third, to defeat fourth seeds Chris Harris and Roger Marshall in the semi-finals of the men's doubles at the Argus Open.

In a showing of brilliance and determination, never-say-die Maybury and Mallory ultimately prevailed 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, setting up an intriguing final match-up against top seeds Michael Way and James Collieson.

When the Harris/Marshall combination broke both Mallory and Maybury on the way to taking the first set in less than half and hour it appeared as if the second seeds had finally found their match, but they had other ideas.

"I knew if Sam held his serve at 4-1, and we broke Roger, we would be back in the game, and that is exactly what we did,'' said former number one singles player Mallory.

"I think the occasion, the fact they were so close to victory got to them and they tightened up just a little, and that was all we needed.'' Still, the day provided a mixed bag for Maybury, who was beaten 6-1, 6-1 in singles play by top seed Collieson, although the match was actually closer than the scoreline would indicate.

Collieson moves on to face Harris in today's final.

Meanwhile, the marvellous run of 12-year-old Ashley Brooks came to a screeching halt in the Women's `A' Division, as she was eliminated by top female player Zarah DeSilva 6-2, 6-2.

Brooks managed to break DeSilva twice, but her own soft serve led to the latter hitting 14 winners off opposing service alone.

DeSilva's victory came after young Brooks had outlasted second seed Natalie Nesbitt 6-7 (2-7), 6-1, 6-3 in the `B' semi-finals.

The first set of silverware awarded went to the pair of Julia Lunn and Eldon Daniels, who defeated Wendy Gelhay and Allan Simmons 6-3, 6-2 to capture the Century Mixed Doubles crown.

The two-week tournament comes to a close today, with a host of finals commencing at 10 a.m.

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start).

Titles in all divisions, from Junior to D Class, are set to be decided with some hot action anticipated.

Much more tranquil seas are expected which should take some of the risk element away and make for greater speed along North Shore as well as within the confines of the inlet.

"Great things.'' -- Confident American sprinter Maurice Greene, replying when asked what he expected from today's 100 metres final in Sydney.