tournament came to an end yesterday when top-ranked Bermudian Earl Leader sent him crashing 7-5, 6-3 in the men's 45 singles final.

"Earl made no mistakes and he made me pay for every one that I made,'' said an exhausted Kimmell following their two-hour battle that saw the pair serve up 15 service breaks.

"He had an answer for everything I tried,'' said Kemmell of Miami, Florida.

Leader said that he was patient because his opponent was very steady in the first set.

"He was hitting his drop shots very well, but to my surprise he changed his game giving me a few opportunities and I was able to take them. I played the percentage points.'' Wendy Gelhay continued her giant-killing ways when she upset women's top seed American Marnie Johnson 6-2, 6-4 to set the stage for a rematch against Bermuda's top women's player Donna Bradshaw in today's final.

On Court One, veteran Mary Lenore Blair confirmed her top billing in the women's 40 section when she took only 65 minutes to beat second seed Louise Stolitzky 6-2, 6-3.

The unseeded pair of Kathy Grainger and Marnie Johnson regrouped from being down 5-3 in the first set on the way to a stunning upset of the top-seeded doubles pair of Jan Quin and Nanny Vanneck 7-6, 6-2.