The Grand Bahama Tennis Association (GBTA) hosted a junior tournament in Freeport Grand Bahama this weekend. The tournament sponsored by FOCOL featured U10, U12, U14, U16 and U18 participants and was held at the YMCA. The event was sanctioned by the BLTA and the results in the various categories are as follows: U10 GirlsWinner: Danielle…
After a week of great competition, the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association(BLTA) concluded its 2022 Senior Nationals today in grand fashion. The finalists took to the courts all vying to be named National Champions. Both men and women participated in singles and doubles categories in their various age divisions. The title sponsor of the event was Fidelity…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association Fidelity Senior Nationals kicked off on Tuesday at the National Tennis Centre. The competition runs from Oct 18th – 23rd 2022. The BLTA honours past President Mr. Wesley Rolle at its 2022 Fidelity Senior Nationals for his contributions to the sport of tennis in The Bahamas. The Sportsmanship Awards (Male…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association Fidelity Senior Nationals kicks off on Tuesday at the National Tennis Centre. The competition is slated for Oct 18th-23rd 2022. The BLTA honours past President Mr. Wesley Rolle at its 2022 Fidelity Senior Nationals for his contributions to the sport of tennis in The Bahamas. The Sportsmanship Awards (Male and…
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…
The 2022 AID Claycourt Championships is in the history books. The tournament ended with two exciting finals. After capturing the Men’s Jr Vets Singles title last week Scott Reddick clinched a second title on Monday, the Men’s Open Singles over Bobby Chen 6-0, 6-1. Scott would then play in another final, the Jr Vets Doubles.…
The Abaco Tennis Association (ATA) continues in the pursuit of its motto of “Preparing our youths for success through tennis” by hosting its first Back To School Jubilee. The two-day event which was held in Dundas Town and Forrest Heights Abaco was a great success. On Day 1 the Abaco Tennis Association hosted a tennis…