Manders and Thomas shared some fierce battles in years gone past, and the first set of this encounter was no different, both battled the conditions of high winds, sand blowing and a tough opponent.
Both players would be on serve in the first set and it would need a tie-breaker to decide with Manders picking up the first set 7-6.
In the second set Manders would have things just a little more his way as he claimed the title winning 6-1.
In other matches, Tariq Simons would defeat Benjamin Jones in straight sets 6-2, 6-4, and Bobby Bart defeated Chris Weeks in straight sets 6-0, 6-2.