TENNIS
Local Rivals, Mixed Fortunes In a tense finish to the Wilson Sandford Sussex summer doubles league last Sunday, Amherst Ladies team hung on to their 2nd Division status by earning a 2-2 draw away to Angmering, while their St Leonards…
TENNIS: On the Rebound
Before 8am on the morning of 13th May, residents in homes around Amherst Gardens, Hastings may have woken to sounds they hadn’t heard for nearly two months – the crisp snap of rackets on balls, the duller thud of the…
TENNIS: Amherst Ladies On The Rise
Amherst 2, Crowborough 2 (Wilson Sandford Winter Doubles - Ladies League 2) There is a friendly but deep-seated rivalry in Hastings tennis between its two private clubs: The Green, whose courts are located in the street of that name in…
TENNIS: The Joy Of Tennis
Hugh Sullivan interviews the Amherst players How did you get started as a tennis player?Jane: I started playing at boarding school at the age of seven. I was an all-round sports enthusiast and very competitive, captaining school teams in netball…
TENNIS: Death Of A Chairman
Trevor Le BreuillyBorn 1949, died 3rd October 2019, RIP PICTURE: Glenn Butt Most sport in Hastings, like so much else of value in our town, depends on the work and enthusiasm of unpaid volunteers. Quite often they are veteran players…
TENNIS: Keen on pleasing god
Members of Hastings tennis club Amherst are lucky to have as their head coach Doug Keen, once a winner on the US Satellite Tour and at the age of 49 still an outstanding player and enthusiastic teacher. Luck? From Doug’s…
MASTERS OF HASTINGS SPORT – We pay tribute
BOXING: Dave Bishop The West Hill Boxing Club celebrates its 80th anniversary next month with a gala fight night at Bannatynes. Its gym in Whitefriars Road has been the hub of Dave’s life for almost as long as he can remember. …