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24-Feb-07:
Final: Samantha Teran bt Latasha Khan 9/5, 9/5, 9/3

Teran Takes Southport Title

The elegant Mexican star, Samantha Teran claimed the sixth WISPA World Tour title of her career when she beat USA's Latasha Khan in the final.

The 25-year top seed, the reigning Pan American champion from Mexico City, maintained her straight games run in the event with victory over the seven-times US national champion from Seattle.

"It was a great game, but Latasha couldn't find her normal strong length, allowing Samantha and her aggressive style of play to win through," said a spokesman for the event.
 

22-Feb-07:
Top Two in Gannon Final

Top seeds Samantha Teran and Latasha Khan will contest the final of the Gannon Open in Southport, USA.

Mexican number one Teran maintained her run of straight-game victories as she eased past Australian Donna Urquhart in the semi-finals. Seven-time US champion Khan also faced Australian opposition, dropping her first game of the tournament as she defeated Amelia Pittock, the 23-year-old from Mornington who has spent the last few months training in the US.

Teran will be aiming for her sixth WISPA title in seven final appearances, while Khan will be hoping to improve on her record of a solitary win in four previous finals.

9/2, 9/4, 9/6

Donna Urquhart

9/5, 9/5, 9/3

9/2, 9/1, 7/9, 9/7

Donna downs Peta to
reach Gannon semis

Sixth seed Donna Urquhart upset her Australian compatriot Peta Hughes to earn an unexpected place in the semi-finals of the Gannon Southport Open in Southport, USA.

The 20-year-old from Maclean despatched the fourth-seeded Queenslander and will now face top seed Samantha Teran for a place in the final.  The Mexican number one crushed Canada's Alana Miller.

There will also be Australian interest in the other semi-final after third seed Amelia Pittock beat Canada's Neha Kumar.  The 23-year-old from Dromana in Victoria will now meet second seed Latasha Khan, who defeated Australian Lisa Camilleri.

Qualifiers, 20-Feb:
Adam Walker reports from Southport

Larissa Stephenson bt Olivia Blatchford 9-4, 9-2, 10-8

Larissa was far to strong for Olivia and had to many shots for the young 14 year old to handle. A more composed Olivia went ahead in the third to gain an 8-4 lead only to lose to strength and shot selection.

Victoria Chishimba bt Imelda Salazar Martinez 9-6, 9-5, 9-2

Victoria towered above the young Mexican so it became a game of strength over shot selection Imelda worked Victoria hard in the first game but the power of Victoria won through. Imelda was by far the fitter of the two players but just not quick enough to match the power of Victoria.

Ileana Novelo bt Ivonne Diaz 9-5, 9-3, 2-9, 9-1

This was a great game to watch Diaz with her speed around the court and Novelo with her ability to move Diaz around the court. Novelo went two up but Diaz never say die attitude kept chaseing every ball to get the 3rd game to push Novelo to a fourth. The hard 3rd took its toll and the 4th was a quick win for Novelo.

Kylie Lindsay bt Nayelly Hernandez 9-5, 9-6, 9-0

The first game of this match was the longest of the tournament so far, taking over 20 mins to complete. Both girl retrieved some great shots and got stuck on points for 5 or 6 exchanges of serve, but Kylie's very steady and more mature movement of the ball got Nayelly to try for shots that just didn't come off for her. The 9-0 third was a very tidy Kylie shining through.