Philadelphia-native Olivia Fiechter became the second American to reach the semifinals of the U.S. Open presented by Truist—joining Amanda Sobhy—while the world’s top three-ranked men all exited the tournament Monday, October 4, at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia.
In one of the most dramatic quarterfinal rounds in...
Philadelphia-native Olivia Fiechter upset U.S. teammate and world No. 3 Amanda Sobhy in five games on their new home courts at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center to reach her first career Platinum quarterfinal at the U.S. Open presented by Truist in Philadelphia.
One day after the official opening of...
Egypt's twenty-year-old Mostafa Asal and twenty-one-year-old Hania El Hammamy are both set for their U.S. Open final debuts after Asal saved two match balls in the fifth game and El Hammamy stunned world No. 1 Nour El Sherbini Tuesday, October 6, at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in...
US Squash has announced the dates for the 2021 U.S. Open Squash Championships, marking a key milestone in the comeback of the sport. The PSA World Tour Platinum tournament – the highest level on the professional tour – will be held October 1-8, 2021, for the first time at...
More than three hundred SquashSmarts students, staff members, parents, donors, advisors and board members celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the award-winning Philadelphia urban squash and education program at the 2021 U.S. Open Squash Championships presented by Truist. The gathering was held at the newly-opened Arlen Specter US Squash Center...
US Squash welcomes Truist as the presenting sponsor of the 2021 U.S. Open Squash Championships. The U.S. Open brings the world’s best players to Philadelphia to compete for the most prestigious squash championship in the United States. The 2021 event is being held at the Arlen Specter US Squash...
Egypt's Nour El Sherbini and New Zealand's Paul Coll will both have their names engraved on the U.S. Open trophies for the first time.
El Sherbini and Coll had contrasting journeys to their first U.S. Open titles.
El Sherbini reached her first U.S. Open final in 2014, and fell short in...
Twenty-two-year-old Nouran Gohar fought off a championship ball in the third game to comeback and claim her first FS Investments U.S. Open title in a monumental five-game comeback, while world No. 1 Ali Farag dethroned Mohamed ElShorbagy in three games lift his second trophy at Drexel University’s Daskalaskis Athletic...
Eighteen-year-old Harvard sophomore Marina Stefanoni marked her first competitive appearance at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center with a milestone upset over Canada's world No. 19 Danielle Letourneau in the first round of the U.S. Open Squash Championships presented by Truist Friday, October 1, in Philadelphia.
Stefanoni, one of the...
Community squash leaders met at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center during the 2021 U.S. Open Squash Championships presented by Truist, one year after US Squash established the Community Affiliate Network.
The group reviewed progress against the goals for the network of mission-aligned affiliate network in its first year--including documenting...