OCTOBER 19-26, 2024    PHILADELPHIA, PA

[caption id="attachment_18492" align="aligncenter" width="474"] Raneem El Welily (l) and Nour El Tayeb in Wednesday's quarterfinal action[/caption] The sixth annual Women in Sports Day at the FS Investments U.S. Open was appropriately observed with dominant displays from two of the world’s best professionals—Egypt’s Raneem El Welily and Nour El Tayeb—who both advanced to the semifinals in three games Wednesday night at Drexel University’s Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia.
Olivia Blatchford Clyne was honored at the FS Investments U.S. Open with the 2017 United States Olympic Committee Athlete of the Year Award nomination. Rich Wade, the Senior Director of National Teams and Certifications, introduced Blatchford Clyne to a rousing ovation on the ASB GlassCourt. Blatchford Clyne, a twenty-five year-old...
Just before the Sunday evening matches on the Roberts Family Court, twenty-two 2022-2023 US Squash Scholar Athlete Award recipients were recognized at the Specter Center. Many of the scholar athletes on hand were in Philadelphia putting their best effort in on the squash courts at Drexel University and University...
Colombia's world No. 9 Miguel Angel Rodriguez has withdrawn from the 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open as a result of an injury sustained in his third round match against Australia's Ryan Cuskelly Monday night. Rodriguez appeared to sustain the injury towards the end of the third game, just before clinching...
[caption id="attachment_17539" align="aligncenter" width="768"] Three members of Team USA's Women's World Team Championship squad will compete in the U.S. Open. (l-r): Sabrina Sobhy, Olivia Blatchford, Reeham Sedky, Amanda Sobhy[/caption] Eight players will represent Team USA at the 2018 FS Investments U.S. Open Squash Championships during the first weekend of action, October 6-7, at Drexel University's Daskalaskis Athletic Center in Philadelphia.
[caption id="attachment_18351" align="aligncenter" width="474"] Vincent Amatulli (left) and Nabilla Ariffin (right) are this year's honorary First-Hit representatives.[/caption] The 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open Squash Championships started up today at Drexel University in Philadelphia. All the excitement kicked off with its classic first-ball ceremony. This year’s honorary representatives were FS Investment's Vincent Amatulli and SquashSmarts' Nabilla Ariffin.
[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...
Team USA's Todd Harrity has been honored with the 2018 United States Olympic Committee Athlete of the Year nomination, and will receive the recognition during the FS Investments U.S. Open Squash Championships in Philadelphia. Harrity will receive the award on Monday, October 7, during the round of sixteen matches that...
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...