Three past champions—Mohamed ElShorbagy, Ali Farag and Nour El Tayeb—have the opportunity to enrich to their FS Investments U.S. Open legacies after advancing to the 2019 finals, while Nouran Gohar aims to engrave her name on the coveted trophy for the first time following Friday’s semifinals, October 11, at...
Egypt’s defending champion Mohamed ElShorbagy and 2016 U.S. Open champion Camille Serme put in convincing quarterfinal displays against New Zealand’s Paul Coll and Team USA’s Amanda Sobhy Thursday, October 10, to reach the 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open semifinals at Drexel University’s Daskalaskis Athletic Center in Philadelphia.
The tournament’s two...
Today at the 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open, US Squash celebrated the progress made towards the completion of the Arlen Specter US Squash Center, scheduled to open in Fall 2020. US Squash led tours of the location currently under construction: the historic Armory building on Drexel’s campus, just a...
US Squash honored Alex Stait at the 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee National Coach of the Year nomination. Stait, Team USA’s junior men’s head coach, was presented the award by Adam Hamill, US Squash director of national teams.
Hamill welcomed Stait onto...
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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.
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...