$15K DC Squash On Fire Main Draw Opens Today, Free Admission
by Matt Hagan
August 16, 2012 - WASHINGTON, DC – The Women’s International Squash Player’s Association (WISPA) and Squash on Fire, DC’s soon-to-be largest squash facility slated to open in 2015, will host the WISPA Squash on Fire Series 2012 on Thursday, August 16 – Sunday, August 19 at the Sports Club/LA. First round matches begin on Thursday 8/16 at 4:00 p.m. and will play through Sunday 8/19 at 12:00 noon for the championship round.
Tournament highlights include DC native Camille Lanier, 18, competing in this adult professional tournament.
The three top-ranked U.S. women competing in this international tournament are:
Latasha Khan (age 39) of Seattle, WA: ranked #25 in the world
Kristen Lange (age 24) of San Diego, CA: ranked #66 in the world
Camille Lanier (age 18) of Washington, DC: ranked #8 in U.S. (Junior Women 19 & Under)
The event is free to watch.
Seeded to clash in the Final are Samantha Teran, World # 13/Mexico #1 and Sarah Kippax, World #23/England #4. The WISPA Squash on Fire Series 2012 Tournament will showcase the skill, power, precision and fitness of these amazing athletes as they battle for one of the largest cash prizes for Women’s Squash in DC in the last decade.
Where: The Sports Club/LA
1170 22nd Street, NW
Washington DC 20037
Schedule of Matches:
Round of 16
August 16
4:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Quarterfinals
August 17
4:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Semifinals
August 18
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Championship
August 19
12:00 noon
Sponsored by
Squash on Fire, The Gould Property Company
and The Sports Club/LA
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