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

National League

Mens Regional SW(E) Division – Avenue lost to Lee (1-5) – Ian Udal, James Rosenthal, Lloyd Sampson, James Green, Matt Lee

Portsmouth & District Winter League

Mens Division 4 – Avenue 4 lost to Southsea 2 (0-4) – Stew Wiles, Dennis Greenwood, Steven Jones, Tom Perry

Match report

Southsea were far too strong and would have given our 2nds and 3rds a hard game. Stew Wiles

Ladies Masters Division 1 – Avenue 1 beat Chichester 1 (3-1) – Viola Masona, Katie Rowley, Jenny Smith, Gill Clarke

Hants & IOW Summer League

Ladies Division 2 – Avenue drew with Victoria Park (4-4) – Anna Newman, Katie Rowley, Ruth Percival, Gill Clarke

Mens O45s Division 2 – Avenue lost to Riverside 1 (0-6) – Richard Marston, Mark Angell, Ian Marks, Phil Broad

Mens O45s Division 2 – Avenue lost to Thornden 1 (2-6) – Richard Marston, Martyn Lawrenson, Ian Marks, Phil Broad

Mens O55s Division 2 – Avenue 2 lost to Lyndhurst (2-6) – Rob Mort, Phil Tusler, Malcolm Van Rooyen, Nick Castle

East Hants Summer League

Ladies Division 2 – Avenue lost to Haslemere B (3-5) – Sarah Long, Denise Simper, Caron Howe, Dawn Wears

Match report

Caron/Dawn and Denise/Sarah put up a fight in this new division but unfortunately Haslemere pipped us at the post by 5 sets to 3, winning a tie-break and 39-38 in games. Revenge will be had on the grass. Thank you. Jenny Ward

Portsmouth News Article

Last Saturday’s report can be found at the following link: https://www.portsmouthlta.info/pressarticles/121

Team Training

The first Team Training session on the grass courts took place on Wednesday 22 April (see photo)

Paul Whittenham