A Day in the Life of the University of Pretoria.

On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria” the squash courts were opened on L.C. de Villiers Sportsgrounds.

The squash courts were opened by the rector Prof E.M. Hamman and cost R182 324 to build.  Squash was first introduced at UP in 1961. By 1988, squash was one of the biggest sports clubs at UP boasting 1000 student members. Today, UP has six wall backed courts and one glass backed match court at the squash facilities on the Hillcrest Campus.

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