More Fishbourne members than ever were able to enjoy a visit to the Wimbledon Championships this year thanks to the club’s LTA membership. The club was allocated 15 pairs of tickets all of which were taken up by FTC members – including junior members Ollie Hawkins, Callum Budd and Robert Prince. You can read what Ollie…
I knew that going to the Wimbledon finals was a once in a lifetime experience and I enjoyed every second of it. I had an amazing time watching the women’s singles final, the men’s doubles final and the women’s doubles final. One of my highlights of the day was seeing Serena Williams. She was amazing and very…
Seated comfortably in their Wimbledon seats during the first week of the tournament, three members of the club’s mixed vets were able to enjoy the experience of top class tennis knowing their team had picked up its first points. The mixed squad has found its foray into the mystery that was Tennis Sussex leagues an…
With many FTC members off to SW19 this year – including lucky winners of the 15 pairs of tickets awarded to the club in the LTA ballot – we thought some pictures of the great event might not go amiss. Here’s just a few, taken on the first Tuesday – if you have pictures from Wimbledon…
Dear Fishbourne Tennis Club member, Welcome to the latest regular email update of the exciting things happening at your tennis club. 2015 Championships now underway! …with some nail-biting matches and very close results! Remember that preliminary and first round matches must be played by mid-July. The Draw for the Mixed Doubles Plate Competition can then be…
FTC’s match against Billingshurst started with us sitting in second place and Billingshurst in third in the Sussex league men’s doubles. So there was everything to play for… Our team featured regular players Phil Tite and Chris Gosden, and the returning Andre Rogers with new-to-the-team Sam Hart. Sam played at Fishbourne as a junior and after doing well…
Fishbourne’s great summer of sport continued on Sunday with a match with a difference – taking on our neighbours, the bowls club. At bowls… Gorgeous weather, a full turn-out of tennis players and marvellous hospitality from our hosts guaranteed a great fun afternoon. With many tennis players rolling (chucking? bouncing?) a wood for the first time, there…
The sharp ‘crack’ of mallet hitting wooden ball reverberated around Fishbourne on Friday when members of the tennis club hopped next door for a spot of croquet on a summer’s evening. It was a full house on the Fishbourne Croquet Club’s immaculate lawns (good enough for grass courts…only kidding!) with 16 tennis players turning up to try the so-English…
Shaz Morris ran out clear winner in Fishbourne Tennis Club’s American Tournament on Sunday 14 June. Her score after four sets was a remarkable 27, meaning she dropped just one game during the day. It was a close run thing behind her, though, for both men and women, reflecting the tight nature of the day’s play.…
More great news for Fishbourne in the LTA Sussex league competition, with a 4.0 win at Horsham! James Course, Tom Craddock , Phil Tite and Chris Gosden made the trip up to Horsham to contest the match – on their grass courts! Beautiful weather meant for a great morning’s tennis, made even better by Horsham’s welcoming…