PICTURES: Six Moray schools take part in Tennis Forum's first ever festival

Published: 13:00, 16 May 2023

SIX Moray High School's joined together for Moray Tennis Forum's first ever tennis festival.

Forres Academy pupils enjoyed the day. Picture: Beth Taylor

The event which was set up at Gordonstoun school was attended by about 75 school pupils from Milnes High, Speyside High, Elgin High, Forres Academy, Lossie High, and Gordonstoun.

The festival aimed to introduce new or relatively inexperienced players to the sport of tennis, promote the local clubs in Moray and encourage more young people to take part.

"It seemed to be a really good day for the club, the schools and all the kids." Picture: Beth Taylor

Hamish McBain from Rothes Tennis Club said: "The event went really well, all the young people enjoyed themselves. We got a lot of matches played and Derek Brown the coach kept it all running smoothly.

"Even when matches were being played, there were kids waiting to go on, which shows the amount of interest in tennis among the youngsters, overall it seemed to be a really good day for the club, the schools and all the kids. We're grateful to Gordonstoun for hosting the festival and for their support."

Pupils from six Moray schools took part. Picture: Beth Taylor

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The festival aimed to introduce new players to the sport. Picture: Beth Taylor

The pupils played matches to learn about the sport. Picture: Beth Taylor

Moray Tennis Forum's first festival was a huge success. Picture: Beth Taylor

The pupils played a lot of matches on the courts at Gordonstoun. Picture: Beth Taylor

Pupils from S1-3 took part in the event. Picture: Beth Taylor

The pupils enjoyed learning the sport. Picture: Beth Taylor

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