OCTOBER 19-26, 2024    PHILADELPHIA, PA

[caption id="attachment_17532" align="aligncenter" width="2584"] (l-r): Anne Marie Horner, Terry Horner and Beth Devine[/caption] Anne Marie Horner, Terry Horner and Beth Devine will be honored with the 2018 SquashSmarts Distinguished Service Award at the FS Investments U.S. Open. The ceremony will happen on the ASB GlassCourt at Drexel University’s Daskalakis Athletic Center during SquashSmarts VIP Night at the U.S. Open on Monday, October 8.
[caption id="attachment_18175" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Stait (r) coaching Daelum Mawji at the 2018 World Juniors[/caption] Alex Stait will be recognized as the 2018 United States Olympic Committee coach of the year on Thursday, October 10, during the 2019 FS Investments U.S Open Squash Championships. Stait is Team USA’s junior men’s head coach. He served as the assistant coach from 2015 to 2017 before becoming the head coach. In 2018 at the Men’s World Junior Team Championships in Chennai, India, the team was seeded eight but reached the semis to finish third. It was just the second time in Team USA history that a men’s junior team medaled at the tournament.
Pat Millman will be awarded the Feron’s Wedgwood Sportsmanship Trophy 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.
World No. 8 Amanda Sobhy overcame a formidable challenge from U.S. teammate Olivia Fiechter in Sunday’s second round to become the lone American representative in the last sixteen of the 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open. Sunday brought the top sixteen men’s and women’s seeds into the fray with thirty-two second-round...
The 2018 U.S. Skill Level Championships will be held alongside the U.S. Open finals weekend, October 13-14 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 joining the squash community as it comes together for the U.S. Open. All draws will be capped at sixteen players and are filling up already—register today at the U.S. Skill Level Championships tournament page to book your spot for a unique tournament experience.
For the third year, doubles came to singles, as the four-handed game was celebrated during Doubles Day at the 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open Squash Championships. Doubles Day highlighted the game of hardball doubles, a hugely popular and growing game in North America. Hardball squash doubles was originally invented in...
[caption id="attachment_17735" align="aligncenter" width="1292"] Tesni Evans (l) and Simon Rösner[/caption] Tesni Evans of Wales and Simon Rösner of Germany are set for their first FS Investments U.S. Open semifinal appearances Friday where they will face Egyptian world No. 2’s Raneem El Welily and Ali Farag, respectively, following Thursday evening’s quarterfinal session at Drexel University’s Daskalakis Athletic Center. Watch the semifinals live on SquashTV Friday, October 12, from 5pm local time. For tickets visit usopensquash.com/tickets.
[caption id="attachment_18157" align="aligncenter" width="2028"] Pierce (r) competing in the 2018 National Doubles[/caption] Molly Pierce will be awarded the Achievement Bowl during Women in Sports Day at the FS Investments U.S. Open Wednesday October 9 at Drexel University. Pierce is one of the most accomplished leaders in U.S. squash history. Pierce will be acknowledged during a special reception from 5-6pm courtside prior to evening matches. Purchase tickets for Women in Sports Day on www.usopensquash.com/tickets.
October 5-12 - The world's best squash players descend on Philadelphia to compete in the 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open hosted at Drexel University. Purchase tickets here.
Team USA made history this past summer at the 2019 Pan-American Games in Lima Peru, producing the greatest performance in U.S. history with five gold medals. All six members of the delegation, Todd Harrity, Chris Hanson, and Andrew Douglas, Amanda Sobhy, Olivia Blatchford Clyne and Sabrina Sobhy were recognized...