The triple threat of Donaldson, Clarke and Smith was once again successful as it was smooth sailing on day two for the Junior Fed Cup Team. Sierra Donaldson defeated Giammattei 6-0, 6-1, Sydney Clarke was victorious over Arevalo 6-1,6-1 and the duo matchup of Afrika Smith and Sierra Donaldson defeated Arevalo and Giammatei 6-1, 6-1. Coach Bradley Bain stated “The team is really…
Philip Major has shined brightly in the Qualifying Rounds in the ITF Pro Circuit. In the first round of The Turkey F4 Futures which is being held in Antalya Turkey, Philip Wilbert Major from The Bahamas defeated Matteo Vialmin from Switzerland 6-0 4-6 6-4. Major advanced to the Second Round of the Qualifying Round and…
Three national teams from the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) depart Nassau this month to represent The Bahamas in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and Bayamon, Puerto Rico. The Jr.Fed and Jr. Davis Cup teams leave Nassau on Saturday, January 23 for the The Dominican Republic and return home on January 31. Mr. Bradley Bain will…
Nassau, Bahamas – The BLTA extends warm congratulations to Jacobi Bain and Elana Mackey who has been invited by the ITF to participate in a Regional U13 Training Camp for the top players in the region. The training camp begins on October 5 and ends October 11. Both players were selected with the criteria of being the top 8…
Jacobi Bain achieves double wins in singles and doubles final matches today in Honduras ITF Junior Tennis Bowl. The young tennis athlete had a very impressive path to the singles finals. He blazed through the round-robin with a perfect record not losing a set. He received a bye in the main draw and faced a…
As the national tennis team calendar has come to an end for the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA), Head of Junior Development Mrs. Kim O’Kelley hosted a Rewards Gathering at the National Tennis Centre on Saturday, September 5, 2015, for all those hardworking juniors who have represented the country this year, coaches who travelled with…
Our Bahamian tennis athletes are continuing to shine as Jacobi Bain and Wayne Russell III participate in the Honduras Junior Bowl 2015. Jacobi Bain who recently won the ITF Junkanoo Bowl held in Nassau in July has blazed his way to the main draw with a perfect record of 3-0 in his round robin pool.…
Our 12U team girls’ team consisting of Emma Weech and Perjae Major, Denali Nottage and Anthony Burrows Jr. returned home after competing in the international tennis tournament in Curacao. Our girls finished 4th, falling short of the opportunity to play in the Masters Event in Mexico in November 2015. Our boys’ team consisting of Denali…
Team Championships in Curacao The Bahamas has a 4-member 12U National Team is participating in the ITF 12U Caribbean COTECC Team Championships being held August 23 – 30, 2015 in Curacao. The Team consists of Denali Nottage of Freeport (No. 1 seed), Anthony Burrows, Jr. (No. 2 seed) for the Boys and Emma Weech (No. 1 seed)…