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…
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…
The Bahamas 2023 Billie Jean King Cup team is in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. The team consists of Sydney Clarke, Elana Mackey, Simone Pratt and Saphirre Ferguson. The team is captained by Hall of Famer and former Fed Cup player Kim O’Kelley. The draw has landed The Bahamas in the pool with Paraguay,…
The BLTA has fielded two junior tennis teams to represent the Bahamas in Santiago, Dominican Republic. The U12 girls’ team consist of Danielle Saunders, Caitlyn Pratt and Marina Bostwick. Level 1 Coach Paula Whitfield is captaining the team. The U12 boys’ team consist of Kingston Rees, Chase Newbold and Cameron Ferguson. Coach Philip Major is…
A highly contested and very competitive 2023 Bahamas Games Tennis came to a successful conclusion on Tuesday, July 11th 2023 at the National Tennis Centre. The event included a talented studded cast from the following islands: Abaco, Mical, Grand Bahama, New Providence, Long Island, Andros and Eleuthera. The Gold medal match featuring Andros versus Grand…