Fine weather and a close finish made the club’s latest American tournament on Sunday 12 October a big hit with members. When all the games were totted up by organiser Pammi Haylett, Shaz Morris emerged champion, just one game ahead of Jan Lewis. Fishbourne’s American tournament supremo Pammi said: “Ten ladies and six men enjoyed…
The beating heart of Fishbourne Tennis Club is mixed doubles play – it’s what many of us enjoy the most. And no surprise, we are quite good at it, the FTC team in our local Portsmouth & District league going from strength to strength. For the past five years this team has been ably masterminded…
Under the enthusiastic control of Pammi, the new Sunday afternoon American tournaments have been a great success. Which is why they are continuing through the autumn and winter! The American tournament format – limited games, limited number of people, everyone playing at once – has proven to be the ideal answer to playing tennis at…
Fishbourne Tennis Club held its first tournament of 2020 – in honour of FTC member Darren Triggs, the Chichester police constable who suffered a spinal stroke while on duty in December 2019. Twelve members of the club took part in a closely-fought evening of tennis for the inaugural Darren Triggs Trophy, now set to…
The day dawned clear, bright and still for our 22 intrepid American Tournament competitors. The near perfect tennis conditions were a welcome change from the torrential down pours of late and it was good to get out onto the courts. Some excellent and close fought matches ensued with with a slick turn around between rounds…
Dear Fishbourne Tennis Club member, As you know, Fishbourne players of all ages and abilities have enjoyed taking part in the Portsmouth & District tennis league for several years now. It’s always good fun and increasingly successful for us as well. At the recent P&D awards evening at the Lee on the Solent club, FTC…
As we were unable to reach the required numbers for the December Tournament those who had entered previously have been fast tracked into this one. Please do not put the name of anyone else on the list without checking with them first. Thanks!
Fishbourne Tennis Club came away from the LTA Portsmouth & District annual awards presentation on 18 October with four trophies and four runners-up awards, representing the most successful league competition result in the club’s history. The awards were for the various Fishbourne teams taking part in both the winter 2017/18 and summer 2018 tournaments,…
Three Fishbourne teams are in line for promotion after the club’s most successful summer season of tennis yet in the LTA’s Portsmouth & District League. Of Fishbourne’s seven teams competing, both the men’s number one team (captain Tom Craddock) and the ladies’ doubles team (captain Kate Gurl) topped their groups and have been crowned champions…