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

The Tennis Hampshire Podcast ·

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

The Tennis Hampshire Podcast ·

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?

The Tennis Hampshire Podcast ·

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

The Tennis Hampshire Podcast ·

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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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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42:58

THPod 19: Winchester "gunshots" put padel on trial,...

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2025/02/01

Send us a text Winchester Raquets didn't love our debate last time around about their patchy league efforts in Episode 18, but that was nothing compared to the national media debate this week that would come to surround the future of padel at the "posh tennis club" in Bereweeke (blame the Daily Mail for that one, lol). Cue lots of pictures of disgruntled neighbours in the papers, and at least one threat to take it all to the Supreme Court. Gosh, this might be the most excitement W...

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THPod 18: JEM-Swanmore deal shakes up the top, and...

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2025/01/19

Send us a textMoves at Winchester kicked off a busy January transfer window in Hampshire's tennis coaching market. We explore whether a blockbuster move between JEM and Swanmore could shake up the league come the summer. It's also time to check in on the Winter Men to see how they're getting along. The fixtures have passed the half-way mark. Did Absolute Men drop the mic for Christmas? Which team has yet to even play a fixture? Meanwhile, Tom & Dave are having a rough ride in th...

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34:32

THPod 17: Bad maths, tennis resolutions and the...

The Tennis Hampshire Podcast ·

2025/01/03

Send us a textAfter a break so Tom could hunt for club glory and we could both spend some time with the family, we're back! Did you miss us? Our bad maths and tennis resolutions will soon put that to rest, after which we take a deeper look at the very competitive Ladies Winter Doubles Leagues. Welcome to the Tennis Hampshire Podcast as we start the New Year with the very best of intentions. Let's see how long it lasts...

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THPod 16: Who’s got a ticket to Ryde? And more tennis...

The Tennis Hampshire Podcast ·

2024/12/07

Send us a textIt’s the most wonderful time of the year… Tennis AGM season! Tom and Dave bring you the latest from the Southampton LTA and Apsley AGM meetings.The top brass was voted in once again for another year, but with the committees filling up at last there are signs of new life in the corridors of power. One of the podcast just became one of the youngest committee members ever. Congratulations, young Jedi. Meanwhile, there are insights galore about how 2025 will shape up for tennis...

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THPod 15: Courtside with Tennis HQ's George Thomas

The Tennis Hampshire Podcast ·

2024/11/21

Send us a textWe're joined this week for a Courtside Chat with George Thomas from Romsey-based Tennis HQ (www.tennishq.co.uk). Did you know you don't have to trek all the way to Farnham to get your hands on higher-end tennis gear so you can try before you buy? Neither did I. George takes us through the kinds of issues to consider before you spring for a new racquet, strings, tennis balls and more. We also explore his playing career in tennis, coaching at different clubs and his pion...

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THPod 14: Mixed with Gemma Hargrave from David Lloyd...

The Tennis Hampshire Podcast ·

2024/11/16

Send us a textGemma Hargrave joins the show this week from David Lloyd West End. We take a little walk through hot topics like club-hopping before getting into the heart of what it means to captain teams at a mega-club like David Lloyd. Can you bring the small club feels to big club environments? We find out more. Gemma shares her vision for getting young players through those tricky late teenage years, and shares her thoughts on why participation in inter-club competitions is different ...

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THPod 13: MEN! GUITARS! TRASH TALK! The...

The Tennis Hampshire Podcast ·

2024/11/02

Send us a textTom and Dave man up in this episode and get stuck into seven divisions of Winter Men's Doubles Tennis, the fastest-growing tennis format in the county.One in five fixtures have been played already, so we have a sense for how things are going. But not everyone will have the stamina to hold onto top spots until the end of the season. Do Absolute Men have the coolest team name in tennis? Why do they play all their pictures before Christmas? Why does Tom wait until midnigh...

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THPod 12: Winning ugly, and visualising tennis data

The Tennis Hampshire Podcast ·

2024/10/12

Send us a textWe took a few weeks off to get the summer done once and for all, and spiff up the website. Check out the new inforgraphics on THPod.UK! It's just the start of how we think about visualising tennis data in ever more compelling ways. And please send us your feedback, it helps make the content better and all your ideas have been excellent so far. Meanwhile... we take a run through how the summer ended, including a pretty ugly end to affairs in Division One, where a new ch...

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38:02

THPod 11: As summer ends, what going up means to...

The Tennis Hampshire Podcast ·

2024/09/20

Send us a textSeptember 22 is the final day of summer, according to the astronomical calendar and, indeed, the Apsley fixture list! Dave reckons Tom has had a Brat Summer without realising it, but Tom won't be drawn into that one. Very wise.We talk about who had Apsley seasons to remember, and what going up to the Premier would mean for giant-killing Twyford A and the players there. There are five fixtures this weekend, and we look at what's left in the races for promotion and relegation...

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58:42

THPod 10: Champions are being crowned... and Winter...

The Tennis Hampshire Podcast ·

2024/09/06

Send us a textChampions are being crowned in the County Cups and in everyone's favourite club competition, the Apsley League. We look at who the big winners are as the summer leagues start to wind down. Meanwhile Tom and I rolled up for separate clubs (awkward?) at the Winter League Meeting in Southampton and had very different experiences. As the veteran of the two, Dave shares what YOU need to know about Winter League meetings, and his Top Five moments from any Winter League meeting.&n...

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