The Mixed Doubles Tournament is set for Sunday 3rd October 10am. Email notoverthenet@gmail.com to enter

Congratulations to Salisbury who won the Knockout Cup against Pythouse.
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The Summer Mixed league has started - you can view it here
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The Winter League has been cancelled due to the lockdown. Thank you for your efforts in the matches which were played.

The Winter League fixtures are out now. You can also view here. Please follow current Covid-19 guidelines and your own Clubs risk assessment.
Coronavirus information can be found here.  Remaining winter matches have been cancelled and will be treated as void matches. The position in the league will be as shown on the relevant league page. There were 8 matches voided. 

The Mens doubles was won by John LeQuesne and Joel Holt (Victoria Park) It was John's 3rd win and Joel's first.

The inaugural Mens match was played 12 May between Victoria Park and Salisbury

Congratulations to Nick Stamp and Carolyn Barry for winning the Mixed "A" event and Andy Hart and Rita Hampson for the "B" event
 
Congratulations to Winchester A for winning Div 1 with Riverside A runners-up

Congratulations to  Pythouse A for winning Div 3 with Riverside B runners-up

Congratulations to Downton A on won Division 2 with Littleton A runners-up

Congratulations to Goodworth won Division 4. Littleton B were runners up

Congratulations to Stuart Martin and Ben Wallis for winning the Mens doubles

At the AGM Dereck Pickering stood down as Chairman and was replaced by James Carter of Pythouse and Riverside tennis clubs.

Congratulations to Sue Burt and Judy Burns for winning the Ladies doubles

Congratulation to Riverside who won the Knockout Cup for the first time

Reminder: Mens and Ladies doubles event Sunday 30th Sept. Email notoverthenet@gmail.com to enter

Congratulations to Andover for winning Div 1, Salisbury B Div 2 and Victoria Park B for Div 3

Mixed Tournament  A lovely warm day saw Wellow Tennis players walk away with the spoils. 7 pairs competed in the “A” event with holders Ben Wallis and Cathy Tarvin topping the group. Stuart and Jeanette Martin were 2nd and made their final debut one to remember winning 12-10 on the set tie-break.  The “B” event had 9 pairs with Andy Hart and Elaine Pickering beating Martin Wilson and Jan Bradford (Victoria Park) in the semi final whilst the other semi saw both pairs who had previously won the event play with Geoff Naish and Judith Cutler (Salisbury) beating Roberto Ghiandoni and Fiona Saunders (Downton). Andy and Elaine squeezed past Geoff and Judith 6-4.

Congratulations to Riverside A for winning Div 1, Andover Div 2, Winchester Div 3 and Victoria Park B Div 4

Congratulations to the Mens & Ladies doubles winners Richard Hamshaw and John LeQuesne and Rita Hampson and Fiona Saunders

Thanks to all the players and captains for completing the league with only 2 walkovers

Congratulations to Pythouse who won Division 3

Congratulations to Salisbury A won won the KO Cup for the 3rd year running. Downton were runners-up.

Congratulations to Wellow A - winning Division 1 for the first time since 1997. Salisbury A were runners-up

Division 2 Champions are Downton A with Penton A runners-up, congratulations

The Mixed Tournament saw a great day of tennis. The "A" event saw 3 pairs joint 2nd with Andy Hart & Rita Hampson (Wellow) beating the other 2 on games percentage won. Ben Wallis and Cathy Tarvin (Wellow) were unbeaten to win the event for the first time. The "B" event was won by Steve Pugh & Simone Arnott (Wellow), with Roberto Ghiandoni (Downton) & Hilary Moulsdale (Alderbury) runners-up.

Div 3 - sadly Chalke Valley have withdrawn

Congratulations to Chalke Valley who won Div 4

Congratulations to Downton A who won all their matches to win Division 2 and Victoria Park A who did the same in Div 3

Pythouse have entered the Summer League, becoming the 30th different team to enter the league

Riverside A confirmed as Div 1 champions for the 6th time. Last held it in 2007/08

The AGM renewed the Committee for the next year - Chairman Dereck Pickering, Secretary Ann Matthews Treasurer John LeQuesne Match Secretary Roger Witt Committee Member Judith Cutler.

The 3rd Mens & Ladies doubles day saw Riverside's Rossa Sears and Antonia Corp retain their title with Victoria Park's Jan Bradford and Katie Roche runners-up. Victoria Park's men went 1 better as John LeQuesne and Richard Hamshaw won with Salisbury's Glen D'Mello and Simon White runners-up

John Barrett Trophy - Victoria Park beat Salisbury "A" 3-1 in the final.

Knockout Cup -Salisbury retained the Trophy beating Riverside by 4 games

Congratulations to Div 1 Champions Salisbury "A", runners-up Wellow "A". Wellow "B" have gained promotion from Div 2, Div 3 Winners Downton B, Victoria Park B being runners-up

Andover are now playing from their new home - Era Park, SP11 7LW

Mixed Doubles Tournament  - the "A" event was won by Wellow's Laurent Watremetz and Ruth Hounslow while the "B" event was won by Downton's Roberto Ghiandoni and Fiona Saunders.

Thanks to all captains for getting this winters matches played.

Congratulations to Winchester "B" who became Div 3 Champions

Congratulations to Penton B who topped Div 4 over 3 other teams on 10 points

Congratulations to Wellow "B" who won Div 2

Congratulations to Winchester "A" who retained the Div 1 title winning all their matches

The Annual General Meeting saw the Management Committee of Chair - Dereck Pickering, Secretary - Ann Matthews, Treasurer - John LeQuesne, Match Secretary - Roger Witt, Committee Member - Judith Cutler, re-elected. The Ladies Doubles cup was awarded, named after Judith Cutler for her behind the scenes work since 2003.

The first towel order has generated £27.20 for John Barrett's charities. Email notoverthenet@gmail.com if you wish to order and you'll get it in time for the festive season.

The Mens and Ladies doubles event at Salisbury was played in glorious sunshine. Keith Richardson and Roger Witt had a tough 6-4 win over last years winners Stuart Martin and Laurent Watremezt to finish unbeaten while in the ladies Rossa Sears and Antonia Corp were also unbeaten.

Riverside retain The John Barrett memorial Trophy with Downton finishing 2nd

Congratulations to Salisbury B who won Div 2 with Downton A runners-up

The Knockout Cup was won by Salisbury A over Riverside after a 4-4 score the winners won by 8 games

Congratulations to Penton whose "A" and "B" teams gained promotion from Div 3

The John Barrett Trophy is on Sept 13th @ Salisbury. 8 teams required in aid of Marie Curie and Salisbury Hospice. Alderbury, Salisbury, Wellow, Riverside, Victoria Park and Hamptworth have entered.

KO Final - Salisbury A (who beat Penton B) will play Riverside (who beat Downton  by 1 game)

Congratulations to Salisbury A who retained the Division 1 title following their draw at Wellow A

The Mixed Tournament 2015 had 10 pairs in the "A" event and 11 in the "B". Nick Stamp and Carolyn Barry (Riverside) beat James Sinclair and Liz Crossley (Salisbury) 6-2 in the "A" Final. They beat last years champions Richard Hamshaw and Diane Wilson (Victoria Park) 6-2 in their semi while James and Liz beat Steve Archer and Sarah George (Riverside) 6-2 in the other semi. The "B" event saw last years runners up Lee and Sue Burt (Salisbury) beat John LeQuesne and Ros Gray (Alderbury) 6-5. They beat teammates Simon White and Trina Smith 6-2 in their semi while John and Ros won 6-2 over Simon and Paula Dean (Hamptworth).

First ever Sarum Knockout Cup match took place at Alderbury, with Salisbury A beating their B team 5-3

Champions Div 1 - Winchester "A", 2nd - Riverside "A", Div 2 Salisbury "A", 2nd - Victoria Park "A", Div 3 Riverside "B", 2nd - Alderbury,  Div 4 Victoria Park "B" 2nd Hamptworth

The Knockout Draw has been made (overseen by Simon White, Salisbury). Matches will have a Play-By date to arrange the match, with the Play-By date the final date if Clubs cannot agree an earlier date. They can be played on any day at any time. Further rules are on the Mixed Knockout page. The Draw is here

Summer League Entries have closed - we have lost Andover "B" and a Wellow team, however Hamptworth have joined us, giving us 6 teams in Div 1 and 7 each in Div 2 and 3.

At the 30th Annual General Meeting Chairman for the past 15 years, John Moret stood down. He was touched to find his name had been given to the Mens Doubles cup and also received some of his favourite wine. Wellow's Dereck Pickering has taken over as Chairman, with Ann Matthews, Roger Witt, John LeQuesne and Judith Cutler continuing in their roles. A minor change to the rules was made concerning the order of play .. "Matches must be played in this order or the fixture will be declared null and void" 

For the Winter League we welcome Hamptworth (last seen in the summer of 2006) and wave goodbye to Wellow "D"

The first Mens Doubles event has taken place, details can be seen on its own page

The John Barratt Trophy was won by Riverside, who beat Victoria Park in the final raising £210 for John's charities.

Congratulations to the Summer Champions: Div 1 Salisbury "A", Div 2 Wellow "C" and Div 3 Salisbury "C". Final tables now showing.

The John Barrett Trophy - a heads-up for the event on September 14th - see its own page for further details and if interested email us. Alderbury, Penton, Andover, Salisbury Downton, Victoria Park and Riverside have entered so far - only 1 place left! Penton have sadly pulled out so Salisbury will supply another team.

Online League - I know this is online but you can also see it via this link. Some of you will be familiar with the Aegon, Hampshire, Veterans Leagues where the winning team inputs the scores. For this summer, results will be input to both sites with a view to moving to you putting the results on next year.

The Sarum League Tournament was hosted at Salisbury with 20 pairs taking part. The "A" event saw Victoria Park's Richard Hamshaw & Diane Wilson win the event, for the second time, by beating Wellow's Laurent Watremetz and Ruth Hounslow in the final 6-2. Laurent and Ruth had beaten Richard and Diane in the 6 player round robin to finish unbeaten in the group with Richard and Diane second. The "B" event had 14 pairs in 2 groups. In the semi-finals Roberto Ghiandoni and Rita Hampson (Downton) having topped their group with 5 wins played 2nd place from the other group where Lee and Sue Burt (Salisbury) had also won 5 matches. Lee and Sue won 4-2. Anthony Gillespie and Jan Bradford (Victoria Park) won their group with 5 wins and faced Richard Hancock (Goodworth) and Ros Hursell (Andover) who had lost 2 of their group games. Richard and Ros won 5-3 and then took the final 6-3 over Lee and Sue. 

Division 3 Champions are Wellow C following their 6-2 win over Winchester in the playoff match.

Table history updated Summer 1986-1993

Richard Erskine has left the area! He's bought a boat and is travelling the waterways instead of playing tennis. He first played in the Sarum League in 1990 for Riverside, and finished for Downton after many years service. He won the Mixed Tournament in 2009

Congratulations to Winchester A for winning the Division 1 title, Riverside A were 2nd, and Downton A for the Div 2 title. Wellow A finished runners-up

Congratulations to Winchester B and Wellow C who both clinched their respective divisions top spots following their latest win. The play-off to decide the Division 3 title will take place at Salisbury Tennis Club.

Summer Final Tables Updated: 30/8/13 - Congratulations to Division Winners: Victoria Park A, Wellow C, Downton B, Runners-up were: Andover A, Andover B, Penton A. Relegations will occur however will depend on the entries received for the next summer season.

The Annual Charity Tournament in John Barrett's was on Sunday 15th September see the separate John Barrett Trophy page for details.

Welcome to Absolute Tennis (Romsey) who have entered our Winter League.

Photos added to the Mixed Tournament Winner and John Barrett Trophy main pages. If you have any photos to add please email notoverthenet@gmail.com stating who & when they are from.

Sarum Mixed Tournament was hosted at Salisbury with 26 pairs taking part. The "A" event saw Andrew James and Jacky Witt win all 6 of their matches to finish as winners ahead of Littleton's Wayne Barter and Charlotte Littler, who only lost to the winners. It was Andy's first win and Jacky's 5th in this event. The "B" event had 19 pairs in 4 groups. The top 2 in each group moved to the quarter finals. Paul Goodman and Elaine Pickering (Wellow) lost to Ben Wallis and Frances Arnott (Wellow), Colin Jager and Laura Hart (Wellow) lost to Pete Henderson and Ruth Repton (Penton), Simon White and Trina Smith (Salisbury) lost to Richard Erskine and Rita Hampson (Downton) and Mark Kidner and Jan Bradford (Victoria Park) lost to Nat Conn and Judy Wallis (Wellow). In the semi finals Ben and Frances were convincing winners over Pete and Ruth, while Nat and Judy beat Richard and Rita. Nat and Judy remained unbeaten on the day with a 6-3 win over Ben and Frances. Chairman John Moret presented the trophies and thanked Jacky Witt for supplying lunch and to those who supplied cakes.

The Playoff between Div 3A and 3B winners was ...a draw, and games were level. The Rules have now been amended to ensure a result is reached. A Match tie-break between mixed pairs will resolve this. For this year Romsey and Wellow C will share the Title.

Division 3B Winners were Romsey who pipped Alderbury by 4 games in the head-to-head countback.

Congratulations to Division 1 winners Winchester "A" and in Div 2 Victoria Park "A" (as long as last fixture fulfilled)

Welcome to Penton "B" joining us for the first time, replacing Nomansland who have withdrawn from the Summer League.

Thanks to Jo Bradford our outgoing Treasurer. John LeQuesne takes over the role.

Our thoughts go out to Keith Chapman and his family, whose wife Pat recently passed away. Also to Gillian Hamshaw and family with their loss of Paul. 

Congratulations to Wellow C unbeaten winners of Division 3A

Congratulations to Salisbury "A", Downton "A" & Wellow "C" for winning their respective summer divisions.

Mixed Tournament 5 "A" pairs & 12 "B" pairs competed on a sunny but windy day at Salisbury. In the "A" event Keith Richardson & Jacky Witt (Salisbury) were unbeaten, beating last years winners Richard Hamshaw & Diane Wilson (Victoria Park) 6-4 in the deciding match. It is Jacky's 4th & Keith's 2nd win in this event. The "B" event was also very close with the final round of group matches having 7 pairs able to progress to the semi-finals. Richard Erskine & Rita Hampson (Downton) played Geoff Naish & Judith Cutler (Salisbury) losing 3-6 while James Feltham & Theresa Griffiths (Alderbury) beat Geoff Blackburne & Simone Arnott on a tie-break. The final saw Geoff & Judith win 6-1 to take their 4th title.

Congratulations to Salisbury "A", Andover "B" & Riverside "B" for winning their respective winter divisions. And thank you teams for completing all your matches (apart from the last one!)

Congratulations to Littleton who beat Victoria Park in the final of the John Barrett Trophy.

Congratulations to Salisbury "A", Winchester & Alderbury "B" for winning their respective summer divisions. And thank you teams for completing all your matches!

Mixed Tournament 2011 took place at Salisbury Tennis Club in glorious sunshine. The "A" event had 5 pairs with Richard Hamshaw & Diane Wilson (Victoria Park) beating James Turner & Jacky Witt (Salisbury) 6-5, 8-6 on the tie-break. The "B" event had 2 groups of 5 with Richard Hancock & Ros Hursell (Goodworth) losing to Chris Rolfe & Eila Barron (Salisbury) 3-6 in the first semi final, and Simon White & Marlo Boyd (Salisbury) by the same score to Geoff Naish & Judith Cutler. A tie-break was required in this final as well with Geoff & Judith winning it 7-5 to win the "B" event for the 3rd time. Pairs from Downton & Wellow also played.

This years John Barrett Trophy was played on Sunday September 19th. Congratulations to Littleton for winning.

The Sarum Mixed Tournament took place in glorious sunshine & 11 pairs competed. Richard Erskine & Rita Hampson (Downton) topped Group A so faced holder Geoff Naish & Judith Cutler (Salisbury) in the first semi final , winning 6-4. Group B winners Ray & Sue Hollingbery (Victoria Park) played Simon White & Marlo Boyd (Salisbury) losing 3-6. The final was a reverse of the group match with Simon & Marlo triumphing 6-1 to lift the trophy.

The 2009 Sarum Mixed Tournament winners are Richard Erskine & Rita Hampson from Downton. In a 6 pair round robin they won all their matches to clinch the title. 

Congratulations to Winchester "A" who retained their Div 1 title unbeaten, with Salisbury "A" Runners-up. Both Littleton teams were relegated. In Div 2 Andover "A" are champions with Downton the runners-up. Relegated are Goodworth & Wellow "B". Victoria Park are unbeaten winners of Div 3 with Winchester "B" 2nd. Riverside "C" collect the wooden spoon

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of John Barrett on Friday 26th June. The Sarum League was John’s brainchild. He was the league secretary for over 22 years from the league’s foundation until very recently when ill health meant he was unable to continue his work. The success of the League is entirely down to John’s energy and enthusiasm and the fact that many thousands of tennis players have participated in the league and enjoyed many hours of competitive tennis is a lasting tribute to John’s endeavours. He is a huge loss to the Sarum League and tennis and our thoughts are with his wife and family at this sad time. The funeral was Tuesday 7th July with around 200 people attending. 

The 2009 Tournament took place for the "B" event only. 8 pairs took part with them playing 4 sets to determine the semi-finalists. The experienced Ulf Greder & Liz Robertson (Salisbury) lost 1-6 to the youthful Mike Hollingbery/Olivia Wilson (Victoria Park). Ray & Sue Hollingbery (Victoria Park) lost 2-6 to Geoff Naish & Judith Cutler in the other semi.
Geoff & Judith retained their title from 2001 beating Mike & Olivia for the second time on the day but 6-1 this time, to remain unbeaten on the day. Thanks to the Riverside tea ladies for a superb spread!