An exciting tennis roadshow event stopped off in Montrose where Judy Murray renewed her acquaintance with the thriving local club.
In a summer which has seen the proud mum watch her superstar son, Andy, secure his second Wimbledon and Olympic gold medal double, Judy and her tem from the grass roots initiative put invited players from the north east through their paces in the fun doubles event.
And there was delight for the home youngsters when the Montrose A team of Georgia Stirling, Suzanne Stirling, Cameron Fryer and Orin Forbes, captained by Kirsty Robertson, won the event and with it the reward of taking in David Cup doubles next month.
Congratulations Montrose A winning Jamie Murray doubles event at Montrose today, enjoy seeing Davis Cup doubles pic.twitter.com/eN1nm0RvWZ
— Montrose Tennis Club (@Montrose_Tennis) August 21, 2016
The Tennis on the Road programme has been devised to inspire a new generation of youngsters into taking up the game, with the emphasis on fun and developing agility, balance and co-ordination.
At the heart of the programme are the games Judy Murray enjoyed with Jamie and Andy in the earliest days of a love affair with a sport which has taken the Dunblane brothers to the heady heights of David Cup glory as well as singles and doubles stardom.
Great fun in Jamie Murray doubles event in Montrose today. Our u14 guys made up to meet Judy @JudyMurray pic.twitter.com/wWdZZeHEZ7
— Arbroath Tennis Club (@arbroathltc) August 21, 2016
Launched in 2014, Judy said the programme’s aim was to take tennis around Scotland and grown the game in all areas.
It has already trained volunteers, parents and teachers to run simple fun sessions and pop-up tournaments, as well as seeing roadshows and coaching workshops involving Judy and her team.
A busy spell at the Warrack Road courts continues with the club championship finals this Saturday.
And the Tennis on the Road programme moves on to Aberdeen today where Judy will also present interactive workshops for four secondary schools in the city.
Murray and coach Kris Soutar hold practical 45-minute sessions with pupils aimed at highlighting the importance of appreciating subtle signs of progress as part of young people’s personal development
