Our first league match in nearly two months saw Andre, Tom Craddock, Chris Gosden and men’s team debutant Luke McEwan take on The Weald tennis cub in the LTA Sussex league on Sunday 20 December (writes Chris Gosden). We made the journey over to our opponents just north of Brighton, hoping that we would play on…
…and Fishbourne Tennis Club members turned out in force for the annual Festive Dress day. The theme? Decidedly Santa Claus (count the number of red outfits and white beards…) but with a very imaginative and topical twist from Sheila in the form of a British Davis Cup champion, complete with famous trophy. Around 40 members attended,…
Only a few days to go now…have you got your costume ready? Yes it’s FTC’s Festive Dress tennis morning at the club on Saturday December 19 – it’s fun to dress up but you don’t have to. Full details in poster below. The morning includes mulled wine and a Christmasy lunch to follow. You can see members’ ideas for costumes…
On Monday 7 December, a group of Fishbourne ladies got together with eight ladies from the Harbour Way club in order to play some competitive tennis in memory of our good friend Lila Monk and to raise money for St Wilfred’s Hospice. (We raised £250). We were blessed with the weather, the sun shone, the tennis was…
The debut of team captain Luke McEwen into our first division Vets match against Carlton Green was celebrated with a 3-1 victory (writes David Holmes). But it was Luke’s doubles partner Katy Bracher who supplied the apposite tactical advice. Luke was returning to tennis after a number of weeks off court because of tennis elbow (lateral…
Electronic barriers at the entrance, smartly-dressed staff, a carpet to ceiling trophy cabinet full of glistening silverware. Welcome to the world of corporate tennis (writes David Holmes). Shaz Morris, Jenny Edminston, Mike Hall Hall and David Holmes represented us in a Division 1 mixed league match at Chichester Racquets and Fitness Club. Despite not playing…
Dear Fishbourne Tennis Club member, Welcome to the latest regular email update of the exciting things happening at your tennis club. Have you booked your place at the Christmas party yet? It’s at the Fishbourne Centre hall on Saturday 5 December and is filling up fast, so to avoid disappointment put all names down as…
Fishbourne took on Southsea Tennis Club in a return match in Blackboy Lane on Sunday 22 November. The morning went very well (writes FTC team captain Lesley Kelly). Everyone enjoyed playing in the sunshine, which kept us warm in the cold snap. We were lucky we got the four courts, court number one was booked out,…
Yes, it could only be the Fishbourne Tennis Club annual Festive Dress-up day, this year on Saturday 19 December, 9-1pm (with lunch to follow in the Blue Room). Playing tennis while in fancy dress is a Fishbourne tradition going back decades. And members do take this particular bit of fun extremely seriously, as the pictures below show……
What do you think the FTC Championships in 2016 should be like? Fishbourne Tennis Club is asking members for their views on the 2016 Championships, following the updating of the club’s usual tournament format in 2015. ‘This is your opportunity to tell us what you think before any decision is taken,’ said FTC chairman David Lord.…