Abigail Simms and the Indiana Tech women tennis team remain undefeated in the Wolverine Hosier Athletic Conference. Simms won in doubles following a tough singles lost 6-7, 4-6 against Gomez from Aquinas. In doubles, she teamed up with Isidora Hrnjak winning a tiebreaking battle 10-5. This duo was featured in the Oracle ITA Women’s NAIA…
All-around athlete, great academics, God-fearing and a gifted musician are a few of the attributes that Bahamian Michael Cooper possesses. Now, Michael, a former BLTA junior athlete can add graduate to that list! The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association would like to extend hearty congratulations to Michael on obtaining a Bachelors degree with 3 majors in five (5)…
The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced its 2020 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics All-American’s list. Bahamian Joshua Turnquest was selected by The ITA to the All-American list for the second year in a row! Joshua earned this accolade by being ranked in the top 20 in the NAIA/ITA national singles ranking. Joshua leads the Asbury…
With four offers on the table from three D1 and one D2 university in North America, talented tennis athlete Donte Armbrister has decided to join the Pirates Men’s Tennis Team at Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia. The D1 Team plays in the Big South Conference. Southpaw Donte received his Acceptance Letter on April 13 and…
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…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association congratulates Joshua Turnquest on being named The River State Conference “Male Athlete Of The Year”. In May of this year, Joshua was also selected by The Intercollegiate Tennis Association to the singles All-American list! In singles, national rankings Joshua ended his season as No. 16 in the nation. Joshua attends…
The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced its 2019 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics All-American’s list. Bahamian Joshua Turnquest was selected by the ITA to the singles All-American list! To qualify for an All-American designation, an athlete must end the season in the top 20 of the final ITA national rankings for singles.Joshua ended his season…
College senior Justin Roberts who played for the Arizona Sun Devils this past season was awarded the Southwest region “Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award” by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) this past weekend. Justin has been a very impactful player and was the only senior on the Arizona tennis team. Justin singles record was…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association congratulates Abigail Simms on signing with the Indiana Tech Warriors to play with the women’s tennis team next fall. Abigail who hails from Grand Bahama has been one of the talented female juniors in The Bahamas. Abigail recently played in BLTA’s ITF Goombay Splash, along with sister Gabrielle where she…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association congratulates Bahamian Lauryn Daxon for being recognized as 2nd Team singles and doubles All-Conference for Missouri Valley College. Lauryn is a sophomore at Missouri Valley and has had a very successful tennis season. Coming off an injury last year, Lauryn has comeback in stellar form. Her team, the Missouri Valley…