The Tennis Hampshire Podcast
Catch up on the latest developments in club tennis across Hampshire, England.
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Episodes
90 episodes
THPod 3.24: Ventnor, Warsash chase top spot in Portsmouth Mixed
Upstarts Ventnor and perennial champions Warsash are chasing top spot in Portsmouth's Summer Mixed Doubles league as the summer closes. Robin Ellison joins us from the blue side of the county to share with us how that's playing out, and deliver...
THPod 3.23: Totton, Thornden close in on top summer spots
The never-ending summer feels like it’s now quite close to ending, which makes this a perfect time to look at who’s celebrating the most as another Apsley comes to a close. Thornden look odds-on for a pretty magnificent double this ...
THPod 3.22: Final countdown begins for this summer’s Apsley league
We’ve only got four weeks to go and there’s everything to play for in just about every Apsley division. It’s been a competitive summer to say the least. Things will start to get settled from this weekend though, especiall...
THPod 3.21: Winter captains meet to kick off new season
Dave’s back from the US Open, where the ratio of influencers to fans was getting a little out of control. Rob held the fort at the Winter League meeting for Twyford Men, getting the job done on the fixtures that will take us through the rest of...
THPod 3.20: Hampshire Summer Ladies wrap up, County Champs finals
With just two fixtures left across all five of Hampshire’s Ladies Doubles leagues, we’re ready to call the results for the summer - the champions are in!Tom’s had an email from the leagues about promotions and relegations in the men’s do...
THPod 3.19: Top Hampshire players gather for County Championships
The Hampshire & IOW County Championships get started on Sunday, August 23rd and they’ll be running all week. Dave and Tom call their favourites for Mens, Ladies, and the doubles events that are going on. Most categories are wide...
THPod 3.18: Courtside with rising GB tennis star Esther Adeshina
Born in Bracknell, raised in Basingstoke, trained in Totton… Esther Adeshina eventually left Hampshire for the University of Tennessee and, a couple of years ago, joined the pro circuit. Unlike so many local juniors, Esther made the...
THPod 3.17: The top five mind games in tennis with guest Sam Tapsell
Mind games are part of the core test that tennis offers, whatever level you’re playing at. Bluff, counter-bluff, these are table stakes. But what about the Cheeky Changeover, the Hooker and the Revenge Caller? Do you ever do the Slo...
THPod 3.16: Why give re-pressurised balls a chance? Courtside with Freddie Bott
We take a break from all the league action to check in with Freddie Bott, young entrepreneur and founder of Preserva, makers of re-pressurizing tubes for tennis and padel balls. Have you noticed a proliferation of these devices on c...
THPod 3.15: Chichester, Ventnor strong in Portsmouth, Thornden back in Apsley Premier
It’s a seminal weekend ahead for Portsmouth & District summer tennis, and the top tables could be more or less settled across the Mixed, Mens and Ladies doubles leagues by Monday morning. Robin Ellison joins us this week to take a look at t...
THPod 3.14: Riverside push for top, Johnstone climbing PST3
Things are heating up around Hampshire’s leagues, and this week we take a closer look at some of the biggest battles in the Apsley League. Riverside have the chance to get back to top spot in the Premier Division after doing the har...
THPod 3.13: Hampshire triumph at County Week, Apsley back in action
Lots of news from around the shire this week - sign ups have started for the County Champs (coming your way in the last week of August), preparations have begun for the Winter League, and Hampshire have dominated their groups in County Week.&nb...
THPod 3.12: Winchester supreme as National Leagues close, Apsley reopens
The Apsley League gets back up and running this weekend, and we have the man who is single-handedly getting the ball rolling again on the show this week. Luckily he made it back from Croatia, which was a close call.Before all that though...
THPod 3.11: Apsley down again, how does Portsmouth handle the heat?
Sound the disappointment klaxon, all 12 Apsley league fixtures were binned off again this week as Rule 6ii was invoked again by the league. We’re not even half way through the season, and already there are 32 fixtures to reschedule and hotter w...
THPod 3.10: Is it time to ditch Summer Shutdowns?
The Apsley League administrators called in their new rule on super heat for the first time on June 27th, leaving plenty of tennis players fuming as 18 fixtures were cancelled. Hundreds of players up and down the county were left adri...
THPod 3.09: Rebirths and meltdowns as Apsley nears midway point
Week 12 of the summer season delivered rebirths and meltdowns among Hampshire’s tennis clubs. Winchester are a new club under the leadership of a refreshed captaining structure. No longer the butt of our jokes on the pod, Winchester...
THPod 3.08: Winchester Super Day and the David Lloyd derby
It’s a full weekend ahead for clubs in the Southampton LTA’s Apsley League, with 15 fixtures across all four divisions. Robin Ellison and Dave Ernsberger explore the top four fixtures from either side of the Solent this weekend. It’...
THPod 3.07: Milford Tennis rising, Apsley divisions taking shape
Milford Tennis made a big splash at the 2026 Hampshire & Isle of Wight tennis awards, leading us to wonder if they are on the ride in Hampshire. Better known for playing in the East Dorset leagues, can we encourage one of Hampshire’s finest...
THPod 3.06: Warsash take on Thornden, Portsmouth summer leagues underway
Summer has only just started but one of the biggest showdowns hits in the Apsley League’s Premier Division, as Warsash head to Thornden to find out if THIS is the year that they take back the biggest prize in county inter-club tennis. ...
THPod 3.05: First showdown arrives in Apsley's Group of Death
Only five weeks into the season, a summer-defining moment has arrived for two teams in the Apsley League’s Group of Death.Newbies Wellow B take on surprise package David Lloyd West End B, and this fixture gets the questions flying. Who w...
THPod 3.04: Warsash, Thornden take rivalry to the National League
This week we take a closer look at the National Tennis League, thanks to listener feedback from Riverside that we’ve been missing a trick there. Tom has been getting quite expert on how the higher levels of tennis work in NCL, and he shares his...
THPod 3.03: Apsley fixtures get the summer cooking
The Apsley fixtures are flowing now! Guest host and Twyford B team captain Rob Ernsberger helps Dave dissect the best of the weekend action to come across all five divisions. Along the way Rob shares his goals for Twyford B this sea...
THPod 3.02: Our top picks mean business
Week Two of the Apsley League brought the first weekend of fixtures with all five divisions involved for the first time this summer.So far Dave and Tom’s top picks for the summer are all off to winning starts - with some very big wins fo...
THPod 3.01: Summer tennis gets going as the Apsley begins
Summer is here. At last!We know because the Apsley tennis season is now underway. A well-endowed Division Four has already started playing its fixtures. With a ponderous ten teams - including three new entrants and two teams relegated fr...
THPod 2.44: Courtside with Portsmouth & District Chair Michael Isaacs
We close our winter coverage with a courtside interview with Michael Isaacs, the chair of the Portsmouth & District LTA.Michael has led a rejuvenation of inter-club tennis in the Portsmouth area for more than 15 years, helping re-est...
