The 20-year-old is aiming for a groundbreaking year to put him in pole position for a spot in the Team GB squad for the Paralympics in Rio next summer — and he has got himself off to a flier.

Perry, who plays the sport using two prosthetics — his arms did not properly form when he was born and the bottom part of his left leg was amputated 10 years ago — won his first Scottish National Disability title in Perth at the start of March before claiming silver at the British Nationals in Bristol and playing for Team GB against some of the world’s best at the Italian Open.

Winning the national title fulfils a career ambition for Perry but he is no mood to stop there.

He told SportScene: “It is a big milestone for me, to be able to say you are the national champion, that is the title all the Scottish players want to get. Since I started playing it has always been a goal to win the national title.

“It was a great tournament as well with a lot of tough matches. It shows I’m on the right track and have the right people around me, “The win gave me a great boost, the next week I was in Bristol for the British Nationals and came second. The guy who beat me was a two time paralympian. From there I went out and represented Team GB at the Italian Open and managed to win a couple of matches there.

“There was a very high standard of player in Italy, every competition at that level that I compete in is going to help me.” Perry is currently ranked number 43 in the world in his classification, however with the new rankings due out shortly he is hopeful of a jump which would put him at a career high. That will give him a timely boost before he heads out to the Slovenian and Slovakian Opens with Team GB in May.

He said: “I’m hoping to be mid-30s when the rankings come out. The Slovenian Open has the highest number of entries ever for a para tournament, it is a big one. I’d like to medal in the team event and I’d be thrilled to get out of my group in the singles.”