Lauryn Daxon playing in #3 Flight singles for the Missouri Valley Vikings defeated Karson Light 6-1, 6-2. With the win, Lauryn and teamimprove to 5-1 for the season. The team competed against Lawrence Technological University yesterday. Joshua Turnquest and the Asbury Eagles won over Olivet Nazarene 4-3 on March. Bouncing back from #1 Flight singles loss,…
Sierra Donaldson and the Lee University Flames heated up the courts with their win over McCrae College Bobcats. Coming off a win over Carson-Newman last Saturday in its spring opener the Flames won today over the Bobcats 7-0. Sierra Donaldson playing in the position of #4 Flight Singles won over Mei Hiramatsu 6-2, 6-2. In #3…
Sydney Clarke has received a National Letter of Intent from the University of Alabama Birmingham. Sydney is the Number 1 Junior (female) in the country peaking in the 200s in the International Tennis Federation’s ranking with a number of singles and doubles’ titles under her belt. Sydney is also the 2018 Bahamas Open Nationals Women’s…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association congratulates Joshua Turnquest on being named The River State Conference “Male Athlete Of The Year”. In May of this year, Joshua was also selected by The Intercollegiate Tennis Association to the singles All-American list! In singles, national rankings Joshua ended his season as No. 16 in the nation. Joshua attends…
The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced its 2019 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics All-American’s list. Bahamian Joshua Turnquest was selected by the ITA to the singles All-American list! To qualify for an All-American designation, an athlete must end the season in the top 20 of the final ITA national rankings for singles.Joshua ended his season…
College senior Justin Roberts who played for the Arizona Sun Devils this past season was awarded the Southwest region “Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award” by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) this past weekend. Justin has been a very impactful player and was the only senior on the Arizona tennis team. Justin singles record was…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association congratulates Abigail Simms on signing with the Indiana Tech Warriors to play with the women’s tennis team next fall. Abigail who hails from Grand Bahama has been one of the talented female juniors in The Bahamas. Abigail recently played in BLTA’s ITF Goombay Splash, along with sister Gabrielle where she…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association congratulates Bahamian Lauryn Daxon for being recognized as 2nd Team singles and doubles All-Conference for Missouri Valley College. Lauryn is a sophomore at Missouri Valley and has had a very successful tennis season. Coming off an injury last year, Lauryn has comeback in stellar form. Her team, the Missouri Valley…
In her first year of collegiate tennis, Bahamian Sierra Donaldson was selected as this week’s Gulf South Conference Women’s Tennis, Freshman of the Week. Sierra who plays for Lee University was recognized for her tennis performance last week where she went 4-0 for the week in Lee’s matches at West Georgia and Mississippi College. In…
In college play, the Arizona Wildcats and the Arizona State Sun Devils compete yearlong and the team with the most wins out of this rivalry is considered the winner of the annual Territorial Cup Series. Bahamian Justin Roberts who plays for the Arizona Sun Devils was pivotal in helping them clinch the series title this…