The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) President Perry Newton and Vice-President Chilean Burrows are attending the 2022 International Tennis Federation (ITF) Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Glasglow, Scotland. Some of the initiatives of the ITF that are being presented are: – To be open and welcoming to everyone; embracing new forms of the…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association Play Tennis Course Certification Course for coaches was a huge success! The course tutor was the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Developmental Officer for the Caribbean, Mr. John Goede. The course saw a good representation from the primary school district and the various islands: Abaco, Eleuthera, Grand Bahama and New Providence.…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) welcomes the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Development Officer for the Caribbean Mr John Goede to The Bahamas. John is conducting a beginner’s Coaching course (Play Tennis Course); training the next generation of coaches. Mr Goede has over 39 years of coaching experience and has been an ITF Presenter since…
After a week of competition, Jerald Carroll and Jackson Mactaggart would team up to advance to the JITIC Doubles finals against Fonseca and Garcia of Mexico. Jerald and Jackson won in straight sets 7-5, 6-3. On the road to the finals, the pair faced Bahamian William Maccartney along with his partner Alfred from the US…
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…
The Winners and Finalists of the IC Winterbotham Junior Series held at the NationalTennis Centre this weekend is as follows: Boys 10UWinner Corey ConyersFinalist Harrison van Onselen3rd place Oliver van Onselen Boys 12UWinner Alec HooperFinalist Kingston Rees Girls 10UWinner Victoria Sandi-AguilarFinalist Londyn Mortimer Girls 12UWinner Briana HoulgraveFinalist Aryauna-Skye Davis Sportsmanship AwardsBoy Ayai BethelGirl Jasleen Salkey…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) congratulates the players who are participating in the college arena this year. 1. Abigail SimmsIndiana Tech Warriors 2. Sydney ClarkeUAB Blazers 3. Sierra DonaldsonLee Flames. 4. Elana MackeyMars Hill Lions 5. Africa SmithBethune-Cookman Wildcats 6. Hannah-Joy SimmsBrescia Bearcats 7. Shay’Tonya MissickJohnson C Smith GoldenBulls 8. Jacobi BainXavier of Louisiana…
Coming off a spectacular final at the World Juniors Team Competition in El Salvador, Bahamian junior tennis players Jackson Mactaggart and William McCartney have achieved top 10 rankings in the U14 Confederation of Tennis of Central America and Caribbean (Cotecc) poll. Jackson is positioned in the 6th spot and William in the 10th. Both boys…