Latasha Khan Into Vancouver WISPA 2nd Round -
Ranieri, Blatchford Ousted
from DailySquashReport.com
August 5, 2011 - Latasha Khan of the US and Samantha Teran of Mexico were the only North Americans still standing following the first round of the $28K WISPA Sun and Surf in Vancouver last night.
Khan handled Canadian Alexandra Norman 3-0 in 26 minutes, while Teran beat former Canadian #1 Melanie Jans, also in three.
Seventh-seed Olivia Blatchford of the US was upset by Misaki Kobayashi of Japan, 10-12, 11-9, 11-7, 11-5.
Current Canadian #1 Miranda Ranieri fell to New Zealand’s Jaclyn Hawkes in a tough three.
Jericho Tennis Club Head Pro Shauna Flath filed this report on the first round:
Another great night here at Jericho on the patio and on the squash court!
Engy beautiful player it is really good to see her on the court after a absence from tour events since October of last year. She sealed the match in style with excellent shot selection and defeated Carolyn Russell in 3 straight convincing games.
Misaki and Olivia had a battle with back and forth rallies but Masaki prevailed in 4 as Olivia is a bit battered and tired just coming off the World Jr Team Championships.
Heba and Nayelly had a great match as well with Heba showing her quickness and her fantastic working boast as it proved to be very effective against Nayelly. Heba is well rested with finishing the match in 17mins.
Lucie Fialova the hard hitting lefty from put up a fight by taking the first game from Victoria 13-11 but Lust turned it around and played a much more tactical game and won the next 3 to take the match 3-1.
Latasha was just too strong tonight for Alex with great ball placement and took control in the match to close out all games to take the match 3-0.
Samantha played solid squash to win over Mel in 3 but not without a fantastic effort from Canada’s former #1 player. It was a treat for the fans as Mel played a great week of squash and we will miss her as her Mark and Ryder are off to Florida this fall.
Canada’s new #1 played fantastic against Jaclyn and put up a great fight for 3 hard games. Jaclyn prevailed and displayed why she is the #1 seed with a 11-4; 11-8 11-8 performance.
The sun is out, the tournament is full and everyone is having a fantastic time. We are all looking forward to the matchups tomorrow!
RESULTS: $28,000 WISPA Sun and Surf, Vancouver, Canada
First Round:
E. Kheirallah EGY def C. Russell CAN 11-4; 11-4; 11-8 27mins
M. Kobayashi JPN def O. Blatchford US 10-12; 11-9; 11-7; 11-5 32mins
H. El Torky EGY def N. Hernandez MEX 11-8; 11-5; 11-4 17mins
V. Lust ENG def L. Fialova CZE 11-13; 11-1; 11-6; 11-7 40 mins
S. Teran MEX def M. Jans CAN 11-6; 11-3; 11-9 32mins
L. Khan US def A. Norman CAN11-7; 11-6; 11-2 26mins
E. Beddoes ENG def K. Lange US 11-6; 11-2; 11-3 26mins
J. Hawkes NZ def M. Ranieri CAN 11-4; 11-8; 11-8 29mins
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