Andy Bray had to dig deep and come from behind to bring home the beer in the last ever Heineken Open on Saturday.

A set down to James Collieson, the Island?s number one ranked player was serving at 0-30, 5-6 before turning around the game to claim a second set tiebreak and then romping home 6-1 in the decider.

It was only the hard-hitting British-born Bray?s second win over Collieson, and a victory that brought him much pleasure.

?It?s great to win it again and great to beat James again,? said Bray whose victory in the 2003 final was his first tournament win in Bermuda.

?And it?s nice to know that my name will be the last on the winners? roll for this event.

?It was a tough game but I think it was one of my better performances against James. The momentum swung my way, in any game if you win the second set you are going to be in a stronger position going into the decider.

?I was surprised how easily the tiebreak went and in the final set, all my shots were working out well ? I don?t think I made many mistakes.?

The Collieson-Bray final was the first of what is expected to be many between the training partners and Island Games doubles team this summer ? with the head-to-head record now reduced to 4-2 in Collieson?s favour.

Bray saved a set point at 5-4 in the first but succumbed in the tiebreak, although Collieson admitted that his opponent was the better player even in the opener.

Throughout the match at the WER Joell Stadium, both players were cautious about approaching the net and Collieson appeared to be in command, relying heavily on slice to force Bray into generating the power. That tactic from the Davis Cup number one appeared to be working, bringing Collieson within two points of victory.

But once Bray held his service game at 5-6, the momentum swung and the number two seed seemed destined to taste sweet victory.

At 2-1 to Bray in the third set, Collieson broke a string on his second racquet, leaving him stuck with an older weapon and mentally defeated. Bray then showed his full array of powerful ground strokes ? and the odd perfectly executed overheads ? to batter his opponent into quick submission. ?It was a bit of a rookie error to only have two decent racquets and not have them recently strung,? said Collieson afterwards. ?Mentally I knew I was beaten after that. It?s disappointing but I can?t expect to beat Andy if I make that many errors.

?But fair play to him, I think he was the better player, even in the first set.?

After a 30-minute break, the two then teamed up for a doubles win over David Jenkins and Roger Marshall, with Collieson forced to play with a borrowed-from-Bray racquet. The underdogs battled hard before going down 6-4, 6-2, as the Island?s best doubles pair claimed the first of what they hope will be a clean sweep this summer.

In the ladies? singles, favourite Morgan Lightbourne was the comfortable victor, disposing of Liz Osborne 6-4, 7-5.

?It is good to get a first tournament win of the summer out the way,? said the teenager, also heading to Gibraltar this summer for the Island Games. ?There wasn?t a deep field ? I only had to play two matches ? and I know that the next tournaments will be tougher when the other girls return from school.?

Lightbourne also claimed the mixed doubles crown with David Thomas, beating Jenkins and Gill Butterfield 6-4, 2-6, 6-1.

Butterfield did claim two other titles, winning the doubles with Jill Finnigan and the senior doubles with Kelly Holland.

Veronica Dunkerley strung out her Ladies? B final, eventually beating teenager Cayla Cross in three sets after comfortably leading in the second. She won the marathon contest 6-4, 6-7 (1), 6-4. Chris Bryan withdrew injured from the Men?s B final to give Sergei Fomine the crown while Earl Leader won the senior singles and the doubles with brother Erwin.