Fishbourne’s last game of the summer season saw Middleton make the trip to Blackboy Lane where grey skies threatened a soggy end to our participation in the 2015 LTA Sussex League. The rain held off for an hour before the heavens opened during play. It was decided that we play on through to get the…
Are you over 50 (45 for ladies), available during the day Monday to Friday and want to keep playing tennis through the winter? We have been invited by the Portsmouth District League to enter their new mid week veterans winter league. As long as you are available during the day, this is a great way…
Glorious weather on Saturday morning 1 August and we all pile into the Polo – talk about how many elephants can you fit in a Mini! We are off to Crawley for our important penultimate match in the men’s doubles Sussex League tournament. There’s a lot at stake here as we sit second in our league on 5 points and Crawley…
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…
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…
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…
Fishbourne men did the club proud on Sunday 17 May with a stirring victory – the club’s first – in the LTA Sussex League. In blazing sunshine Fishbourne took on Arundel Tennis Club at home, fielding two pairs in the men’s doubles: Andre and Tom, and Chris and Phil. The matches were close and extremely hard…
By David Holmes Sudden downpours, strong winds and frequent referrals to the LTA handbook – welcome to the world of league tennis. Fishbourne’s first tentative steps into the Tennis Sussex leagues this year have been full of incident, not just on the courts. Chris Gosden’s men’s open team, Young and Wild, played the first match…
Entries are now invited for the Fishbourne Tennis Club Championships 2015. This year’s Championships will celebrate the great contribution to our Club by Ronnie Ray who sadly died a few weeks ago. The Championships this year will comprise men’s and ladies’ singles, men’s doubles, ladies’ doubles, mixed doubles and junior singles for 12-13 and 14-16…