The Tennis Hampshire Podcast

Send us Fan Mail The winter storms hit this weekend, so instead of playing a long-planned tennis friendly at CourtX, Dave and Robin recorded this episode together. We explore how Portsmouth & District’s Winter Leagues have started, now that we are into Week 5, and Robin shares his expected winners and who might find it tough across the area’s top divisions. Portsmouth have a strong turnout for winter this year, with 90 teams registered, representing 20 clubs. And things will be comp...

Send us Fan Mail Three years ago he picked up a racquet for the first time, this summer he became David Lloyd Southampton’s most successful summer captain in the Apsley League. Aaron Williams joins the show to share his developing philosophy on tennis captaining, reflections on his surprises about captaining during his first year in the gig, and aspirations for next summer. We look together at the start of the Winter Season in Hampshire & Isle of Wight’s mixed, mens and ladies leagu...

Send us Fan Mail OK, someone has to call time on summer, and that time is NOW! We. celebrate the end of a great summer of tennis by looking through who won top spots and promotions across the Apsley, the Hampshire men's and ladies leagues, and the parallel leagues in Portsmouth & District. We delayed the episode by a day to be able to incorporate the last results that will make a difference to promotions and relegations in the Apsley League, and I'm glad we did! Last ditch relegation batt...

Send us Fan Mail Upstarts Ventnor and perennial champions Warsash are chasing top spot in Portsmouth's Summer Mixed Doubles league as the summer closes. Robin Ellison joins us from the blue side of the county to share with us how that's playing out, and delivers a full run down of how the mixed summer league is playing out. The LTA has opened nominations for its annual awards recognising players, coaches, volunteers, clubs and much more. Why not nominate someone you this deserves a pat on the...

Send us Fan Mail The never-ending summer feels like it’s now quite close to ending, which makes this a perfect time to look at who’s celebrating the most as another Apsley comes to a close. Thornden look odds-on for a pretty magnificent double this weekend, but we talk abut how Twyford - and all in their ilk - can only focus on what’s reasonably within their control as the season hits its finale. Speaking of controlling the controllables, Totton & Eling seem to have quietly but clea...