Grainger Back In WISPA Final

USA's top seed Natalie Grainger has celebrated her return to WISPA World Tour action after a long layoff by reaching the final of the Women's Atlanta Masters in Georgia, USA.

The 27-year-old from Washington DC, who has not played a competitive WISPA match since February, had to be at her best to overcome rising Mexican star Samantha Teran 9-3 9-2 9-0 in the semi-final at the top of the draw. Unseeded Teran reached the last four after successive victories over seeded Australians Melissa Martin and Heidi Mather.

In the other semi-final, England's second seed Stephanie Brind beat Australia's third seed Amelia Pittock 9-2 9-4 9-3 to reach her second WISPA final in the US this year.

Semi-finals:
[1] Natalie Grainger (USA) bt Samantha Teran (MEX) 9-3, 9-2, 9-0
[2] Stephanie Brind (ENG) bt [3] Amelia Pittock (AUS) 9-2, 9-4, 9-3