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.
World No. 4 Olivia Weaver comfortably advanced to the second round of the PSA Platinum El Gouna Open with a 3-0 win, while U.S. teammates Amanda Sobhy and Timmy Brownell lost out in the first round Saturday, April 12, in Egypt.
El Gouna, the first PSA Platinum Tournament since January's Tournament of Champions, saw three American representatives qualify for the draw of thirty two.
Weaver, the tournament's four seed, made quick work against Egypt's world No....
Team USA's Olivia Weaver, Amanda Sobhy and Timmy Brownell will aim to progress through the El Gouna Open--the first PSA Platinum event since January's Tournament of Champions--this weekend, April 12-13 in Egypt.
The El Gouna Open presents opportunities for all three players with world ranking implications on the line, and potential clashes with the world's top players. Early round matches will take place at local clubs before later rounds move to the all glass show...
Amanda Sobhy set a new recovery milestone this season, reaching the world's top ten PSA rankings at world No. 10 this week, April 7, for the first time since sustaining a second Achilles rupture in December 2023.
Sobhy's ascent back up the world rankings has accelerated in 2025 after finding her footing throughout the start of the season since August. Sobhy began the season with pinned rankings points following her return from injury that enabled...
Amanda Sobhy won her first professional title since coming back from her second ruptured achilles, defeating top seed and world No. 8 Georgina Kennedy in the German Open final Sunday, March 23, in Hamburg.
The American entered the draw as the tournament's three seed and progressed to the final without dropping a game, including a semifinal win against two seed and world No. 14 Nada Abbas.
Sobhy continued her momentum into the final, which she confidently...
Team USA's Olivia Weaver won her second PSA Gold title of the season, defeating Egypt's world No. 6 Amina Orfi in the final of the Easy Times Brewing Co. Australian Open Sunday, March 16, in Brisbane.
The American world No. 4 entered the the $120,000 draw as the tournament's top seed and opened up her tournament with a close 3-0 win against teammate Marina Stefanoni. Weaver reached the final at the expense of Egypt's world...
California's Vivaan Mehta became just the second American boys' champion in history after a dramatic five-game BU15 final win, and Team USA celebrated a record four top three finishes to close out its most successful British Junior Open campaign in program history, Monday, January 6, at the University of Birmingham.
Mehta, a 5/8 seed, pulled together a remarkable run to the final without dropping a game, including a 3-0 upset over the two seed in...
