Another great day with our friends from Southsea

FTC hosted Southsea Tennis Club on Sunday – a day that proved full of sunshine, fun, close matches and lots of laughs (plus lots of chips at the Bulls Head afterwards!). Four mixed pairs from each club took part in what, as always, proved to be a really close mixed doubles competition. With 15 matches…

Annual tennis week at Okehampton

Every year Fishbourne Tennis Club sends a number of members to an annual tennis week at the Manor House Hotel in Okehampton, Devon. This year we are hoping to send a larger contingent to increase the amount of court time that we are able to have. Please see the following reminder notice from Janet Leonard who…

Match report: Fishbourne’s big fight back!

Middleton v Fishbourne – Away – Sunday 21 September – 3 mixed pairs The sunny clime and calm skies were an auspicious background to Fishbourne’s fight to recapture club pride in a return friendly against Middleton. Team captain Luke McEwen chose three strong mixed pairs for this latest match following a heavy defeat the previous…

Fishbourne vs Bognor – revenge is sweet!

Fishbourne’s men were out in force on Sunday 23 March for a rematch with the boys from Bognor. Yes it was the latest in the compelling series of friendlies with our neighbours, Bognor Tennis Club. They have thrashed us in the past, what would happen on home turf this time? Andrew and Alan had a nail…

Friendlies are fun

  By Luke McEwen Fishbourne Tennis have recently played Southsea Tennis Club in some friendly matches.  It was a diplomatic start with one win and one loss but the third contest proved more decisive with a Fishbourne win by 77 games to 50. The matches have been great fun, being evenly matched.  The banter was…