Donald Evans, playing a reverse role during the semi-final of the Argus Open tennis championships, taught the teacher on his way to a commanding 6-1, 6-0 victory over Eugene Simmons at the Tennis Stadium.

In a match that lasted only 45 minutes, Evans played flawless tennis, ripping off some 14 aces. In fact he was hitting with such power that on more than one occasion Simmons was swinging at thin air, attempting to play a shot after the ball had already passed!

"He went through me like a dose of salt," said Simmons, still in a state of mild shock after the match.

Himself a teaching professional, Simmons said: "We never see players with so much power behind their serves, so there is no way we can prepare a proper defence.

"But I had a good run."

Evans opened the contest with a blistering serve down the middle of the court that Simmons watched as it zipped past, saying nothing as he moved to receive the next serve, down 15-0 without swinging his racquet.

From then until the match was over Simmons played to enjoy, not to win. He had decided from early on that that was beyond him. But Evans did not lighten up. When Simmons slowed the game down with his crosscourt strokes, it only gave Evans more playing time as he effortlessly stroked the ball to all corners of the court from both, the forehand and backhand sides.

In one of the rare occasions of double faulting, Evans gave up his serve in the fourth game. To Simmons that was to be his only smell of success as Evans ran off the next nine games to take the match.

Evans, seeded second in this tournament, now awaits the winner from today's semi-final between top seed Jenson Bascome and the hard hitting Jovan Whitter.

In the Ladies A semi-final, young Tara Lambert cast aside her 'respect for the elders' image when she toppled second seed Laverne Stowe in straight sets 6-4, 6-3.

The victory was the first for Lambert over Stowe. The latter was unable to counter the younger Lambert's power game, something she was not used to.

"She (Lambert) was steadier than I've ever seen her," remembered Stowe. "I played her twice before and she never got more than two games in any one set, but today she was really overwhelming.

"Even so I still enjoyed the match."

That victory set the stage for an all youth Fed Cup representative final tomorrow because top seed, 14-year-old Ashley Brooks overcame veteran Barbara Lambert 6-4, 6-4.

Brooks, known for her slow starts, dashed off to a 5-1 lead in the first set before holding on for the 6-4 win, then led 5-2 in the second set before winning 6-4.