Happy New Year to all, 2021 is a year of promise. As we look back at our success and struggles of 2020, we are committed to further growing the sport of tennis throughout the Bahamas. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic tennis activity was virtually halted as competitive sporting events across the country was prohibited. This…
The BLTA wishes to officially announce its winners and runners-up from our Annual Jr. National Clay Court Easter Classics held over the Easter holiday. Honourable mention goes to Peyton Anderson, triple crown-winner in the Girls’ Singles’ 16s & 18s and Girls’ Doubles 18s. The Tournament was held at the Gym Tennis Club, Winton Meadows. The tournament director…
Nassau, Bahamas – Starting 9.30am at The National Tennis Centre Monday, 9 January teams from USA, Canada, Barbados, an “International” team from several IC countries and The Bahamas will be competing for The Deltec Trophy. This event based on age groups in senior tennis categories involves players of a high international standard. The Bahamas…
Nassau, Bahamas – On Saturday The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) held a Junior Tennis Clinic at the National Tennis Centre, Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre. The $1-Day Clinic was a success as kids ranging from 4 -14 were introduced and in some cases reintroduced to the rudiments of tennis. Supervisor of the clinic Ms. Barbara…
Nassau, Bahamas – The past two weeks saw a display of tennis talent among a diverse group of players. There was participation from both the male and female populace. The players range from the juniors to the veterans. This year was the 24th edition of the AID Clay Court Championships. The event was concluded on…
The Bahamas has a tennis team participating in the 12U ITF/GSDF Caribbean Team Championships in Curacao. The team consists of the Boys: Michael Major Jr. and Anthony Burrows Jr and on the Girls’ side, Genesis Missick of Freeport, Grand Bahama and Kaylee Kanuka. Our team captain is Coach Ricardo Demeritte. The competition’s format is round-robin play in the…
Finals Champion, Semifinal Win and Quarterfinal Appearances and Main Draw Wins were the positive results achieved by a group of The Bahamas top U18 Tennis Juniors who recently participated in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Tournaments. The result from this young and talented group is to be applauded as many of them travelled for the…
There are a number of young and talented Bahamian tennis players touring the globe this summer. From St. Lucia in the south to Germany in the North, our tennis players are displaying their talent on the international stage and with their level of play, the world is taking notice. From the European Circuit Our promising…
There was a great showing once again the 17th annual Artie Johnson All Eleuthera Youth Tennis Camp held in Eleuthera, Bahamas. The camp was dubbed a great success by the Tennis Organizer Mr. Artie Johnson. There was an average of 45 kids at the camp on a daily basis. The theme of the camp this…
Our young juniors are competing in the 14 and under Junior International Championships (JITIC) in El Salvador. The JITIC competition has the top juniors in the Caribbean and Latin America competing for the title of the ‘best of the best’ in Junior Tennis in the region. The team consists of Emma Weech and Donesha Gibson…