What began as an internship two years ago turned into a full-time role at the Specter Center for Sean Carver, Sr. Manager of Facility Operations.
When it came to turning his six-month co-op into a prolonged opportunity, Carver cites proactivity and networking to his growth track.
“Make sure to intentionally seek out opportunities as someone new to the team,” Carver said.” Ask questions. Get a...
The Specter Center hosted the annual Level 3 Coaching Course August 22-24, welcoming 14 coaches from across the country, and one from Mexico, for a weekend full of high-level coaching. Ronny Vlassaks, Squash on Fire Head Coach and former National Junior Coach for the Netherlands and Belgium, led the course.
"When you work as a coach, it's better to have as much information as possible...
On Saturday, July 20, the Specter Center welcomed members from Yelp Philly for a Squash 57 clinic. Head squash pro Joe Robinson, assisted by Drexel Men's Squash players Darien Benn, Dima Dumitru and Yuri Pelbart, introduced the group to the basics of Squash 57 through small group instruction. Most Yelpers had minimal racquet sport experience, but took quickly to Squash 57.
"It was a pleasure...
The second edition of the National Squash League (NSL) finals saw the Philadelphia Freedom earn the inaugural NSL Women’s title and Philadelphia Freedom celebrate their first season with the franchise’s first NSL title, June 27-29, at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia.
The NSL Finals were an exciting culmination of the league’s second season, and featured an expanded finals format take course over...
Timmy Brownell and Olivia Weaver–the two top-ranked American professionals–earned back-to-back national titles at The 2025 Desai Family U.S. Women’s and S.L. Green U.S. Men’s Championships finals night Friday, June 20, at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia.
The men’s final opened proceedings with top-seeded Brownell facing first-time finalist Nicholas Spizzirri. Brownell, world No. 38, held the advantage throughout the match and clinched his...
The 2025 U.S. Women’s and S.L. Green U.S. Men’s Championships semifinals are set following eight quarterfinal matches Wednesday, June 18, at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia.
The men’s draw will feature two debut semifinalists in Nick Spizzirri and Dillon Huang. Both Spizzirri and Huang faced repeat match ups of the recent World Championships Qualifiers in April.
Spizzirri replicated his win against the higher-seeded...
On Saturday, May 10, the Specter Center hosted its Member Appreciation Day, coinciding with this season's Club Championships. Members enjoyed time on court, refreshments from local restaurant Greek from Greece and watched an exciting exhibition match between Hao Cui and Kathan Kueh of the University of Pennsylvania's men's squash team. Samuel Wright won the 4.0-4.5 rating singles division title against Michael Lampson.
"It was a...
Chris & Carson Spahr won their first Parent Child Doubles title together since 2016 in the Father-Son Open division, while F. Stafford & Ford Manion earned the first Parent-Child title in the Century division, April 13, at the Arlen Specter Center in Philadelphia.
View all results on the Parent-Child Doubles Tournament Page. View tournament photography on the US Squash Smugmug page.
The Spahrs entered the nine-team Open division...
Alexandra Jaffe defeated her twin sister and DeRoy Sportsmanship Award co-honoree, Samantha, in a five-game GU19 final, while BU19 top seed Alexander Dartnell claimed his second national title without dropping a game on finals day of the 2025 U.S. Junior Squash Championships Sunday, March 16, at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia.
View all results on the U.S. Junior Squash Championships tournament page. Livestream...
