38-Year-Old Latasha Khan Through To Phoenix WISPA Finals
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September 17, 2011 - World #28 Latasha Khan of Washington state launched herself into the finals of the #12,000 Southwest Open yesterday with a four-game quarterfinal win followed by a same-day straight-set semifinal win at Lifetime Fitness in Tempe, Arizona.
Khan, at age 38, last month became the second-oldest player to win a WISPA tournament when she captured the Tour 8 Hamptons Open in Southampton, New York.
In yesterday’s afternoon encounter in Tempe, Latasha needed 60 minutes to take care of gritty South African Tenille Werwe, 11-9 in the fourth.
In the semi-final nightcap, Khan dominated top-ranked Canadian Miranda Ranieri in a decisive 24-minute three.
Ranieri had scored a minor upset of England’s Victoria Lust in the quarters.
In today’s final, Khan will face Nicolette Fernandes of Guyana, who beat red-hot Egyptian teenager Yathreb Adel in the first round and scored a quarterfinal upset yesterday over second-seeded Manuela Manetta of Italy.
Khan will be gunning for her eighth career WISPA title.
Quarterfinal Results: WISPA $12,000 Southwest Open, Tempe, AZ
Latasha Khan US vs Tenille Werwe RSA 14-12, 8-11, 13-11, 11-9 (60 mins)
Miranda Ranieri CAN vs Victoria Lust ENG 4-11, 11-6, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9 (75 mins)
Siyoli Waters RSA vs Sarah Carwell AUS 4-11, 11-0, 11-5, 13-11 (35 mins)
Nicolette Fernandes GUY vs Manuela Manetta ITA 11-4, 11-9, 11-8 (50 mins)
Semifinal Results: WISPA $12,000 Southwest Open, Tempe, AZ
Latasha Khan US vs Miranda Ranieri CAN11-2, 11-5, 11-7 (24 mins)
Nicolette Fernandes GUY vs Syioli Waters RSA11-5, 11-3 9-11, 11-13, 11-7 (68 mins)
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