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We dropped an epic episode last week (thanks for all the feedback!), so it’s just a Quick Hit with Dave this week.

It took nine weeks, but Thornden are back at the top of the Premier Division. Will anyone knock them off their usual perch from here on out? Wellow also made big gains in the league, but we're keen to see if they can build on that this weekend.

Meanwhile the latest round of the county singles boxes have ended, and we tip our cap to the Spring champions in the top two boxes in the Hampshire & Isle of Wight LTA. Spoiler alert… what are they drinking at Warsash? And we take a quick look at Box 6 to see if wayward cohost Tom got promoted in the end.

Let’s just say the outcome there could explain why he’s trotted off to revisit his previous Brat Summer glories with Charli XCX at Glastonbury this weekend...

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Dave's on the road and no one's heard from Tom since he went to that stag do in Poland a week ago. But never fear, Edwin Lau is back!

And just as well, since we have a bumper round of Apsley fixtures to talk about. Bassett's winning streak came to an end at the top of the Premier Division, Division Two bought us a real slugfest, and it seems we've all been sleeping on Willow. Who knew?

In our special topic this week, we dig deeper into cheating in tennis. Why is it happening so much, why does it matter, and how can we stop it?

Also thanks to the LTA for writing to us about the Tennis Awards, we set the record straight on a few points there too.

Links for this episode:

Shout out to Dumbarton Tennis Club for adopting Edwin: https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/DumbartonTC

Send nominations for the LTA Tennis Awards, especially for Hampshire: https://www.lta.org.uk/what-we-do/lta-awards/

Learn more about rules around line calls and much, much more: https://www.lta.org.uk/4ae9d8/siteassets/roles/officials/files/regulations/lta-competition-regulations-2025.pdf

Read about "hooking" between professional tennis players: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jan/08/ive-been-hooked-scourge-of-shady-line-calls-baffles-raducanu-and-others

Research into cheating:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28446891/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/223266546_Blame_it_on_the_racket_Norm-breaking_behaviours_among_junior_tennis_players

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There are only three Saturdays in the summer when 28 teams go out and do battle over 14 fixtures, and this weekend is one of those Peak Apsley moments. Bassett face a proper test in the Premier Division against Riverside, who have their own Super Day to worry about at the same time.

Division One will be fully in action, with just one of the nine teams left to sit things out. Division Two has the pick of the non-Premier action with some very spicy matches lined up.

Meanwhile, Dave can’t do the Winter League meeting unless Tom brings him along on WhatsApp or Facetime. Feels like a stretch, even for award-winning Hampshire tennis enthusiasts...

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