There will be a new name on tennis' Heineken Trophy next year as title-holder Deborah Cheng says game, set and match to Bermuda.

Cheng, the Island's number two ranked female singles player, is leaving to take up another position with employers Bacardi in London.

Her departure is tinged with some sadness as she has made quite a name for herself on the local circuit.

Victory in the Heineken Open in 2001 served notice of her intentions and she followed that up with another triumph this time around. She also saw glory at the Pomander Gate Club tournament in both singles and doubles and at last year's Coral Beach competition.

"The Heineken wins and the Coral Beach are the ones I will remember the most," said Cheng yesterday.

"The first rounds were pretty easy but once you got into the semi-finals and finals you had the best four on the Island.

"On any given day any of them could have won - Donna Bradshaw, Barbara Lambert and Laverne Stowe."

That initial victory brought her to the attention of many people, Cheng said.

"After the Heineken people recognised me and expected that I would win every tournament," she said. "You were put under pressure."

Cheng singled out her Coral Beach clash with Kelly Holland as the best match she has had while on the Island.

"We played three sets and I lost the first 6-0 which I couldn't believe," she said. "Then I came back and I got the second and the third set."

Cheng's one regret is that she did not have much chance to play Bermuda's younger players.

"It's a shame that they are off the Island a lot," she said. "I didn't get the chance to play or practice with them much, only two or three times a year.

"But what I have seen is very promising. There are some very good players like Ashley Brooks, Zara DeSilva, really nice players, and I hope they continue to play when they come back.

"The tennis scene for women here is almost 35-plus and so it will be good to have a few younger ones around."