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.
The sixth-annual Women in Sports Day at the 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open, presented by Comcast NBCUniversal, was highlighted with a special court-side reception before the evening’s matches. Co-chaired by Ashley Bernhard and Katherine Joyce, Women in Sports Day honors the achievements of women squash leaders and promotes equality...
The sixth-annual Women in Sports Day, presented by Comcast NBCUniversal, took place today during the 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open at Drexel. The day began with a special mid-afternoon panel discussion at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. Laurelle Holley, US Squash’s marketing and events manager, welcomed a large crowd to the DAC’s media...
For a second straight year, Team USA’s Amanda Sobhy and France’s world No. 4 Camille Serme will clash in the FS Investments U.S. Open quarterfinals after all eight top seeds progressed Tuesday, October 8, at Drexel University’s Daskalaskis Athletic Center in Philadelphia. Serme, the tournament’s two seed, was the first...
The sixth-annual Character in Sports Day at the 2019 FS Investments U. S. Open highlighted sportsmanship on Tuesday evening as the Round of 16 was contested on court. Throughout the 115-year history of US Squash, said Kevin Klipstein, the President & CEO of US Squash, the association has celebrated the...
Tonight at the FS Investments U.S. Open, Jay Nelson received the 2019 Robert W. Callahan Sportsmanship Award. The honor was presented by Kevin Klipstein, the president and CEO of US Squash. Klipstein joined Kristen Callahan, Matthew Callahan, and Nelson on the ASB GlassCourt. “Winning with grace is a core...
Tonight at the FS Investments U.S. Open, US Squash awarded the  2019 Feron’s Wedgwood Sportsmanship Trophy to Pat Millman. Kim Clearkin, US Squash’s vice-president of programs and events, presented the award. “Sports not only build character, but they also reveal character,” Clearkin said. “I have heard it said many times...
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...
Nineteen-year-old Egyptian Rowan Elaraby saved two match balls before coming back to pull off the biggest upset of her career over world No. 6 Joelle King, while 2017 champions Ali Farag and Nour El Tayeb safely progressed to the quarterfinals Monday, October 7, at Drexel’s Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia.
Since 1991, the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Athlete of the Year has been US Squash’s highest award for achievement in international competition. Today at the 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open, Todd Harrity was given this year’s award. “We are so proud of Todd and all that he has...