Dear FTC member As you will know, all of Sussex has now been placed into Tier 4 and this affects tennis at Fishbourne Tennis Club from Boxing Day. Government and LTA rules say that under Tier 4 we can still play but ONLY SINGLES with someone from another household. Doubles can only be played with…
FTC ladies’ singles champion of 2018 and 2019 Rachel Dekker has bid what we sincerely hope will be only a temporary goodbye to Fishbourne as work takes her out of the area. Rachel will be sorely missed not just by her league teammates but at club mix-in sessions where she was always happy to join…
Dear FTC member Get ready, get set…PLAY! Tennis is back in Fishbourne. And for many FTC members the chance to get outside and have a hit with friends won’t come a moment too soon. In line with the lifting of the lockdown and implementation of the new Tier 2 rules that apply in Sussex, FTC…
Dear FTC member, Just as we were getting going again… Yes it’s Lockdown II, and tennis is not being spared. The Fishbourne Tennis Club committee has been carefully monitoring the Government’s and LTA’s advice regarding playing tennis from 5 November when the new lockdown rules come into force, as we are sure many of…
The men’s team coaching group came together for a special evening on Wednesday 21 October, to say goodbye to the club’s three times men’s singles champion and captain of FTC’s No1 men’s team in the Portsmouth & District league, Tom Craddock. Tom is moving to the north of England for work. Generation Tennis chief coach…
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…
Alex from FTC coaching partner Generation Tennis is in the process of getting all group coaching back up and running again in line with the latest LTA advice. This permits organised tennis activity for larger groups, including coached sessions, as an exception to the limit of six – as long as all Covid guidelines are followed.…
Your tennis club committee hopes you are well and getting some tennis in. Yes we are still allowed to play tennis. But there have been some rule changes lately so we thought it timely for an update on what FTC is able to offer. In many ways what follows is the “new normal”. In all…
After a Covid-19 enforced hiatus of five months, mix-in club sessions returned to Fishbourne Tennis Club on Saturday 29 August. More than 20 members attended, lured by the idea of fun mixed doubles social tennis and free ice creams. All four courts were busy all morning. First on court was Sheila Smith, 82 (pictured), enjoying…