{"id":988657,"date":"2026-04-02T10:52:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T09:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2design.co\/stc\/?p=988657"},"modified":"2026-04-07T16:04:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:04:18","slug":"a-remarkable-winter-season-for-our-teams-in-the-portsmouth-district-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2design.co\/stc\/a-remarkable-winter-season-for-our-teams-in-the-portsmouth-district-league\/","title":{"rendered":"A remarkable winter season for our teams in the Portsmouth &amp; District League!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"988657\" class=\"elementor elementor-988657\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9685953 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9685953\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16ce3ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16ce3ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Southsea Tennis Club is proud to celebrate an outstanding 2025\/26 Winter League season, with our Men\u2019s 2 &amp; Ladies teams finishing top of their divisions, Mixed 1 in second place just missing out on the top spot by 1 rubber and Men\u2019s 1 (at the time of writing) waiting for a final game of the season between Abshot vs, Chichester on Saturday to determine whether they finish first or second in their division.\u00a0<\/p><p>Our teams\u2019 performances are a brilliant reflection of the strength, depth and team spirit across the club. Throughout the winter, our players have shown great commitment, often competing in tough, windy conditions and consistently representing the club with determination and pride. From dominant wins to closely fought matches, it\u2019s been a season full of high-quality tennis.<\/p><p>A special mention also goes to our other teams, who have battled hard throughout the campaign. While results didn\u2019t always go their way, their effort, resilience and willingness to compete have been just as important to the club\u2019s overall success.<\/p><p>This season highlights not only the standard of tennis at Southsea, but also the supportive and inclusive environment that makes the club such a great place to play.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8fca7a elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"f8fca7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"All our teams have done a great job in difficult playing conditions over the Winter season and our league results are brilliant. This is a fantastic achievement for a small club like ours. I am so proud of our captains and players and am looking forward to more success in the Summer season\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Linda Swinburne, Chairman<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southsea Tennis Club is proud to celebrate an outstanding 2025\/26 Winter League season, with our Men\u2019s 2 &amp; Ladies teams finishing top of their divisions, Mixed 1 in second place just missing out on the top spot by 1 rubber and Men\u2019s 1 (at the time of writing) waiting for a final game of the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":988531,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-988657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A remarkable winter season for our teams in the Portsmouth &amp; District League! 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