Mr Mark Knowles was inducted into the Bahamas Sports Hall of Fame. This recognition is bestowed on our most decorated Bahamian tennis player! Let us take a look at Mark’s rich tennis biography: MARK KNOWLES TENNIS EXTRAORDINAIRE Synonymous with tennis in The Bahamas is the name, Mark Knowles. No other is more decorated in the…
The National Tennis Centre(NTC) welcomed Coach Extraordinaire Mr. Patrick Mouratoglou. For a decade Mouratoglou coached tennis great Serena Williams and during that ten-year span, Serena was victorious with 10 Grand Slam titles: 2 Australian Open, 2 French Open, 3 Wimbledon and 3 US Open. At the tennis session with Mr Mouratoglou some of the kids…
Our collegiate tennis athletes are getting prepared for the 2022/23 season and a number of the players have seen pre-season action with their respective colleges. There are approximately nine athletes who are on the tennis college circuit. The BLTA congratulates each of them on their hard work thus far and wishes them the very best…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) has fielded 3 teams for an international tennis competition in June. A group of talented Bahamians will be representing the country at a very competitive level. The teams include the following Two (2) U12 Tennis TeamsU12 Competition is set to take place in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The nations…
Abigail Simms and Indiana Tech Warriors lost to St Thomas 2-4 at the Nationals in Mobile Alabama. Abigail fought hard against Lia Pena in singles. She lost in a competitive 1st set 6-7 and 2-6 in the second set. Abigail played #1 doubles and #2 singles position for Indiana Tech. Jacobi Bain and XULA Gold…
With an impressive 15-0 record(6-0 in conference) for the season the Indiana Tech Warriors will compete to defend their 2021 WHAC Conference Championships. Bahamian Abigail Simms who is a part of the team was recently named WHAC player of the week, her talent has undoubtedly helped the team achieve this unbeaten record. The Warriors are…
The 2022 BD Global Tennis Classic was a great success. Organized and hosted by the Abaco Tennis Association (ATA) the event featured junior and adult matches. President of ATA Cameel Mcdonald along with the members was pleased to host the second annual BD Classic. The winners are: Singles:12U Boys Winner- Xander Major12U Boys Runner-Up- DaShan…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) congratulates its Boys and Girls Teams who have advanced both to the Playoff Rounds at the World Tennis Juniors Prequalifier event. Some of the best U14 players in the Central American and Caribbean region are competing and include countries such as Honduras, Bahamas, Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Bermuda,…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) is sending two teams to compete in San Salvador, El Salvador at The World Junior Tennis Competition(WJTC) pre-qualifying event. From this 14 and under pre-qualifier only the top male and female teams will advance. The competition takes place at the Federacion Salvadorena de Tenis from the 19th – the 27th…
After a long hiatus from competitive sports during 2020, The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association along with other stakeholders were able to begin hosting competitive tournaments throughout the country. Notwithstanding the volatility of the government Covid-19 regulations the majority of planned tournaments were successfully held. Kudos to IC Bahamas who Kicked off 2021 by hosting the…