Talented Egyptian Trio Derailed As Top-Seed Latasha Khan, Manuella Manetta Advance In Phoenix WISPA
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September 16, 2011 - Top-seeded Latasha Khan of Seattle and second-seed Manuella Manetta of Italy pounded out first-round wins last night at the $12,000 Southwest Open in Tempe, Arizona, but 15-year-old rising Egyptian star Yathreb Adel was beaten in a long five-gamer.
Adel, who shocked the WISPA field last week by gaining the final of the Orange County Open after qualifying into the event, fell to world #45 Nicolette Fernandes of Guyana 11-9 in the fifth in a 68-minute battle.
In a mild upset, 19-year-old Australian qualifier Sarah Cardwell got past fourth-seed Orlan Noom of the Netherlands.
Teenagers Salma Hany and Merhan Mahmoud of Egypt were also first-round casualties, with Hany losing to Tenille Van Der Merwe of South Africa 11-6 in the fifth and Mahmoud falling to Manetta in four.
First Round Results: WISPA $12,000 Southwest Open, Tempe, AZ
#1 Latasha Khan USA d Larissa Stephenson NZL 11-8 11-8 11-9
#7 Tenille Merwe RSA d Salma Hany EGY 9 (6) (11) 7, 6
#3 Victoria Lust ENG d Milou Van Der Heijden NED 12-10 11-9 11-8
#6 Miranda Ranieri CAN d Adel Nunan RSA 11-7 11-9 11-2
#8 Siyoli Waters RSA d Alexandra Norman CAN 11-8 9-11 11-8 11-8
Sarah Cardwell AUS d #4 Orla Noom NED 11-9 9-11 11-3 11-2
#5 Nicolette Fernandes GUY d Yathreb Adel EGY (8) 7, 3 (9) 9
Merhan Mahmoud EGY v #2 Manuela Manetta ITA 9-11 11-3 11-8 11-7
Today's Quarterfinal Match-Ups
Khan v Merwe
Lust v Ranieri
Waters v Cardwell
Fernandes v Manetta
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