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David Talbott was appointed in August 2004 to head the Yale
women's squash team in addition to his duties with the men's team.
He replaced his brother, Mark, who left to coach at Stanford. In
his 23rd season at the helm of the men's squash program, Talbott
has built Yale into one of the most respected programs in the
country. Only the third coach in the last 66 years, Talbott has led
the Bulldogs to the top of the national rankings, finishing no
lower than third in the country from 1989 through 1994. Yale has
also finished in the top three in the country the last three
seasons. The Bulldogs won the national championship in 1989 and
1990 and own a 269-62 record since Talbott arrived in New Haven in
1983. His record over the past seven years is an impressive 102-18
and Yale has won at least 10 matches in each of the last 19 years.
Talbott, a native of Dayton, Ohio, had a distinguished playing
career as a professional, obtaining a ranking as high as 12th in
North America. He won the 1989 and 1990 World Professional Squash
Association Legends Championship (35 and over), beating three of
the famed Khan brothers on the way to the title. But he cannot even
claim to be the best player in his family. His younger brother,
Mark, was the top-ranked player on the North American professional
tour for 15 years. Mark, who was the Yale women's squash coach for
six seasons, won 160 professional titles for the Talbott family.
Dave's father, Dr. G. Douglas Talbott, Yale Class of 1946W was
formerly ranked No. 1 in the United States in the 70 and over age
group. Talbott has served squash in many capacities beyond his
playing and coaching. He has served as secretary and pro tour
coordinator for the World Professional Squash Association. Talbott
served as president of the Men's Intercollegiate Association the
past two years. In addition, Talbott has served numerous times as
director of the Intercollegiate Team Championships and helped host
many junior and senior national championships. In 2002-03 Yale
hosted both the USSRA Junior Olympics and the women's national
championhip. In 2003-04 Yale hosted both the collegiate team
championship as well as the USSRA 5-man team championship.
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Webber, in his third season with the Yale squash program, holds
the England Squash Level IV Elite Coach award which is the premier
coaching qualification held within the world of squash. In
addition, he holds the Squash Wales Level IV National Coach award.
Webber, former director for Guernsey Squash and the Wales and
England national squads, has produced British and world ranked
champion Chris Simpson and many junior national players. Webber
played for Wales at junior national events and other international
level competitions, while he represented Guernsey as a player,
manager and coach at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Webber holds a
degree in leisure management/sports development from the University
of Wales Institute Cardiff, where he also captained the university
squash team to four wins at the British Universities Competition.
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Pamela Anckermann is entering her first year as Yale's volunteer assistant squash coach. While serving in this position, Anckermann will be playing on the squash pro circuit, the Women's International Squash Association.
A native of Guatemala, Anckermann was the No. 1 woman and junior in Guatemala and was the Guatemalan National Champion. She has represented Guatemala annually at the Pan American Games since 2001. She won the CentroAmerican Games in 2007.
Ankermann played collegiate squash at Mt. Holyoke, where she played No. 1 from 2005-2009 and posted the best record of all time at Mt. Holyoke. As a senior, Anckermann wont the Betty Richey Award as the top senior collegiate squash player in the nation.
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Pam Saunders is entering her second year as the assistant coach of the Yale men's and women's squash teams.
Prior to coming to Yale, Saunders served as the head squash coach at Mount Holyoke College, where she rebuilt the program and took it fro 25th nationally to 11th in just four seasons.
A 2004 graduate of Trinity College, Saunders also has a Masters of Sport and Exercise Studies from Smith College in 2008.
While coaching Mount Holyhoke College, Saunders coached the team to the Epps Cup Championship Title in 2005. In 2008, the Mount Holyhoke College squash team won the Clarence C. Chafee Award for Sportsmanship.
As a squash player at Trinity College, Saunders served as team captain and was named the team MVP in 2004. She was a First Team All-American from 2002 to 2004. She was a Second Team All-American as a freshman in 2001. Saunders helped lead Trinity College to National Championships in 2002 and 2003. In 2001 and 2004, Saunders was part of the Trinity College National Championship Finalist teams.
A native of Zimbabwe, Saunders played on the Zimbabwe National Squash Team in various international tournaments from 1992 to 1999. She captained the Zimbabwe Junior Squash Team at U13, U16, and U19 levels. She was also a Junior National Champion from U10 to U19. She was the Ladies National Champion in 1999 and 2001.
