The 2014 ladies champions, Stewartry CSC suffered an away day defeat to Dalbeattie. Both teams started well winning a rubber each before Dalbeattie edged the next 2 rubbers in two tight matches (3-1). In the gents league Dumfries A ease past neighbours Dumfries B 4-0 to keep their 100% record, elsewhere Stewartry CSC entertained Dumfries C in a very close match which Stewartry won 3-1.

Mens league results and fixtures 2015

This week Dumfries A travel through to Kirkcudbright whilst Stewartry CSC and Beechgrove travel through to Dumfries to play their B and C teams. In the ladies league Dalbeattie entertain Dumfries and Stewartry head to Moffat.

The rain wiped out most of the fixtures on Wednesday 29th with only the 2 matches at Dumfries going ahead. Courts were damp and a heavy rain shower broke play up for 15 minutes, however Dumfries A secured a victory against their plucky neighbours Dumfries C. The first two matches were tight with the C team having a slight glimmer of hope but the experience and young Alex Shearman proved to strong and eventually took the match 4-0. In the other match an unlucky Kirkcudbright again landed in Dumfries on a damp and cold day to take on Dumfries B. The home team secured a 4-0 victory but Kirkcudbright showed their progress with 2 tight matches against a young and energetic B team.

Mens league results and fixtures 2015

Dumfries A, Stewartry CSC and Dumfries C all start the 2015 campaign with wins. Defending champions Dumfries A secured a 4-0 victory over Dalbeattie with 2 matches going to championship tie-breaks. Elsewhere Beechgrove travelled through to Castle Douglas to play Stewartry CSC but lost 4-0 and Kirkcudbright played host to Dumfries C and just lost out going down 1-3.

Mens league results and fixtures 2015

100 young players from all over Scotland will travel this week to Kilgraston School in Bridge of Earn, Perthshire to compete in the 40th Scottish Inter District Team Championships, a team competition organised by Tennis Scotland. Competition will be fierce as teams from all nine District Associations in Scotland contest three age group events – 12, 15 and 18 & Under – over four days of play. The event, one of the most popular in Scotland’s tennis calendar, was first played in 1992 and was the brainchild of the national tennis coach at the time, Terry Mabbitt, to provide team competition for young players from all parts of the country. Well over 2000 of Scotland’s best young juniors have since participated at the Kilgraston event with a team representing Central District, which included brothers Andy and Jamie Murray, winning in 1996. With Tennis Scotland increasing its emphasis on team competition and having great fun whilst playing, the Inter District Championships provide both with lots of additional activities planned throughout the week to create a great tennis experience. Play starts on Wednesday morning with the finals scheduled for Saturday afternoon. Draws and a schedule of matches can be found daily at Scottish Inter District Championships. – See more at: Kilgraston fixtures and results

The Level 1 is a formal UKCC Endorsed Coaching Assistant qualification and is the entry-level qualification to the LTA Coach Qualification Pathway. It is a great way to train up people to assist in the running of club programmes and holiday camps etc.

It is open to anyone over the age of 16 and in Scotland, candidates can access generous funding from Sportscotland which repays 40% of the fees. The link below is a poster which can go up on your Club noticeboard.

UKCC coaching course template – Jan 2015 updated (1)

Both 2014 champions start their campaigns at home, Dumfries Gents take on the 2010 champions Dalbeattie on the 22nd April whilst Stewartry CSC Ladies start their defence on 29th against Dumfries.

This years leagues have 7 gents teams and 4 ladies, the gents league will split after the first seven weeks are over with the top 4 playing off and the bottom 3 playing off.

D&G Doubles League Fixtures 2015

The fixtures for the 2015 D&G Doubles leagues are released this weekend. The gents league starts on the 22 April with the fixtures below. The ladies start on the 29th.

Full fixtures available from Monday.

Dalbeattie entertained the young guns of Lochmaben and used all their experience to edge a tight match to reclaim their title. Alex Shearman continue his excellent form to ease past Paul Boardman 6-1, 6-1 with Stevie White levelling the match against Chad Lawson 6-4, 7-5. In the doubles Dalbeattie’s experience counted as the beat the District duo 6-3, 7-5 and with that securing the title with 5 wins out of 5.

Elsewhere Dumfries 2 pair of Martin Wilson and Michael Goldie edged a tight match against Dumfries pair of Kyle Singh and Mike McEwen 2-1 and in the other match Kirkcudbright travelled through to Dumfries 3  and took the match 3-0. Ian Cain beat Bryan Keal with Ross Fulton beating young Kyle Gilmour with Kirkcudbright winning the doubles.

D&G Winter League Results

Let’s Inspire Scotland

We will be taking the high road and low road around Scotland to bring tennis to a whole new generation of kids.

At the heart of the programme are the games Judy Murray enjoyed with Jamie and Andy when they were little. What will you need? Think bean bags and buckets than Head rackets and backspin. We will be showcasing simple games and activities using everyday household objects that cost nothing to set up and that help develop the vital ABCs of sport – agility, balance and co-ordination.

Judy and her coaching team will aim to give parents, coaches, teachers and volunteers the tools needed to get kids active and to help further kick-start and develop tennis in Scotland.

http://www.tennisontheroad.com/#/welcome

To take part see the links below, spaces are limited so be quick.

1st April Dumfries open session (1)

Thursday 2nd April Dumfries open session

Whitecraigs Tennis Club will host the 2nd Leaderboard Event of 2015  from the 2nd to 6th April, they are also running the Scottish Senior Open Championship in May.

To enter see the links below.

Whitecraigs Easter Open 2015

2015 Scottish Senior Open

2015 Leaderboard Schedule