REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (Diya TV) — Malaysia’s Sivasangari Subramaniam and Egypt’s Mohamad Zakaria won the women’s and men’s titles at the Silicon Valley Open on Saturday, Oct. 24, each defeating an Egyptian or French opponent in straight games at the PSA Gold-level tournament.

Subramaniam beat Egypt’s Farida Mohamed 11-7, 11-6, 11-8. Zakaria, 19, defeated France’s Victor Crouin 11-5, 11-8, 11-3. The tournament, presented by Oracle NetSuite, ran Oct. 20-24 at Squash Zone in Redwood City.

Subramaniam set the pace in the women’s final, winning the opening game 11-7 and the second 11-6. Mohamed, ranked No. 20, had reached the final by defeating world No. 5 Olivia Weaver in the semifinals. But Subramaniam kept the rallies on her terms and closed out the match 11-8 in the third.

The win gave Subramaniam her first PSA Tour title of the new season and her fourth Gold-level trophy. After the final, she pointed to a season that included both frustration and progress: three semifinal losses, alongside her Asian Games victory. She said she now wants to win a Platinum-level event, after setting a goal of reaching the semifinals at that tier.

Zakaria arrived in the men’s final after a four-game semifinal win over former world No. 1 Mohamed Elshorbagy. Crouin had beaten top seed Diego Elias to reach the final, but Zakaria seized control early and prevented the Frenchman from finding a steady attacking rhythm.

Zakaria took the first game 11-5 and the second 11-8. He then opened a 10-3 lead in the third, giving himself seven championship points, and converted the first to finish the match. The title marked his second Gold-level win and his second tournament victory in four events.

The tournament also drew attention for the run by India’s Anahat Singh. The 18-year-old reached her first Gold-level semifinal after beating eight-time world champion Nour El Sherbini and Egypt’s Salma Hany. Subramaniam ended Singh’s run in the semifinals, continuing a pattern of wins over the Indian teenager.

The PSA Tour’s next North American stops were scheduled for Toronto, where the Canadian Women’s Open and SmartCentres Canada Cup were set to begin Oct. 25.