In her first year of collegiate tennis, Bahamian Sierra Donaldson was selected as this week’s Gulf South Conference Women’s Tennis, Freshman of the Week. Sierra who plays for Lee University was recognized for her tennis performance last week where she went 4-0 for the week in Lee’s matches at West Georgia and Mississippi College. In…
The Danny Rigby Tennis Tournament was held in Freeport, Grand Bahama this past weekend at the YMCA. The ages of kids who participated were 6 to 15. The goals of the tournament were: 1. To increase matchplay for juniors and 2. To have juniors practising and competing. 40 players participated in the tournament with 9…
The President of The Southwest Tennis Club (SWTC) Mr. Mike Butler organized a tennis tournament for beginners at the Flamingo Gardens tennis courts. It was the first interclub tournament for the SWTC youth afterschool “play tennis program”. The club has a roster of 50 registered kids ranging from ages 4 – 12. During the tournament,…
In college play, the Arizona Wildcats and the Arizona State Sun Devils compete yearlong and the team with the most wins out of this rivalry is considered the winner of the annual Territorial Cup Series. Bahamian Justin Roberts who plays for the Arizona Sun Devils was pivotal in helping them clinch the series title this…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association has fielded a talented group to represent The Bahamas at the 2019 BNP Paribus Fed Cup in Lima, Peru. The Fed Cup is the premier tennis competition for female team. Team Bahamas consists of Player/Coach Kerrie Cartwright, Danielle Thompson, Sydney Clarke and Sierra Donaldson. The Bahamas is playing in Americas Group…
Mr John Goede, ITF Development Officer for the Caribbean visited The Bahamas this past week. During his stay he led an impactful coaching course via the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association. In concert with the BLTA, Mr Goede also met with a Ministry of Education official, a few local schools and some of the tennis clubs…
Bahamian top junior tennis player, Kofi Bowe advanced to the semifinals of the USTA’s Rick Macci International Spring Break Challenger. Kofi entered the Boys’ U16s event which was recently held in Boca Raton, Florida. Kofi defeated Jack Kreisberg (USA) 6-4, 6-0 to advance to the quarterfinals. He received a walkover to the semifinals where he played his doubles…
Bahamian Sydney Clarke was rated fourth amongst the top junior talent in the region according to a recent ranking poll from COTECC. Coming off an exceptional tennis season in 2018 Sydney was victorious in International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior tournaments in singles and doubles. She now stands high in junior tennis in the Caribbean and…
Mr. Evon Wisdom, Senior Education Officer at the Ministry of Education visited the National Tennis Centre this past weekend. Mr. Wisdom met with BLT President, Ms. Darnette Weir, Mr. John Goede, International Tennis Federation Development Officer for The Caribbean and other Executives inclusive of recently appointed, Head of Junior Development, Mr. Perry Newton Jr. and Junior Tennis Initiative Administrator and…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association congratulates Sierra Donaldson who is performing well on the collegiate circuit. Sierra has secured wins for her college Lee University as the Number 6 in singles and the Number 3 in doubles. Lee Flames’ head coach Patric Hynes stated “This team is doing a great job of stepping it up and…