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Even more new facilities could be on the horizon at Moray Sports Centre after the opening of Elgin’s new indoor tennis centre

Moray Sports Centre CEO Iain Stokes exclusively revealed the plans to the Press and Journal.

Lewis Simpson (back left), assistant coach at Moray Sports Centre, and CEO Iain Stokes (back right) with children from the centre's summer holiday activity camps.
Lewis Simpson (back left), assistant coach at Moray Sports Centre, and CEO Iain Stokes (back right) with children from the centre's summer holiday activity camps.

Moray Sports Centre boss Iain Stokes has revealed plans to add more sports facilities following the opening of a new world-class indoor tennis centre.

The £1.63m new four-court indoor facility is near Moray Sports Centre on Linkwood Road.

The facility is focused on growing participation in tennis.

Inside the new tennis facility. Image: Sean McAngus/DC Thomson

‘It is only the beginning’

Moray Sports Centre CEO Iain Stokes pictured.

In 2021, Elgin-born Iain Stokes returned home after moving away to England as a youngster as his family served in the armed forces.

It may have been the indoor tennis facility which attracted him to the CEO post.

The centre, operated by Moray Sports Foundation, currently has a sports hall, gym, cycling studio, other fitness rooms and now the tennis facility.

However, Mr Stokes has promised there are more new facilities in the pipeline.

Moray Sports Centre

Mr Stokes said: “It is exciting times ahead and the new facility marks a new era of tennis in Moray.

“We have held discussions with national sporting bodies to provide more world class facilities for unrepresented sports.

“We have aspirations to build outdoor tennis courts and an athletics track.

“Also in terms of tennis, we are looking to provide opportunities for blind and wheelchair tennis too.

“We want to make tennis accessible for all.

“So everyone come to us and we will give you opportunity to play tennis.”

The tennis facility pictured. Image: Sean McAngus/DC Thomson

Just in time for Wimbledon

Wimbledon.

He hopes the facility will inspire people who have been watching Wimbledon to take up the sport.

He added: “With the country in the grips of Wimbledon fever, we’re delighted to have opened a state-of-the-art indoor tennis facility at Moray Sports Centre. This will allow all those inspired by what they see on TV to get on the court themselves with a racquet in hand.

“Having this calibre of indoor tennis provision in Elgin is a real boost for the north of Scotland. It is setting the region up to inspire and nurture the next generation of great tennis talent.”

LTA chief executive Scott Lloyd, pictured left, alongside Blane Dodds, chief executive of Tennis Scotland.

Blane Dodds, Chief Executive of Tennis Scotland described the opening of the tennis facility as “another major milestone”.

It was delivered via a partnership between Moray Sports Foundation, sportscotland, the LTA, LTA Tennis Foundation and Tennis Scotland through the Transforming Scottish Indoor Tennis (TSIT) fund.

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