A New Era Dawns

By Brett Erasmus (written May 22, 2009)

The MSRA this week (end of May last year) voted in Corey Modeste as their new president. Congratulations Corey! Most of you will know (or recognize) Corey from the various local tournaments, which he has, with the support of the MSRA members and many other volunteers, run with fervent passion for the last few years. In case you don't know, the MSRA is a non-profit organization made up of a vibrant young bunch of New Yorkers who work tirelessly (as volunteers) to facilitate all the leagues and tournaments in New York. They do a stellar job and the number of active squash players is increasing every year. The Hyder Cup last weekend is a perfect example of this. It has the largest entry
of any adult singles squash tournament in the world. There were 212 entrants this year and the feedback has been extremely positive. Everyone enjoyed the tournament, especially getting to watch US number one Julian Illingworth win the pro draw and our very own Rob Chen who won the 6.0 draw against fellow Printing House teammate Will Cheng. It was a close fought 5 game affair and was a fitting end to Rob's squash in New York. Please come back as soon as you are done in Boston Rob, thanks man. The MSRA is your resource for all things squash in New York and they can be contacted at squash@msra.net, if you wish to send a question, a thank you, a suggestion, or, if you know Corey, perhaps a congratulatory note.

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-Brett