The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association(BLTA) congratulates Joshua Turnquest, Hannah-Joy Simms, Sierra Donaldson and Afrika Smith ongraduating from University this month. Joshua TurnquestJoshua Turnquest graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University(IWU). Joshua obtained a Master of Arts in Biblical and Theological Studies. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Asbury University. Joshua played exceptionally for…
Bahamian Abigail Simms playing for Indiana Tech Warriors in the tennis spring season went 4-5 in singles at first flight and 7-4 in doubles. Abigail’s spring season, like many others, was cut short due to COVID-19. However, Abigail made history for women’s tennis at her school being 1 of 3 Warriors who earned national rankings…
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…
Nassau, Bahamas – On Saturday The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) held a Junior Tennis Clinic at the National Tennis Centre, Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre. The $1-Day Clinic was a success as kids ranging from 4 -14 were introduced and in some cases reintroduced to the rudiments of tennis. Supervisor of the clinic Ms. Barbara…
Finals Champion, Semifinal Win and Quarterfinal Appearances and Main Draw Wins were the positive results achieved by a group of The Bahamas top U18 Tennis Juniors who recently participated in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Tournaments. The result from this young and talented group is to be applauded as many of them travelled for the…
There are a number of young and talented Bahamian tennis players touring the globe this summer. From St. Lucia in the south to Germany in the North, our tennis players are displaying their talent on the international stage and with their level of play, the world is taking notice. From the European Circuit Our promising…
Today in matchplay Kofi Bowe from Freeport, Bahamas represented well as he won his consolation match today against Ruben Pinchas from Jamaica 6-4, 6-1. Kofi who is only 12 years old is debuting on the under 16 Boys International Competition. Kofi was also instrumental when teaming up with Donte Armbrister to get a doubles win…
In an effort to provide top notched training for BLTA juniors, the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association extended an invitation to our top tennis junior athletes to participate in a Developmental Clinic last week. The Clinic focused on the development of some of our top female players. The full week high-performance Clinic was facilitated by Coach…
(January 28) – The Bahamas Junior Fed Cup and Davis Cup Teams fought hard today. The Junior Fed Cup Team started their run for advancement with Sierra Donaldson against Chavarria from Costa Rica. The 2 and one half hours match ended in a win for the Bahamas as Sierra played great tennis. The results were…
The triple threat of Donaldson, Clarke and Smith was once again successful as it was smooth sailing on day two for the Junior Fed Cup Team. Sierra Donaldson defeated Giammattei 6-0, 6-1, Sydney Clarke was victorious over Arevalo 6-1,6-1 and the duo matchup of Afrika Smith and Sierra Donaldson defeated Arevalo and Giammatei 6-1, 6-1. Coach Bradley Bain stated “The team is really…