Squash player, world ranked #2 Egyptian Ramy Ashour, takes on Canadian qualifier David Philips in straight games at the University of Richmond. photo by Patricia Lyons

Squash has taken over this city. Pro squash players are in the Near West End for the 2008 Davenport Professional Squash Championship being held at the high visibility glass-walled court at the University of Richmond now through Saturday. Too bad the rest of the matches are sold out. The tournament is the largest in North America.

Locally, bloggers and Style Weekly have been covering the squash mania.
And hey, I learned something new. Not only is March 15th the Ides of March, but also
it is World Squash Day.