WORLD SQUASH NEWS Pohrer Takes Over As WISPA President The Women's International Squash Players' Association (WISPA) AGM, held during the Texas Open, saw the election of a new President when world number two Natalie Pohrer was invited to take over the role following the retirement of Sarah Fitz-Gerald from the Tour. Pohrer, 25, from St Louis in the USA, was delighted to take on the role on behalf of her fellow members: "Sarah has done a great job heading up WISPA," said Pohrer of Australia's record five-times world champion. "She is a great friend and competitor and I hope I can emulate her as an ambassador for women's squash. We have so many exciting things going on. Here in Dallas we are playing on our own WISPA squash court for example - standing still has never been part of our agenda. We plan to develop still further our relationships and our Tour generally and I look forward to fronting the WISPA engine room." WISPA Director Andrew Shelley explained that a change was required: "Our rules require that our President must be a current playing member so Sarah couldn't continue. She has also decided that she would prefer to step down from the Board as she will not be at events where meetings are held. "But she is still keen to be involved and I am pleased to confirm that the WISPA Board have invited Sarah to become a WISPA Patron, a position that she has accepted. She is a great asset and couldn't get away that easily!" In addition to Fitz-Gerald, Melanie Jans (Canada) and Sue Wright (England) stood down and were replaced on the Board by the three nominees: Jenny Tranfield (England), Pamela Nimmo (Scotland) and Natalie Grinham (Australia). "We have been fortunate to have a balanced Board in recent years and there is no doubt that the three new members will be valuable additions," Shelley added. The full Board now is: Natalie Pohrer (President) Linda Charman (Chairman) (England) Natalie Grinham Shabana Khan (USA) Ingrid Lofdhal-Bentzer (co-opted) (England) Susan Morrison (USA) Pamela Nimmo Jenny Tranfield