Latasha Khan , Top Seed Pallikal Into Orange County Semis
from DailySquashReport.com
September 10, 2011 - American Latasha Khan of Seattle cruised into the semifinals of the $9,000 WISPA Orange County Open at the SportsClub/LA in Irvine last night, with a dominating 25-minute win over sixth-seed Milou Van Der Heijden of the Netherlands.
The second-seeded Khan is joined in today’s semis by Egyptian qualifier Yathreb Adel, who straight-setted Canada’s Sephanie Edmison; Misaki Kobayashi of Japan who four-gamed Italian Manuela Manetta; and by top seed Dipika Pallikal of India who beat South African Siyoli Waters in a lengthy three-gamer.
Latasha last month, at age 38, became the second oldest player to claim a WISPA tour title when she won the $8K Hamptons Open on Long Island, New York. It was the seventh WISPA title of her career.
Quarter-Final Results, $9K WISPA Orange County Open, Irvine, CA
Yathreb Adel EGY beat Stephanie Edmison CAN 11-5, 11-6, 11-5 24 min
#8 Misaki Kobayashi JPN beat #3 Manuela Manetta ITA 9-11, 11-7, 12-10, 11-8 45 min
#2 Latasha Khan US beat #6 Milou Van Der Heijden NED 11-5, 11-6, 11-7 25 min
#1 Dipika Pallikal beat #5 Siyoli Waters 11-5, 11-6, 11-8 40 min
Today's Semi-Final Match-Ups:
Pallikal v Kobayashi
Adel v Khan
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