Braid & Thorn Park celebrate after lifting the Scottish Cup
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Braid and Thorn Park produced magnificent displays as they were crowned champions of the 2025 Scottish Inter-Club Challenge Cup.
Newlands were the beaten finalists in both the men’s and women’s finals – bringing a five-year winning streak to an end in the latter.
Rain interruptions failed to dampen spirits at Whitecraigs Tennis Club as all four teams produced some top tennis in front of a big crowd, bringing the curtain down on another dramatic and entertaining season of the historic Scottish Cup.
In the women’s event, it was third time lucky for Edinburgh club Braid following back-to-back finals day defeats to Newlands in 2023 and 2024 as they held their nerve in a nail-biting match tie-break to win 5-4.
It followed a run to the final which included victories over Western, Thistle and Montrose.
Braid captain Suzie Provan said: “We can’t believe we’re holding the Scottish Cup. It means the world to the team, they’ve wanted it for so long, it feels amazing.
“Watching the final rubber was so nerve-racking, my heart rate was through the roof. But I never had any doubts that our team would get through. It feels like we’ve really worked for this, really earned it and I’m so proud of the team.”
Thorn Park, meanwhile, defended their men’s title in another repeat of last year’s final with a dominant 5-1 victory to ensure the trophy would remain in East Dunbartonshire.
The triumph followed a road to Whitecraigs which saw them beat Perth, Corstorphine and Giffnock.
Kyle McKay, captain of Thorn Park, said: "It’s a great feeling for us to win the Scottish Cup and we’re all so happy to have done it two years in a row.
“A couple of matches could have gone either way, but luckily it went our way today. It’s a real privilege to win this event, not many players get to win it, but we’ve done really well all year.”
