Ian Mallon: Irish tennis no longer at break point

Outside of the big four — soccer, rugby, Gaelic football and hurling – tennis is the leading individual sport in the affections of the Irish public.

TENNIS ON THE RISE: Ireland's number one Simon Carr in action. Pic: Tennis Ireland

FOR a conflict in which the combatants wore Lacoste and where the boardroom served as the battlefield, the fight for control of Irish tennis was a brutal campaign.

For years a Leinster versus Munster factional power struggle dominated the agenda at Tennis Ireland, staining the reputation of the organisation and threatening its future.