OCTOBER 19-26, 2024    PHILADELPHIA, PA

The fortieth-annual U.S. Intercollegiate Squash Doubles Championships, presented by the U.S. Jesters Club, as Navy and Penn swept up the titles Sunday, October 6. Philadelphia Cricket Club hosted the tournament, which was originally started in 1942. Twenty-four teams came from six universities: Brown, Columbia, Drexel, Fordham, Franklin & Marshall and...
[caption id="attachment_18371" align="aligncenter" width="474"] Olivia Fiechter (l) celebrates her victory over world No. 23 Emily Whitlock[/caption] Americans Olivia Fiechter, Andrew Douglas, Sabrina Sobhy and Olivia Blatchford Clyne all recorded first-round victories—three of which were the day’s most dramatic upsets—Saturday, October 5, at Drexel University and Racquet Club of Philadelphia. Fiechter, Douglas and Sobhy's results all marked their respective career-first wins at the U.S. Open--all of which took place against higher-ranked opposition.
The 2019 U.S. Intercollegiate Squash Doubles Championships begin tomorrow alongside the 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, October 5-6.
The Study at University City is proud to be an Official Sponsor of the 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open Squash Championships for the past three years. Hotel rooms during the U.S. Open are available starting at $200/night, with limited weekend availability. For bookings, please visit www.thestudyatuniversitycity.com or call 215-387-1400.
The 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open Squash Championships have arrived in Philadelphia. The world’s best squash players will vie for $370,000 of equal prize money split between the men’s and women’s draws, October 5-12, at Drexel University and the Racquet Club of Philadelphia. Here’s everything squash fans need to know going into the most action-packed week of squash in the U.S.
[caption id="attachment_18268" align="aligncenter" width="1292"] World No. 1's Raneem El Welily (l) and Ali Farag.[/caption] The 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open Squash Championships draws have been released as Egypt's world No. 1's Ali Farag and Raneem El Welily lead the field as top seeds, October 5-12, at Drexel University's Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia. View both draws and all match times here.
Nick LePore will receive the Philadelphia Squash Racquets Association (PSRA) Service Award at the 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open Squash Championships during an on-court ceremony following the 5:45pm match on Saturday, October 5th. As the immediate past president of the PSRA, Lepore and has been a local stalwart and...
Carol Jacobs will receive the SquashSmarts Distinguished Youth Service Award at the 2019 FS Investments US Open Squash Championships on Monday, October 7th. The ceremony will take place on the ASB Glass Court following the 6:15 PM match. For the past two decades, Carol Jacobs has made improving children lives...
[caption id="attachment_17785" align="aligncenter" width="2604"] 2018 FS Investments U.S. Open champions Mohamed ElShorbagy and Raneem El Welily return to defend their titles.[/caption] The world's top squash players--including all top fifteen-ranked men and all top twenty-five-ranked women--will vie for the prestigious 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open titles, October 5-12, at Drexel University in Philadelphia. The U.S. Open is the first of eight PSA Platinum events of the 2019-2020 PSA World Tour season. After becoming the first major event to offer prize money parity in 2013, the U.S. Open will offer equal prize money for a seventh straight year with a record $371,000 split evenly between the forty-eight-player men's and women's draws. View the complete list of 2019 players here.
One month from today, the world's top squash professionals will contest the first round of the FS Investments U.S. Open Squash Championships at Drexel University's Daskalaskis Athletic Center and Racquet Club of Philadelphia. The PSA World Tour's first Platinum event of the season, the U.S. Open spans eight days of...