Frost grew stronger as the tournament progressed, capping a good day by crushing fourth seed Neil Slater 21-7, 21-6, 21-10 in the final. In the semi-final he had humbled third seed Roderick Masters 21-11, 21-12, 21-11.

Although the field was small, it included eight of the top 10 league players.

In the quarter-finals, in what proved to be the closest game of the tournament, Frost had to be at his best to eliminate Myron Piper 21-14, 23-25, 21-16. Frost received a bye in the first round, while Piper defeated Dave Waltham 21-14, 19-21, 21-17. Cory Berkeley, the number two seed, also had a first round bye before being upset by veteran Mike Lindo 21-17, 21-18. Lindo's defensive chop mixed with occasional aggression kept Berkeley's top spin loops and attacking style mostly in disarray.

Slater beat Kevin Lapsley 21-14, 21-14, Hasan Durham 21-12, 21-18 and knocked the stuffing out of Lindo in the semi-finals with a 21-14, 24-22, 21-9 victory.

Frost also won the doubles when he and Waltham, the defending champions, thumped the normally formidable pair of Berkeley and Durham 21-9, 21-11, 21-7.

The semi-finals saw Frost and Waltham beat Lindo and Masters 26-24, 21-16 while Berkeley and Durham edged Piper and Slater 21-16, 19-21, 21-18.

In the consolation singles final Waltham defeated Lapsley 21-14, 21-13, and in other matches Mike Sterling defeated Mansfield Smith 21-14, 21-17, Durham beat Earlston Brown 21-19, 21-14, Lindo got by Donavon Seymour 21-14, 21-12 and Masters stopped Sterling 21-11, 21-4.

BALL HOCKEY HOC The Mingemen, captained by Kirby Smith, pulled off an exciting come-from-behind victory in the championship final to win the first-ever Robin Hood Cup on the weekend.

Played at Pembroke Community Centre and organised by the Bermuda Ball Hockey Association (BBHA), the Mingemen won 10-8 over the Hanson Brothers, captained by Kevin Harris.

The Mingemen trailed their opponents 6-7 before tournament MVP Jeff Ingelman exploded in the final stages to net four unanswered goals. In total, Ingelman scored a tournamnent-high 24 points, earning the MVP award.

His team ended with a perfect 5-0 record, making their way into the final with a decisive semi-final victory over the Broad Street Bullies. In the other semi-final match-up, the Hanson Brothers scored a surprising and quick victory over the Canucks.

JUNIOR TENNIS TEN Teenage talent Jovan Whitter has won a prestigious tournament in the US.

The 13-year-old Warwick Academy student lived up to his number one seeding in the Easton 14 and under championships in Massachusetts last week by beating the number two seed 6-3, 6-0 in the final.

Whitter's coach Terry Smith noted it was the youngster's fourth tournament and second final in New England this year.

"He's probably our top 14-and-under player and he certainly has the potential to play Davis Cup for Bermuda one day,'' said Smith.

"Although he has a lot of technique to learn, he has good strokes and a lot of the work I'm doing with him now is on the mental side.''