Far and away the most enjoyable friendly competition Fishbourne is involved in – that’s the club’s regular encounter with Southsea Tennis Club. This summer’s visit to Clarence Esplanade on Sunday 20 August coincided with sunny dry weather and high spirits all round, with eager anticipation not just for some cracking first-to-four-games matches but also for the famous Southsea tea in…
Dear Fishbourne Tennis Club member, Welcome to the latest regular email update of the exciting things happening at your tennis club. DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 13 August Sunday, American Tournament and barbecue (see below) 17 August, Thursday 5pm, committee meeting (observers welcome), Fishbourne Centre 2 September, Saturday FINALS DAY 20 October, Friday, 7pm, Table tennis…
Mid-way through the season, Fishbourne teams continue to do well in the Portsmouth & District LTA summer tournament. Here are the captains’ mid-term reports: Sam Hart, men’s doubles, division 4 (weekend only games, no age restrictions): We are top of the league so far this year, four fixtures played and four won. We have won…
Ronnie Ray’s sons paid a surprise visit to Fishbourne Tennis Club on Sunday 9 July – and first stop was the Ronnie Ray memorial bench in front of the clubhouse. Chris and Phil Ray watched some tennis action from the comfort of the bench, which was paid for with the generous bequest to the club by…
Katie Bracher and Luke McEwen, Tamsin Saunders and Geoff Miles took on Southsea in the Masters Division 1. After four hours of play we finished 2 rubbers all. Fishbourne won the draw on sets and games to bag another 2 points. Many thanks for Tamsin getting back from Greece just in time and Geoff not…
Fishbourne won their friendly match against Southsea 87 games to 47 (writes Luke McEwen). Rain threatened but stayed away until lunch. The return match will be this year’s final at Southsea. Andre and Mo, and Katy and Trevor jointly won the top number of games won. It was Nicola’s maiden match and won three of her…
As well as the club Championships, now well under way (don’t be late organising your ties!), the men’s singles ladder and all the regular club sessions, there’s loads more coming up in Blackboy Lane! Junior Open Day – Saturday May 13, 2-4 pm For Boys and Girls aged 4-14 – your first step to become a…
The club’s annual meeting held at the Fishbourne Centre on Wednesday 26 April was well attended by a cross section of members. As well as the chairman’s and treasurer’s reports, there were updates on the provision of extra floodlights, how FTC is doing in the leagues, the coaching programme with Generation Tennis, the club’s busy…
The YONEX open morning at Fishbourne during the Saturday club session on 29 April really went well with some 40 people attending to get advice about their play and the type of racquet that would suit them best (writes David Lord). Pete Tuffrey from YONEX brought down about 30 different racquets for people to try…
The ties for the 2017 Fishbourne Tennis Club Championships are as follows: Club Championship VETS65 Championship