
home.earthlink.net /~jzug/squash.html   (258 words)

  
 Bates College: Men's Squash
The 2001-02 season will be the team's first under John Illig, who has served as women's tennis and squash coach for the past five years.
Squash begins its season Nov. 1, with the first of approximately 25 matches beginning two weeks later and ending the first week of March.
John Illig (jillig@bates.edu) is in his 11th year as a collegiate squash and tennis coach and his first as men's squash coach at Bates.
abacus.bates.edu /CollegeRelations/sports/msquash.html   (559 words)

  
 Banbury Westend Tennis and Squash Club
Commonly known as West-End Tennis and Squash, the club has been established in Adderbury since 1974.
We are the only club in the Banbury area that can offer members both tennis & squash as well as bar (ideal for quenching your thirst after a game) and kitchen facilities (used mostly to prepare squash suppers and tennis teas).
Squash coaching Junior and Adult players of all levels of ability.
www.banburywestend-tennis-squash.co.uk   (271 words)

  
 Bermuda.com - Activities - Tennis and Squash
The major tennis event of the year is the XL Capital Bermuda Open, which is part of the ATP Tour Challenger series.
This tennis spectacular is held at the Coral Beach and Tennis Club and features men who are ranked 50 or higher on the ATP Tour.
Tennis is the principal recreation and sport here and features the XL Capital Bermuda Open with 8 clay courts professionally maintained and monitored to ATP Tournament Standard.
www.bermuda.com /activities/tennis   (467 words)

  
 Stirling Lawn Tennis and Squash Club
Stirling Lawn Tennis and Squash Club has been in existence for 124 years, making it one of the oldest clubs in Scotland.
The Clubhouse is open from 8am to 10pm 362 days a year and has two heated squash courts, two lounges, a small exercise area, table tennis, male and female changing facilities with showers.
Lights for the squash courts and floodlights operate via a meter which costs £1 for 30 minutes, there is no fee for booking courts.
www.sltasc.co.uk   (366 words)

  
 Ashtead Squash & Tennis Club Home Page
Our club is a members' club with a friendly atmosphere and excellent facilities for squash, tennis and social activities.
In 1966, under the chairmanship of Denys Straker, the club members bought the freehold, together with some adjoining land which C.E.Merrett and E.C.Higgs had the foresight to buy a few years beforehand with the intention of providing the space essential for the expansion which would be needed for development when the members gained control.
The next 7 years saw the Club expand and prosper with the building of a bungalow for the stewards, 2 further squash courts, and extensions of the clubroom and bar.
ashteadsquash.org.uk   (420 words)

  
 The Avenue Lawn Tennis & Squash Club, Havant
The Avenue Lawn Tennis and Squash Club is a members' club for tennis, squash, table tennis, fitness and social activities.
The Avenue Lawn Tennis and Squash Club provides high-quality facilities for Tennis, Squash and Fitness, encouraging participation by all ages and abilities.
Visitors wishing to play tennis or squash must pay a guest fee and be accompanied by a member.
www.avenueltsc.co.uk   (258 words)

  
 West Worthing Tennis and Squash Club
For Tennis members seven recently upgraded, all weather, floodlit hard courts and eleven grass courts are provided.
We also have excellent Squash facilities and coaching is available from our visiting professionals, who cater for all levels and abilities.
We also have a Table Tennis room, as well as additional tables that can be setup in the Squash courts.
www.jacarandaarts.com /tennis/about.asp   (426 words)

  
 Tennis & Squash - sports holidays on Malta & Gozo...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
You are never far away from excellent tennis and squash facilities.
Given the climate here, you can play tennis all year round and many courts are floodlit to extend the playing hours.
Other tennis courts, not part of hotel complexes, can be found across the Islands –.
www.visitmalta.com /en/what_to_do/wtd_landsports/wtd_land_tennissquash/wtd_land_tennissquash.html   (96 words)

  
 Squash tennis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Temporary lines can easily be added with blue painter's tape.
An International squash court is 76 feet by 39 feet.
Early courts had dark wood walls so that white tennis balls could be seen.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Squash_tennis   (1764 words)

  
 Head Flexpoint 150 Squash racquet - Tennis Warehouse Australia
Squash racquets have traditionally bent in the same way on ball impact.
HEAD's new Flexpoint™ squash Racquets are the first to bend in a whole new way.
These two newly designed holes, positioned at 3 and 9 o'clock on the racquet head, work together to bring power in control.
www.tenniswarehouse.com.au /racquets/squash/fp150.htm   (156 words)

  
 Men's Squash :: Cornell Big Red :: The Official Athletic Site
While the Cornell men's squash team dropped matches to Harvard and Western Ontario today 9-0, and 6-3, respectively, the Big Red registered its first match wins since the team beat Franklin and Marshall Nov. 17, 2006.
Saturday, the Cornell men's squash team started their season off, defeating Brown, but losing to Yale in the Ivy Scrimmages in New Haven, CT. The Big Red took eight of nine matches against Brown, but dropped eight of nine to Yale, with Chris Sachvie the only Cornell competitor to post two wins.
The Big Red men's squash team will see its first action of the new season this weekend as it heads to the Ivy Scrimmages that are held at Yale.
cornellbigred.cstv.com /sports/m-squash/corn-m-squash-body.html   (256 words)

  
 Dorking Lawn Tennis and Squash Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
We are a members' club with a family friendly atmosphere and excellent facilities for tennis, squash, gym and social activities.
nine tennis courts, consisting of six artificial grass courts and three macadam hard courts, four of which are floodlit
Established in 1912 as the Dorking and District Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club we became the Dorking Lawn Tennis and Squash Club in 1975.
www.dorkingtennisandsquash.org.uk   (127 words)

  
 R.J. Reilly, Inc. - Platform Tennis
It is a sport that is easy to learn, especially for squash and tennis players, and is suitable for men and women of all ages and abilities.
Platform tennis is played on a court 30 ' x 60 ' (one quarter the size of a tennis court).
And children enjoy the game, as it is easier to learn the basic skills of platform tennis than those of tennis or squash.
www.platformtennis.com   (506 words)

  
 Ottawa Tennis And Squash Main
They are the first Community Tennis Association to be formed in Ontario and one of the very few in Canada.
Tennis and squash brands we are fully authorized to sell and support.
Tommy and Lefebvre is Ottawa's full-line authorized Wilson tennis and squash dealer.
www.tandl.com /Ottawa_Tennis_Squash.html   (848 words)

  
 Coolhurst Lawn Tennis and Squash Rackets Club - Home page
Coolhurst Lawn Tennis and Squash Rackets Club has 11 tennis courts and 4 squash courts.
Both tennis and squash sections are very active, we promote many events of a sporting and social nature throughout the year.
For more information about membership subscriptions and fees for tennis and squash, please click on the links in the navigation bar on the left hand side.
coolhurst.co.uk   (112 words)

  
 Bexley Lawn Tennis & Squash Rackets Club
The Tennis Club is unique, in that it has the distinction of being the third oldest tennis club in the world with tennis still being played today on its original site.
Three porous concrete tennis courts were added in 1979 complete with flood lighting being the first of its kind in the County.
The building is attached to the old squash courts with the addition of two new glass backed courts with easy access from the bar and lounge.
www.btinternet.com /~argee.h/bextn.htm   (708 words)

  
 Squash Rackets from Just-Rackets UK and Worldwide online shopping for squash rackets, tennis Rackets, Badminton Rackets ...
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Tecnifibre Dynergy 125 Squash Racket new for 2006/07
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www.justrackets.com   (461 words)

  
 East Glos Club: tennis, squash, hockey in Cheltenham. Great sport, great value great fun!
East Glos Club: tennis, squash, hockey in Cheltenham.
The East Glos tennis and squash teams compete at the highest level in the county and are always looking for new players to strengthen the teams.
Tennis and squash is played 365 days a year and there is also a thriving ladies hockey section.
www.eastglos.co.uk   (165 words)

  
 Heaton Tennis and Squash Club
Heaton Tennis and Squash Club is a private, non profit making, members club situated in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
Formed in the early 1920's it was originally a tennis club but has expanded considerably, especially in the past 15 years.
The club has 3 indoor tennis courts, 6 outdoor tennis courts, 7 squash courts, (including 2 glass backs), a 1300 square foot fully equipped gymnasium, fully licensed bar lounge, well equipped sports shop, a dining restaurant area and changing accommodation including sauna's.
www.heatontennissquash.co.uk /index.htm   (163 words)

  
 Jason Hicks on Squash: Where are they now?
Not only were we familiar with them as Tennis players, they became celebrities known the world over and some even became cultural icons.
We knew their interests and private lives and they played a central role in making Tennis the huge media sport it is today.
Although Squash has yet to make that quantum leap into the mainstream and into the awareness of the general public it is not short on personalities to compare to the Tennis legends of the past.
www.squashtalk.com /hicks/2006-2.htm   (1108 words)

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