Specter Center News

Egypt, U.S. and Pakistan Earn U.S. Junior Open Titles

The 2024 U.S. Junior Open Squash Championships–the world’s largest individual squash tournament with 1,007 players representing fifty-one nations–saw just three nations earn titles as Egypt, the United States and Pakistan shared the spoils Tuesday, December 17, at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center. View all results on the U.S. Junior Open tournament page. Live stream replays will be available December 18 on the US Squash Youtube...

New York City Wins First Howe Cup in Eight Years

The Howe Cup trophy will return to New York City for the first time in eight years and the nineteenth time in the tournament’s ninety-year history as the top seeded NY Fab Five defeated Philadelphia’s Pheisty Phive 5-0 in the final Sunday, November 10, at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia. 300 women competed on teams of five players across four divisions in...

Latasha Khan and Illingworth Join U.S. Squash Hall of Fame

US Squash inducted Julian Illingworth and Latasha Khan into the United States Squash Hall of Fame at a special luncheon before the finals of the 2024 Comcast Business U.S. Open Squash Championships Saturday, October 26, at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center. Illingworth won the National Singles nine times, reached world No. 24 and earned three medals at the Pan American Games. Khan won the...

Record 66 Women’s Squash Week Events Held Across U.S.

A record sixty-six registered Women’s Squash Week events in eighteen states were held across the United States, September 16-22. The goal of Women’s Squash Week is to inspire women and girls to get back on court after the summer, reconnect with old friends, and introduce new women and girls to the sport. One of the largest events took place at Harvard University where more than seventy...

Prockop, Musto and Grunberg Earn World Masters Medals

Americans Hope Prockop, Carole Grunberg and John Musto all recorded top three finishes at the 2024 WSF World Masters Championships as more than 100 members of the U.S. squash masters community competed against the world’s best, August 15-22, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The 2024 World Masters made history with the largest participation in tournament history as 1,070 masters players from around the world descended on...

541 Players Compete in Silver and Bronze Championships

541 junior players capped their seasons by competing in the U.S. Junior Silver Championships and U.S. Junior Bronze Championships, March 22-24, at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center, Drexel’s Kline & Specter Squash Center and Penn Squash Center in Philadelphia. View all results on the Junior Silver tournament page and Junior Bronze tournament page. View tournament photography on the US Squash Smugmug Page. Congratulations to the 2024 Silver and Bronze...

Specter Center to Close for Court Renovations April 22-May 20

The Specter Center will temporarily close for court floor renovations, April 22-May 20, as the facility aims to improve the playing experience for the squash community. Over the course of the Specter Center’s first three years, the courts have seen extensive use from the membership, community programming, Team USA and National Championship events. Following testing and evaluation, the renovations will address improved bounce and court...

Fouts and Wiser Earn Top Honors at Junior Nationals

Caroline Fouts ended her illustrious junior squash career with her third consecutive U19 national title, while Rustin Wiser won his first national title in any age group in a surprise title run Sunday, March 17, at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia. Nearly 300 of the nation’s top juniors competed across U11, U13, U15, U17 and U19 age divisions. View all results on...