There was no surprise in the men's singles final at the Island Construction Open with perennial favourite and number one seed Andy Bray scooping his third successive title at the event.

Bray's unique brand of power play proved too much for Belgian Philip Vandoninck who was beaten 6-1, 7-5, by the Englishman at Pomander Gate Tennis Club at the weekend.

In the Ladies A Singles teenager Cayla Cross outlined her promise with a nail-biting three-set victory against fellow youngster Jacklyn Lambert.

The never-say-die attitude of both players saw the match go down to the wire with Cross finally pulling through after a third-set tie-break.

Cross, who won 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6), will be representing Bermuda along with Lambert at the Island Games in Rhodes later this summer.

It was her first time competing in the Ladies' A tournament and she was understandably thrilled with her achievement.

"I'm so excited about winning this Open — it's my first time in the A tournament and I'm just pleased I came through," said the 15-year-old.

It was a better day for Lambert's siblings Tara and Crystal who triumphed in the Ladies A Doubles prior to their younger sister's epic encounter.

And although his clash against Vandoninck could not challenge the ladies in terms of "bums off seat" entertainment, Bray did describe his dual as the toughest final he had experienced at the Island Construction Open.

"This was probably my toughest final at this Open as nobody has really pushed me so hard in the second set," he said.

"But I'm delighted to win the Open for the third successive year and with the Island Games coming up it should prove to be good preparation."

It was Bray who was the fastest out of the blocks with him reeling off the first nine points of the match.

That set the tone for the first set and although Vandoninck managed to hold serve in the third game, that was as good as it got for the Belgian.

Bray, serving well and not giving his opponent even a sniff of a break, took just 26 minutes to polish off the first set 6-1.

The second set was a different story. Vandoninck cut down his unforced error count as he became more attuned to Bray's power. A well-constructed point comprising three aggressive forehands capped by a winning smash earned the Belgian his first break opportunity in the second set's opening game.

After battling through three deuces, Vandoninck finally won the nine-minute game and then held his own serve to consolidate the break and earn a 2-0 lead. Vandoninck's purple patch continued as a he streaked into a 4-1 lead and a third set was on the cards.

The defending champion responded with added aggression and made series of successful raids to the net as he turned the tide in his favour once again.

Vandoninck found himself serving for the set at 5-4, but by that time Bray was on a roll and he raced through the last three games to clinch the one-hour second set 7-5, and with it, the title.