East of Scotland tennis teams excelled at the British over-35 inter-county tennis championships.

Pride of place went to the women who gained promotion to Division Four while the men were runners-up in their Group Four.

Line-ups:

Women – left to right – Alice Drysdale, Sarah McFadyen, Katie Rowley, Mhairi Beattie and Suzie Provan.

All the women’s team came from the Braid club with the exception of Katie Rowley who plays for the Avenue Club, Havant.

To clinch their promotion the East women beat Oxfordshire 4-1, North Wales 3-2 and Dorset 2-1 in a match shortened in format due to adverse weather.

The men were represented by, left to right – Vincent Hivert, Fraser Swan, Neil McPhee and Jamie Hunter

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