SECOND seeds Andrew Bicknell and Shelitta Haughton captured the Boys’ and Girls’ 18 and under singles titles at the 2013 Blue Mountain Caribbean Junior Tennis Championships at the Liguanea Club in New Kingston on Friday.

Fifteen-year-old Bicknell defeated top seed Dimitri Bird in straight sets 6-4, 6-3. After his victory, Bicknell, the All-Jamaica Junior Boys’ 18 and under singles champion earlier this month, said he was very pleased.

He added that this was part of his preparation for next Monday’s start of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Jamaica Invitational Tournament to be played at the Eric Bell Tennis Centre.

Meanwhile, second seed Haughton came from a set down to defeat top seed and All-Jamaica Junior Girls’ 18 and under singles champion Michealann Denton 5-7, 6-4 (15-13 tie-breaker).

Haughton said it was a good game and she was very proud of her victory.

“She had beaten me in the All-Jamaica singles final earlier this month and this I can say is a revenge victory for me,” Haughton said.

The 17-year-old Haughton, who attends the KBC Learning Centre in Kingston, rallied nicely in the tie-breaker down 2-7, tied at 9-9 and 13-13 before winning the next two points to clinch the match 15-13.

In the Boys’ 16 and under singles final, Blaise Bicknell, seeded at seven, beat top seed Kyle Martin in straight sets 6-2, 6-2, while the Girls’ 16 and under singles final was won by unseeded 10-year-old Jenna Harrison of Hillel Academy, beating unseeded Jade Wilkinson in straight sets 6-2, 6-1.

The Boys’ 14 and under singles final was won by unseeded Upkioronfo Ikolo of Grenada, who beat unseeded Jean Phillipe Murray of St Lucia 4-6, 6-3 (10-4 tie-breaker). Top seed Michela Stephens won the Girls’ 14 and under singles title with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Jenna Harrison.

Top seed Chatani Karan defeated unseeded Zane Walters in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1 to capture the Boys’ 12 and under singles title.

Meanwhile, Jamaica captured the team event title by beating both the Cayman Islands and Grenada 3-0.