Latasha Staves off Runa Reta
Oct 21 2005, by SquashTalk Staff      [Jamaica Main Draw]
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In a Canadian vs USA battle at Negril, Jamaica, US#1 Latasha Khan raced off to a quick two games to love lead and then held off a charging Runa Reta, the top ranked Canadian Woman, to take home the third game and match 10-9.

Teran Tests Kawy In Jamaica
Unseeded Mexican Samantha Teran gave second seed Omneya Abdel Kawy a stern test in the opening round of the Women's Hedonism II Squash Open in Negril before the Egyptian ultimately survived the 53-minute marathon.

Kawy, the 20-year-old world No9 from Cairo, beat the 24-year-old from Mexico City 9-6 10-8 10-9 and now faces sixth seed Pamela Nimmo. The Scot ended local interest in the event with a 9-4 9-0 9-3 defeat of Jamaica's Karen Anderson.

Fresh from the disappointment of losing her crown in last week's Dunlop British Open, Australia's Rachael Grinham brushed aside compatriot Melissa Martin 9-1 9-3 9-2 in just 21 minutes. The top seed now faces USA champion Latasha Khan, the seventh seed, who beat Canadian qualifier Runa Reta 9-6 9-2 10-9 in 41 minutes.

RESULTS: Women's Hedonism II Squash Open, Negril, Jamaica [Draw]
1st round:
[1] Rachael Grinham (AUS) bt Melissa Martin (AUS) 9-1, 9-3, 9-2 (21m)
[7] Latasha Khan (USA) bt [Q] Runa Reta (CAN) 9-6, 9-2, 10-9 (41m)
[4] Annelize Naude (NED) bt [Q] Manuela Manetta (ITA) 10-8, 9-7, 9-2 (50m)
[8] Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) bt [Q] Nicolette Fernandes (GUY) 9-3, 9-5, 9-5 (39m)
[5] Fiona Geaves (ENG) bt [Q] Amanda Hopps (AUS) 9-1, 9-1, 9-2 (29m)
[3] Madeline Perry (IRL) bt Amelia Pittock (AUS) 9-3, 9-1, 9-10, 9-2 (45m)
[6] Pamela Nimmo (SCO) bt Karen Anderson (JAM) 9-4, 9-0, 9-3 (29m)
[2] Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) bt Samantha Teran (MEX) 9-6, 10-8, 10-9 (53m)

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