Tennis: Mens Second Team

The Mens Second Team are again playing in Division 3 of the Dunlop Tennis Central Scotland summer leagues in 2007.  The team captain is Denness Wilson.  Any members interested in playing for the Mens Second Team should contact Denness on 01786 461879.

The fixture list for 2007 has been published and matches are under way.  Matches are on Thursday nights (6.30pm start). 

Match Reports are available shortly after each match and are shown below:

Report on Mens 2nd Team at Home v. Bridge of Allan 2 on 3rd May 2007



Report on Mens 2nd Team at Home v. Linlithgow 3 on 26th April 2007

Stirling Mens 2nd Team opened the new season with a home game against Linlithgow's 3^rd team.  Top pairing, Neil McLean & Donald McLachlan, started brightly taking the first set against Linlithgow's 2^nd pairing of Cubitt & McLuskie and only narrowly missing out on a second set tie-break.  Second couple, John Mills & Denness Wilson (Capt.), went one better by taking both sets to gain a valuable point in their opening tie against Linlithgow's top pairing of Mitchell & Milligan.  Ronnie Parker & James Caldwell, playing at 3rd couple, had two close sets against Linlithgow's father and son combination, N&R Heyes, but just lost out in both.  The Heyes family pairing were also too strong for Stirling's McLean & McLachlan in round 2.  However, the tie remained delicately poised at the end of round 2 with Mills & Wilson sharing the spoils against their counterparts, Cubitt & McLuskie, and with Parker & Caldwell beating Linlithgow no. 1's, Mitchell & Milligan, in two close sets.  Honours were even in the battle of the top pairings, McLean & McLachlan v. Mitchell & Milligan, in round 3.  However, the match was decided in Linlithgow's favour with Parker & Caldwell losing out to Cubitt & McLuskie and Mills & Wilson also succumbing to the deadly Heyes family combination.  Final result was a win for Linlithgow 3 by 5½ pts. to 3½.