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US Nationals 2023
Men's Draw
25 - 28 Apr
Philadelphia, USA |
Final:
[5] Andrew Douglas bt [7] Spencer Lovejoy
11-8, 6-11, 11-6, 11-2 (45m)
Semi-finals:
[5] Andrew Douglas bt [1] Shahjahan Khan 11-8, 11-5, 8-11, 8-11,
12-10 (79m)
[7] Spencer Lovejoy bt [3] Timothy Brownell 11-8, 12-10, 10-12, 11-3
Quarter-finals:
[1] Shahjahan Khan bt Dillon Huang 11-9, 11-5, 11-5
[5] Andrew Douglas bt [4] Faraz Khan 11-9, 11-1, 11-9
[3] Timothy Brownell bt [6] Christopher Gordon 11-5, 10-12, 9-11, 13-11,
11-5
[7] Spencer Lovejoy bt [2] Todd Harrity 3-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-3
2nd round:
[1] Shahjahan Khan bt Salim Khan 11-8, 11-2, 11-4
Dillon Huang bt [8] Alvin Heumann 11-8, 11-9, 12-10
[5] Andrew Douglas bt Cole Becker 11-7, 11-7, 11-7
[4] Faraz Khan bt Hollis Robertson 1-11, 13-11, 12-10, 11-4
[3] Timothy Brownell bt Thomas Rosini 11-4, 11-5, 13-11
[6] Christopher Gordon bt Maxwell Orr 11-4, 11-8, 11-7
[7] Spencer Lovejoy bt Harrison Gill 11-4, 11-6, 11-4
[2] Todd Harrity bt Yassin Amir 11-6, 11-3, 11-4
1st round:
[1] Shahjahan Khan bt Ben Gemma 11-4, 11-1, 11-1
Salim Khan bt James Bell 9-11, 11-6, 12-10, 12-10
Dillon Huang bt Avi Agarwal 10-12, 11-9, 11-8, 6-11, 11-2
[8] Alvin Heumann bt Zephan Huang 11-9, 11-4, 11-4
[5] Andrew Douglas bt Graham Bonnell 11-5, 11-2, 11-3
Cole Becker bt Zain Ahmed 11-4, 11-1, 11-6
Hollis Robertson bt Joshua Morales 11-4, 11-1, 11-4
[4] Faraz Khan bt Hao Cui 11-2, 11-4, 11-2
[3] Timothy Brownell bt Felipe Pantle 11-3, 11-4, 11-6
Thomas Rosini bt Varun Chitturi 11-5, 3-11, 11-4, 11-8
Maxwell Orr bt Andrew Glaser 17-15, 12-10, 11-8
[6] Christopher Gordon bt Jamie Ruggiero 11-5, 11-7, 11-8
[7] Spencer Lovejoy bt Patrick Bedore 11-5, 11-4, 11-9
Harrison Gill bt Dylan Kachur 11-9, 11-8, 11-9
Yassin Amir bt Bransten Ming 11-6, 14-16, 11-9, 14-12
[2] Todd Harrity bt Quinlan Jeudy 11-2, 11-3, 11-2 |
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US Nationals 2023
Women's Draw
25 - 28 Apr
Philadelphia, USA |
Final:
[1] Amanda Sobhy bt [2] Olivia Fiechter 11-5, 11-6, 13-11 (33m)
Semi-finals:
[1] Amanda Sobhy bt [5] Marina Stefanoni 11-6, 11-3, 11-9
[2] Olivia Fiechter bt [3] Olivia Clyne 11-6, 11-5, 11-3
Quarter-finals:
[1] Amanda Sobhy bt [8] Emma Trauber 11-3, 11-2, 11-6
[5] Marina Stefanoni bt [4] Sabrina Sobhy 5-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-5
[3] Olivia Clyne bt [6] Lucie Stefanoni 6-11, 11-3, 11-6, 11-8
[2] Olivia Fiechter bt [7] Caroline Fouts 11-3, 11-6, 11-5
1st round:
[1] Amanda Sobhy bt Arisha Jahan Khan 11-2, 11-0, 11-3
[8] Emma Trauber bt Eliza Schuster 11-8, 5-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-8
[5] Marina Stefanoni bt Sarita Popat 11-5, 11-4, 11-3
[4] Sabrina Sobhy bt Avery Park 11-3, 11-1, 11-1
[3] Olivia Clyne bt Anna Shumway 11-3, 11-0, 11-2
[6] Lucie Stefanoni bt Samantha Jaffe 11-5, 11-2, 11-2
[7] Caroline Fouts bt Alexandra Jaffe 11-2, 11-4, 11-2
[2] Olivia Fiechter bt Allie Stoddard 11-1, 11-1, 11-2 |
Amanda Sobhy Earns Sixth National Title; Douglas
Celebrates First in Third Attempt
Amanda Sobhy and Andrew Douglas
World No. 5 Amanda Sobhy earned her sixth U.S. Women’s
Championship title without dropping a game, while Andrew Douglas lifted
the S.L. Green U.S. Men’s Championship trophy for the first time in his
third final appearance Friday, April 28, at the Arlen Specter US Squash
Center in Philadelphia.
The men’s final opened proceedings with five seed Douglas taking on
seven seed Spencer Lovejoy, who marked his first final appearance after
upsetting four-time champion Todd Harrity in the quarterfinals and
defending champion Timmy Brownell in the semifinals.
The match began at a high pace with both players earning a game, but
Douglas harnessed the momentum in the third game to win 11-8, 6-11,
11-6, 11-2 in forty-five minutes.
“I was really struggling, Spencer was playing really well,” Douglas
said. “I figured I had to do something to make it quicker honestly
because the long rallies were killing me. So I tried to opt for
intensity over duration and it worked out.”
Douglas, who lives and trains with Lovejoy, previously reached the
finals in 2017 and 2018 as a junior and student at Penn, and now adds a
new name to the S.L. Green U.S. Men’s Championship trophy.
“Credit to Spencer, I know how hard he works and I think he deserves so
much,” Douglas said. “I’m so happy he was able to produce the level of
squash that he did this week. It means a lot to me to win this title and
I just want to say thank you to everyone who has supported me.”
The ensuing women’s final featured the first two American women ever
ranked together in the world’s top eight in Sobhy and world No. 7 Olivia
Fiechter–a first-time finalist. Sobhy asserted her higher ranking by
controlling the first two games 11-5, 11-6. Fiechter regained her
composure in the third game, however, and earned a two game balls, but
Sobhy twice came back to win 13-11 in thirty-four minutes.
“I was telling myself you don’t want to go to a fourth game so you
better finish it,” Sobhy said. “Liv’s been playing well, we’re five and
seven in the world and have two American women in the top eight and four
in the top sixteen for the first time. I couldn’t take this easy. This
was a really tough match mentally because we’re really good friends. I
wanted to go out there from the beginning and pump up the pace to get
through in three. I’m so happy I did because that was a neck and neck at
the end so I just ran and smashed the ball as hard as I could and
sometimes that works.”
In lifting the Desai Family Cup for the second year in a row, Sobhy
matches Natalie Grainger’s record of six women’s national titles.
“It’s awesome to win number six,” Sobhy said. “I’m very competitive and
want to break records, there are a few other U.S. players who have won
eight or nine and while that could be a stretch I think I can get there.
It’s a big deal for us to be crowned U.S. national champion so I’m just
pleased that I made it through without dropping a game.”
The evening concluded with the ‘Evening with Team USA’ celebration where
the Desai Family Cup and S.L. Green Trophy were presented to Sobhy and
Douglas.
Report courtesy of US
Squash.org
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