Early History
On Tuesday the 8th August 1967 an informal meeting was held in a local factory canteen to inaugurate a tennis club in the town. There were eighteen people at this meeting. This club would form the tennis section of the East Kilbride Sports Club, which had held its inaugural meeting one month previously. This latter composite club would have cricket, archery, tennis and hockey sections – in fact similar to the Cartha Club in Glasgow. This achievement was largely due to the negotiations and hard work of Dr. Hugh Fletcher.
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