THPod 2.09: Peak Apsley results and cheating headaches

Send us Fan MailDave'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/DumbartonTCSend 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.pdfRead 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-othersResearch 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_playersFollow us at:Instagram @thampshirepodTikTok: hampshiretennispodFacebook: The Tennis Hampshire PodcastSend us your thoughts for the show:[email protected]/THPODPS, we did hear from Tom. He's just not... pod-fit after his adventures....