The sixth annual Women in Sports Day presented by Comcast NBCUniversal will be hosted Wednesday October 9 preceding the quarterfinals. The U.S. Open pioneered gender parity in prize money for squash professionals in 2013 and is a leader in the drive for equality in the professional game. Women in Sports Day celebrates these values and the women moving the sport forward and supports US Squash’s vision of ensuring girls and women can advance their lives through squash.
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Schedule
Wednesday, October 9
- 4:00-5:00pm Panel Discussion: Gender Equity & Women’s Sport: Shifting the Landscape and Participation
- 5:00-600pm Reception: Remarks begin at 5:15pm
- 6:00-9:30pm Quarterfinal Matches: WiSD Presentations will take place on the ASB GlassCourt throughout the evening
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*Additional programming may be added to this event.
Ticket Packages
Women in Sports Day proceeds will benefit US Squash’s Women’s Fund, helping build women’s squash programming to emerging and current markets around the country. Purchases of 8 or more tickets are eligible for group pricing, please reach out to tickets@usopensquash.com.
Women in Sports Day Package-$130
Join the Women in Sports Day Reception including complimentary hors d’oeuvres and open bar, followed by watching the quarterfinals matches with a Club Level Ticket. The U.S. Open pioneered gender parity in prize money in 2013, and Women in Sports Day supports the continued drive towards equality in squash while celebrating leaders who make it possible for girls and women to advance their lives through sport. A portion of ticket sale proceeds benefits the US Squash Women’s Squash Fund.
Women in Sports Day Student Package-$50
Join the Women in Sports Day Reception including complimentary hors d’oeuvres and soft drinks, followed by watching the quarterfinals matches with a Club Level Ticket. The U.S. Open pioneered gender parity in prize money in 2013, and Women in Sports Day supports the continued drive towards equality in squash while celebrating leaders who make it possible for girls and women to advance their lives through sport. A portion of ticket sale proceeds benefits the US Squash Women’s Squash Fund.
Student Package Tickets are available to any currently-enrolled student of college age or younger.
Women in Sports Day Back Wall Premium Package-$175
Join the Women in Sports Day Reception including complimentary hors d’oeuvres and open bar, followed by watching the quarterfinals matches with a Back Wall Premium ticket directly behind the ASB GlassCourt to brush shoulders with the world’s best squash players and coaches. The U.S. Open pioneered gender parity in prize money in 2013, and Women in Sports Day supports the continued drive towards equality in squash while celebrating leaders who make it possible for girls and women to advance their lives through sport. A portion of ticket sale proceeds benefits the US Squash Women’s Squash Fund.
Women in Sports Day Supporting Patron-$500
Patronage includes two (2) tickets to the Women in Sports Day Reception, two (2) Quarterfinals Club Level Tickets, complimentary hors d’oeuvres and open bar, two (2) souvenir vouchers, and name recognition in the U.S. Open program. Your patron package supports US Squash women’s access and recognition initiatives while expanding the reach of squash to enrich women’s experiences in the sport. A portion of Women in Sports Day proceeds go to benefit the US Squash Women’s Squash Fund. $300 of your contribution is tax deductible.
Women in Sports Day Leadership Patron-$1,000
Patronage includes two (2) tickets to the Women in Sports Day Reception, two (2) Quarterfinals President’s Suite tickets complimentary hors d’oeuvres and open bar, two (2) souvenir vouchers, and name recognition in the U.S. Open program. Your patron package supports US Squash women’s access and recognition initiatives while expanding the reach of squash to enrich women’s experiences in the sport. A portion of Women in Sports Day proceeds go to benefit the US Squash Women’s Squash Fund. $700 of your contribution is tax deductible.
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*Back Wall tickets include access to the Club Level.
Awards
2019 Honorees

Jocelyne and Monique Lamoureux, 2019 Women in Sports Day Special Recognition Recipients

Molly Pierce, 2019 Achievement Bowl Recipient
2018 Honorees

Julieanne Harris, 2018 Achievement Bowl Recipient

Alexandra “AK” Frazier, 2018 Women in Sports Day Special Recognition Recipient
2017 Honorees

Jenny Duncalf, 2017 Women in Sports Day Recognition Award Recipient

Dr. Deborah Antoine, 2017 Women in Sports Day Keynote Speaker

Gail Ramsay, 2017 Achievement Bowl Recipient
2016 Honorees

Maria Toorpakai, 2016 President’s Cup Recipient
The 2015 winner of the Achievement Bowl, AJ Copeland, will be honored at WISD. Since 2007 Copeland, who played varsity squash at Brown, has served on the board of the National Capitol Squash district association as a vice president for women play, and for the past seven years she has also been a co-chair of US Squash’s Women’s Committee. The Achievement Bowl is US Squash’s oldest award, having been given out annually since 1955.
2015 Honorees
In 2014, Alicia McConnell was honored with US Squash’s highest individual award, the President’s Cup. She was recognized for her achievements at the 2015 Women in Sports Day Reception. McConnell won the 1980 World Juniors in Sweden. In one month in 1981 she won the national juniors, national intercollegiates and U.S. Nationals—a sweep of titles no one else has accomplished before or since in the same year. She won seven straight U.S. national singles titles and eleven straight U.S. national doubles titles. McConnell was the first American woman to make a deep impact on the international pro women’s tour, reaching world No.14. She played for Team USA in six world championships and, in the 1995 Pan American Games, she helped secure a silver medal for the women’s team. After retiring from singles play, she worked as a teaching pro at the Heights Casino in Brooklyn and was the head coach for Team USA’s national junior squad. In 2000 she was a member of the inaugural class of inductees into the U.S. Squash Hall of Fame.

Jen Gabler, 2014 Achievement Bowl Recipient
Jen Gabler was recognized at the 2015 Women in Sports Day as the recipient of the 2014 Achievement Bowl, US Squash’s oldest award. Playing under Hall of Fame coach Aggie Kurtz at Dartmouth College, Gabler went from a raw junior varsity player her first year to the varsity’s MVP her senior year. Gabler is an avid squash player—she built her own court in her home, written profiles on women in squash for Squash Magazine, acted as tournament chair for the Howe Cup, played in the 50+ draw at the 2014 World Masters and currently serves as the women’s committee chair with this year’s Howe Cup tournament director, Kim Clearkin. Gabler always encourages juniors and adults alike to come hit with her, try out squash, and learn to love the game.
2014 Honorees

Anne Farrell, 2014 W. Stuart Brauns, Jr Award Recipient
Anne Farrell, the longest-serving employee of US Squash in the organization’s 110-year history, was honored with the 2014 W. Stewart Brauns, Jr. Award. Farrell worked as office manager at US Squash from October 1979 to September 2005. This twenty-six year tenure spanned a transformative era that Farrell helped direct and sustain. Because of her enthusiasm, attention to detail and warm personality, she led every administrative and clerical effort of the Association. For decades she was literally the voice of squash, as she answered the telephone. Despite the meteoric growth of squash around the country, Farrell was renowned not only knowing each US Squash member’s name but who they were: their spouses, birthdays, children, jobs. Even though she didn’t play squash or go to tournaments, it was this personal touch that made her a legendary fixture in the game.

Kasey Brown, Former World No. 5 and WSA President
Former World No. 5 and WSA President, Kasey Brown, was recognized by US Squash at Women in Sports Day for her accomplishments and impact on women’s squash throughout her career. The 2014 U.S. Open was Brown’s final tournament before retiring from the pro tour. After a career spanning a decade of globetrotting, Brown planned her return home to New South Wales, Australia by moving from her Greenwich, CT residence for a new career promoting squash to players of all ages and abilities. Throughout her career, Brown competed at the very top level of the sport against world No. 1 Nicol David and world No. 2 Laura Massaro. In the 2011 U.S. Open in the first year that the tournament was held at the Drexel University Daskalakis Center, she eliminated David in the quarterfinals losing in the finals to Massaro.