ADVISORY/International Squash Doubles Championship in San Francisco; Top-Ranked Men & Women Players Compete at Premiere Facility on West Coast.Sports Editors/News Editors/Assignment Desks ADVISORY...for Monday Monday: see week. (October October: see month. 27) SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 2003
WHAT: Eastside Editions Squash Doubles Championships
Spectators welcome. Seating limited. Admission free.
WHEN: Today, Monday, Oct. 27 through Sunday, Nov. 2, 2003
Mon., Oct. 27 through Fri., Oct. 31 from 5:00 p.m.
to 10:00 p.m.;
Sat., Nov. 1, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.;
Sun., Nov. 2, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: University Club of San Francisco
800 Powell St. (corner of Powell and California Sts.)
WHO: 60-70 men and women squash doubles teams, many
national or world title holders, from the San
Francisco Bay Area, Portland, Seattle, Colorado
Springs, Denver, Santa Fe, St. Louis, Buffalo,
Toronto, Montreal, New York City, Boston and
Philadelphia. Competitors include Palmer Page, CEO of
the United States Squash Racquets Association; Gordon
Anderson, 10-time national champ; Bay Area residents
Kevin Jernigan, defending world doubles champ in the
30+ bracket, and John Lau, 3-time national champ.
WHY: First annual competition will inaugurate the
University Club's new state-of-the-art squash and
health center.
PHOTO OPS: Squash (indoor racquets game) competition action shots
The first annual Eastside Adj. 1. eastside - of the eastern part of a city e.g. Manhattan; "the eastside silk-stocking district" east - situated in or facing or moving toward the east Editions Squash Doubles Championships, a nationally-recognized, single-elimination squash tournament, begins today through Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. , Nov. 2 at the University Club in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , involving 60-70 doubles teams, many with national and world-ranked players, from Calif. (Bay Area), Ore., Wash., Colo., N.M., Mo., N.Y., Canada, Mass. and Pa. Competition takes place in 9 categories: A Doubles, Women, B Doubles, Division II (C/D), 40+ Doubles, 50+ Doubles, 60+ Doubles, 70+ Doubles, and Mixed Doubles mixed doubles pl.n. (used with a sing. verb) A game of doubles, as in tennis, that is played with each team composed of one man and one woman. . Matches are scheduled Monday, Oct. 27 through Friday, Oct. 31 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., on Saturday, Nov. 1, from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., and on Sunday, Nov. 2, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. "The University Club is the premiere squash facility on the West Coast with the only doubles squash courts Noun 1. squash court - the indoor court in which squash is played court - a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played; "players had to reserve a court in advance" in Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern ," says John Lau, the Club's nationally-ranked squash pro who played at UC Berkeley. "Squash is a fast, compelling game and this tournament features some of the best players in the world." |
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