Latasha Khan Wins Global Diamond Finals
Aug 30, 2004, By Howard Harding; SquashTalk Independent News Service © 2004;

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Latasha Khan: Winner of the Global Diamonds WISPA Event in Irvine CA. Photo courtesy Peter Gerra.

The Sports Club/LA Irvine, which is staging its second pro tournament in three months, found the WISPA pro game to provide equal excitement to the PSA variety.

It was satisfying week for USA Champion Latasha Khan. After more than 12 years on the international squash circuit, America's Latasha Khan celebrates her fiirst ever WISPA World Tour title after beating Egypt's Eman El Amir in the final of the Women's Global Diamond Open in Orange County, California, USA.

The 31-year-old top seed from Seattle, who already boasts five US National titles, reached the final without dropping a game, then defeated her second-seeded opponent 9-6 9-2 3-9 9-2 to claim her historic victory.

RESULTS: Women's Global Diamond Squash Open, Orange County, California, USA

Final:
[1] Latasha Khan (USA) bt [2] Eman El Amir (EGY) 9-6, 9-2, 3-9, 9-2

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