Both Bond and Nelson won hard-fought four game contests over Brett Hyland and Lorraine Ray respectively.

Bond said the win was possibly among his top five open tournament successes, mostly because of how hard he had to play in the finale.

“Brett’s been playing really well … and was playing at 100 per cent all the way through the final probably until those last five points. It was a very tough game,” he said.

“I didn’t know what way it was going to go because he was playing so intense the whole time.

“At five-all it could have gone either way. It was physical, intense and nail biting stuff. There was no leeway either side. He wanted it. I wanted it. It just so happens that I got in front.”

Title number five came Bond’s way courtesy of a 17-16, 14-15, 15-13, 15-6 score.

Bond managed to go one win further than he did in 2017 when he was beaten by fellow multiple-title winner Matt Karwalski.

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Fitness and finesse were key areas for Bond in his runaway success over the last game.

Bond was ecstatic to bring up a fifth title against quality opposition.

“I’m 48 so I’m not going in expecting to win many more tournaments,” he said.

“The body tends to fall apart from time to time and I’m trying to get over ongoing injuries. But when you look back on the board it would have been 15 years ago or so.

“I’ve been doing this one for a while.”

Nelson had a successful fightback of her own against Rae, winning 10-5, 15-9, 15-13, 15-6.

It wasn’t the first time the two had met on the squash court and Nelson said her opponent continues to get closer and closer in her effort to take her down.

“It was a good game with Lorraine who I’ve played many times before. She’s always getting closer, and was much tougher to play against,” she said.

“Lorraine came out pretty quick and was aggressive, volleying and taking the ball early.

“I was a little slow to start and had to make sure I got back to my game plan. I began to play better length, get it tighter on the walls and take the volley away from her.

“The second and third games were very close but by the fourth game I was able to run away with it.”

Nelson had been a five-time runner up at the Bathurst Open before coming home with a maiden title on Sunday.

Bathurst Open Squash tournament director Dave Fuller said spectators were treated to some memorable finals.

“It was probably the closest men’s match we’ve had in a final for some time because Matt Karwalski is always a level above Jeff Bond and Jeff’s a level above everyone else,” he said.

“We had 97 entries all up which was excellent.”