Our collegiate tennis athletes are getting prepared for the 2022/23 season and a number of the players have seen pre-season action with their respective colleges. There are approximately nine athletes who are on the tennis college circuit. The BLTA congratulates each of them on their hard work thus far and wishes them the very best…
The “Play Tennis Bahamas” program resumed on Saturday at the National Tennis Centre where kids aged 5-17 years old were instructed in tennis. This program which has been instrumental in starting many tennis journeys continues to be a catalyst for the development and growth of The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association(BLTA). In order to provide easy…
The Grand Bahama Tennis Association (GBTA) hosted a juniors (under 14 and 16) tournament in Freeport, Grand Bahama this weekend. The tournament was sanctioned by the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA). The tournament was well attended with participants from Abaco, Eleuthera, Nassau and the host island. The tournament was sponsored by Flawless Construction and the…
Bahamian Tennis Hall of Famer and former Fed Cup player Kim O’Kelley conducted a tennis clinic at the National Tennis Centre(NTC). An invitation went out to all intermediate and advanced players to participate in the clinic as Coach Kim imparted her tennis knowledge to the juniors. Dentry Mortimer Jr, Michael Major Jr, Maddison Bowleg, Breann…
The Eleuthera Tennis Association(ETA) held its annual general meeting and the new executive board consists of the following persons who ran unopposed: President | Hartie JohnsonVice President | Juanita PercentieTreasurer | Barbara JohnsonAssistant Treasurer | Laura CulmerSecretary | Parry CulmerAssistant Secretary | Rose Johnson-KirbyChaplin | Jackie PercentieAssistant Chaplin | Charles Rolle. On hand was the…