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Khan Captures Canadian Crown
US squash star Latasha Khan is celebrating her best year on
the WISPA World Tour at the age of 36 after winning the Women's Sun
& Surf Jericho Open crown in Vancouver, Canada.
Making her tenth Tour appearance this year, the seven-time US
champion from Seattle took out two Canadians before reaching the
final of the event in its fourth year at the Jericho Tennis Club.
The top seed's opponent was Italian Manuela Manetta, the
fourth seed who recovered from two games down to overcome Dutch
second seed Annelize Naudé in the semi-finals.
The 26-year-old from Parma battled with Khan for 54 minutes - but it
was the tireless American who ultimately prevailed to record her
11-9, 10-12, 11-9, 14-12 victory, her second Sun & Surf success in
three years.
Khan - ranked 29 in the world and the oldest player in the top 100 -
now joins a distinguished group of six players who have won three
WISPA titles this year.
"Latasha has a long history with the Sun and Surf tournament as her
first visit here was when she was nine or so and won the Women’s C
category," said Tournament Director Shauna Flath, the Head
Squash Professional at Jericho Tennis Club. "Now she is a repeat
WISPA champion here at the club. Manuela just fell short on a few
rallies but it was a great match for the packed gallery."
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 Sun
& Surf 2009
05-09 Aug, Jericho Club, Vancouver, $11k |
Round One
06 Aug |
Quarters
07 Aug |
Semis
08 Aug |
Final
09 Aug |
[1] Latasha Khan (Usa)
11-7, 12-10, 11-8
[Q] Susannah King (Eng) |
[1] Latasha Khan
11-6, 11-3, 11-3 (19m)
[5] Miranda Ranieri |
[1] Latasha Khan
9-11; 11-4; 11-8;
12-10 53n
[6] Alexandra Norman |
[1] Latasha Khan
11-9, 10-12, 11-9, 14-12 (54m)
[4] Manuela Manetta |
[5] Miranda Ranieri (Can)
11-7, 11-3, 11-4
Karina Heredia Gonzales (Mex) |
[3] Alana Miller (Can)
11-7, 11-8, 11-4
Ivonne Diaz (Mex) |
[3] Alana Miller
11-6, 11-13, 11-6, 11-5 (46m)
[6] Alexandra Norman |
[6] Alexandra Norman (Can)
11-2, 11-3, 11-7
[Q] Sarah Parsons (Can) |
Stephanie Edmison (Can)
12-10, 9-11, 11-7, 12-10
[7] Tara Mullins (Can) |
Stephanie Edmison
11-7, 11-7, 11-7 (31m)
[4] Manuela Manetta |
[4] Manuela Manetta
9-11; 9-11; 11-9;
11-9; 11-5 68m
m[2] Annelize Naudé |
Genevieve Lessard (Can)
11-4, 11-3, 11-5
[4] Manuela Manetta (Ita) |
[Q] Lily Lorentzen (Usa)
11-3, 11-6, 11-8
[8] Carolyn Russell (Can) |
[8] Carolyn Russell
11-4, 9-11, 11-9, 11-4 (32m)
[2] Annelize Naudé |
[Q] Nayelly Hernandez (Mex)
11-4, 11-1, 11-3
[2] Annelize Naudé (Ned) |
Qualifying:
Sarah 3-1,
Imelda 3-1, Jaime w/o,
Lily 3-1,
Susie 3-1,
Lia 3-0,
Erin 3-0,
Nayelly 3-0
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