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  • THPod 2.05: Men's doubles, and Winchester's padel pickle
    May 24 2025

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    After a busy start, the Apsley League is in a bit of a lull. So after covering Twyford's Super Day and looking ahead to this weekend's four fixtures, we take a look at Men's Doubles.

    There are nine divisions, 48 teams and more than 200 players in the men's doubles competition. But the real question is... can Tom do well enough with David Lloyd West End to join Dave's mighty Littleton warriors in Division Four?

    In Padel-land, Winchester Racquets & Fitness won't take the noise complaints lying down, and this week outlined to members a plan to bring it all to an end -- hopefully before a court hearing set for late November. Looks like Winchester will build a wall, and find a way to get the neighbours to pay for it too. Cunning! Sounds familiar, somehow.

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  • THPod 2.04: How to survive and thrive on Super Day
    May 17 2025

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    Six ambitious clubs field three or more teams in the Summer Apsley League.

    At least once a season the league organizers oblige each of those clubs to field al of their teams at once -- a phenomenon we call Super Day.

    This week we look ahead to Twyford's Super Day, which hits on May 17, and look back on Swanmore's Super Day last weekend.

    After that, there are four more to come - how can clubs survive, and even thrive, on these tests of planning and execution?


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  • THPod 2.03: What are Apsley's early results telling us?
    May 9 2025

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    We've got one week in the bank for the season, and we've learned a lot about how things are shaping up in the Apsley league - Hampshire's best tennis tournament.

    Tom and Dave dissect the action from up and down the divisions, and take stock of what it all means for the May 10-11 weekend, where 28 teams go into battle.

    The sun is shining and we take this pod outside (pardon the occasional police sirens and enjoy Hampshire's intermittent birdsong). In news outside the tennis tourneys,

    Dave reveals how far his application to join the LTA singles league went, and we think about whether or not Jack Draper will indeed win Wimbledon for the Brits.

    Summer madness, indeed!

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  • THPod 2.02: Courtside with DL West End's Mark Jackson
    Apr 25 2025

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    This week we interview Mark Jackson, racquets manager at David Lloyd Southampton West End.

    Mark picked up tennis at a young age up in Lincolnshire, but it wasn’t necessarily the sport he’d had in mind as a starry eyed kid.

    His path to managing racquets at one of the biggest clubs in Hampshire came via a year looking at a possible life in pro tennis, and a coaching career that made him one of only a few Level Five coaches in the area.

    We cover the pandemic, most common coaching requests, his expectations for the DL team captains, the inner workings of the UK padel scene, and much more.

    Find Mark at https://www.tennistennis.co.uk


    Mark’s other recommended podcasts:

    https://www.thetennispodcast.net

    https://thetennistribe.buzzsprout.com

    https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/baseline-intelligence-with-jonathan-stokke/id1602516705


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    Speakpipe.com/THPOD

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  • THPOD 2.01: The Solent Cup, Hampshire singles and the big Apsley curtain-raiser
    Apr 18 2025

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    We’re back! Commissioned for a second season, we start with a little look-back at Season One before jumping right into the Solent Cup.

    Will Portsmouth recover from its 8-0 mauling by Southampton’s finest? And if the league organisers want more attendance for this big county event, why id there no advertising? Maybe we can help with that.

    Meanwhile, Tom has discovered the HIOW Singles League, and he was ushered in right away through the front door. But is it a club that Dave can get in to?

    And of course we’re buzzing for the start of the summer’s Apsley action. We give our predictions for who will win each of the five divisions, before giving our heat ratings for the opening weekend of fixtures.


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  • THPod 22: Champions emerge in Winter Leagues ahead of a big weekend
    Mar 15 2025

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    Champions have been crowned in 11 of the 18 Winter Divisions in the Southampton LTA. We weren't among them this time, but we're happy enough with how our winter went, how about you?

    It's a big weekend for the remaining seven divisions. By next week we should know how the rest of the divisions squared away, which leaves us with a few weeks to get ready for... THE SUMMER!

    Speaking of which, we got some listener feedback ahead of sunny season - you too can get in touch through hello@thpod.uk.

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  • THPod 21: Winter Men, club finder quiz and padel hits a wall
    Mar 2 2025

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    All Brits love a quiz, so we put Tom’s local knowledge to the test with our Hampshire Club Explorer Quiz, His response is… pavlovian!

    In other testosterone-driven news, it’s time to check in with the Men’s Winter leagues, where Dave is pleased and relieved to report that he is back in the top half of the individual performance table.

    Welcome to Episode 21 of the Tennis Hampshire Podcast!

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  • THPod 1.20: Summer fixtures are out, and all to play for in Winter Ladies
    Feb 17 2025

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    The Apsley fixtures are out, which means it's time to start marking your calendars for another great summer of tennis ahead in Hampshire.

    We check in with the Winter Ladies Doubles leagues, and Tom finds a thrilling conclusion underway in the top division. Just about any club can win it... except for the one club that is currently at the top!

    We've created the Hampshire Tennis Club Explorer. Ever wonder how far away your next match will be, which clubs are most active in the county, or even which club is closest to you? Check out our new explorer at our website, THPod.uk.

    And we discuss the passing of Hampshire tennis coaching legend Bash Kara. You can find the Just Giving page launched in honour of his remarkable life and contributions to tennis here:

    https://www.justgiving.com/page/bashkara1

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