After 4 days of competition, the top 16 players for boys and girls advanced to the main draw (GA) in JITIC and the next 32 players moved on to main draw (G-3). Bahamians Jerald Carroll Jackson Mactaggart and William McCartney advanced to the GA Main Draw R16 for the Boys. William, seeded 2nd in the…
Day 1 Win: Team Bahamas 3-0 Against El Salvador On opening day at the prestigious Billie Jean King (BJK) Cup AmericasGroup II, The Bahamas won 3-0 Against El Salvador. The Bahamas is seeded #1 in the competition and is in Group A with Bermuda, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic. Coming out strong for The…
Eight (8) Bahamians are participating in the U14 JITIC regional event in Mexico. Jackson Mactaggart, Jerald Carroll, William McCartney and Patrick Mactaggart (Boys) and Tatyana Madu, Breann Ferguson Kaylah Fox and Briana Houlgrave(Girls) are competing. The U14 JITIC is an individual tennis championship event for top junior athletes in the U14 category in the Central…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) congratulates Team Bahamas on a 3-0 Opening Day win at the prestigious Billie Jean King (BJK) Cup Americas Group II. The Bahamas is seeded #1 in the competition. Coming out strong for The Bahamas was Elana Mackey who captured her maiden singles win at the BJK Cup. Elana only…
After a smooth day of travel, Team Bahamas 2022 Billie Jean King Cup landed safely in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Friday, well ahead of tournament play on Monday. This advanced time has allowed the ladies to get familiar with the courts and climate and to settle in comfortably. Captain Simone Pratt noted that the…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) has fielded a four-member team to represent the Bahamas at the Americas Group II 2022 Billie Jean King (BJK) Cup by BNP Paribus, July 22nd- July 30th. The team consists of Player/Captain Simone Pratt, Sydney Clarke, Elana Mackey and Sierra Rodgers. Sydney (National Champion) and Elana qualified at the…
At the U12 ITF/Cotecc tournament in Santo Domingo, The Bahamas Boys Team faced the Dominican Republic in the semifinal match. Noah Russell who played the #2 singles lost 0-6, 0-6. Patrick Mactaggart played the #1 singles and lost in a competitive three-setter 5-7, 6-3, 4-6. This would be the only singles match Patrick would drop…
After going 1-1 in round-robin pool play Team Bahamas U12 Boys will advance to the Playoff Rounds. The Bahamas will play the top finisher from the other pool. The winner will then play in the finals. Today was the third day of competition. Team Bahamas Girls and Boys played hard despite falling short. The Boys…
The Bahamas is competing at the ITF/Cotecc Sub Region 3 U12 Team Competition in Dominican Republic. Countries competing include Puerto Rico, Bermuda, Cuba, Dominican Republic and The Bahamas. The best of the best in the Caribbean and Central American region in the U12 Division will compete in Santo Domingo. The Bahamas Girls and Boys Team…
The Bahamas Davis Cup was able to come up with a big win on Saturday against Guatemala. Baker Newman secured the first singles win for The Bahamas in straight sets 6-2, 7-5. Kevin would follow up with another win in straight sets 6-1, 6-2. The team was facing the possibility of relegation to Group IV…