Grainger (Washington, D.C.), along with teammates Michelle Quibell (Washington, D.C.) and Latasha Khan (Seattle, Wash.), will meet a strong team from Canada in the finals at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Miecimo da Silva Sport Complex.

Canada is led by women's singles silver medalist Alana Miller and bronze medalist Runa Reta.

The U.S. women advanced to the finals by sweeping Mexico 3-0 in the semifinal round Wednesday night.

The United States men's squash team fell to Brazil 2-1 in the quarterfinals of the team competition on Wednesday.

Chris Gordon was the lone winner for the U.S. He swept Ronlvaldo Conceicao 9-0, 9-0, 9-0.

Julian Illingworth, who won a silver medal in the singles competition for the U.S., fell 8-10, 9-4, 9-4, 9-4 to Rafael Alarcon.

WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS

Women's Semifinal - United States 3, Mexico 0
Natalie Grainger (Washington, D.C.) dec. Samantha Teran 9-7, 9-2, 9-5
Michelle Quibell (Washington, D.C.) dec. Nayell Hernandez 9-6, 9-2, 9-2
Latasha Khan (Seattle, Wash.) dec. Karina Herrera Zuniga 9-0, 9-3, 9-4

Men's Quarterfinal - Brazil 2, United States 1
Rafael Alarcon (Brazil) dec. Julian Illingworth (Portland, Ore.) 8-10, 9-4, 9-4, 9-4
Chris Gordon (New York, N.Y.) dec. Ronlvaldo Conceicao (Brazil) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
Luolano Barbosa (Brazil) dec. Jamie Crombie (Cincinnati, Ohio) 7-9, 9-2, 9-0, 9-2

Women's pool play - United States 3, Brazil 0
Natalie Grainger (Washington, D.C.) dec. Thaisa Serafini, 9-1, 9-0, 9-2
Michelle Quibell (Washington, D.C.) dec. Mariana Pontalti 9-5, 9-1, 9-6
Latasha Khan (Seattle, Wash.) dec. Karen Redfern 9-1, 9-0, 9-3