Please see below our newly elected Executive Board of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association: The Board will serve a 2-year term that ends April 2022. President – Perry Newton 1st Vice President – Michael Butler 2nd Vice President – Chilean Burrows Treasurer – Timothy Dames Assistant Treasurer – Yvette Godet Secretary – John Laramore Assistant Secretary – Cameel McDonald Council Member – Bernard Clarke Council…
A group of young talented junior players from the Southwest Tennis Club (SWTC) participated in the Freeport National Jr. Tournament. For some of them, it was their first experience travelling abroad to this national tennis tournament and it proved to be very rewarding. The SWTC under the direction of President Mike Butler came home with…
Free Tennis Clinic was provided to some of the children from the Ranfurly Home For Children (who expressed an interest in learning the Sport) by the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association. Over the past couple of months, the BLTA happily welcomed the kids at the National Tennis Centre. President Darnette Weir stated, “We want to provide this…
Saturday past, the Southwest Tennis Club (SWTC) hosted a Back-to-School Fair in conjunction with the Kiwanis Clubs of Cable Beach and Montagu, Rotaract Club, Nassau Sunset, BreAnns’s Care Closet Foundation and the Southern Shores Tennis Camp. The event was held at the Flamingo Gardens Park and Centre. In attendance at the fair was International Tennis…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association is hosting another Coaches Course. Following the “Play Tennis Course” held in March 2019, the BLTA is adding to the skill base of coaches in The Bahamas with the Level 1 International Tennis Federation (ITF) Course. The Course is directed by ITF Development Officer for the Caribbean Mr. John Goede.…
Nassau, Bahamas – The past two weeks saw a display of tennis talent among a diverse group of players. There was participation from both the male and female populace. The players range from the juniors to the veterans. This year was the 24th edition of the AID Clay Court Championships. The event was concluded on…