Try junior tennis at Dumfries Tennis Club
Junior Club nights for Tennis take place on Thursdays from 5pm-6:30pm, and are aimed at juniors who enjoy and can play a game (perhaps for ages of 10 upwards) and involve singles and doubles play. So get down to Nunholm and have a fun hit on Thursdays. All juniors welcome.
The sessions are supervised by qualified coach Daniel McKiddie. Cost is £1.50 per person. For details contact Daniel on 01387 256260.
SOPHIE ROBINSON of Dumfries Sports club has tasted great success in the north of England, plundering titles in Middlesborough and Newcastle over the last two weekends.
Sophie won the U14 title in Middlesborough over Easter without dropping a set and also was unbeaten in the Newcastle matchplay again without dropping a set.
On both fronts Sophie defeated girls a year older than herself and has now moved her rating up.
A regular in all the county teams, Sophie had been regularly playing the top juniors in Scotland with wins over all at certain times to replenish an ever-expanding trophy cabinet.
Tennis in Dumfriesshire is booming at present and kids from this region are making a good impression in tournaments afar. Alex Shearman of Lochmaben and Daniel McKiddie of Dumfries have also been playing regular county level tennis and there are numerous other emerging talents.
Dumfries and Galloway Standard
Duncan Muir of Closeburn, a member of Dumfries Sports Club, has been selected to play for the South of Scotland county team at the forthcoming County Cup.
Duncan, a relative latecomer to tennis, has impressed with his development and attitude on court to make a rapid rise in the ranks.
Winner of the Dumfriesshire U14 title, Duncan has been playing competitions all over Scotland and the north of England with an ever rising success rate and was recently a finalist in the Chatsworth Easter tournament in Carlisle.
Dumfries and Galloway Standard
The Tennis Open Day held last Sunday to invite people to come down and try the courts was a success, despite a chillier outlook than hoped, with as many as 20 new juniors having a hit at the club for the first time.
2009 Dumfries Tennis Club Open Day
A busy day was rounded off with 16 adults daring to enter the doubles competition organised to wrap up the day. Read the rest of this entry »
The Dumfries Sports Club and Dumfries Tennis Club is taking part in the new local Fit Mad initiative by offering those participating the chance to play Tennis on a Saturday morning.
This is an exciting project run by the PE Departments and the Active Schools Co-ordinators of the Dumfries Burgh Schools.
“Fit MAD is an exciting new activity club aimed at all S1 & S2 girls and their mums (or female guardian). The idea behind the club is to get as many girls and their mums to enjoy exercising and to lead more active and healthy lifestyles and is open to S1 & S2 girls who attend any of the 4 Burgh Schools and their mums.
The programme of classes run from Monday 27th April to Saturday 27th June and are open only to S1 & S2 girls and their mums from the Burgh Schools (Dumfries High School, Dumfries Academy, Maxwelltown High School, St Joseph’s College).”
More details on the initiative and how to join can be found on the Fit MAD website.
Tennis Coach Colin Dunbar is taking the Tennis Fit MAD sessions on Saturday mornings from 11am-12. Bookings are required and he can be contacted on 07762 624329.
Try Tennis in Dumfries
SUNDAY 26TH APRIL: Starting at 10AM & continuing into the afternoon.
Murray v Federer at Nunholm
Dumfries Sports Club is holding a tennis open day. All members & Non members of any age & any standard are welcome to come along and try out the club tennis courts.
The club tennis coach will be on-hand between 10 & 12pm to hold practise sessions as well as offering tips & advice on how to improve your game.
There will be a prize draw raffle which is open to everyone & from 12pm onwards food & drinks will be available.
To finish the day we will be holding a free to enter, open doubles tennis competition, with everyone welcome to enter, no matter what their skill level is.
BBQ from 12pm with snacks and drinks available court side.
To download, print and display your own Tennis Open Day Poster click here, Tennis Open Day Notice (PDF format)
Keep your eye on the ball!
The tennis summer club night starts on Monday 6th April 09.
These will run from April to September on Mondays 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.
More tennis news and events can be found on this site at
www.dumfriessportsclub.co.uk/category/tennis/
or just click Tennis News in the Quick Links top right.
The Tennis League Challenge
The Tennis Summer Box Leagues get under way in April (Wednesday!).
Those April leagues can be seen here or by following the link in the Quick Links section (top right of the screen).
The Box League is open to Men and Ladies (any standard) who are members of the club and will be run over the summer months.
Try junior tennis at Dumfries Tennis Club
Junior Tennis Club nights commence Thursday, 19 March 2009 and on following Thursdays from 5pm until 6:30pm. Charge – £1.50 per person.
For ages of 10 upwards and will involve singles and doubles play.
The session will be supervised by Daniel McKiddie, qualified coach.
For details please contact Daniel on 01387 256260.
The Dumfries Tennis Club AGM will take place on Tuesday, 3rd March 2009 at 7.15 pm within the Farries Suite of Dumfries Sports Club, Nunholm Road, Dumfries.
The Committee would welcome as many Members as possible to be in attendance whether to help run the Tennis Section or just air your views.
Dumfries Tennis Club has 4 good condition artificial grass courts with floodlights. Tennis is played all year round. For those who prefer fair weather, the main tennis season is fast approaching and now is an ideal opportunity to join Dumfries Sports Club as the membership year runs from the beginning of March so why not join now.
Membership of the Sports Club gives access to tennis and other sports, namely squash, cricket, hockey, running as well as a fitness suite. Tennis coaching is available from the Club Coach, Colin Dunbar who runs group coaching and also provides individual lessons. He can be contacted on 01387 840391. There is also the opportunity of taking part in tennis Box Leagues.
For more information on joining Dumfries Sports Club call 01387 252527.
The Tennis Summer Singles Box Leagues are starting in April.
To enter please add your name to the list on the tennis notice board or email your details to 
The Box League is open to Men and Ladies (any standard) who are member of the club and will be run over the summer months from April 2009 onwards.
The Leagues will consist of three or four players per league thus keeping the player commitment down to playing only two or three games per month.
The matches played each month are the best of two sets (tie-breaks in each). See here for rules, contact information and how to enter.
Dumfries Sports Club 
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