Two first teams and one set of thirds come up trumps at Tennis Borders’ autumn junior league finals
Tennis Borders’ autumn junior leagues concluded on Saturday with a finals day at Peebles Tennis Club and teams from Innerleithen, St Boswells and Melrose ended up as winners.
This year’s six-week season for youngsters aged ten and upwards saw seven clubs enter 15 teams, playing in three divisions for beginners and players at intermediate or more advanced level.
Leading up to 2026’s finals, 20 matches were played, with the top two sides in each division qualifying.
Division one’s latest final was a re-run of last year’s, pitting Earlston and Innerleithen’s first against each other. Following the teams tying at 1-1, a shootout was required to decide which of them would take home the Keith Polson Trophy and it was won 10-8 by Innerleithen’s firsts.
Another Innerleithen team, their thirds, made it to the day’s division two final and it also went to a shootout, but that time round they lost out by 10-8, their opponents, St Boswells’ firsts, concluding an unbeaten campaign with victory and promotion back to the top flight.
Melrose’s thirds got the better of hosts Peebles in division three’s final to ensure the day’s spoils ended up divided three ways.
Saturday’s trophy presentations also saw organisers say farewell to three players contesting their last autumn league after taking part in every one since the competition’s launch in 2019 – Innerleithen’s Jamie Rogers and Earlston’s Jonny Turner and Harris McDougal.
Borders junior league tennis will now take a break until 2027’s spring leagues.
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