First Division champions Nationals took on Vasco at BAA club in their bid to retain their title.

In the play-offs the matches are determined by how the names are drawn as Bill Booth of Nationals edged Vasco's Bill Lins 2-1 in the opening match.

Wayne Harvey beat John Holder 2-1, Steven Hayward lost to Charles Roberts and then J.J. Smith of Vasco, with a fine 129 finish, beat Reggie Cabral 2-0.

In the doubles, Lins and Harvey lost to Booth and Holder which made the score 3-2 for Nationals.

Hayward and Smith needed to beat Roberts and Cabral in the other doubles match to keep the contest alive and send it into trebles. However, the latter sealed it with Roberts hitting the double to six to give Nationals their title back.

The Third Division play-offs were also held on Monday, but at National Sports Club, with BAA III getting four-straight against White Horse to win the division title.

Norman Kromer beat Ashton Smith 2-1, Robert Percy beat Peppy Hansey 2-0, Rex Darrell got by Dave Hill 2-0 and Peter O'Toole defeated William Frost 2-0.

The Grand League finals and President's Cup will take place next Monday at Spanish Point Boat Club. The winners of the First Division, Nationals I, will take on the winners of the Second Division, Vasco III, for the Grand League Cup and for the President's Cup.

Third Division winners BAA III will take on Fourth Division winners Squad Club.

The new Secretary's Trophy has been rescheduled for Monday, May 2 at BAA's clubhouse starting at 8.30 p.m. The Unicorn Championships will now take place on Monday, May 9 at National Sports Club.

Following are the elite who are eligible to take place in this championship: Champion of Champions winner Wayne Harvey, Bermuda Open singles champion Ronnie Thorne, high aggregate First Division player Charles Roberts, who is also the defending champion and most tons winner in the First Division and Jimmy Pratt who also won most 180s.

Also participating are Scott Corday, Second Division high aggregate winner, and the Second Division's most tons winner Graeme Redford.

BADMINTON BAD Two British internationals who are ranked in the top 12 in England will participate in the Bermuda Badminton Association's International Championships, scheduled for May 4 to 7 at BAA gym.

They are Stephen Isaac, 19, and Manfred Tripp, 21, who, along with 14 members from the British Airways Badminton Club, will give the tournament a British flavour.

The British Airways Badminton club, who came here last year to play, will also compete against Bermuda on May 9 in a challenge match.

Entries for the tournament close on Friday for overseas players and on Saturday, April 30 for local residents.

Forms can be picked up and dropped off at any of the main sports shops, by contacting a committee member or calling acting public relations officer Harold Minors at 295-4652. Junior Durrant can also be faxed on 299-4340.

The events include the men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, mixed doubles and open veterans, which should include a combination of men over 40 and women over 35. There will be consolation matches in all events if entries permit.

Julie Durrant will be back to defend her singles title but Ken Erichson of Guatamala will not be back to defend his men's title.

The same will apply for the three doubles teams where Angela Zammit will have a new partner, Jackie Hart of the British Airways group, in the women's doubles. Last year Zammit won with Sue Newell.

In the men's doubles, neither Erichson nor fellow Guatamalan Alex Altalef are returning while Harold Minors will need a new partner in the mixed doubles to replace Ailsa Campbell, who is leaving the Island. Angela Zammi and Peter Zammit will be back to try to defend their open veterans title.

The top men's players on the Island, brothers Steve and David Wellman, Randy Brangman and Minors will be competing in the singles while the national women's champions Shonette Wilson and Claire Norbury will compete in the doubles.

SAILING SLG Thirteen boats were on the starting line on Sunday for the latest event of the Bermuda Offshore Cruising Association, put on by the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club.

With light south-westerly winds forecast to increase later, there was considerable pre-race discussion to select the most suitable course for the day.

The race committee eventually decided on a course rarely used in BOCA races, but which appears to have been generally quite popular with the participants, due to the good windward legs.

The 20-mile course took the fleet from Hamilton Harbour into the Great Sound, followed by several legs up and down Dundonald Channel to a pancake buoy located off Five Star Island.

Many of the boats out for the first time this season, with freshly painted bottoms, new sails and skippers with that determined `beginning of the season' look on their faces, provided the ingredients for a good, competitive race.

Such was the case with a real battle among the leaders. On crossing the finish line, only 43 seconds separated the first four boats with Wild Cat (Peter Shrubb) taking line honours.

Shrubb was followed by High Energy , skippered by Penny Simmons, Circe , with Francis Carter at the helm, and Alexis (Kirk Cooper).

The adjusted positions on corrected time for Class I were Wild Cat , Alexis and Tonka in that order.

In Class II, Lee White's No Name sailed well to finish first on corrected time, followed by Janthina (James Hallett) who, despite demonstrating some interesting spinnaker handling techniques, performed well to take second place with Penny Simmons in High Energy third.

Despite the light winds, Crew Cut , skippered by Mark Finnegan, was unfortunate in ripping his number one genoa on a spreader while tacking on the first windward leg. He says he was well placed at the time.

The next Bermuda Offshore Cruising Association event is the Offshore Race on Saturday, April 30.

SOCCER SOC There will be a meeting for all PHC senior players tomorrow at 6 p.m. at the club. All players are urged to attend.

Dandy Town will hold a meeting tonight at 6.30 p.m. at the club for all senior players.

Wolves will hold their prize presentation and raffle ticket draw on Saturday, April 30 at 7 p.m. at the Elliott School.

All Wolves mini minor, minor and bantam team are asked to be in attendance with their parents or guardians. The guest speaker will be David Sabir, administrative assistant of the Bermuda Football Association.

There will be a meeting for all Boulevard soccer players of the 1970's tomorrow at Victor Scott School field at 7.30 p.m. There will also be a meeting for all junior coaches.

VOLLEYBALL VOL The second annual Corporate Co-ed Volleyball Tournament will be held on Saturday, May 14 at Shelly Bay field.

International Volleyball Federation rules will be followed with the following exceptions: Games in pool play are to 11 points and must be won by two points, with a maximum of 15 points.

There must be six people on the court at all times of which at least three are women and at least two are men. The only exception to these rules will be injuries incurred during the day's play.

There will be two divisions, an `A' and `B' division, to be determined once all registrations have been received. Teams will then be assigned to a pool within each division.

Each team will play all the other teams in their pool, two games to 11. The number of teams that will move forward will depend on the number of teams in each division. For further information call 236-4648 evenings and leave a message.

All team registrations must be received no later than April 30. A maximum of 32 teams will be accepted for the turnament on a first come, first served basis.