Tennis: Daniel off to the Nationals

10 02 2009

Dumfries Tennis Club’s Daniel McKiddie has got through the selection process and will play for the South of Scotland in the National U18 Junior County Cup. The competition takes place next week, the 19th-22nd February, in Welwyn Garden City. The matches will be played indoors at the Tennis Centre at the Gosling Sports Park where they have 9 Indoor Championship Acrylic Courts and 4 Covered American Clay Courts (the first in the UK) and also an indoor ski slope if he gets bored.


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Tennis: Selected for the South

29 01 2009

The Tennis club’s Daniel McKiddie has been selected for the Under 18 Junior Tennis South of Scotland squad. That squad covers the South region from Dumfries and Galloway, and Ayrshire across to the Borders.


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The Christmas Gift for 2008

13 11 2008

Xmas Present

Try something different as a Christmas present this year. Membership vouchers for the Dumfries Sports Club are available from the club at £5 each and are redeemable against membership costs.

For example what would be better than a year long present of a junior membership from a relative? New junior members (under 18s) can get a year’s membership this Christmas for £30. That’s under 60p a week.

They can be obtained from behind the bar at the club or by writing to the Membership Secretary at Dumfries Sports Club, Nunholm Road, Dumfries, DG1 1JW with a stamp addressed envelope and a cheque payable to Dumfries Sports Club.


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Dumfries Tennis U16s just miss out on trophy

10 11 2008

Dumfries U16s tied for top spot in the Dumfries and Galloway U16 Tennis League last week. However the title went to the A team from Beechgrove Moffat on games difference.

Four teams contested the league, Nunholm Dumfries, Castle Douglas and Beechgrove Moffat A and B. The league was played on two Saturdays, September 27 in Moffat and November 2 in Dumfries. Three teams, Moffat A, Dumfries and Castle Douglas finished level on points.

The winning Moffat team was awarded with the Peggy Swallow Trophy in a presentation at Nunholm.


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The Tennis Ladder is underway

7 11 2008

The Tennis Ladder is now in operation. There are ladders for Men, Ladies and Juniors. They provide an easy way to continue your tennis over the winter months. With the floodlights it might almost be Flushing Meadows!

To join players just have to put their names, with contact numbers, on the appropriate list which is up in the main foyer of the Clubhouse. People can just add their names if interested.

More information and the rules can be found here .


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Tennis: Dumfries Club championships day

4 10 2008

Dumfries Sports Club recently held the finals day of the Tennis Club Championships.

On an uncharacteristically warm day, there was a good turn out as usual and as in the past few years a growing number of participants and more importantly plenty of junior interest. Read the rest of this entry »


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Champion title for Daniel at tennis tournament

4 10 2008

Daniel Mckiddie, a pupil at Dumfries High School and member of Dumfries Tennis Club at Nunholm, triumphed recently at a tennis tournament in Carlisle. Daniel was taking part in the Festival of Tennis Tournament at Chatsworth Tennis Club in Carlisle.

He entered the U18 boys doubles with a partner from Windermere and they won this event comfortably. He then played in the U18 boys singles. His opponent in the final was the number one seed, who also happened to be the boy he had teamed up with for the doubles.

Daniel played an incredible match. In the first set he was down 1-5 and fought back brilliantly to take the set 7-6 after fighting off 11 set points. He then went on to take the second set 6-2. Read the rest of this entry »


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Tennis Ladders start 1st October

22 09 2008

NEW: Tennis ladders are starting from the 1st October. There will be ladders for Men, Ladies and Juniors. Players just have to put their names, with contact numbers, on the appropriate list which is up in the main foyer of the Clubhouse. Subsequently people can just add their names if interested.


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Tennis 2008 Finals Day – Sat 30th Aug

27 08 2008

Dumfries Tennis Club’s Senior and Junior Championship Finals take place at Dumfries Sports Club, Nunholm this Saturday, 30th August starting at 11 a.m. sharp. Play will continue for most of the day and everyone is looking forward to some exciting matches in both the open and handicap events.

All tennis members past or present, sports club members and spectators can come along and enjoy the day.

Competitors are asked to attend at 10.45 a.m. Please would all competitors bring food as usual for lunch.

Now, some of last year’s trophies have not yet been returned. The club asks that anyone who still has one returns it by 30th August to Lister McKiddie or Colin Dunbar or leaves the trophy behind the bar at the Sports Club (no names will be taken!)


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Lister represents South of Scotland

18 08 2008

The South of Scotland over 35’s Tennis Team has been selected to travel to Eastbourne over the weekend of 22nd and 24th August with the team almost exclusively coming from Dumfries & Galloway which is an excellent achievement. South of Scotland in this instance comprises Ayrshire, D&G and Borders. The team comprises Geoff Legg of Castle Douglas Tennis Club, Fraser Patterson and Brian Litster of Dalbeattie Tennis Club, Lister McKiddie of Dumfries Tennis Club and Gordon McGuigan of Western Tennis Club.

All Counties in Great Britain converge any sport to play on the hallowed grass courts and this year South of Scotland takes on Cumbria, Isle of Man and Somerset and the team will hopefully have a successful event.


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Kids have smashing time at tennis summer camp

11 07 2008
Tennis Camp July 08

Tennis Camp July 08

The first tennis camp of the summer holidays was held successfully at the Dumfries Tennis Club throughout this week. An enthusiastic group of Wimbledon wanabees received expert instruction from Club Coach Colin Dunbar.

The camp ran from Monday to Friday from 10-2pm. All standards were catered for with coaching advice and games.

And because this week was such a success, a second camp is actively being considered for the end of the holidays. So watch this space!


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Dumfries Dean’ied semi-final place

11 06 2008

Dumfries Men’s Tennis Team competed in the National Scottish Cup Quarter Finals last Saturday against top Edinburgh Club, Dean. The Dumfries team comprised Mickey Breen and Chris Topping at number 1, Colin Dunbar and Lister McKiddie at number 2, with Will Zielger and Jack Copeland at number 3. The team’s brilliant run came to an end as they were beaten 5-1 but the game was much closer than the score suggests with some tight matches.


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