Hometown Branford, Connecticut
College Yale University, 2020
Professional Aspirations
I have wanted to turn pro ever since I was young. From the get go I...
Hometown Brooklyn, New York
College University of Pennsylvania Class of 2021
Professional Aspirations
I really started of going pro when I was 17 and won...
Hometown Darien, Connecticut
College Yale University, 2021
Professional Aspirations
I strive to play squash at the highest level both nationally and globally. I hope to...
The fourth annual US Squash Academy brought together members of Team USA ranging from U11 players to college graduates for two weeks of intensive training, July 7-19, at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, and Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The approach to the Academy is multi-layered, combining several major components of US Squash’s elite development programs. These components include the Elite Athlete Program (EAP), prospective EAP athletes—primarily U.S. players competing in collegiate squash, the top...
Reinforcing its connection to the U.S. Olympic Committee and US Squash’s emphasis on national teams, the Association has rolled out a new logo and started the process of rebranding.
Team USA's Olivia Fiechter and Amanda Sobhy are through to the quarterfinals of the Southwestern Open after second round wins Thursday, September 28, at the Houston Squash Club.
Both Fiechter and Sobhy opened up their campaigns with 3-0 victories to move on to the PSA Gold quarterfinals.
Fiechter, the three seed, defeated Egypt's Sana Ibrahim 12-10, 11-7, 11-1 in thirty-eight minutes.
“I’m really excited to get through that match, Sana was extremely aggressive and even until the...
Team USA's Sabrina Sobhy moved up three places in the PSA World Tour rankings this week to reach a new career high of world No. 13.
With the points for the 2022 CIB Egyptian Open expiring, there have been a number of movements inside the women’s top twenty, and Sobhy has been one of the beneficiaries.
The likes of Tesni Evans and Sarah-Jane Perry have seen their rankings tumble, meaning Sobhy has broken into the top...
Seventeen-year-old U.S. junior Riya Navani pulled off the first top fifty upset of her career, defeating Egypt's world No. 45 Nour Aboulmakarim in the first round of the Southwestern Open Wednesday, September 27, at Houston Squash Club.
Navani--a top-ranked U.S. junior from California--was making just her second appearance as a wild card in a PSA Gold event, following up her debut last fall at the Oracle NetSuite Open.
The American earned a 2-0 lead, but Aboulmakarim...
Three Americans will vie for the Southwestern Open title as top five seeds, September 27-October 1, in the second edition of the PSA Gold event at the Houston Squash Club.
World No. 5 Amanda Sobhy, world No. 9 Olivia Fiechter and world No. 15 Olivia Blatchford Clyne all enter the top half of the draw with hopes of reaching the final, but may need to get past each other first.
The Southwestern Open was shaken up...
Team USA's Amanda Sobhy upset world No. 1 Nouran Gohar--her first win over the Egyptian in her last ten attempts--to reach the inaugural women's Qatar Classic semifinals Wednesday, September 13, in Doha.
The Connecticut-based Gohar had defeated the American world No. 5 in all nine of their previous encounters since 2019, and appeared on track for a tenth early on with four game balls up 10-6 in the first game. Sobhy saved all four game...
Eight Americans travel to Qatar to compete in the second PSA Platinum event of the season--the QTerminals Qatar Classic, September 9-16 in Doha.
Team USA's four top-twenty-ranked women enter the inaugural women's draw and will join the field on Sunday, September 10, after receiving first round byes.
World No. 5 Amanda Sobhy, world No. 9 Olivia Fiechter and world No. 14 Olivia Blatchford Clyne will all play on adjacent club courts at 1:30pm local time, 6:30am...
