It would be a long day on Thursday at the Billie Jean King Cup (BJK) in Santo Domingo starting at 9 am and ending at 7 pm. The team would face Costa Rica for the last match in pool play. Elana Mackey playing in the #2 spot would go to a 3-setter coming out on…
The Bahamas 2023 Billie Jean King Cup team is in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. The team consists of Sydney Clarke, Elana Mackey, Simone Pratt and Saphirre Ferguson. The team is captained by Hall of Famer and former Fed Cup player Kim O’Kelley. The draw has landed The Bahamas in the pool with Paraguay,…
Emerging victorious after two days of team trials at the National Tennis Centre were Simone Pratt and Saphirre Ferguson for the ladies and for the men Donte Armbrister and Marvin Rolle. All have represented internationally for these teams except Saphirre Ferguson who will be debuting at the BJK Cup in July. The team trials pool…
Team Bahamas ends the Billie Jean King (BJK) Cup in the top 6. The team had strong performances in the tournament which featured 17 nations in the Americas Group II. At the tournament’s end, Bolivia and Peru were promoted to Group II with wins over the Dominican Republic and Uruguay respectively. Yesterday, Team Bahamas played…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) congratulates Team Bahamas on a 3-0 Opening Day win at the prestigious Billie Jean King (BJK) Cup Americas Group II. The Bahamas is seeded #1 in the competition. Coming out strong for The Bahamas was Elana Mackey who captured her maiden singles win at the BJK Cup. Elana only…
After a smooth day of travel, Team Bahamas 2022 Billie Jean King Cup landed safely in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Friday, well ahead of tournament play on Monday. This advanced time has allowed the ladies to get familiar with the courts and climate and to settle in comfortably. Captain Simone Pratt noted that the…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) has fielded a four-member team to represent the Bahamas at the Americas Group II 2022 Billie Jean King (BJK) Cup by BNP Paribus, July 22nd- July 30th. The team consists of Player/Captain Simone Pratt, Sydney Clarke, Elana Mackey and Sierra Rodgers. Sydney (National Champion) and Elana qualified at the…
A superb weekend of competition has resulted in Kevin Major Jr. and Baker Newman qualifying for the final two spots in the Davis Cup andSimone Pratt and Sierra Rodgers qualifying for the final two spots for the Billy Jean King (BJK) Cup. From a field of 8 men and 7 womenconsisting of former Davis and…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) thanks to the members of the 2021 Billy Jean King Cup for serving and representing The Bahamas at the highest level. Kerrie Cartwright, Sydney Clarke, Elana Mackey and Sierra Donaldson played strong and ended competition play in 3rd position. Kerrie Cartwright expanded her singles wins with 3 additional Billy…
Sierra Donaldson who comes fresh off the College Circuit joins The Bahamas Billy Jean King(BJK) Cup heads to Panama this weekend. Sierra joins Kerrie Cartwright (captain), Sydney Clarke and Elana Mackey. Sierra who is at the end of her junior year in college plays for Lee Flames. Sierra and the lady Flames made it to…