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The battle for the 2026 Solent Cup left honours split between Southampton and Portsmouth. Gate-crashers Riverside and winter-warriors Warsash took home the top winter prize in south coast inter-club tennis.

Dave Ernsberger & Robin Ellison were on site for six hours of top class tennis. Even furious wind and a biting chill couldn’t stop some top tennis being played.

In this episode we review the day itself, with a closer look at the teams that showed up and a deeper dive into how the spoils were shared.

We hear from the captains of mens champions Riverside at the end of the show.

Also in this episode - closing the books on the Southampton LTA’s winter season. 13 clubs took divisional titles this winter, after virtually all of the fixture backlog managed to clear over three frantic weeks of tennis. Just one division left fixtures unplayed - Mens Division Five.

And resolving once and for all exactly how far away Salisbury is from Thornden Tennis Club.

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Winter is SO over! That leaves us with just one question to be answered for the season: are the very best teams on the South Coast from the Southampton LTA or the Portsmouth & District LTA?

Dave Ernsberger & Robin Ellison preview Winchester v Warsash and Court X v Salisbury, as the titans of Hampshire winter tennis get ready to meet at Thornden on April 11th.

We also discuss our plans to cover the event live from Thornden, and we hope to see you there!

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We're back with another Quick Hit, this time looking at the five fixtures that will shape the Southampton LTA's winter leagues.

Some of the men's divisions (we're looking at you, five and six!) are in a bit of a shambolic state, so instead we focus on the divisions that got their acts together, and where relegations, promotions and championships will be decided on the next two weekends.

In county news, it's a bit of good news/bad news for padel fans out there, especially if you like to play at Winchester.

We look at some of the of pre-summer championships around the county.

Learn more about the HIOW East Championships here:

https://competitions.lta.org.uk/tournament/3471A94B-4773-457E-ABFD-3746B6502225

Sign up for Milford on Sea's Seniors Championships here:

https://competitions.lta.org.uk/tournament/6A561F66-E6DF-40D3-B453-D7A9508CC129

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