D&G Doubles and Junior Leagues

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Dumfries and Galloway Tennis leagues are scheduled to  start on the following dates;

D&G Gents Doubles – 22 – April – 2015

D&G Ladies Doubles – 29 – April – 2015

D&G Junior Leagues – 10 – May – 2015

These are subject to change depending on number of teams entered.

D & G Winter Tennis League

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Clubs are invited to enter the districts 2nd winter tennis league. The format is 3 rubbers with 2 player teams. Both players play a singles match against their opposite number then they finish of with a doubles match. The league is open  to any D&G district club and any players who can compete and is a member of the relevant club. Any player/teams who are interested should contact their club to make sure courts are available then email Michael Goldie to log their interest. The leagues are scheduled for the 5 Sundays in March subject to team numbers.

Last years results can be found using the link below.

Dumfries & Galloway Winter League Results 2014

Tennis Scotland Leaderboard

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Tennis Scotland announces the line-up of events for the 2015 Leaderboard circuit on Monday 19th, with a new event added and the South of Scotland Tennis Championship retaining its place. The Leaderboard circuit was introduced back in 2013 with 9 events but this was reduced to 7 for 2014.

2015 Tennis Scotland Leaderboard Tournaments 2

The South of Scotland event, which has been part of the Leaderboard circuit since 2013, enjoyed another successful year in 2014, they paid out over £1,600 in prize money and had over 400 entries competing in the completed 22 events with 340 matches played over the 8 days.

Tennis Scotland News Article

Level 1 Tennis Coaching Course

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The details of a level 1 local tennis course are below. Please let anyone know who would be interested .It is the first level coaching award available and only a basic standard of play is required.

The venue is in  LANGHOLM – Feb 14/15 & Mar 15 2015- Eskdale Centre, Thomas Telford Road, Langholm, Dumfriesshire DG13 0AP

Interested parties can book using this online form

It is important that this is promoted as widely as possible to individuals  .

A few  key points:-

  • Candidates MUST be over 16 by the 1st day of the course – no exceptions as this is a legal requirement.
  • We need a minimum of 8 fully paid candidates that have completed the online form a minimum of 7 day before the start to allow this course to run. On the other hand a maximum of 12 people can take part so please book soon.
  • There is a 50% grant available from Sportscotland however this needs to be applied for well before the start of the course – full details are on the online application link above. Sportscotland will not consider any retrospective applications for funding made after the course has started.

D & G juniors making their mark in the South of Scotland Rankings

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Dumfries and Galloway juniors have enjoyed a good year with 6 local players featuring within the various top 10 South of Scotland rankings. These players have competed both locally and national to earn the rankings and they’ll all be looking for better next year.

Nike British Tennis Rankings

18 & Under – Male – Scotland South

36 Registered players in the South of Scotland

National County Name Mem No Year Born County Points Qual Events
1 1 Ewan Moore 103850019 1998 Scotland South 2705 11
272 2 Niklas Stingl 103887707 1998 Scotland South 467 9
564 3 Craig Martin 103766111 1996 Scotland South 183 3
625 4 Alex Shearman 104629574 1999 Scotland South 152 4
640 5 Dominic IANNOTTI 105735718 1997 Scotland South 145 5
821 6 Sean Berthelsen 103786121 1999 Scotland South 96 2
845 7 Lewis Gilmour 107715928 1998 Scotland South 94 4
864 8 Calum Crombie 105905829 1999 Scotland South 87 8
937 9 Jack Mcdonald 103754425 1996 Scotland South 75 1
987 10 Joshua Thomson 103799981 1998 Scotland South 71 2

 16 & Under – Male – Scotland South

42 players registered in the South of Scotland

National County Name Mem No Year Born County Points Qual Events
277 1 Calum Crombie 105905829 1999 Scotland South 474 12
332 2 Jonny Townend 107902776 1999 Scotland South 418 17
343 3 Niklas Stingl 103887707 1998 Scotland South 407 9
387 4 Euan Lynes 103849858 2000 Scotland South 367 5
504 5 Euan Cooper 104198021 2000 Scotland South 264 4
561 6 Alex Shearman 104629574 1999 Scotland South 225 4
685 7 James Richardson 109086317 1999 Scotland South 165 3
733 8 Ruairidh McRoberts 106201615 1999 Scotland South 146 3
734 9 Gary Lemmon 105911894 1999 Scotland South 145 2
739 10 Lewis Gilmour 107715928 1998 Scotland South 143 3

14 & Under – Male – Scotland South

43 registered players in the South of Scotland

National County Name Mem No Year Born County Points Qual Events
77 1 Euan Lynes 103849858 2000 Scotland South 925 16
240 2 Euan Cooper 104198021 2000 Scotland South 550 11
370 3 Sammy Jess 106872843 2000 Scotland South 431 16
515 4 Mitchell Cowie 107207267 2000 Scotland South 335 5
568 5 Joshua Kean 104117662 2002 Scotland South 308 5
620 6 Jamie Gordon 104358208 2000 Scotland South 284 5
750 7 Harris Brogan 106091829 2002 Scotland South 225 3
795 8 Archie McMillan 104117788 2000 Scotland South 205 5
1009 9 Grant Semple 107763633 2000 Scotland South 145 2
1057 10 Callum Reynolds-Lewis 107184704 2001 Scotland South 137 5

Rhona’s Ageon Success

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Lochmabens Rhona Park enjoyed a good debut with the South of Scotland ladies. The 3 day event was played at Boston Tennis Club in Lincolnshire and despite the team losing all 3 matches Rhona gained 2 victories in her 3 singles matches.

Rhona’s matches

Standings of Ladies’ Group 6a
Points Played Rubbers Sets Sets % Games Games %
1 Lincolnshire 6 3 20 – 7 42 – 14 75.0% 294 – 181 61.9%
2 Suffolk 4 3 18 – 9 37 – 22 62.7% 269 – 240 52.8%
3 Bedfordshire 2 3 9 – 15 19 – 32 37.3% 220 – 248 47.0%
4 South of Scotland 0 3 4 – 20 10 – 40 20.0% 156 – 270 36.6%
Latest matches of Ladies’ Group 6a
Time Home – Away Score Court
Fri 28/11/2014 09:30 Lincolnshire – Bedfordshire 7-2 Boston Tennis Club – A
Fri 28/11/2014 09:30 Suffolk – South of Scotland 7-2 Boston Tennis Club – B
Sat 29/11/2014 09:30 Lincolnshire – South of Scotland 8-1 Boston Tennis Club – A
Sat 29/11/2014 09:30 Suffolk – Bedfordshire 7-2 Boston Tennis Club – B
Sun 30/11/2014 09:00 Lincolnshire – Suffolk 5-4 Boston Tennis Club – A
Sun 30/11/2014 09:00 Bedfordshire – South of Scotland 5-1 Boston Tennis Club – C

Tales from the Baseline

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Tales from the Baseline is a history of Dumfries Tennis Club, dating back to 1880. This book has been put together by sports club member and friend of the club David Dutton.

Tales from the Baseline The book is on sale from the club for £5.

If you want a copy please contact Michael at tennis@dumfriessportsclub.co.uk