11/08/2009
SUN & SURF
Khan Captures Canada Crown
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) |
Latasha Khan
11-6, 11-3, 11-3 (19m)
Miranda Ranieri |
Latasha Khan
9-11; 11-4; 11-8;
12-10 53n
Alexandra Norman |
Latasha Khan
11-9, 10-12, 11-9, 14-12 (54m)
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) |
Alana Miller
11-6, 11-13, 11-6, 11-5 (46m)
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)
Manuela Manetta |
Manuela Manetta
9-11; 9-11; 11-9;
11-9; 11-5 68m
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) |
Carolyn Russell
11-4, 9-11, 11-9, 11-4 (32m)
Annelize Naudé |
[Q] Nayelly Hernandez (Mex)
11-4, 11-1, 11-3
[2] Annelize Naudé (Ned) |
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Khan
Captures Canada 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
$11,100 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 Naude 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
World Tour 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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