The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association congratulates Kevin Major Jr. on winning another tennis tournament in Florida. Kevin won Open Championships in Flamingo Park Florida only weeks after winning the BMW Tennis Championships in Pembrooke Pines. Kevin was seeded 3rd in the tournament and fellow Bahamian Philip Major Jr. was seeded 6th in the tournament. Both…
Bahamian collegiate player Joshua Turnquest is now ranked #15 in intercollegiate tennis play. Joshua moved up 15 spots based on the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) NAIA rankings announced recently. The NAIA is the National Association of IntercollegiateAthletics in North America. Joshua is now ranked No. 15 in singles play. Joshua who is a junior…
On Friday past, The Bahamas World Tennis Juniors National Team (Boys) secured another win and defeated Curacao 3-0 to advance to the Consolation Final yesterday! Anthony Burrows Jr. continued his great play from the day before winning over his opponent 6-2, 7-6. Michael Major Jr. came up next with the Bahamas winning the second match in…
The Bahamas was victorious today over Aruba 3-0 at the World TennisTeam Competition in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The Bahamas coming off two tough and competitive losses came back strongtoday in matchplay. Anthony Burrows Jr. set the stage as he won easily 6-1,6-0, giving up only one game! over Aruba. Michael Major Jr. wouldcontinue the…
Arriving in Santo Domingo to represent The Bahamas at the World Juniors Competition is a cadre of talented juniors. Team Bahamas consists of Michael Major Jr., Anthony Burrows Jr., and Dentry Mortimer Jr. Michael, Anthony and Dentry are the top-ranked in the Boys’ U14 Division in the country and will be displaying their skills amongst…
It is with great pleasure that we announce the commencement of our Coaches Education and Development Program. The first step in this process is to participate in the ITF’s Play Tennis Course. The Play Tennis Course (PTC) is an introductory level tennis qualification that is delivered through the member National Tennis Association of the ITF. …
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association congratulates Kevin Major Jr. on winning the BMW Tennis Championships this past week in Pembrooke Pines. Kevin who was seeded No.8 won over the 4th seed Jack Vance in a 3-setter 6-1, 5-7, 6-1. Kevin starts the season off with a title win and we know he will continue to…
Justin Roberts is ranked No. 97, in men’s college tennis. Roberts’ ranking comes after defeating the No. 12-ranked player in the nation against Ohio State. Justin’s coach Hill stated, “Rankings are a result of the work you put in and Justin’s been putting in a ton of work”.Hill also said this about Justin, “He’s been putting…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) will be highlighting tennis development in The Bahamas over the upcoming weeks. We go to the North to Marsh Harbour, Abaco where the spotlight today is the Abaco Tennis Association. The Association is seeking to promote and develop tennis by focusing on the establishment of competitive, developmental, educational and recreational programs for…
The top juniors in the Caribbean and Central America have converged in El Salvador for the U16 Junior International Championships(JITIC) . Bahamain Jacobi Bain has emerged as one of the best in the region as he has secured a ticket into the finals today. A consummate tennis player, Jacobi came into the Main Draw in El…