Shay’Tonya Missick and the Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) women’s tennis team advanced to the semifinals of the CIAA tournament after defeating Virginia State University in quarterfinal action on Wednesday afternoon. The CIAA is the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Shay’Tonya led the way winning 6-1 as the #1. JCSU will now face Bowie State University…
During the unaffiliated conference championships where XULA Gold Rush emerged victoriously, Jacobi Bain was also awarded for his singles and doubles play representing XULA. The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association(BLTA) congratulates Jacobi on two outstanding feats in the college tournament championships. As he moves on to the NAIA Nationals we wish him and his Gold Rush…
Sierra Donaldson and The Lee University Flames clinched a spot in the Gulf South Conference (GSU) Championships tournament with a 6-3 win over Delta State University. The Lady Flames garnered one of the final two spots in the GSC postseason. The Lady Flames will play in the GSC Tournament which will be held April 28-30…
With a 18-5 record the XULA Gold Rush was seeded first. The team received a bye in the 1st round and won easily 4-0 in the quarterfinals. Bahamian Jacobi Bain was leading in his singles but did not complete as the team had won already. In the semis, Jacobi Bain helped XULA to advance to…
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 Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) congratulates the players who are participating in the college arena this year. 1. Abigail SimmsIndiana Tech Warriors 2. Sydney ClarkeUAB Blazers 3. Sierra DonaldsonLee Flames. 4. Elana MackeyMars Hill Lions 5. Africa SmithBethune-Cookman Wildcats 6. Hannah-Joy SimmsBrescia Bearcats 7. Shay’Tonya MissickJohnson C Smith GoldenBulls 8. Jacobi BainXavier of Louisiana…
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.…
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…
Abigail Simms and the Indiana Tech Warriors Win First WHAC Tournament Championship in Program History. The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) congratulates Abigail Simms and The Indiana Tech Warriors on breaking new tennis ground and making history for Indiana Tech. On Friday they claimed the Wolverine Hosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Tournament Championship after winning their…
The stage is set for Bahamian Abigail Simms and the Indiana Tech Warriors in the NAIA National Championships! The team is coming off a huge Conference(WHAC) championship win and will be participating in another championship. Abigail and the team recorded 17 wins and only 2 losses and will be seeded #18. They are set to…