Yesterday marked the end of a very successful one-week intensive tennis training camp in Freeport, Grand Bahama. IC Bahamas wanted to reach out to Grand Bahama and inspire our young talent pool there to further develop their game. Neil Mactaggart from IC Bahamas stated, “After hurricane Dorian and now COVID, our juniors needed encouragement and…
Please see below our newly elected Executive Board of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association: The Board will serve a 2-year term that ends April 2022. President – Perry Newton 1st Vice President – Michael Butler 2nd Vice President – Chilean Burrows Treasurer – Timothy Dames Assistant Treasurer – Yvette Godet Secretary – John Laramore Assistant Secretary – Cameel McDonald Council Member – Bernard Clarke Council…
The Rebuilding of Abaco Tennis In Part 1 of our series on the “Rebuilding of Tennis in Abaco,” we told you how the Abaco Tennis Association (ATA) members banded together to renovate a tennis court in Dundas Town, Abaco after the passage of Hurricane Dorian destroyed their old tennis courts in Forest Heights. Those efforts…
All-around athlete, great academics, God-fearing and a gifted musician are a few of the attributes that Bahamian Michael Cooper possesses. Now, Michael, a former BLTA junior athlete can add graduate to that list! The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association would like to extend hearty congratulations to Michael on obtaining a Bachelors degree with 3 majors in five (5)…
The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced its 2020 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics All-American’s list. Bahamian Joshua Turnquest was selected by The ITA to the All-American list for the second year in a row! Joshua earned this accolade by being ranked in the top 20 in the NAIA/ITA national singles ranking. Joshua leads the Asbury…
With four offers on the table from three D1 and one D2 university in North America, talented tennis athlete Donte Armbrister has decided to join the Pirates Men’s Tennis Team at Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia. The D1 Team plays in the Big South Conference. Southpaw Donte received his Acceptance Letter on April 13 and…
There were some anticipated match-ups at the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Invitational Trials held at the National Tennis this weekend. Yesterday on the final day of competition the remaining members of the Bahamas’ Davis and Fed Cup Teams would be decided. On the men’s side top junior player, Jacobi Bain vying for his first opportunity…
Lauryn Daxon playing in #3 Flight singles for the Missouri Valley Vikings defeated Karson Light 6-1, 6-2. With the win, Lauryn and teamimprove to 5-1 for the season. The team competed against Lawrence Technological University yesterday. Joshua Turnquest and the Asbury Eagles won over Olivet Nazarene 4-3 on March. Bouncing back from #1 Flight singles loss,…
A successful U14 & U16 Junior Tennis Tournament was held at The National Tennis Centre this weekend. The event is an official tournament on The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) 2020 Calendar. The Winners of The Championship Rounds are: U14 GirlsBreAnn Ferguson – WinnerSarai Clarke – Runner-up U14 BoysJackson Mactaggart – WinnerCailan Bowe – Runner-up…
In the last two weeks, the BLTA “Play Tennis” Program has proven to be a good source to recruit beginners to the sport. The children display enthusiasm and a willingness to learn tennis; an open and honest eagerness and aptitude for the sport. The majority of the kids are picking up a tennis racquet for…