Scott Reddick has captured the Men’s Jr Vets Singles Title against Harrington Saunders 6-0 6-0 in the AID 28th Annual Claycourt Championships. Scott had a dominant performance in all his matches, not dropping a set and giving up only 2 games all tournament long! Scott will play in another singles showdown on Saturday against Bobby…
Two Championship matches were held this weekend at the 28th annual AID Claycourt Championships at the Gym Tennis Centre, with two teams reigning supreme. The first title, the Mixed Doubles was claimed by Tom McDermott & Sh’Ron Saunders who triumphed over the # 1 seeds, Bjorn Ferguson & Richette Percentie. The match went the distance…
The 28th edition of the AID Claycourt Championships is in full swing with the participants in the Men’s Open Doubles, Men’s Junior Vets and Mixed Doubles categories taking to the courts this week. Yesterday was an electrifying day of tennis as the lighting suspended two matches in the Men’s Jr Vets Quarterfinal: Jon Isaacs vs…
The AID Claycourt Championships kicked off this weekend at the Gym Tennis Club. This is the 28th edition of the tournament sponsored by AID. The tournament referee is Mr Mickey Williams assisted by Mr Everette Munroe. The tournament will feature both singles and doubles in the various categories. The opening day matches saw some exciting…
A number of successful tennis programs were held this summer. Firstly, the National Tennis Centre (NTC) organized a number of tennis camps that allowed children to learn tennis in a fun-filled environment. The participants included first-timers and active players. Forehands, Backhands, Serves, Volleys and Overhands were just a few of the skills taught. The kids…
Bahamian William McCartney won the Torneo Summer Sportinca, BLN, ALE, INFC (Real Federacion Espanola De Tennis) tournament in Mallorca. The tournament was held July 11th-16th 2022 at the Club Sportinica. William captured the Infantil Individual Masculino(Young Individual Male) Category. On the road to victory, William received a bye in the 1st round. In the 2nd…
Team Bahamas ends the Billie Jean King (BJK) Cup in the top 6. The team had strong performances in the tournament which featured 17 nations in the Americas Group II. At the tournament’s end, Bolivia and Peru were promoted to Group II with wins over the Dominican Republic and Uruguay respectively. Yesterday, Team Bahamas played…
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…
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…