The BLTA organized and sent four (4) Teams in two (2) weeks for international team competitions. The end result for Team Bahamas was one (1) Quarterfinalist and one (1) Semifinalist placement, a great achievement! Team 1: Tatyana, Briana and Kaylah(Semifinalist – U14 World Juniors Girls)Team 2: Jerald, William Jackson(Quarterfinalist – Jr Davis Cup)Team 3: Jalisa,…
Another junior tournament has successfully closed on the island of Freeport, Grand Bahama. The GBTA’s Bahama Pure Water & Ice Tournament featured some good competition amongst the junior ranks in the U12, U14, U16 and U18 categories. The Winners are as follows: Boys U12 Winner – Chase NewboldU12 Runner Up -Kingston Rees U14 Winner –…
Juniors in two (2) age categories, U14 and U16, participated in The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) New Year’s Tournament on January 7th -10th at the National Tennis Centre. A group of talented juniors headlined the opening tournament of 2023. President Perry Newton, Vice-President Chilean Burrows and past President Darnette Weir were on hand to…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) congratulates Khai Rhees, Kingston Rees and William McCartney on their performances at the Lil Mo/Big MO Competition in Palm Beach Florida. Khai Rhees was victorious in the Boys 16 Doubles. Khai along with partner Ricardo Espaillat captured the championship. They received a bye in the quarterfinals and won in…
After a week of competition, Jerald Carroll and Jackson Mactaggart would team up to advance to the JITIC Doubles finals against Fonseca and Garcia of Mexico. Jerald and Jackson won in straight sets 7-5, 6-3. On the road to the finals, the pair faced Bahamian William Maccartney along with his partner Alfred from the US…
After 4 days of competition, the top 16 players for boys and girls advanced to the main draw (GA) in JITIC and the next 32 players moved on to main draw (G-3). Bahamians Jerald Carroll Jackson Mactaggart and William McCartney advanced to the GA Main Draw R16 for the Boys. William, seeded 2nd in the…
Eight (8) Bahamians are participating in the U14 JITIC regional event in Mexico. Jackson Mactaggart, Jerald Carroll, William McCartney and Patrick Mactaggart (Boys) and Tatyana Madu, Breann Ferguson Kaylah Fox and Briana Houlgrave(Girls) are competing. The U14 JITIC is an individual tennis championship event for top junior athletes in the U14 category in the Central…
Another superb Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) Junior Nationals has come to a successful end. Juniors participated in the U10-U18categories for the coveted Junior National Championship. Some exciting and competitive matches were scheduled for June 16th – June 20th at the National Tennis Centre. The following National Junior Champions were crowned : GS U10Champion: Marina…
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…
Over the weekend the Grand Bahama Tennis Association (GBTA) held a successful junior tournament at the YMCA in Freeport, Grand Bahama. The tournament was sanctioned by the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) and featured talented juniors participating in the first junior tennis event on the 2022 tennis calendar. The tournament winners and runner ups for…