They wanted to get into the top 16 but they were in a tough pool. There are teams in the top 16 that the US could have beaten, but in their pool they had Malaysia and Switzerland who are weathered sqush countries. They lost both of those matches but have won every match since. They beat New Zealand today which isn't half bad, Pat Malloy coming back from two games down to win at two, Richard Repetto losing in three and 16 year old Julian Illingworth winning in four to put the US in contention for the 17th spot. Only Argentina stand in their way.
Tomorrow is the final day.
I've had 14 days of continuous squash. But it beats two hours of golf.