02/05/2011
RACQUET CLUB INTERNATIONAL 2011
Line Licks Lust In St Louis
Racquet
Club Invitational 2011
26-30 Apr, St Louis, Usa, $11k |
Round One
27 Apr |
Quarters
28 Apr |
Semis
29 Apr |
Final
30 Apr |
[1] Line Hansen (Den)
11-8, 11-0, 11-2
Maria Toor Pakay (Pak) |
Line Hansen
14-12, 11-7, 11-8
Samantha Cornett |
Line Hansen
11-6, 6-11, 11-2, 11-8
Olivia Blatchford |
Line Hansen
11-7, 11-6, 11-8
Victoria Lust |
[7] Samantha Cornett (Can)
11-9, 11-6, 11-9
Larissa Stephenson (Nzl) |
[4] Olivia Blatchford (Usa)
11-2, 11-8, 11-5
[Q] Heidi Mather (Eng) |
Olivia Blatchford
9-11, 12-10, 11-4, 3-11, 11-7
Stephanie Edmison |
[8] Stephanie Edmison (Can)
11-2, 11-9, 11-8
Niki Clement (Usa) |
Sabrina Sobhy (Usa)
11-7, 11-7, 11-3
[5] Nicolette Fernandes (Guy) |
Nicolette Fernandes
11-6, 8-11, 8-11, 12-10, 11-9
Victoria Lust |
Victoria Lust
11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 5-11, 11-5
Latasha Khan |
Kristen Lange (Usa)
11-3, 11-5, 11-6
[3] Victoria Lust (Eng) |
[Q] Nour Baghat (Engy)
11-8, 11-6, 12-10
[6] Miranda Ranieri (Can) |
Miranda Ranieri
5-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-5
Latasha Khan |
Genevieve Lessard (Can)
11-4, 11-6, 11-5
[2] Latasha Khan (Usa) |
Line Licks
Lust In St Louis
Dane Line
Hansen justified her top billing in the Women's Racquet Club Invitational
when she brushed aside England's Victoria Lust in the final of the
WISPA World Tour 8 squash event at The Racquet Club in St Louis,
USA.
While the
world No30 from Odense reached the final after beating local star Olivia
Blatchford, the fourth seed from New York, in four games, third seed Lust
battled to a five-game upset over second seed Latasha Khan to claim her
unexpected place in the climax.
But the toil
of the semi had clearly taken its toll on the 21-year-old world No38 from
Cheltenham as Hansen romped to an 11-7, 11-6, 11-8 victory to win the inaugural
Tour title in the second-largest city in the US state of Missouri.
The title
triumph marks Hansen's first Tour success of the year - but the ninth of the
27-year-old's career.
Khan Conquered
In St Louis
England's
Victoria Lust put paid to US interest in the final of the Women's Racquet
Club Invitational when she upset second seed Latasha Khan in the
semi-finals of the WISPA World Tour 8 squash event at The Racquet Club
in St Louis, USA.
Third seed
Lust, the 21-year-old world No38 from Cheltenham, stemmed a fightback by Khan to
beat the 38-year-old world No31 from Seattle 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 5-11, 11-5.
And top-seeded
Dane Line Hansen doubled the US disappointment in the climax of the
inaugural WISPA event at the Racquet Club when she defeated New York-based
fourth seed Olivia Blatchford 11-6, 6-11, 11-2, 11-8 in the other semi.
Lust is
celebrating her 11th Tour final appearance, while Hansen, the 27-year-old world
No30 from Odense, is marking her 14th WISPA final.
US Interest
Alive In St Louis
Latasha Khan
and Olivia Blatchford kept home hopes of success in the Women's
Racquet Club Invitational alive after straight games wins in the opening
round of the WISPA World Tour 8 squash event at The Racquet Club
in St Louis, USA.
Second seed
Khan, the world No31 from Seattle, despatched Canadian Genevieve Lessard
11-4, 11-6, 11-5 - while fourth seed Blatchford, the 18-year-old world No42 from
New York, ousted Australian qualifier Heidi Mather 11-2, 11-8, 11-5.
Both now face
Canadians in a bid to make the semi-finals - Khan will line up against sixth
seed Miranda Ranieri and Blatchford eighth seed Stephanie Edmison.
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