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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9
Men’s and Women’s First Round 12pm – 7:30pm ASB GlassCourt; Drexel Recreation Center and Racquet Club of Philadelphia
Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinals 6pm – 9:30pm ASB GlassCourt Women in Sports Day ASB GlassCourt
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6 Men’s and Women’s Round of 32 12pm – 7:30pm ASB GlassCourt; Drexel Recreation Center and Racquet Club of Philadelphia
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10 Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinals 5:30pm – 9pm ASB GlassCourt
Doubles Day ASB GlassCourt
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11
MONDAY, OCTOBER 7
Men’s and Women’s Semifinals 5:30pm – 9pm ASB GlassCourt
Men’s and Women’s Round of 16 1:30pm – 9pm ASB GlassCourt
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8 Men’s and Women’s Round of 16 1:30pm – 9pm ASB GlassCourt Character in Sports Day ASB GlassCourt 4 U.S. OPEN
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 Hall of Fame Induction Luncheon 12pm – 2pm ASB GlassCourt Men’s and Women’s Finals 5pm – 7pm ASB GlassCourt
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Welcome to the 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open Squash Championships. We are proud to host this prestigious competition for the ninth consecutive year in Philadelphia, where the John A. Daskalakis Athletic Center at Drexel University is transformed into a stage for the world’s best squash. Since Drexel first partnered with US Squash in 2011, the U.S. Open has become a deeply rooted piece of the Philadelphia landscape. At Drexel we value entrepreneurship, innovation and a global perspective while maintaining meaningful engagement with the local community, and the U.S. Open is a perfect platform for these values. We are excited to showcase everything our University has to offer as fans come from around the world to watch the professionals and compete in amateur events throughout the week. Philadelphia is the historic home of squash in the U.S., and the opening of the Arlen Specter US Squash Center across the street in the Amory in 2020 will cement this status for the future. This Specter Center will be the heart of the sport nationally—and worldwide—and offer broad community access and engagement. We are proud to partner with US Squash on this transformative project. I would like to thank FS Investments for returning as title sponsor. Their generous support allows the U.S. Open to continue its momentum as a world leader in areas such as parity in prize money and event presentation. Thank you to all sponsors and patrons—your support shows how much the Philadelphia community has committed to making the U.S. Open a success. We are so fortunate to have our men’s and women’s squash teams represent the Drexel on the national stage. Their success in only a decade since the establishment of a varsity program has been truly exceptional, and I wish them all the best this season. I would also like to thank the hundreds of Drexel professional staff, student volunteers, and faculty members who help make the U.S. Open such a special event. Best of luck to all the competitors in this year’s U.S. Open. Please enjoy your time at Drexel University and make sure to take advantage of all that the vibrant city of Philadelphia has to offer.
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US Squash is excited to welcome you to the 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open Squash Championships! We offer our sincerest thanks to Drexel University—an invaluable partner in staging the U.S. Open since 2011. Drexel’s steadfast support under President John Fry and Director of Athletics Dr. Eric Zillmer has enabled US Squash to develop the U.S. Open into one of the most prominent events on the world squash calendar. Our partnership will now extend to the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in the historic Armory in University City, Philadelphia. The Specter Center—now under construction and opening next fall—will model broad community access, serve as a home for the sport and US Squash, elevate the experience of the U.S. Open and amateur U.S. championships, and provide the support our Team USA athletes need to reach their full potential. This week, events such as Women in Sports Day, the Hall of Fame Induction Luncheon and Character in Sports Day will celebrate those who embody the sport’s core values, and we are proud of the ongoing leadership shown by the U.S. Open in prize money parity. Alongside the amazing play of the professionals on court, more than 500 amateur players will compete in events including the Arlen Specter Junior Championships, the Intercollegiate Squash Doubles Championships and the US Squash Skill Level Championships. We are grateful for FS Investments returning for its second year as title sponsor. Their support allows us to continue the U.S. Open’s momentum as a premier championship. Thank you to all our sponsors, patrons, partners and volunteers—we are fortunate to have such wide engagement from the community to make this event possible. We also express our appreciation to the many local clubs and institutions whose involvement has proven critical in helping US Squash to grow the U.S. Open into a festival of squash played at the highest level at every age. Finally, we would like to thank the athletes—juniors, collegians, amateurs and professionals—who make the U.S. Open such an eagerly-anticipated start to the season for fans and players alike. Please enjoy squash played at its very best! Sincerely,
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CLASS OF 2019 The Class of 2019 is Ginny Akabane and Bunny Vosters, two pioneering players. This is the first all-women class, to be inducted on Saturday, October 12 at the Hall of Fame Induction Luncheon. Ginny Akabane became a dominant player in the 1970s, winning national titles in the U.S. and Canada and representing Team USA on the first women’s squad to enter the world championships in 1979. As president of the U.S. women’s association from 1979 to 1981, Akabane played a central role in merging the men’s and women’s associations. She was awarded the inaugural Feron’s Wedgwood Sportsmanship Award in 1979 and the Achievement Bowl in 1982. Bunny Vosters (1919-1999) was one of the greatest squash doubles players in history. Only taking up squash in her forties, she won eleven National Doubles titles, and was also the oldest person to ever win a U.S. national open squash tournament at age fifty-eight. Vosters was also longtime board member of the women’s association. 48 U.S. OPEN
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Team USA’s Todd Harrity has been honored with the 2018 United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Athlete of the Year nomination, and will receive the award on Monday, October 7. In the 2018 season, the Wayne, PA native won matches in two PSA World Tour Platinum events and captured the Madeira Open. Harrity’s success has continued into 2019, winning two gold medals for Team USA in the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru and claiming his third S.L. Green U.S. Men’s Championship title. Alex Stait will be recognized as the 2018 United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Coach of the Year nominee on Thursday, October 10. Stait is Team USA’s junior men’s head coach. In 2018 at the Men’s World Junior Team Championships in Chennai, India, the team was seeded eighth but reached the semifinals to finish third. It was just the second time in Team USA history that a men’s junior team medaled at the tournament. Stait is currently head coach at Agnes Irwin School, and in 2018 led the team to a second-place finish at the High School Nationals. U.S. OPEN 51
2019 ACHIEVEMENT BOWL MOLLY PIERCE Molly Pierce will be awarded the Achievement Bowl during Women in Sports Day on Wednesday October 9. Growing up in Philadelphia, Pierce has been involved in squash for decades. Pierce has been a weekly mentor for children at SquashSmarts and served on its board for nineteen years. Pierce has served as the president of the PSRA, a U.S. doubles committee member and tournament director. Along with her squash-playing siblings, Pierce has been a significant philanthropic force in squash, including but not limited to SquashSmarts, donation of the house that headquartered US Squash for twenty years, and most recently a leadership gift for the Arlen Specter US Squash Center. On court, Pierce remains an avid participant and is an eight-time national doubles champion. The Achievement Bowl is US Squash’s oldest award. Since 1955 it has been given out annually to a woman who has made notable and profound contributions to the advancement of squash. 52  U.S. OPEN
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2019 FERON’S WEDGWOOD SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD PAT MILLMAN Pat Millman will be awarded the Feron’s Wedgwood Sportsmanship Trophy at the 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open on Tuesday, October 8, as a part of Character in Sports Day. After picking up squash at age 30, in 1993 Millman moved to the U.S. and since then has coached in California, Atlanta, Boston, Westchester, Stamford, and Charleston. She assisted the men’s and women’s teams at Cornell and was the head coach at Hackley School and St. Luke’s School. Two years ago Millman became the assistant director of Scenic City Squash in Chattanooga, TN. An outstanding player, Millman won the U.S. 55+ in 2010 and the 65+ in 2019 and is well-known for her exemplary sportsmanship towards fellow players on and off the court. Since 1979, the Feron’s Wedgwood Sportsmanship Award has honored women who exemplify fair play, respect, courtesy and fellowship with opponents. U.S. OPEN 55
2019 ROBERT W. CALLAHAN MEN’S SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD JAY NELSON Jay Nelson will be awarded the 2019 Robert W. Callahan Men’s Sportsmanship Award at the 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open on Tuesday, October 8 as part of Character in Sports Day. Jay Nelson is a legendary masters player. He played squash at Andover and Harvard and for the last half century has been a mainstay of squash in New York City. Inducted into the U.S. Squash Hall of Fame in 2013, Nelson has won thirty-one titles at the National Singles tournament—an all-time record that he most recently added to by capturing the 75+ division of the National Singles in 2019. Aside from his dominance on court, Nelson is renowned as an example of sportsmanship and his play embodies the sport’s core values of honesty, courtesy and respect. He was awarded NY Squash’s Eddie Standing Trophy in 1974 for exceptional sportsmanship, and remains a gracious champion on and off court.
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