Todd Harrity and Amanda Sobhy provided a pair of stirring victories for Team USA on the ASB GlassCourt during opening day of the 2018 FS Investments U.S. Open Squash Championships Saturday in Philadelphia. The 2018 U.S. Open marks the first PSA World Tour Platinum event for the 2018-2019 season...
[caption id="attachment_17606" align="aligncenter" width="3500"] Manobianco (l) pictured with Team USA's Todd Harrity[/caption]
One of the central goals of the U.S. Open is to expose the game to new people. The first fan to walk into the Daskalakis Athletic Center at Drexel for the very first match on the ASB GlassCourt was a good example.
The Philadelphia Squash Racquets Association honored the McIntosh/Hand family at the 2018 FS Investments U.S. Open with the PSRA Service Award.
[caption id="attachment_17599" align="aligncenter" width="3245"] (l-r): Rowan Elaraby, Tyreese Samuels, Ranson Gaymon, Steve DeAngelis, Kayla Atkinson, Zeina Mickawy[/caption]
The 2018 FS Investments United States Open Squash Championships opened today at Drexel University with its traditional first-ball ceremony. The honorary starters of this year’s tournament were four people integral to the Open.
Steve DeAngelis, the president of FS Investments Solutions, helped kick off the Open. FS Investments is a leading alternative asset manager founded in 2007 and headquartered in Philadelphia; FS Investments Solutions is its wholly owned broker-dealer subsidiary.
The 2018 FS Investments U.S. Open Squash Championships have arrived in Philadelphia. The world's best squash players will vie for $338,000 of total equal prize money between men’s and women’s draws in the PSA World Tour Platinum event at Drexel University's Daskalakis Athletic Center, October 6-13.
Here's everything squash fans need to know going into the most action-packed week of squash in the U.S.
[caption id="attachment_17573" align="aligncenter" width="474"] Farag (l) and El Tayeb at the 2017 U.S. Open[/caption]
Married couple Ali Farag and Nour El Tayeb will aim to repeat their historic U.S. Open title run last year that saw them become the first husband and wife in sporting history to lift the same major sports title on the same day at the 2018 FS Investments U.S. Open Squash Championships, October 6-13, at Drexel University's Daskalakis Athletic Center.
Last year, Farag and El Tayeb stunned the squash world last October with upsets over current World Champions Mohamed ElShorbagy and Raneem El Welily in their respective title deciders.
[caption id="attachment_17570" align="aligncenter" width="1292"] Olivia Blatchford-Clyne (l) and Mike Way[/caption]
Team USA’s Olivia Blatchford-Clyne and Harvard's Mike Way will be recognized as the 2017 United States Olympic Committee athlete and coach of the year during the 2018 FS Investments U.S Open.
FS Investments Joins U.S. Open Squash Championship as Title Sponsor Promoting Shared Values of Access, Community and Excellence
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Philadelphia, PA – October 2, 2018 – Beginning on Saturday, Philadelphia will host the 2018 U.S. Open Squash Championship with a new title sponsor, FS Investments. The event will be held October 6-13, 2018 at Drexel University and is considered the most prestigious squash tournament in the United States,...
[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_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.