Dominant Dodd

GARRY DODD completed his devastating unbeaten record this season by securing a fifth consecutive Channel Islands men's singles crown at the FB Fields on Friday evening.

Dodd's victory came in the climatic showpiece event of the CI finals night, in which the Sarnians gained 11 trophies to Jersey's eight.

In the men's final, Dodd came up against one of the Caesarean's many top Polish players in the form of Gregorz Frankowski, a previous winner of the CI Top 12 competition. Frankowski has recently returned to competitive action in Jersey this season after a few years out and has been one of the top performers in their domestic league, dropping just two matches.

Dodd realised the threat that the Pole could pose and made his intentions clear when powering his way through the opening two legs for the loss of just eight points. The third end was tighter, but Dodd never looked like losing and was regularly on the front foot, leaving his opponent bewildered on occasions by some thunderous backhand topspin winners.