The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) is pleased to announce that The Bahamas has been selected to host a regional training camp for top junior tennis athletes in the Caribbean and Central America. The training camp will be held at the National Tennis Centre (NTC) on November 6th -10th 2023. The camp will welcome the…
The Bahamas’ 2023 Senior National Champions were crowned today in the following events: Men 35Alexander Murbach – WinnerShaun Mahelis – Runner-Up Men 55 –Stephen Thompson – WinnerJohn Antonas – Runner-Up Women 35Caitlin Drake – WinnerEsther Newton – Runner-Up Women’s DoublesLarikah Russell and Christie Cargill -WinnersMarion Bain and Kathleen Fernander- Runners-Up Men’s DoublesAlejandro Mesples and Johnnie…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association(BLTA) participated in the Hobbies Fair hosted by the Bahamas National Drug Council(BNDC). The BNDC fosters strategic partnerships as sporting activities such as tennis impact many children and the community positively. The BLTA showcased tennis and the children engaged in this fun and healthy sport. The theme of the event was…
The President of The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association, Perry Newton was reelected as President of Cotecc Sub Region 3 for the 2023-2025 period in Cancun, Mexico. President Newton made history in 2021 when he was first elected to serve as President of the Confederation of Tennis of Central America and the Caribbean (Cotecc) subregion which…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association congratulates the winners of the 2023 Flawless U14 and U16 Junior Tournament held in Freeport, Grand Bahama. Congratulations are also extended to the Grand Bahama Tennis Association (GBTA)on hosting and organizing a successful tournament and to all the players who participated. The 2023 winners are as follows: Girls U14Millie Beukes – WinnerTatyana…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis (BLTA) President Perry Newton and International Tennis Federation (ITF) representative, Gustavo Grannito paid a courtesy call on the Director of the Ministry of Sports, Mrs Kelsie Johnson-Sills and Sports Officer Adam Miller. The meeting focused on the work of the BLTA and the collaboration of the ITF to help build tennis…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association congratulates Coach Ricardo Demeritte who recently participated in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Level 2 Coaching Advanced Players Course which was held in Trinidad and Tobago in August. At the end of this intensive 12-day course, it is expected that the coach would understand and be able to apply the…
The last day of the competition was exciting. The Mixed Doubles went down to the wire in a 3-set thriller of a match. The Men’s Open Doubles would end under the lights and close out a great 2 weeks of tennis at the 29th AID ClayCourt Championships hosted at the Gym Tennis Club. The winners…
The Abaco Tennis Association (ATA) hosted its first junior national tennis tournament in Marsh Harbour, Abaco. The tournament featured girls and boys in the U14 category. Participants from Nassau and Grand Bahama joined tennis athletes from Abaco in some very competitive matches. The President of the ATA, Cameel Mcdonald, welcomed everyone at the Opening Ceremony…
It would be a long day on Thursday at the Billie Jean King Cup (BJK) in Santo Domingo starting at 9 am and ending at 7 pm. The team would face Costa Rica for the last match in pool play. Elana Mackey playing in the #2 spot would go to a 3-setter coming out on…