The competition was fierce and the players tried their best as they played in the 2023 Giorgio Baldacci Open Nationals. Two players emerged at the top: Female Champion Simone Pratt and Male Champion Baker Newman. The last time Simone Pratt hoisted the trophy was in 2012 when she won over Kerrie Cartwright. Now over 10…
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…
Day 1 Win: Team Bahamas 3-0 Against El Salvador On opening day at the prestigious Billie Jean King (BJK) Cup AmericasGroup II, The Bahamas won 3-0 Against El Salvador. The Bahamas is seeded #1 in the competition and is in Group A with Bermuda, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic. Coming out strong for The…
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 inaugural Billy Jean King Cup (BJK) Group II Americas takes place Wednesday, June 23rd – Saturday, June 26th in Panama City, Panama. The Bahamas will compete alongside Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Panama and Uruguay. The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) has fielded a dynamic team that includes Kerrie Cartwright(player/captain), the top nationally-ranked…
There were some anticipated match-ups at the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Invitational Trials held at the National Tennis this weekend. Yesterday on the final day of competition the remaining members of the Bahamas’ Davis and Fed Cup Teams would be decided. On the men’s side top junior player, Jacobi Bain vying for his first opportunity…
The road to success is fraught with many obstacles. After going undefeated in Pool B and emerging as winners, our Bahamian Fed Cup’s road to promotion had one more challenge to overcome: the winner of Pool A, Ecuador. This opponent would prove to be the biggest resistance yet and for multiple reasons. Ecuador was ranked #1 in the tournament with two players ranked…