Ilkley’s Kyle Brassington made his second successful return to his home town in three weeks on Saturday.

Just 21 days after winning the club’s men’s singles closed title, the 23-year-old added the JM Glendinning Group Ilkley Open crown, which was part of the AEGON British Tour.

Damp grass courts forced the final indoors and the top seed defeated second-seeded Simon Roberts (Lancashire) 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4.

World No 1159 Brassington should have saved himself his third-set exertions in what was a fine contest as he served for the second set at 5-4, where he had a match point.

He also had two break points in the following game which, if he had taken one, would have again left him serving for the match.

But Bolton-based coach Roberts is a fine competitor and called on all his defensive qualities, not the least with some well-judged lobs, to extend the match to the full distance.

Brassington, who missed an easy forehand on match point, said: “I really should have won it in two sets but Simon played well.

“I had a dodgy five minutes but I knew that if I served well I always had a chance.”

Brassington had the heavier game and was prepared to take more risks but made the mistake of rather gifting Roberts his last two service games in the second set and therefore relying on winning his own serve when he led 5-4.

However, having changed his shirt at the start of the final set, the Yorkshireman recovered his composure well.

Even so, Brassington had to save a break point at 4-4 before clinching the contest on his third set point.

Roberts, 27, said: “The last three times I have played Kyle it has gone to three sets, and I have won the last two before this.”

Ilkley’s James Ickringill – son of former Yorkshire champion Simon – lost the men’s doubles final 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 with his Stirling University team-mate Joe Gill to Sunderland duo Adam Barratclough and Jonathan Binding.

But Bingley’s Gavin Davison defeated Binding 6-4, 6-3 in the boys’ under-18 singles final.

Natasha Hillyer, who helped Warwickshire to promotion from Group Two of Women’s County Week the previous week, stayed on in Ilkley to win the British Tour women’s singles title.

The 21-year-old from Coventry defeated Cheshire’s unseeded Amanda Murray 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.