The Bahamas Lawn and Tennis Association (BLTA) welcomes to The Bahamas Mr. John Goede, International Tennis Federation (ITF) Development Officer. Mr. Goede was appointed developmental Officer for the Caribbean in May 2013. John has worked tirelessly on many projects for the ITF and has a wealth of experience and knowledge of the region and of…
In an effort to provide top notched training for BLTA juniors, the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association extended an invitation to our top tennis junior athletes to participate in a Developmental Clinic last week. The Clinic focused on the development of some of our top female players. The full week high-performance Clinic was facilitated by Coach…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association(BLTA) ushers in for the 2016/2017 term its newly elected officers. At its recent annual general meeting, the following slate of officers and executives elected were the President, Mr. Elwood Donaldson, 1st Vice President Mr. Omar Smith 2nd Vice President Mr. Ceron Rolle, Treasurer Mr. Perry Newton Jr., Assistant Treasurer Mr.…
The Bahamas will be participating in the Davis Cup in July 2016. The Competition this year will be held in Bolivia. The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) held a tryout in December for the first two spots and is holding an invitational tryout next week June 3-5 to fill the final two spots. BAHAMAS LAWN…
Rasheed Carey’s team Asa Miami was able to win the national title in their program’s first year of NJCAA competition. Rasheed a native of Freeport, Grand Bahama played well as the number 5 for his college but lost 4-6 3-6 and in doubles play Sophomore Rasheed continued to make his contribution along with teammate Zarazua…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis (BLTA) is proud to recognize the achievements of two of its young tennis athletes; namely Sydney Clarke and Anthony Burrows. Sydney Clarke was selected as one of the faces for Club One Gym. Sydney was selected along with Olympian Ramon Miller to represent the establishment in its sports fitness campaign. Club…
Ryan Fox is a 12-year-old Bahamian Tennis player who has been studying and training in Florida at the prestigious “ Pro World” tennis academy of Delray Beach Ryan has been playing the local Florida tennis circuit and has been making steady progress. He has been playing many local tournaments starting with “ Eddie Herr International…
Tennis Europe has long been the platform of choice for the launch of a successful career and is held across 43 of the 50 member nations of Tennis Europe. Players from over 100 countries participate in these tournaments worldwide. Some of the top players on the circuit today have participated in these tournaments. The Bahamas…
Bahamian Dylan Walker who hails from Eleuthera and attends Missouri Baptist University was instrumental on his college win in the conference Finals. Dylan and teammates now head to the Nationals in Alabama which will be a first in the history of Missouri Baptist University Tennis. Sophomore Dylan had two major comeback wins over Baker. In…
Bahamian Tennis player Shannon Francis shined brightly in the NJCAA tennis play for Prairie State College. The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), founded in 1938, is an association of community college and junior college athletic departments throughout the United States. It is divided into divisions and regions. The current NJCAA holds 24 separate regions. Shannon and teammates were…