James Collieson regained a measure of pride for Bermuda tennis on Saturday when he not only halted the run of Canadian 'dark horse' Peter Ryan at the Coral Beach Club Invitational, but did so in devastating fashion as he captured the Men's Open singles title with a 6-3, 6-1 victory.

Giving away a dozen years, Ryan simply couldn't match the clinical efficiency of Collieson.

The match started with both players pulling off some fantastic shots as Collieson held at 15 in the opening game with a brilliant backhand drop shot from the baseline. But the only time the two combatants were close after the start was in the second game when Ryan forced Collieson into two errant shots when the score was 30-30.

First Collieson tried a straight backhand down the line that was agonisingly wide and then a smashed forehand crosscourt shot went out and the match was knotted at 1-1.

That was to be the beginning of the end for the Toronto visitor as Collieson saved two break points in the third game to take a 2-1 lead and broke in the fourth game to go 3-1 up.

Ryan, realising he was in trouble, tried to change his game. He started to attack, serve and volley, as well as hit deep and rush the net, but on most of his attempts when he rushed in, he was passed on either side. Making things even more difficult was the 15 to 20 knot wind blowing across court.

Collieson held in the fifth game to go up 4-1 and eventually wrapped up the set 6-3.

The Bermudian was even more dominant in the second allowing his opponent just a single game on the way to a comprehensive victory.

"He (Collieson) was just too young, too fast and hit the ball too hard," admitted Ryan afterwards. "He was just too good."

Italian Laura DeVittori, meanwhile, was two points away from losing her perfect record against local opposition when she saved two set points on the way to a 7-6 (2), 6-3 victory over Elizabeth Stewart to win the Ladies Open singles title ? just a day after winning the Ladies 40 singles crown.

But Stewart returned later to win the Mixed Doubles with David Jenkins when they beat Lavern Stowe and a surprisingly subdued Sam Maybury 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

American Janet Green and her partner Earl Leader captured their fourth Century Mixed Doubles title in the past five years when they defeated Gill Butterfield and John Johnston 6-0, 6-3, while Michael Way teamed with Collieson to take the Men's Doubles title with an entertaining 6-2, 6-4 victory over Andy Bray and David Jenkins.

Pat Pamplin and Jane Bland won the Ladies 50 Doubles with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Birch and Greene.

In the Consolation division, Chase Toogood was too good for John Johnston in the Men's Singles, while Carol Reid took the Ladies' crown with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Pat Pamplin.

DeDe Cooper and Heidi Boyle were too strong for Sarah Cook and Pat Birch, winning the Ladies Doubles 6-3, 6-2 and K.Huey and B.Morehead lifted the Men's Doubles title with a marathon 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7) victory over Peter Ryan and M.Stewart.