Young persons are being attracted to the sport of tennis. There are viable programs in Abaco, Grand Bahama, Eleuthera and New Providence. The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) has started its Fall instalment of the Play Tennis program 8n New Providence. Many kids attended the last session held on Saturday including The Governor General Youth…
Formerly known as the Small College Nationals, the ITA Cup has a history dating back to 1986, and it is the only singles and doubles national championship event for the Division II and NAIA levels. The Bahamas had two of its players in the Men’s Open Doubles East Division of the ITA Cup this weekend.…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association(BLTA) extends deepest condolences to the family of Mr. J. Barrie Farrington on his passing. Mr Farrington is a former President of the BLTA for the following terms 1974-1976, 1986-1992. As president, Mr Farrington contributed tremendously to the growth and development of Tennis in The Bahamas. Even after demitting office he…
RBC Royal Bank Bahamas (Limited) partners with The BLTA. The concept of opening up the Sport to all interested persons has proven to be successful for The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA). After attracting hundreds to its introductory program over the years and impacting a great number of lives, the Association has started another Fall…
Joshua Turnquest ITA Doubles Champion Joshua Turnquest a graduate student at Indiana Wesleyan University stepped on the court with his doubles partner Jeremias Rocco at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Doubles Championship. They were successful against Omarkanov and Salazar from the University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH). The duo who were crowned ITA Champions head to…
The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture(MOYSC) was on hand as The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) welcomed its U12 Silver Medal Team home. MOYSC representative Pauline Davis-Thompson and BLTA President Perry Newton and Vice-President Chilean Burrows are pictured with Tatyana Madu, Briana Houlgrave, Kaylah Fox and Coach Marion. Mr. Michael Horton graciously provided the…
The Bahamas achieved a second placement with a 4-1 record in tournament play. The team closed out with a dominant performance over the US Virgin Islands. In the singles both Tatyana Madu playing in the #1 spot and Kaylah Fox playing in the #2 spot had shutout wins 6-0, 6-0 over their opponents Safiyah and…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) President Perry Newton has been elected for two years to serve as the President of COTECC Subregion 3 Countries. Cotecc is the Confederation of Tennis of Central American and The Caribbean. This appointment will allow President Newton to assist with the implementation of policies that develop tennis in Central…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association(BLTA) has fielded a three-member team to represent the country at the 2021 Cotecc U12 competition. Tatyana Madu, Kayla Fox and Briana Houlgrave will all compete for the first time at this international event. This Competition will take place from September 26th – October 2nd, 2021 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.…
After three days of intense competition at the U14 JITIC regional event in Guatemala Jackson Mactaggart, BreAnn Ferguson and William McCartney advance to the main draw. In round-robin play Jackson won over El Salvador, Guatemala and Panama to advance to the G1 Main Draw. BreAnn won over Costa Rica and Honduras and William McCartney won…