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Stirling Men's 1st v Dollar 2nd - Away 23rd April 2009
Stirling Men's 1st Team began the new season with a solid victory away to newly promoted Dollar 2. It took a while for the Stirling team to adjust to the skiddy Dollar courts and damp conditions, with the first round of matches all being halved. In the second round Stirling found their feet and started to play some quality tennis. Top seeds Cunningham & Hanley beat their opposing numbers in a tight match, second pairing Bruce & Carmichael powered their way to victory over Dollar's third pairing, with Barnes & Lang scoring an impressive win over Dollar's experienced second pair. The third round of matches saw Stirling win two out of the three rubbers. The final result was a 6.5 to 2.5 victory for Stirling. The captain hopes this form can be carried through to next week's home match against Dunblane.
Stirling Men's 2nd v Livilands - Away 23rd April 2009
Stirling Gents 2nd Team opened this season’s campaign with the short trip to Livilands but ended up on the wrong end of a 6.5 to 2.5 scoreline to a strong Livilands team. Playing at 1st couple, Gillen & Parker got off to a bad start to the excellent 1st couple of Young & Duchart, losing heavily 6-0, 6-1, but followed this up with a win by the same scoreline to Hutchison & McArthur at 3rd couple. Their final rubber against Henderson & Reid was again disappointing, going down 6-1, 6-2. Worsley & Wilson, at 2nd couple, won their first set 6-1 against the Livilands 3rd couple, but played a poor second set, losing by 6-3. They could not re-gain their early promise and also lost their other two rubbers. At 3rd couple, the new pairing of Houston & Brown played well throughout the match and, although winning only their final rubber against the Livilands 3rd couple by a scoreline of 6-3, 6-4, they gave a good account of themselves in all 3 rubbers with their never-say-die attitude. The next match is also away from home at Kippen.
Stirling Men's 1st v Dunblane = First Home Game of the Season
Stirling Men's 1st team hosted Dunblane in their first home game of the season. Top pairing Cunningham & Hanley struggled in the first set against the vistor's top seeds, losing 6-2, but came back well to take the second in a tense tie-break. Despite winning two further tie-breaks the pair could only amass 1.5 points. Second pair Carmichael & Ziaja started well, with victory over Dunblane's youthful third pairing, but unfortunately ran out of steam towards the end, also finishing with 1.5 points. Barnes & Lang battled well at third couple, with a couple of tight sets, but were unable to take any points. It was a frustrating night for Stirling, but there was no doubt that Dunblane deserved their victory which, in the end, was by 6 points to 3. With one win and one defeat Stirling travel to Linlithgow 2 next week.
