Jody Turnquest won the London Springs Slam Open in London Ontario Canada in this month. Jody entered the tournament seeded 2nd and won his opening match over Alessandro Sant Angelou who was seeded 3rd 6-3, 6-7, 7-6. He then faced Alejandro Cortes winning decisively 6-0 7-5. Jody then moved on to play Mike Lay where…
The Bahamas faced its toughest opponent of the 2019 Fed Cup event today. Peru, the host country was able to overcome The Bahamas in the two singles matches. Danielle Thompson would go on first for Team Bahamas. Danielle fought but lost 2 -6, 1-6 against Anastasia Iammachkine of Peru. Player/Captain Kerrie Cartwright was up next and…
The Bahamas books its ticket to the Final of the 2019 Fed Cup in Lima, Peru. Fed Cup is dubbed “The World Cup of Tennis” because of its prominence in the Tennis world. It features the best female players from all over the world. The Bahamas is playing in Group II Americas. On court first,…
Kevin Major Jr. obtains his first Main Draw win on the International Tennis Federation (ITF) pro circuit. Kevin entered qualifyings in theM15 ITF in Orange Park, Florida along with fellow Bahamians Baker Newman and Philip Major Jr. Kevin who has performed exceptionally well this year in Open Men’s tournaments adds to his success with an ITF…
Congratulations go out to one of our former Davis Cup players Spencer Newman. Spencer recently won the Casley International Championships in Pembrooke Pines, Florida. Spencer played Battistone from the USA in the quarterfinals. Battistone retired at the end of the second set. Spencer then advanced to the Final where he won over Vance from the USA in…
We are here on the grounds in Lima, Peru with Team Bahamas capturing each moment. Proudly representing The Bahamas all the way in Lima, Peru, our Fed Cup Team showed up strong on the first day of competition. Starting off in singles play was Danielle Thompson against Melena Lopez. Danielle came out and set a strong…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association congratulates Mr. Artie Johnson and sponsor, Timothy Dames on a well-organized and successful tournament, recently held in Palmetto Point, Eleuthera. The winners of the Doubles Men’s Open and the Men’s over 60 are Chris Evans and Austin Burrows. Men’s Open runners-up are Macquel McDonald and Vernon Russell. The Men’s Over 60 runners-up…
The 2019 Fed Cup Team has landed in Lima, Peru and are set for competition. The quartet of Kerrie Cartwright, Danielle Thompson, Sydney Clarke and Sierra Donaldson has practised in Lima since arriving on Saturday, getting familiar with the local climate and the clay courts at Club Terrazos in Miraflores. The format is round-robin with…
In her first year of collegiate tennis, Bahamian Sierra Donaldson was selected as this week’s Gulf South Conference Women’s Tennis, Freshman of the Week. Sierra who plays for Lee University was recognized for her tennis performance last week where she went 4-0 for the week in Lee’s matches at West Georgia and Mississippi College. In…
The Danny Rigby Tennis Tournament was held in Freeport, Grand Bahama this past weekend at the YMCA. The ages of kids who participated were 6 to 15. The goals of the tournament were: 1. To increase matchplay for juniors and 2. To have juniors practising and competing. 40 players participated in the tournament with 9…