An Even Bigger Apple

By Brett Erasmus

Why is New York called the Big Apple? Opinions vary, but some think it dates back to old horse racing days. New York was the race to win, you see.

Well, this weekend the Eastern Athletic Club hosts the Big Apple Open squash tournament. This event has been on and off over the years and we are glad it has found a new home in Brooklyn. The MSRA is quietly expanding into the boroughs of New York. Not surprising given that one of the stated organizational objectives is to support squash in all 5 boroughs of NYC, as well as Westchester County, Fairfield County, and all of Long Island.



So far we have hosted many events at the StreetSquash Center in Harlem. And we will be hosting a hardball doubles league (starting now) based in Queens. There will also be a few of these doubles games played in Brooklyn. The hardball doubles game seems to be growing in popularity. We have teams from at least ten different squash clubs playing in the league this spring. This even includes a few players from clubs in Long Island. A doubles league has not been played for some time in New York and we are looking forward to seeing it happen again, you know, given that the promotion of this game is another of our stated organizational objectives.

If you have not signed up for the Big Apple it is too late as it starts today, but you can still sign up for the doubles league; or for our flagship event, the Hyder next month. Just look follow the links on the left margin of this website.

Good luck to everyone who loves to compete. And enjoy your adventures outside of Manhattan. Sadly, I don't think there are any squash courts in Staten Island (but you probably can't see horse racing there either).