Fishbourne’s men doubles team (age unrestricted) in the Portsmouth & District league started the winter season in Southsea on Sunday 30 October. It wasn’t quite a double-fist-pump moment for us since we got a bit hammered by a crash squad from Canoe Lake 1 (the breakaway Southsea lot who play on brand new artificial grass courts…
After another successful season the Fishbourne Men’s 1st (only) team in the Sussex League tournament have reached the lofty heights of division 11. Chris Gosden, after doing a sterling job in establishing the team and leading it to promotion, has handed the captaincy to me, Phil Tite, for this season and I would like to…
The forecast had not been looking good, but the rain and gale force winds stayed away. The courts were dry and ready to see some action (writes Nikki Holden, team captain). Four members of our club made up two pairings for our home match on 21 August against Avenue 3 in the Portsmouth and District…
On the day Andy Murray was winning gold, again, in the Rio Olympics, Fishbourne’s Nikki Scott was scooping up the gongs in the club’s Summer American Tournament on Sunday (14 August). Nikki wasn’t just top lady player but beat the blokes to be overall winner as well. A packed entry of 26 players fought for…
In a busy day at Fishbourne Tennis Club on Sunday (7 August), all the courts saw some terrific tennis action as two LTA matches were played out – with Fishbourne coming out top in both. In the Sussex League, FTC men took on chaps from Slinfold (near Horsham) Tennis Club in what was a triumph…
The first game of the summer season for Fishbourne’s Sussex League men’s doubles team brought Compton 3 to Blackboy Lane to face a strong line-up of Bill Cove and Tom Craddock, and Phil Tite and yours truly (writes Chris Gosden, Sussex League captain). The pairing of young Tom and Bill has always been a good one,…
Over the past year we have seen the number of teams at Fishbourne, playing in leagues, grow from three to six (writes Luke McEwen, Competition Secretary). As a club we are now involved in two leagues: the LTA Sussex League and the Portsmouth & District League. In the Sussex League we have a men’s double team…
9 am Sunday morning:, whilst most took a leisurely breakfast and planned their relaxing day ahead, the four members of our mixed league were starting the road and sea journey to play Ryde Mead for the first fixture in the Portsmouth and District Summer League (writes David Holmes). And we weren’t alone on the mid-morning…
Fishbourne 2’s final match of the Portsmouth & District Winter Masters series was a friendly affair at home against Compton, which ended after some very good tennis in a deserved win for the visitors and lashings of tea and home made sandwiches and cake in the clubhouse (writes Bob Murray). Representing FTC2 were Mandy Davies and Tim…
For our match versus Arundel we welcomed back young Joe Rawlings to the fold (writes Chris Gosden). Work commitments and an extended stay in the land of Oz meant we missed him for the last three games. Chris Gosden, Phil Tite and Tom Craddock made up the four. A team all aged under 35 in…