The Eleuthera Tennis Association(ETA) held its annual general meeting and the new executive board consists of the following persons who ran unopposed: President | Hartie JohnsonVice President | Juanita PercentieTreasurer | Barbara JohnsonAssistant Treasurer | Laura CulmerSecretary | Parry CulmerAssistant Secretary | Rose Johnson-KirbyChaplin | Jackie PercentieAssistant Chaplin | Charles Rolle. On hand was the…
At the U12 ITF/Cotecc tournament in Santo Domingo, The Bahamas Boys Team faced the Dominican Republic in the semifinal match. Noah Russell who played the #2 singles lost 0-6, 0-6. Patrick Mactaggart played the #1 singles and lost in a competitive three-setter 5-7, 6-3, 4-6. This would be the only singles match Patrick would drop…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) has fielded 3 teams for an international tennis competition in June. A group of talented Bahamians will be representing the country at a very competitive level. The teams include the following Two (2) U12 Tennis TeamsU12 Competition is set to take place in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The nations…
The first Annual Coach Artie Johnson’s tennis tournament was a resounding success! The two-day tournament featured senior and junior tennis players in The Bahamas. Coach Artie Johnson thanked all those persons who were instrumental in rendering assistance towards the tournament inclusive of Ms. Darnette Weir, BLTA, President; Mr Tim Dames, Ms. Kathy Coleman, Robert (Captain Bob)…
Tennis Summer Camps all over The Bahamas were conducted during the month and they all were very successful. In Eleuthera, Mr. Artie Johnson held his 20th Annual Summer Camp in Palmetto Point. The Artie Johnson Camp had visiting speakers who provided guidance to the young campers. The speakers from the community included Rev Godfrey Bethel,…
There was a great showing once again the 17th annual Artie Johnson All Eleuthera Youth Tennis Camp held in Eleuthera, Bahamas. The camp was dubbed a great success by the Tennis Organizer Mr. Artie Johnson. There was an average of 45 kids at the camp on a daily basis. The theme of the camp this…
The Boys’ and Girls’ national teams are participating in the World Junior Tennis Competition being held in San Salvador, El Salvador March 11 – 16, 2016. The Boys’ Team consists of Kofi Bowe (Freeport), Jacobi Bain and Denali Nottage (Freeport) and the Girls’ Team is comprised of Elana Mackey, Donesha Gibson(Freeport) and Emma Weech. …