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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.