Andy Bray outfought old rival Jenson Bascome and in the battle of the Lambert sisters, Jacklyn and Tara, it was the younger Jacklyn who triumphed in the respective singles finals of the Bermuda Open at the WER Joell Stadium on Saturday.

Bray had to fight back to win 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 against a battling Bascome – a member of the Island's triumph Davis Cup team who recently earned promotion to the Third Division of the Americas region – who had staged a comeback of his own in the first set.

Trailing 1-3, Bascome pulled it back to 4-4, held serve to lead 5-4 and break his opponent to take the set.

But it was then Bray's turn to take control as he levelled the match by winning the second set 6-2 and continued to break Bascome's serve in the deciding set to complete a comfortable victory.

"It was a hard match but I was quite happy the way I played," said Bray afterwards.

Asked what was in store for the rest of the season, Bray addded: "To be honest at the moment, I'm more concerned about getting round the May 24 race (Marathon Derby)."

Also a keen road runner, Bray completed the the course in around one hour, 42 minutes last year and he's hoping for a repeat performance. "I'll be looking for somewhere around 1:45," he said.

In Saturday's ladies' final, 21-year-old Jacklyn, who had been beaten three times and won just once in previous matches against her 28-year-old sister, Tara, triumphed in two close sets 6-4, 7-5.

"I guess I'm closing the gap," laughed Jacklyn. "But it was a really tough match . . . she had me running all around the court.

"There were a lot deuces, it was up and down all the way."

The two sisters, who will represent Bermuda at the inaugural Caribbean Games later this year, then teamed up to win the ladies' doubles final, beating Jill Finnigan and Laverne Stowe 7-6 (5), 6-0.

Bascome turned the tables on Bray in the men's doubles final as he and Neal Towlson downed Bray and Samitha Ranaweera 1-6, 6-2, 6-3.

The men's singles seniors final proved a one-sided affair as an ailing John Johnston had to retire at 0-3 down in the second set against top seed Earl Leader.

Leader had won the first set 6-0.

Full results, see Page 14