The South of Scotland Tennis Championships 2010 take place from Sunday 25th July to Sunday 1st August at Moffat.
Events range from the Mens and Ladies Open singles to the Boys and Girls U10 singles. There are both open and handicap events.
ENTRIES CLOSE ON WEDNESDAY 7th JULY 2010. Dumfries Tennis Club are hoping for a good contingent from the club to enter.
Full details and the entry form are available to download here – 2010 SOS TENNIS CLUB ENTRY FORM
Two local Dumfries and Galloway finals take place this weekend at Nunholm.
On Saturday Dumfries men are playing against Dalbeattie at 1pm.
On Sunday Dumfries ladies are also playing against Dalbeattie at 2pm.
Spectators are more than welcome. The format comprises doubles – 3 pairs in each team
APD Dumfries have a League and Cup weekend at Nunholm with their first home National League Division 2 game against Renfrew this Saturday followed by their Scottish Cup first round match against Division 1 side Poloc on Sunday, also at home,
JMS Nunholm travel to Whitehaugh on Saturday in Western Union Division 2 and Site Electrical Dumfries travel to Gatehouse on Sunday for a local friendly.
Dumfries Juniors go West: Two of the Dumfries juniors figured for West sides last the week with Chris McBride captaining the West District Under-12s against Clydesdale and retiring on 31 including 2 sixes. Niall Alexander played two games for the Western Academy Junior side and bowled well opening the attack with 9 overs 1 for 19 against a very experienced XL Club side.
Russell Johnston drives his way to 32 (C) Ferguslie CC
APD Dumfries started their National League Division 2 campaign with a 73 run win away at Ferguslie. Captain Stuart Corbett-Byers led from the front top scoring with 55 in the Dumfries total of 169 and Josh Geary took three wickets to help dismiss Ferguslie for 96.
Dumfries were put in to bat and Ferguslie succeeded in taking two early wickets to have the visitors 2 down for 34. Then opener Russell Johnston and Josh Geary set about restoring the innings taking the score up to eighty when Johnston was bowled for 32. Geary followed rapidly caught for 25 and the innings required rebuilding once more.
Stuart Corbett-Byers launches another 6 (C) Ferguslie CC
Skipper Corbett-Byers at number five provided the crucial batting of the innings. With a series of partners he pushed up the total as more wickets fell and his late innings sixes lifted Dumfries spirits.
The innings closed on 169 when he was the last out for 55, caught on the boundary going for yet another six. The Dumfries side then provided the team performance which was required to defend such a total. Read the rest of this entry »
The Summer Squash Leagues for May are available on the site and can be found here or by following the Quick Link in the right hand column.
The Tennis Leagues for May are now on the site here or can be found in the Quick Links in the right hand site column.
The results for the April matches are as follows: Read the rest of this entry »
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