ASHAWAY, BLACK KNIGHT AND EDGBASTON PRIORY

Black Knight and Ashaway have recently set up a 2 year agreement with the squash and racketball team at Edgbaston Priory Club.

• Edgbaston Priory Club is firmly established as one of Britain’s premier racquet clubs. The club has 10 local league sides, 5 national club sides and is intent on establishing itself as a midlands base for many of the up and coming UK and the worlds top professionals.
• It is a private members club with over 3,000 members.
• The Club is used to holding major events - the Davis Cup, British Open and World Open Squash Championships.
• It is set in 12 acres of beautiful grounds with 29 tennis courts, 10 squash courts, heated indoor and outdoor swimming pools, spa, a licensed bar and restaurant.
• The Club dates back over 130 years and has nurtured 4 Wimbledon Champions and several National champions

Leyla Ogan (centre left) rackets manager has built up a new squash coaching team of Jon Tate and Mike Edwards (centre right), who are moving squash at the club forward. The junior development programme, has already produced an under 17 British Open champion in the form of Julianne Courtice, now sponsored by Black Knight/ Ashaway and more recently Anthony Graham National U19 champion (uses Ashaway Powernick 18 string)

The club is leading the way in racketball nationally - Rob Shay, the clubs racketball coach, is a former professional squash player who is now heavily involved with the National Racketball Association, the club now hosts the annual national racketball championships and has British champions in three age groups

Paul Smith (far right) of Black Knight / Ashaway UK said “We are proud to be associated with and support a centre of excellence for squash and racketball such as Edgbaston Priory. The team at the club are keen not to rest on their laurels and move the club forward, particularly with their high performance junior programme, this fits perfectly with our philosophy as we enter the UK market”

Edgbaston Website: www.edgbastonpriory.com

STOP PRESS - Player update - 22-Apr-09

Edgbaston (and England!) player Ant Graham is celebrating a double achievement! in Germany earlier this month Ant became the U19 European champion and simultaniously the U19 british number 1. Ant has recently signed with Ashaway and is currently using Powernick 18, he's pictured here with his european trophy. Ant was joined in Germany by Julianne Courtice (U17 british open champion) who is also based at the Priory and sponsored by Black Knight / Ashaway.

Other players using Ashaway strings at the Priory include: Victoria Lust (world no. 58) and Joel Hinds (recently turned full time professional).