Sze Sisters Dominate in U.S. Squash Championships

Having one sports powerhouse in a family is something special. Three athletes from one family crushing it on a global stage? Well, that’s something else entirely.

The Sze sisters—Charlotte ’28, Vivienne ’30, and Juliette ’32—added to the family’s hardware collection in the U.S. Junior Squash Championships in March, with Charlotte and Vivienne earning their fourth national championships in the U17 division and U15 division, respectively, and Juliette placing second in the U13s.

U.S. Squash describes Vivienne’s victory as “an emphatic perfect title run… [joining] her older sister with four national titles and one in the U11s, U13s, and U15s.” At ages 16, 14, and 12, they have been decorated with multiple title runs, including Charlotte’s U.S. Junior Open title and Vivi’s four U.S. Junior Open titles.

Their path began fortuitously. As a 7-year-old, Charlotte stumbled upon a squash club in Natick, Massachusetts, after getting lost on the way to a birthday party, and the game sparked her curiosity. She quickly found that she loved the intensely physical and tactical nature of the sport. Vivi, and later Juliette, followed suit. One of the best parts of their success in the sport has been achieving it together, Vivi says: “It is incredibly special to be able to have my sisters by my side in tournaments and to train with them.”

All three sisters have represented Team USA in international competitions—opportunities extended to the nation’s top-ranked junior players. This January, Juliette made her debut in the British Junior Open, joining Charlotte and Vivi, who returned for their fifth and fourth appearances, respectively. Charlotte was also one of just five U.S. girls selected to compete in last summer’s World Junior Championships in Cairo, Egypt, and, at age 16, has achieved a professional world ranking of 127.