BLAISE Bicknell and Shaddae Findley triumphed at the third staging of the 2017 Ernst & Young/Russell Tennis Academy Under-21 Invitational Singles Championships at the Eric Bell Tennis Centre on Sunday.

Blaise Bicknell, the top seed in the men’s singles, defeated his brother Jacob Bicknell, the second seed, in straight sets 6-3, 7-5 to win the title, and also claimed the first-place cash award of $100,000 as well as the championship trophy.

Meanwhile, unseeded Findley pulled off a one-sided upset win in the women’s final when she defeated Shae-Ann Kameka in straight sets 6-3, 6-1 to claim the first-place cash award of $100,000 and the championship trophy.

The 15-year-old Blaise Bicknell said it was a very tough match against his 17-year-old sibling.

“Jacob played well, especially in the second set where he took control. But after he began suffering from cramps to his left foot, which hindered his movements in the eighth game with the scores locked at 4-4, I capitalised on his injury,” Blaise said.

Jacob thought he would have won had it not been for the injury.

Twenty-year-old Findley, who now resides in the United States, said she did not expect to win as an unseeded player, but was happy nevertheless.

“I just played my game, be steady and concentrate on my shots, despite 17-year-old Kameka was playing poorly. She could have put on a much better performance. Her serves were not accurate and she double-faulted a lot,” said Findley.

Findley, a former student of Montego Bay High School, was number four in the singles. She left Jamaica two and a half years ago and was playing in a tournament here for the first time since leaving Jamaica.

She currently attends the Prairie View A&M University in the USA, and is ranked number four in singles and number three in doubles. She said she would like to represent Jamaica in the women’s Federation (Fed) Cup competition.

In the men’s singles semi-finals, Blaise Bicknell defeated fourth-seeded Theaker Callum 6-3, 6-0, while Jacob Bicknell beat third seed Demitri Bird 7-5, 6-2.

The women’s semi-finals saw Findley defeating third seed Valaine Clarke 6-3, 4-6 10-6 (super tie-breaker set), while Kameka eliminated unseeded Selena Bird in straight sets 6-2, 7-5. Bird had knocked out top seed Kiara Rose of the United States 6-2, 6-2 in the second round.

The losing finalists in the men’s and women’s singles each received $40,000, while the losing semi-finalists collected $20,000 each.

Meanwhile, Arianne James beat Matthew Whyte 3-1 to win the six-and-under title, while Mikael Williams defeated Adam Clarken 3-1 for the eight and under title.