Top seeds Andy Bray and Ashley Brooks ? both benefiting from sub-par performances by opponents ? breezed through their respective finals to lift the Island Construction Open's top titles on Saturday.

Their early morning at Pomander Gate ended almost prematurely as Brooks overcame a few hiccups to oust Morgan Lightbourne 6-4, 6-1 in an hour in the Ladies' A Singles battle while, on the court next door, Bray astonishingly blew Ben Ureta away 6-1, 6-1 for the men's championship in a mere 55 minutes.

"Yes, it was definitely easier than I expected though I played well. I knew if I didn't make a lot of mistakes I'd have a chance but I didn't realise it would be like that," admitted Bray.

"Ben was definitely off because he can play a lot better than that. I knew what I had to do and I did it."

Though pleased to defend her crown, Brooks was peeved not to have showcased her best tennis.

"To be honest I was not happy at all with how I played. I had a lot of unforced errors and I gave away a lot of points. What made it worse was that I knew what I was doing wrong and I wasn't correcting it while I was out there," said the 17-year-old in a candid assessment.

An error-strewn first set saw Lightbourne being broken twice as Brooks rushed to a 3-0 advantage. However, the former settled herself and was able to level the score 3-3 before her rival rallied to close out the set.

Perhaps rattled by falling behind a set, Lightbourne descended further into a pit of self-destruction with an unbelievable succession of double faults and wayward shots in the second set. In fact, Brooks cantered to victory compliments of three double faults in the match's final game.

"I didn't take my opportunities when I had them. One time I had her 40-0 and I was on serve and she came back and won the game. I just couldn't convert when I needed to," lamented Lightbourne.

The 17-year-old Warwick Academy student pinpointed her weak serve as a major flaw in her arsenal, quipping that "if I could win matches off double faults nobody would be able to beat me".

Brooks, who attends the Van Der Meer Tennis Academy in South Carolina, reasoned they were both "a bit nervous", adding that she anticipated "a real hard challenge and thought it would be closer". She later returned to capture Ladies' A Doubles honours with partner Laverne Stowe.

If Brooks was puzzled by what happened in her match then Bray must have been completely astounded as he pounded Ureta into submission, little fight coming from the latter in a match marked by baseline rallies and topspin.

Holding serve with no trouble, Bray had the Chilean visitor on the defensive for much of their brisk encounter, breaking in the fourth and sixth games before closing out the first set in the seventh as southpaw Ureta swatted another forehand into the net.

The second set assumed a similar path to the first with the aggressive Bray executing his shots well while Ureta ? trying to maintain his calm ? continued to be frustrated by schoolboy errors. It was a far cry from the breath-taking class and talent which the 2003 Argus Open winner has exhibited in previous tournaments here.

When he retrieved one of two breaks in the fourth game to make the scoreline 3-1 to Bray, fans applauded in expectation of a mouth-watering revival. However, it was but a false dawn as Bray responded immediately, breaking to love, before holding and breaking yet again to seal the outcome.

"I just didn't play well today. I can't say much. My shots weren't there. I was moving slow and my serve was off. I have been having back problems and I wasn't feeling confident at all today," said 23-year-old Ureta.

"I had a good match against (James) Collieson in the semi-finals but today wasn't good at all."

Bray, now preparing to represent Bermuda in next month's Island Games, hailed his success as another step on his road to the Shetland Islands.

"It's going well. I've won two tournaments on the trot but there's definitely another 15 to 20 percent that I can add to my game. We've got three weeks now so I want to get a bit fitter and hit a lot more balls and I should be good," noted the 28-year-old.

"It's a matter of getting in as much match time as possible and that's what I tried to do (for) the whole tournament ? not just getting the ball back but doing so with interest on it and not making mistakes."