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
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 »
The Tennis Dumfries and Galloway Leagues for 2010 start this week, on Wednesday, for both Mens and Ladies teams. More details here.
Dumfries Tennis Club (on Nunholm Road) is holding an Open Day on Saturday 24th April.
STARTS AT 1PM AND CONTINUES INTO THE AFTERNOON
Try Tennis in Dumfries
Open to members and non-members of any age and any standard. Balls and rackets will be provided.
Club tennis coach on-hand between 1 and 3pm to offer tips & advice. Prize draw raffle. Food & drinks available plus a free open doubles tennis competition for all to enter.
Full details here on the Open day Notice.
2010 Question of Sports Winners - the Cricket Section
The 2010 Grand National Day saw more winners than just Tony McCoy at Aintree.
At Nunholm the battle between the sections for the Dumfries Sports Club Question of Sport Trophy for 2010 went to … the Cricket Section.
A big thank you to Carol and Dougie Brotherston for their organisation, to Trevor Newport as Master of Ceremonies and to Peter Allan for the cinematics and also to Alan McCulloch and Scott Dunbar who took on the task of scrutinising and scoring the answers.
Dumfries Sports Club Question of Sport 2010
1st – Cricket 52; 2nd – Tennis 40; 3rd – Squash 37, 4th – Running 35
The winners of the unofficial Question of Sport quiz were “The Cricket Legends”.
1st Cricket Legends 42; Tommy’s Daredevils 41; Lindy’s Losers 27; 3 Stooges 26.5
Then it was on to the big money event, the Grand National Sweepstake.
Grand National Sweepstake 2010
1st – Don’t Push it [Peter Johnstone]
2nd – Black Apalachi [Gemma Brotherston]
3rd – State of Play [Ian Anderson’s dad]
4th – Big Fella Thanks [Jock Glendinning]
Last – Priests Leap [Graham Anderson]
First Faller – Eric’s Charm [Michael Goldie]
New for Thursdays and starts on April the 15th.
Ladies, some proper tennis without the men.
From 6.00pm, this is an ideal opportunity to meet other members and is open to all standards. So come and enjoy some social tennis in a relaxed atmosphere with ladies who just enjoy playing tennis.
To find out more please contact Judi on 07743 696112.
The Tennis Winter Leagues for April are now on the site here or can be found in the Quick Links in the right hand site column. Note that the league rules have been updated.
The results for the March matches are as follows: Read the rest of this entry »
The summer club nights are back and start on Monday 5th April 2010.
These run from April to September every Monday and are open to any senior and junior members who have the ability to play doubles matches.
You can come along at 6.30pm until whenever suits to play fun competitive sets with other players.
Sophie Robinson of Dumfries had a superb start to the 2010 tennis season when she lifted the Northumberland Open title in Newcastle last weekend.
Sophie had to come from a set down and 3-1 down in the second set to record a gritty three-set win in the final against a top ranked player.
The Gold Medal prize she won for the title is another addition to Sophie’s collection of titles won locally and afar and was in the U14 age category.
Coach Colin Dunbar said: “Sophie has the ability to be one of Scotland’s top players and has beaten most of the girls in those positions currently. Read the rest of this entry »
The Tennis Winter Leagues for March are now on the site here or can be found in the Quick Links in the right hand site column.
The results for the February matches are as follows: Read the rest of this entry »
The 2010 membership week at the Dumfries Sports Club at Nunholm starts this weekend. This provides the opportunity for existing members to renew their annual membership and provides a good opportunity for new members to join. Adults, juniors and family members are welcomed by the club.
The club offers tennis, squash, cricket and gym facilities and is the home for Dumfries Tennis Club, Dumfries Squash Club and Dumfries Cricket Club. The facilities are also used by Dumfries Running Club and Dumfries Hockey Club.
In preparation for the summer seasons junior sport is already well underway on Saturday mornings with 4 junior tennis coaching sessions for different age groups and cricket training sessions for the club’s 18’s. This year the club has also introduced squash coaching for those wanting to learn and improve their game which is proving to be popular.
The club’s squash competitions are nearing their final stages with the 3rd round of the Jim Thorburn handicap being completed this week with numbers having been whittled down from the original entry of 52. The finale to the season, the Club Finals night, takes place on Friday the 16th April and Nunholm is also the venue of the U-30 Dumfries and Galloway Closed Squash Tournament which takes place this weekend on Friday and Saturday.
The membership week runs from Saturday 27 February to Friday 5 March. More details are available at http://www.dumfriessportsclub.co.uk.
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