Barnton Park men wrote themselves into the history books when they won the inaugural Padel Tennis Scottish Cup with a victory over Capital rivals, Thistle, at the new David Lloyd Club, Shawfair, near Edinburgh.
The new champions were made to work hard for the title though as their final finished 2-2 after all four rubbers meaning they required a 10 point shoot-out to prevail.
The winning Barnton Park men’s side comprised Andrew Burgess, Dexter Conrad, David Holmes and Will Lyburn.and class ultimately told.as they hadn’t lost a rubber before the showpiece with clean sweeps over hosts David Lloyd Shawfair, Edinburgh Park and West of Scotland Padel on the way through.
Their confidence told in the shoot-out as they led throughout before sealing the title with a volley.
The women’s final was equally close with a shoot-out required before Edinburgh Sports Club were edged out by West of Scotland.
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