Here they are, all the wonderful winners and runners-up from the club’s best Finals Day yet. They are receiving their awards from FTC Tournament Director Kate Gurl. Thanks to Anthony Fitch for all the photographs. A high standard of tennis, big crowds who stayed to the end to watch the matches, and masses to eat…
With thanks to FTC member Anthony Fitch for all the photographs. Results were: Men’s singles, Jan bt Michael Ladies; singles, Debbie bt Gilly Men’s doubles, JJ and Joe bt Michael and Adam Ladies doubles, Sue and Katy bt Cressida and Persephone Mixed doubles, Barry and Debbie bt Shaz and Phil Vets men’s singles, Gerry bt…
For the first time at FTC Finals Day we had a Fastest Serve competition. Players queued to have a go and it quickly became mega-competitive as contenders fought to outdo each other and win the cash prizes. The quickest serve in the club? That belongs to JJ Bone who fired a ball over at a …
With thanks to FTC member Anthony Fitch for all the photographs
With thanks to FTC member Anthony Fitch for all the photographs
The cream of Fishbourne’s tennis players sweltered on the hottest day of the year at Fishbourne Tennis Club’s Finals Day on Saturday 9 September. With some of the finalists competing in three matches, the climax of the club’s 2023 championships turned into a feat of endurance as the mercury soared past 30 degrees C. All the…
The club would like to thank Nikki Holden for the photographs
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…
Former champions Chris Gosden and Tom Craddock put on an epic, near three-hour men’s singles title-decider at the Fishbourne Tennis Club Finals Day on 7 September. A large crowd was gripped by a see-sawing battle of quality tennis as first Craddock (men’s champion in 2016 and ’17) and then Gosden (champion in 2015) piled on…
Reigning Fishbourne men’s tennis champion Tom Craddock retained his singles trophy and added a doubles title at the Fishbourne Tennis Club Championships Finals Day, held on Saturday (2 September). But this year there was a new champion among the women, with Tamsin Saunders holding aloft the ladies’ singles trophy after an enthralling match against…