The “Play Tennis Bahamas” program resumed on Saturday at the National Tennis Centre where kids aged 5-17 years old were instructed in tennis. This program which has been instrumental in starting many tennis journeys continues to be a catalyst for the development and growth of The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association(BLTA). In order to provide easy…
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The Grand Bahama Tennis Association (GBTA) hosted a juniors (under 14 and 16) tournament in Freeport, Grand Bahama this weekend. The tournament was sanctioned by the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA). The tournament was well attended with participants from Abaco, Eleuthera, Nassau and the host island. The tournament was sponsored by Flawless Construction and the…
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Bahamian Tennis Hall of Famer and former Fed Cup player Kim O’Kelley conducted a tennis clinic at the National Tennis Centre(NTC). An invitation went out to all intermediate and advanced players to participate in the clinic as Coach Kim imparted her tennis knowledge to the juniors. Dentry Mortimer Jr, Michael Major Jr, Maddison Bowleg, Breann…
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The Eleuthera Tennis Association(ETA) held its annual general meeting and the new executive board consists of the following persons who ran unopposed: President | Hartie JohnsonVice President | Juanita PercentieTreasurer | Barbara JohnsonAssistant Treasurer | Laura CulmerSecretary | Parry CulmerAssistant Secretary | Rose Johnson-KirbyChaplin | Jackie PercentieAssistant Chaplin | Charles Rolle. On hand was the…
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The 2022 AID Claycourt Championships is in the history books. The tournament ended with two exciting finals. After capturing the Men’s Jr Vets Singles title last week Scott Reddick clinched a second title on Monday, the Men’s Open Singles over Bobby Chen 6-0, 6-1. Scott would then play in another final, the Jr Vets Doubles.…
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The Abaco Tennis Association (ATA) continues in the pursuit of its motto of “Preparing our youths for success through tennis” by hosting its first Back To School Jubilee. The two-day event which was held in Dundas Town and Forrest Heights Abaco was a great success. On Day 1 the Abaco Tennis Association hosted a tennis…
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Scott Reddick has captured the Men’s Jr Vets Singles Title against Harrington Saunders 6-0 6-0 in the AID 28th Annual Claycourt Championships. Scott had a dominant performance in all his matches, not dropping a set and giving up only 2 games all tournament long! Scott will play in another singles showdown on Saturday against Bobby…
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Two Championship matches were held this weekend at the 28th annual AID Claycourt Championships at the Gym Tennis Centre, with two teams reigning supreme. The first title, the Mixed Doubles was claimed by Tom McDermott & Sh’Ron Saunders who triumphed over the # 1 seeds, Bjorn Ferguson & Richette Percentie. The match went the distance…
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The 28th edition of the AID Claycourt Championships is in full swing with the participants in the Men’s Open Doubles, Men’s Junior Vets and Mixed Doubles categories taking to the courts this week. Yesterday was an electrifying day of tennis as the lighting suspended two matches in the Men’s Jr Vets Quarterfinal: Jon Isaacs vs…
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The AID Claycourt Championships kicked off this weekend at the Gym Tennis Club. This is the 28th edition of the tournament sponsored by AID. The tournament referee is Mr Mickey Williams assisted by Mr Everette Munroe. The tournament will feature both singles and doubles in the various categories. The opening day matches saw some exciting…
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