RESULTS: Women's Sun & Surf Jericho Squash Open, Vancouver, Canada
1st round:
[1] Latasha Khan (USA) bt [Q] Susannah King (ENG) 11-7, 12-10, 11-8
[5] Miranda Ranieri (CAN) bt Karina Heredia Gonzalez (MEX) 11-7, 11-3, 11-4
[3] Alana Miller (CAN) bt Ivonne Diaz (MEX) 11-7, 11-8, 11-4
[6] Alexandra Norman (CAN) bt [Q] Sarah Parsons (CAN) 11-2, 11-3, 11-7
Stephanie Edmison (CAN) bt [7] Tara Mullins (CAN) 12-10, 9-11, 11-7, 12-10
[4] Manuela Manetta (ITA) bt Genevieve Lessard (CAN) 11-4, 11-3, 11-5
[8] Carolyn Russell (CAN) bt [Q] Lily Lorentzen (USA) 11-3, 11-6, 11-8
[2] Annelize Naude (NED) bt [Q] Nayelly Hernandez (MEX) 11-4, 11-1, 11-3
Quarter-finals:
[1] Latasha Khan (USA) bt [5] Miranda Ranieri (CAN) 11-6, 11-3, 11-3
[6] Alexandra Norman (CAN) bt [3] Alana Miller (CAN) 11-6, 11-13, 11-6, 11-5
[4] Manuela Manetta (ITA) bt Stephanie Edmison (CAN) 11-7, 11-7, 11-7
[2] Annelize Naude (NED) bt [8] Carolyn Russell (CAN) 11-4, 9-11, 11-9, 11-4
Semi-finals:
[1] Latasha Khan (USA) bt [6] Alexandra Norman (CAN) 9-11, 11-4, 11-8, 12-10 (53m)
[4] Manuela Manetta (ITA) bt [2] Annelize Naude (NED) 9-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-5 (68m)
Final:
[1] Latasha Khan (USA) bt [4] Manuela Manetta (ITA) 11-9, 10-12, 11-9, 14-12 (54m)
US squash star Latasha Khan is celebrating her best year on the WISPA World Tour at the age of 36 after winning the Women's Sun & Surf Jericho Open crown in Vancouver, Canada.
Making her tenth Tour appearance this year, the seven-time US champion from Seattle took out two Canadians before reaching the final of the $11,100 event in its fourth year at the Jericho Tennis Club.
The top seed's opponent was Italian Manuela Manetta, the fourth seed who recovered from two games down to overcome Dutch second seed Annelize Naude in the semi-finals.
The 26-year-old from Parma battled with Khan for 54 minutes - but it was the tireless American who ultimately prevailed to record her 11-9, 10-12, 11-9, 14-12 victory, her second Sun & Surf success in three years.
Khan - ranked 29 in the world and the oldest player in the top 100 - now joins a distinguished group of six players who have won three WISPA World Tour titles this year.
"Latasha has a long history with the Sun and Surf tournament as her first visit here was when she was nine or so and won the Women’s C category," said Tournament Director Shauna Flath, the Head Squash Professional at Jericho Tennis Club. "Now she is a repeat WISPA champion here at the club. Manuela just fell short on a few rallies but it was a great match for the packed gallery."