What a powerpack year of tennis from hosting the 1st regional training camp in The Bahamas to Abaco hosting its 1st National Tournament to The BLTA Awards, the Bahamas Games and the BLTA President being reelected to the regional Cotecc tennis body and The BLTA receiving an award for Tennis Excellence. All these things were…
A great ending to a historic week for Bahamas Tennis at the BLTA’s National Tennis Centre. Bahamians Tatyana Madu and Patrick Mactaggart both won the singles championship titles at the U14 Confederation of Tennis for Central America and the Caribbean (Cotecc) Junkanoo Bowl. On the boys’ side, Patrick won over Dmitri Kitron from Bermuda in…
Top players have emerged victorious at the Cotecc U14 Tennis Tournament at the National Tennis Centre. The Tournament which is organized by The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association is proudly sponsored by Custom Computers. Advancing in the Boys R16 matches on Monday were Aiden Ritchie, Brandon Bridgewater, Synaj Watkins and Neevin Marcos. They will join the…
The Confederation of Tennis for Central America and the Caribbean (Cotecc) is hosting the first-ever high-level training camp for the English-speaking countries in the region at the BLTA’s NationalTennis Centre (NTC). 12 of the best athletes in the U14 division have touched down and are participating in the camp from 5 countries including The Bahamas,…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) is pleased to announce that The Bahamas has been selected to host a regional training camp for top junior tennis athletes in the Caribbean and Central America. The training camp will be held at the National Tennis Centre (NTC) on November 6th -10th 2023. The camp will welcome the…
The President of The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association, Perry Newton was reelected as President of Cotecc Sub Region 3 for the 2023-2025 period in Cancun, Mexico. President Newton made history in 2021 when he was first elected to serve as President of the Confederation of Tennis of Central America and the Caribbean (Cotecc) subregion which…
The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture(MOYSC) was on hand as The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) welcomed its U12 Silver Medal Team home. MOYSC representative Pauline Davis-Thompson and BLTA President Perry Newton and Vice-President Chilean Burrows are pictured with Tatyana Madu, Briana Houlgrave, Kaylah Fox and Coach Marion. Mr. Michael Horton graciously provided the…
The Bahamas achieved a second placement with a 4-1 record in tournament play. The team closed out with a dominant performance over the US Virgin Islands. In the singles both Tatyana Madu playing in the #1 spot and Kaylah Fox playing in the #2 spot had shutout wins 6-0, 6-0 over their opponents Safiyah and…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) President Perry Newton has been elected for two years to serve as the President of COTECC Subregion 3 Countries. Cotecc is the Confederation of Tennis of Central American and The Caribbean. This appointment will allow President Newton to assist with the implementation of policies that develop tennis in Central…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association(BLTA) has fielded a three-member team to represent the country at the 2021 Cotecc U12 competition. Tatyana Madu, Kayla Fox and Briana Houlgrave will all compete for the first time at this international event. This Competition will take place from September 26th – October 2nd, 2021 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.…