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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, most common coaching requests, his expectations for the DL team captains, the inner workings of the UK padel scene, and much more.

Find Mark at https://www.tennistennis.co.uk

Mark’s other recommended podcasts:

https://www.thetennispodcast.net

https://thetennistribe.buzzsprout.com

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/baseline-intelligence-with-jonathan-stokke/id1602516705

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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 that Dave can get in to?

And of course we’re buzzing for the start of the summer’s Apsley action. We give our predictions for who will win each of the five divisions, before giving our heat ratings for the opening weekend of fixtures.

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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 hello@thpod.uk.

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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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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 the county, or even which club is closest to you? Check out our new explorer at our website, THPod.uk.

And we discuss the passing of Hampshire tennis coaching legend Bash Kara. You can find the Just Giving page launched in honour of his remarkable life and contributions to tennis here:

https://www.justgiving.com/page/bashkara1

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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 Winchester has had since the infamous Christmas lights debacle of 1985.

Still, we are a padel-adjacent podcast and tennis is really our thing. So Twyford Mixed captain Rob Ernsberger joins us for a run down of the Winter Mixed Doubles leagues, which are now two-thirds done.

Winter must surely be ending soon... and before it does, will Glebian's inverted pyramids be corrected? And can anyone give Thornden a real game out there? Some at the club are starting to wonder, reports Rob.

Sometimes I'm glad to be in Div 6, that's all above my pay grade.

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Moves 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 their divisions, but it's all good for the soul.

Oh... and it turns out that over the winter, the best TWO teams in Hampshire are from Wiltshire, lol.

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After 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...