Bermuda's squash team retained the Northern Caribbean Team Rosebowl title on the back of a devastating display by their Men's A team over the weekend.

The victory marked the first time that Bermuda had won the Rosebowl away from home since 1979, and they did it in fine style in the Bahamas, despite not fielding a Ladies' team.

Playing against their closest rivals, the Cayman Islands, the Men's A team dropped only one game in their five matches.

First up, number four James Stout, Bermuda's top junior, made light work of Ken Moore, dropping just one point in the match, taking it 9-1, 9-0, 9-0.

Next number three Tommy Sherratt started slowly, conceding the first game 9-5 to David Finch. But from then on there was no doubt about the eventual outcome, with Sherratt coping easily with all that Finch could throw his way, taking the next three games, 9-5, 9-3, 9-2.

The third match was the eagerly awaited return between the number ones, Bermuda's Gary Plumstead and Cayman's John MacRury, the former Bermuda professional.

But the outcome was never in any doubt as Plumstead refused to let MacRury establish dominance, controlling play with a mix of attacking volleys, crosscourt lobs and tight drops. With the exception of the Bermuda team, the capacity crowd sat in stunned silence as Plumstead won 9-1, 9-0, 9-0.

This was followed by the number fives and Bermuda's Nick Wiffen totally outclassed Ryan Breetzke in his 9-4, 9-2, 9-0 victory.

Finally Bermuda's number two, Nick Kyme, also made light work of Cayman's Andrew Day 9-4, 9-2, 9-1.

In the three days of competition the Bermuda Men's A team racked up a 15-0 match record, and won 45 games to the opposition's one. It was a devastating display, underlining Bermuda's dominance of Northern Caribbean squash, and justifying the time and effort spent in developing the Island's junior programme.

The Men's B team of Mel Caines, Richard and Jan Brewer, Steven Smith and Stephen Young had a harder time of it and suffered a 4-1 loss to Cayman, having to settle for second place overall.

The Veterans' team, meanwhile, put behind them the memory of their close 3-2 win over Bahamas on Thursday night and scored a 5-0 win, dropping just one game in the process.

Bermuda's number four, Denise Kyme, started strongly against Cynthia Joyce and never looked back. She was able to cope with Joyce's preference to rally to length, yet her straight drop shots and trickle boasts caught Joyce out every time.

She took the first game 9-4 in eight minutes, and followed it with a 9-3 win in the second game in just three minutes. The third game lasted longer - seven minutes - but the result was a 9-2 win for Kyme.

At number three, Colin Alexander outclassed Jay Schutte with a 9-0, 9-6, 9-4 win in 20 minutes.

First string Norman Furtado started slowly against Caymans' John Cameron, and found himself 7-4 down in the first game, after leading 4-3. However, he stuck to his preferred game style of volleying, attacking and taking the ball early and ran out the first game a 9-7 winner in eight minutes. He took the sceond 9-3 and the third 9-0.

At number five, Bermuda Ladies Veterans' champion Liz Martin started shakily and conceded the first game 9-4 to S.Jackson. But she roared back to win the next three, 9-5, 9-2, 9-2 for a 3-1 win.

Finally, Bermuda Men's Veterans champion John Stout, playing at number two, played steadily and was never seriously threatened by Caymans' Valdez Foldats, winning 9-3, 9-2, 9-5 in 23 minutes. This gave the veterans a 5-0 victory for the loss of just one game.

Bermuda took four points for their victory in the Men's A and Veterans' divisions, and two points for placing second in the Men's B division for a total of ten points.

In second place, Cayman won four points for their victory in the Men's B division, two points for second place in the Men's A and Ladies' divisions, and one point for third place in the Veterans' division, giving a total of nine points for second place overall.