Dominic Iannotti makes history as three Scots win medals at Virtus World Tennis Championships
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Dominic Iannotti has made history by becoming the first player to win four gold medals at a Virtus tournament.
Held for players with an intellectual impairment, the Virtus 2025 World Tennis Championships took place in Astana, Kazakhstan, where three Scots – Dominic, Aidan Moody and Anna McBride - were part of the Great Britain team.
Dominic’s incredible week saw him win the men’s singles, the men’s doubles and men’s team event with Fabrice Higgins, as well as the mixed doubles with Anna.
Anna was also a champion in women’s singles and finished third alongside Lilly Mills to claim a bronze medal in the women’s doubles and women’s team events.
Aidan also came home with a medal, taking silver alongside Olly Beadle in the men’s doubles.
MacKinlay and Hignett win ITF doubles title
James MacKinlay and Liam Hignett picked up their first pro title of the year as they won the M25 men’s doubles event in Nottingham on the ITF World Tennis Tour.
Also a Lexus British Pro Series event, MacKinlay and Hignett started the week as third seeds and opened their account with a win over Tennis Scotland Open Tour men’s champion Ewen Lumsden and his Japanese partner Shinji Hazawa.
The final saw them take on fellow British pair Finn Murgett and James Story, with the Stirling-based duo coming out on top 6-4, 6-0.
Fryer & Robertson win on TS Open Tour
The TS Open Tour was in St Andrews for the Fairmont Hotel Tennis Tayside Open, with Cameron Fryer and Kirsty Robertson picking up the titles.
In the women’s event, Robertson reached the final without dropping a set, enjoying wins over Nikemi Olafare and top seed Zoe Moffat, before beating Aadya Iyer Chadalawada in the final 5-7, 6-2, 10-4.
Men’s top seed Fryer claimed his first tour title of the year with straight-sets wins over Lewis McLennan, Alasdair Low and David Killean en route to the final, where he beat Finlay Watters 6-4, 7-5.
