The saying on his shirt “Leave Your Legacy” rings true as Justin Roberts sets new career tennis high. Justin has moved to under 800 on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles’ ranking. The ATP is the governing body of the men’s professional tennis circuits – starting August 5th 2019, the ATP ranking system was improved…
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Today, The Bahamas U12 Girls’ Team plays Jamaica and the winner advances to the Final of the ITF/COTECC U12 Team Competition Sub Region 3 in the Dominican Republic. A win will qualify the country as a top 2 finisher and eligibility for further regional championships. After the dominant round-robin performance in Pool A where Team…
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On the Dominican courts of clay, our Girls came to Play! After recording a shut-out victory yesterday against the host country, The Bahamas U12 Girls’ Team followed-up with another 3-0 victory today over Cuba. Saphirre Ferguson would lead out the gate strong once again with a 6-1, 6-1 win. She gave up only two points…
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Three top Bahamian juniors are participating in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) U18 Tournament in Castries, St. Lucia. Sydney Clarke, Jacobi Bain and Donte Armbrister are playing amongst other talented tennis juniors from the USA, Brazil, Canada, Barbados, Switzerland Mexico and other countries. Donte Armbrister seeded 4th in the Boys’ Draw played well yesterday and…
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It was a great day for Team Bahamas yesterday! Team Bahamas is competing amongst the best in the region at the ITF/COTECC U12 Tennis Team Competition Sub Region 3 in Santiago De Los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. The Girls and Boys’ Teams performed at a high level and won 3-0 yesterday. The Girls are coached by Marion…
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Representing Team Bahamas, Freeport native Jerald Carroll played against Puerto Rico’s #2 Ian Arenas in the U12 ITF/Cotecc TeamCompetition in the Dominican Republic. Jerald debuted in his first international tournament but did not display any nerves. He played well and won his match 6-3, 6-3. Coach Jared Turnquest said Jerald “Played big and confident”. Jackson…
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Anthony Burrows Jr. who won the Barnet Open U14 Boys last week follows up with another good win in the Our Lady of Muswell Summer Series Tournament in Middlesex, Great Britain. Entering the tournament seeded #1 in the U14 Anthony faced Philip Obang-Oway in the first round winning 6-2,6-0. He then played Maxine Grausclaud winning…
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This past week, Bahamian Anthony Burrows Jr. participated in the Barnet Junior Open in Hertfordshire, Great Britain and came out on top. Anthony entered the U14 Boys competition seeded second and would breeze through the first two rounds against Shinichiro 4-2,4-0 and Cuticheras 4-0,4-0. He would then face the #1 seed Sasha and win in 2…
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Tennis Summer Camps all over The Bahamas were conducted during the month and they all were very successful. In Eleuthera, Mr. Artie Johnson held his 20th Annual Summer Camp in Palmetto Point. The Artie Johnson Camp had visiting speakers who provided guidance to the young campers. The speakers from the community included Rev Godfrey Bethel,…
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The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association has partnered with the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture to host a Tennis Summer Camp at the National Tennis Centre. Camp Facilitator and Junior Development Head for the BLTA Mr. Perry Newton has directed the camp over the past four (4) weeks. As the camp comes to a close this week, the…
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