| Over the past decade, the "Weymuller" has
regularly drawn the top-ranked women professionals from all over
the world, and become the premier women’s event in North America.
Recent winners have included Michelle Martin (Australia) (three
times), Cassie Jackman Campion (England), Fiona Greaves (England),
Leilani Joyce (New Zealand), and for the second time last year Sara
Fitzgerald (Australia). Created by Carol Weymuller, a former assistant
professional at The Heights Casino, and first played in 1973, its
purpose was to promote women’s squash in the U.S. In 1980,
to honor her contributions, the tournament was renamed The Carol
Weymuller Open. Originally it was a small, hardball event limited
to the top players in the U.S. and Canada. In 1993, after the conversion
to softball, seven-time Weymuller winner, Alicia McConnell, then
the Club’s co-head professional, successfully transformed
the tournament into a WISPA event. The tournament has grown as the sport,
especially women’s squash, has become increasingly popular.
Girls now outnumber boys in many of the junior programs. |
