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PODCAST

The Tennis Hampshire Podcast

David Ernsberger, Tom Mitchell

Catch up on the latest developments in club tennis across Hampshire, England.Email us at hello@THPod.UKLeave us a voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/THPodSocial media and podcast covers by Visualising Stories, original music by Jamie Noyce, podcast logo by Karen Holloway

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73:50

THPod 2.17: Courtside with Riverside’s Barry brothers

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2025/08/11

Send us a text Mike and Jay Barry join as our sixth and seventh guests on the podcast. We talk about the origins of Riverside Tennis Club, who they consider their biggest rivals, and what the future holds for the club. On a more personal note, we reflect on sibling rivalry, their pathways into coaching, and their advice for young Riverside players who want to push on into semi-pro tennis. Stick around for the Barry Brothers’ Dream Club Challenge at the end! Who created the best Dream Cl...

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44:14

THPod 2.16: Apsley Champions could emerge this weekend

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2025/08/08

Send us a text The summer is flying by, and this weekend could bring the first crown in the Apsley as Compton look to see off resurgent Winchester in Division Four. Elsewhere, Riverside play Destroyers of Dreams as David Lloyd Southampton make the pilgrimage to Wiltshire. Can they equal or better Twyford's 1-7 loss last week? Premier Division survival could depend on it. We had a lot of great feedback o our Ladies Doubles episode, including a voce message from David Lloyd. Listen ...

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43:38

THPod 2.15: Bassett, Thornden contest Ladies Doubles

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2025/08/01

Send us a text Three out of five Summer Ladies Doubles divisions have been won, but the very highest honours are still being disputed by Bassett and Thornden. Could Winchester sneak through and take the top prize? We discuss from around the 18 minutes mark. And there's nothing more dangerous than Tom with a spreadsheet... we find shenanigans in Division Four. Though we're sure no one did anything in purpose. Will the league notice? Where's that Michael Jackson popcorn gif?? Elsewhere, Dave ge...

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49:25

THPod 2.14: The Summer’s winners and losers so far

The Tennis Hampshire Podcast ·

2025/07/26

Send us a text After last week’s grim statistics showing age spreads across the Hampshire inter-club leagues, Venus Williams gives Dave some inspiration this week. Tom has been in deep correspondence with Apsley League chief Geoff Prince on how the league positions work. If things are looking a little wonky to you too, there’s a good reason for it! Meanwhile, who needs league tables when there are winners and losers to recognise - stats, metaphysics and philosophy are our friends here. We pic...

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57:29

THPod 2.13: Clubs circle Mens Summer Doubles honours

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2025/07/19

Send us a text Mens Doubles is the most popular Hampshire & Isle of Wight doubles event over the summer, so take a deep breath with us as we run through all nine divisions to see how things are shaping up now the end of the season is in flight. Two of those divisions have already been won — congrats to Riverside and David Lloyd West End on getting some early titles in. The men's doubles review starts at 27:21. Meanwhile, last weekend’s heatwave turned the tables upside down fo...

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51:46

THPod 2.12: The heat is on! Will tennis captains keep...

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2025/07/11

Send us a text A major heatwave is grabbing the southern UK during peak tennis season for the first time in two years, so new rules created back in 2023 will be put to the test this weekend. In this episode we discuss the moral quandary around postponing a match in 29 degree weather (feels like 31!), and whether or not there will be any funny business going on after fixtures start, should one side fall behind quickly in any of the Apsley's 13 fixtures this weekend. It's inevitable...

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38:02

THPod 2.11: East Hants tennis & Survival Saturday Redux

The Tennis Hampshire Podcast ·

2025/07/04

Send us a text We take a step eastwards in Episode 2.11, exploring how the East Hants league works for clubs that lie out towards the border with West Sussex. The East Hants chat starts on the 20 minute mark. We find a smaller but more perfectly structured set of events out there, but no website to help us make sense of it all. Does East Hants have a website? Please let us know if there is one. Analysing the data that’s available, we look at the overlaps with Southampton LTA, discuss wh...

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19:19

THPod 2.10: Quick Hit - Thornden go top as Apsley...

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2025/06/26

Send us a text We dropped an epic episode last week (thanks for all the feedback!), so it’s just a Quick Hit with Dave this week. It took nine weeks, but Thornden are back at the top of the Premier Division. Will anyone knock them off their usual perch from here on out? Wellow also made big gains in the league, but we're keen to see if they can build on that this weekend. Meanwhile the latest round of the county singles boxes have ended, and we tip our cap to the Spring champions in the top t...

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89:02

THPod 2.09: Peak Apsley results and cheating headaches

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2025/06/21

Send us a text Dave's on the road and no one's heard from Tom since he went to that stag do in Poland a week ago. But never fear, Edwin Lau is back! And just as well, since we have a bumper round of Apsley fixtures to talk about. Bassett's winning streak came to an end at the top of the Premier Division, Division Two bought us a real slugfest, and it seems we've all been sleeping on Willow. Who knew? In our special topic this week, we dig deeper into cheating in tennis. Why is it happen...

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42:27

THPod 2.08: Peak Apsley, and Riverside’s Super Day

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2025/06/12

Send us a text There are only three Saturdays in the summer when 28 teams go out and do battle over 14 fixtures, and this weekend is one of those Peak Apsley moments. Bassett face a proper test in the Premier Division against Riverside, who have their own Super Day to worry about at the same time. Division One will be fully in action, with just one of the nine teams left to sit things out. Division Two has the pick of the non-Premier action with some very spicy matches lined up. M...

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45:22

THPod 2.07: The Battle for Ladies Doubles

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2025/06/07

Send us a text This week we take a closer look at Ladies Doubles in Hampshire, and see who's battling it out for top spots across the county's five divisions. That discussion starts at 27 minutes in. The contest to find the best women across the county also has a big impact on the Apsley League, and we take a look back at Week Five's results, plus check in on the tables. Two clubs had Super Days last weekend, and we celebrate Winchester - who have done the best so far out of any club to...

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54:30

THPOD 2.06: The Tennis Hampshire Awards, weekend...

The Tennis Hampshire Podcast ·

2025/05/30

Send us a text Paranoia strikes this week, as Dave spots something suspicious in the Hampshire Tennis Awards, and Tom dissects A versus B team selection theory. Are shenanigans afoot, or are we just seeing ghosts in the shadows? It’s all just tennis, right? Meanwhile, we've got one of the county's blockbuster weekends ahead. 26 teams will be on court in the Apsley, and there are two club Super Days. We look at 13 fixtures that will change the tables. Follow us at: Instagra...

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35:43

THPod 2.05: Men's doubles, and Winchester's padel pickle

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2025/05/24

Send us a text 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 t...

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27:41

THPod 2.04: How to survive and thrive on Super Day

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2025/05/17

Send us a text 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?

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2025/05/09

Send us a text 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...

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47:32

THPod 2.02: Courtside with DL West End's Mark Jackson

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2025/04/25

Send us a text 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, mos...

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52:43

THPOD 2.01: The Solent Cup, Hampshire singles and the...

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2025/04/18

Send us a text 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 t...

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26:25

THPod 22: Champions emerge in Winter Leagues ahead of...

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2025/03/15

Send us a text 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 hel...

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47:34

THPod 21: Winter Men, club finder quiz and padel hits...

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2025/03/02

Send us a text 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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45:00

THPod 20: Summer fixtures are out, and all to play...

The Tennis Hampshire Podcast ·

2025/02/17

Send us a text 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 ...

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