[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.
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...
The 2018 FS Investments U.S. Open Championships are down to the last eight in each draw, as three former champions—Ali Farag, Laura Massaro and Gregory Gaultier—all advanced from the third round Tuesday at Drexel University’s Daskalakis Athletic Center.
Seven of the day’s eight matches played out according to seeding with...
Starting in 2017, a friend of the game has officially started the tournament with the first ball hit on court. In recognition of Community Day, the 2023 U.S. Open Squash Championships presented by Truist were launched when H. Chase Lenfest took the ceremonial first swing.
Lenfest has been a dynamic...
The US Squash hardball doubles community will be recognized on Sunday, October 6, on Doubles Day during the FS Investments U.S. Open round of 32 matches. Doubles Day celebrates the game of doubles, a popular and growing game in North America.
All members of the squash doubles community are invited...
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.
[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.
[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.
Jay Nelson will be awarded the 2019 Robert W. Callahan Men's Sportsmanship Award at the 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open.
The ceremony will be on Tuesday, October 8, as a part of the sixth-annual Character in Sports Day. Purchase tickets here.
The 2019 U.S. Skill Level Championships will be held alongside the FS Investments U.S. Open finals weekend, October 12-13 in Philadelphia. Skill level divisions are available for players of all abilities, and the tournament is a great opportunity to test your game against players from around the country while...