Please find details below of the Club tennis matches played and recorded since last Thursday:

Portsmouth & District Tennis League

Ladies Division 2 – Avenue 2 beat Warsash 2 (4-0) – Helen Watson, Vicki White, Sarah Long, Nicky Woolhead

Match report

Sunshine, a gentle wind, a baby shower and a mix in games session was the order of the day when Ladies 2 took on Warsash for a mid-table battle. Vicky set the aggressive tone in the warm up with a ball to the body of a Warsash lady, luckily she was ok but the difference between the Avenue grass and Warsash hard courts was clearly a factor in the 4-0 home victory. Big applause to Sarah Long and Nicky Woolhead playing together for the first time. Sarah serving so many aces Nicky lost count. All washed down with tea strawberries and scones. Helen Watson

Mens Division 1 – Avenue 2 lost to Chichester 1 (0-4) – Martyn Lawrenson. Mike Robinson, Matt Hotchkiss, David Parvinmehr
Mixed Division 1 – Avenue 1 beat Chichester 1 (4-0) – Tom Dow, Frances Heale, Natalie Denby, Rowan Smithson

Match report

Tom/Frances smashed them up brutally whilst myself and Ro kept them guessing until both champs tiebreaks!! Natalie Denby

Mixed Division 4 – Avenue 4 lost to Rowlands Castle (1-3) – Adrian Drummond, Jess Paige, Ant Spencer, Netty Hart

Match report

Ant Spencer battled bravely for the best part of two hours with a sprained ankle at Rowlands Castle for no reward. The injury occurred early in the second rubber in the battle of the second pairs and Ant and Netty Hart came agonisingly close – literally in Ant’s case – to taking it to a tiebreak, eventually losing 6-3, 7-5. Rowlands’ first pair won both their rubbers convincingly but Jess Paige and Adrian Drummond had a satisfying 6-1, 6-1 win against the seconds. And it wasn’t all doom and gloom. The sun shone, the tea was lovely and Pompey kicked off their season with an away win. Adrian Drummond

Mixed Division 4 – Avenue 5 beat Alverstoke 2 (3-1) – Andrew Sabin, Katherine Arnold, Neil Joughin, Christine Hill

Match report

A much needed clear win for Avenue Mixed 5 against Alverstoke on Sunday afternoon by 3 rubbers to 1. We set out ever hopeful to gain some elusive points! At the half-way mark, it was one rubber a piece so both sides had at it all to play for. Neil and Chris clinched their rubber first winning their third set championship tie break convincingly 10-2. Leaving it to Andrew and Katherine to seal the deal with a 2-0 win against Alverstoke’s first pair. A lovely afternoons tennis enjoyed by all. Katherine Arnold

Mens Masters Division 2 – Avenue 2 beat Warsash 2 (4-0) – Rob Mort, Stuart Newman, Graham Cotterill, Matt Bennett (see team photo below)

Match report

On a hot, windy day and on bouncy tarmac, the match was closer than the score line suggests. Rob Mort

Mixed Masters Division 2 – Avenue 2 tied with Warsash 2 (2-2) – Mark Fullstone, Angie Brown, Sarah Long, Graham Cotterill

Match report

Good match against Lee with all players making a valuable contribution. For only the second time in my recollection the match was tied 2-2, 5-5, 33-33. Mark Fullstone
Mixed Masters Division 2 – Avenue 2 lost to CourtX (1-3) – Mark Fullstone, Sarah Long, Sheila Drummond, Adrian Drummond

Match report

3-1, 7-3, 46-29 loss against a strong Court X team. Unfortunately both the championship tie-breaks did not go our way. A valiant performance by the team. Mark Fullstone

Hants & IOW Summer League

Mens O45s Division 3 – Avenue B beat Andover (3-1) – Peter Campbell, Colin Airton, Gavin McCue, Richard Marston

Match report

Gavin McCue, and Richard Marston took both rubbers convincingly, dropping a rather careless 5 games in total, well played indeed…Colin Airton and Peter Campbell battled to a close win in the first rubber and dropped the second. This victory makes the O45 team league champions and earns promotion for next season. Well played team. Peter Campbell

Portsmouth News Article

Last Saturday’s report can be found at the following link: – Portsmouth & District LTA