Dumfries Tennis Club will be holding it’s AGM on Wednesday 18th November in the Sports Club lounge with a 7pm start.
All members of the sports club are welcome to attend.
Dumfries Tennis Club AGM 2015
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Aegon Tennis League
10 10 2015Both Dumfries teams finished their respective fixtures with mixed fortunes. Despite some outstanding individual wins Dumfries B’s results read played 4 matches and lost four matches. Overall the standard of opponents against the B team was quality but some gutsy play and some fun trips up north made for a good campaign.
Dumfries A on the other hand secured a final day victory thanks to a walk-over against Waverly who failed to get a team. Overall it was a disappointing campaign with only Kyle Singh recording 2 wins and Richie Cunningham recording a single win. They played 3 home matches with both away games awarded as walk-overs, one for , one against.
Looking forward to next year!
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Aegon National Leagues
16 09 2015Dumfries Tennis Club enters 2 teams for the national leagues for the 5th year in a row.
Dumfries Men’s First Team started their first national club league round robin with a match against Dunblane last weekend. Dunblane fielded a strong side which thankfully did not include Andy Murray ! Dumfries fielded a team with a blend of youth and experience. At 1, Lister McKiddie guile was not enough to overcome a highly ranked junior. At 2 Alex Sherman pushed his quality opponent all the way losing narrowly in a match tie break 10-8. Richie Cunningham at 3 put up a fighting performance but went down 6-3, 6-2. Kyle Singh at 4 had a good win, 6-1, 6-2.
The second round involved two doubles ties. Richie and Kyle combined well to almost win the second set, losing 6-0, 6-4. Lister and Alex combined and pushed their strong opponents all the way with only one break serve in each set, going down 6-3, 6-4. The overall result was therefore a 5-1 defeat, however, Dumfries are hoping to bounce back quickly with a win against Falkirk this weekend.
Dumfries second team’s scheduled Division 4 match in Fife was rained off.
This week sees the first team travel to Falkirk whilst the seconds entertain Rubislaw 2nd from Aberdeen.
Fixtures and results can be viewed using the link below.
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Border Cups
20 08 2015This years Border Cups has attracted another strong field with Colin Dunbar back to defend his singles title and Doubles title with Jonny Short.
The draw can be viewed using the link below and will be updated through-out each day.
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Clubhouse: A New Look
15 06 2015A new look for the front of the Clubhouse was completed at the weekend after the work was scheduled by the Sports Club Management Committee.
Note for members: Use of the BBQ should now be on the grass or use suitable protection under the BBQ to prevent spillages and marking.
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Wimbledon Ticket Ballot
25 03 2015Dumfries tennis club has received an excellent allocation of Wimbledon tickets this year, 9 pairs. This year the club has been allocated a pair of men’s finals tickets for the first time!
Please contact Lister, Lister.McKiddie@walker-sharpe.co.uk before the club ballot if you would like to be entered into it. It will be held on Tuesday, 7th April at 7 pm within the Farries suite of the main sports club house . The tickets are :-
1.Monday 29 June – centre – £50;
2.Tuesday 30 June – court 2 – £39;
3.Friday 3 July – court 1 – £68;
4.Saturday 4 July – court 1 – £68;
5.Monday 6 July – court 1 – £75;
6.Tuesday 7 July – court 1 – £75;
7.Wednesday 8 July – court 2 – £37;
8.Thursday 9 July – centre – £119;
9.Sunday 12 July – centre – £160.
The club will do a manual ballot and it will be a case of first out gets first choice and so on. Any member of Dumfries Sports club can take part in the ballot, however you must have joined the LTA as a member of British tennis 24 hours before the ballot. Tickets are issued in pairs and seniors and juniors can take part although juniors must be 9 or over. Those successful must attend in person and juniors must be accompanied by an adult. Those who are successful can take anyone.
We will need the winners to decide quickly on the tickets they would like and once all tickets have been allocated, we will advise LTA of the winners, the LTA will then contact the winners by email or post and tickets will be paid for over the phone or via the website.You will have 14 days from the LTA contact to make payment, If payment is not made someone else in the club will automatically get the opportunity of purchasing the tickets. You should therefore ensure that the LTA details for you which you should be able to access on the LTA website are correct and up to date including your address and email address. You will get more information on Wimbledon if you go on the LTA website .
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Rejuvenation of the Tennis Courts
16 03 2015Dumfries Tennis Club courts being rejuvenated by Replay Maintenance, which has been made possible with £6,000 worth of funding from South West Environmental Action Trust (SWEAT).
Before rejuvenation
Replay’s patented REPLAY REJUVENATION® process will restore our compacted and contaminated tennis courts surface to a nearly new condition, this process will improve the performance and appearance using compressed air to remove the contaminated sand and restore the pile to vertical. They then add 6 tonne of new clean sand to the carpet to complete the process.
contaminated sand being removed
6 tonne of sand being added to the clean carpet
Final process with the sand being brushed into the carpet pile.
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2015 Memberships
12 03 2015All 2015 memberships should now be renewed, anyone who hasn’t completed this by the Sunday 15th March will have their key fobs and online account deactivated. Please note if you pay after this date it may take a couple of days to reactivate your account.
The club ask all to contact the Membership Secretary to advise if they want to resign from the club and likewise if you are intending to re-join. membership@dumfriessportsclub.co.uk
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Easter Tennis Camps
26 02 2015
Dumfries Tennis Club is running tennis camps over the Easter fortnight. These camps are open to current players and kids new to tennis.
The camps will run on Monday’s, Wednesday’s and Friday’s, further details can be viewed using the link below.
To book a session email Michael at tennis@dumfriessportsclub.co.uk
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Here we snow again
31 01 2015Despite the Arctic conditions Dumfries Tennis Club has managed to keep one court payable.
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Promotion for the South
24 10 2014The South of Scotland over 45’s tennis team has finished second in League Division Three in the British Leagues, thereby gaining promotion. South of Scotland comprises of Dumfries and Galloway, Borders and Ayrshire. This years team had players from Dumfries and Galloway and Ayrshire. Local players, Fraser Patterson of Dalbeattie and Lister McKiddie of Dumfries Tennis Club took part. The team lost only one match against a strong Warwickshire side who were unbeaten. Otherwise, the team beat Lincolnshire 10-0, Bedfordshire 8-2, Cheshire 8-2 and Cleveland 8-2. The team looks forward to competing in League Division 2 next year in what will be an extremely high standard.
From left to right Derek Lauder, Lister McKiddie, Fraser Patterson and Terry McGuigan.
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Tales from the Baseline
15 10 2014Tales 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.
The book is on sale from the club for £5.
If you want a copy please contact Michael at tennis@dumfriessportsclub.co.uk
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