Yesterday, it was a thriller of a match as the Girls #1 seed in the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s ITF Junkanoo Bowl Junior Tournament played amid a throng of supporters at the National Tennis Centre. Sydney Clarke saw action for the first time in singles after receiving a first-round bye due to her seeding position.…
The Qualifying rounds are complete and Main Draw begins for The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junkanoo Bowl Tournament today. Top junior tennis players are participating in the tournament from local and abroad ranked up to 216 on the boys’ side and 359 on the girls’ side. The top-ranked on the girls’ side…
Bahamian Justin Roberts and Jody Maginley from Antigua team up for the M15 ITF doubles in Cancun, Mexico. The dynamic duo played in the Finals today against Axel Geller of Argentina and Nicolas Mejia of Colombia and fell short in a 3-setter. Congrats to Justin on a great performance. The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association congratulates Justin and…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association congratulates the Abaco Tennis Association (ATA) for hosting a successful summer tournament this past week. The Abaco Tennis Summer Camp was held in Forest Heights, Abaco. Recently, BLTA “Play Tennis Course” certified coaches Sharon Greene and Keith Greene assisted President Cameel McDonald along with other coaches, as they led a…
Today was an important day as it was necessary for The Bahamas to secure the second spot in Pool A. This would qualify them to contend for the 3rd spot on Saturday. In order to do so, Team Bahamas would need to either win both of its singles or at a minimum one of its…
The Bahamas surges back after a loss on Wednesday to host country, Costa Rica. Playing the US Virgin Islands yesterday The Bahamas emerged victoriously! Up first Philip Major Jr would face Russell Amstrong and would win decisively 6-0 6-2. Baker Newman would play the second Rubber giving up the same amount of games to the…
After securing the win over Antigua on Monday, The Bahamas faced the host country, Costa Rica, yesterday after Tuesday’s day off. In singles play, Philip (PJ)went up early but lost 4-6, 2-6 to Sebastian Quiros. Baker lost in a tough three-setter6-3, 3-6, 2-6 to Jesse Flores Knowles. Coach Marvin Rolle would go with the doubles…
The stage is set! The 2019 Davis Cup will take place on June 17th – 22nd in Costa Rica at the Costa Rica Country Club, Escazú. The Team consists of top finishers of the recent Tennis invitational Baker Newman and Philip Major Jr. (also 2018 Davis Cup members), Justin Lunn (2017 Davis Cup member and…
Junior players in The Bahamas are receiving more tennis matchplay and more competition. The Executive Board of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association has added three (3) new U14s and U16s tournaments to the tennis tournament calendar this year. The Association has also sanctioned the recent U10s and U12s IC Bahamas Junior Series by awarding top…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association held another successful session of its “Play Tennis” Program on Saturday past. The sessions are fun and interactive and provide a pathway for new beginners in the sport. On Saturday, Brajaxaba Tennis Club joined in the training as some tennis juniors including Jacobi Bain, BreAnn Ferguson, Brianna Houlgrave, Virgil Homere participated…