It was another exciting Sheri Roberts Open at the Abaco Club on Winding Bay. From the competitive matches, the following winners emerged: Boys U14Champion – Da’Shan Gardiner JrRunnercUp -Xander Major Girls U14Champion – Anya HepburnRunnercUp – Makayla McDonald Girls U18Champion- Tianna Bootle Boys U18Champion- Latahj OrlandoRunner Up -Theo Weir Men’s Singles OpenWinner: Stephen ThompsonRunner Up:…
The Abaco Tennis Association (ATA) hosted its first junior national tennis tournament in Marsh Harbour, Abaco. The tournament featured girls and boys in the U14 category. Participants from Nassau and Grand Bahama joined tennis athletes from Abaco in some very competitive matches. The President of the ATA, Cameel Mcdonald, welcomed everyone at the Opening Ceremony…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) welcomes the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Development Officer for the Caribbean Mr John Goede to The Bahamas. John is conducting a beginner’s Coaching course (Play Tennis Course); training the next generation of coaches. Mr Goede has over 39 years of coaching experience and has been an ITF Presenter since…
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…
The Tennis Calendar of events continues with the Abaco Tennis Association(ATA) hosting its second annual BD Global Classic in Dundas Town, Abacos Last year the support and competition were great. This year the event is scheduled for Saturday, March 19th and Sunday, March 20th, 2022 and promises to be even better. The tournament will feature…
The Abaco Tennis Association “ATA” hosted their first Thanksgiving Weekend Classic which was a successful event. The Juniors participated in singles matches for 12U Boys/Girls and 17U Boys/Girls. The winners were: Girls 12U Winner- Makayla McDonaldGirls 12U Runner Up- Kiona OrlandoBoys 12U Winner- Brayden RussellBoys 12U Runner Up- Hank Russell Girls 17U Winner- Grace Ann…
There are three active island associations sanctioned by the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) namely The Abaco Tennis Association (ATA), the Eleuthera Tennis Association (ETA) and the Grand Bahama Tennis Association (GBTA). The BLTA aims to foster a continuous learning and growth environment in tennis in The Bahamas through the sharing of ideas, providing support,…
The Abaco Tennis Association (ATA) has partnered with the Long Bay School in Abaco. The ATA will be providing lessons every Wednesday at 9 am at the school. The sessions will take place on the school’s basketball court. The ATA also supplies the sporting equipment required. The progression of the ATA is to be commended…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association(BLTA) Play Tennis Program Reaches the 100th New Player Mark! With safety protocols in place, The BLTA resumed its Introductory Tennis Program in January 2021 to continue to strengthen its pool of players and to ensure Tennis Sustainability. Five months later the program is pleased to have trained in excess of…
The recent session of The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s “Play Tennis” featured an introduction to the backhand stroke. The backhand can be a one-handed or two-handed stroke. Many of the kids prefer thetwo-handed backhand. Play Tennis has welcomed up to approximately 20 participants since its resumption at the beginning of the year, keeping in line…