The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association crowned the Champions at its 2023 AID Junior National Championships. We witnessed extraordinary growth as over 90 players participated and over 175 matches were conducted! In addition, there was a huge show of support from the spectators on hand to witness a great display of junior talent. This year’s tournament was possible with the support of our titled sponsor AID. We thank you for your continuous investment in tennis and in our nation’s youth.
AID representative Mrs Janelle Davis was on hand along with BLTA President Perry Newton to present the winners with their trophies. Mrs Davis spoke at the medal ceremony encouraging the players and the BLTA to keep up the good work. The BLTA congratulates all the participants in the tournament. Job well done! The champions and runners-up in the various age categories are:
Singles Divisions
U18 Girls
Champion: Takaii Adderley
Runner Up: Saphirre Ferguson
U18 Boys
Champion: Jerald Carroll
Runner Up: Dentry Mortimer
U16 Girls
Champion: Takaii Adderley
Runner Up: Breann Ferguson
U16 Boys
Champion: Jerald Carroll
Runner Up: Khai Rees
U14 Girls
Champion: Sarai Clarke
Runner Up: Tatyana Madu
U14 Boys
Champion: Patrick Mactaggart
Runner Up: Ayai Bethel
U12 Girls
Champion: Vonteneke Rolle
Runner Up: Caitlyn Pratt
U12 Boys
Champion: Chase Newbold
Runner Up: Kingston Rees
U10 Girls
Champion: Londyn Mortimer
Runner Up: Rebecca Bitan
U10 Boys
Champion: Cory Conyers
Runner Up: Max Schick
U8 Girls
Champion: Eden Storr
Runner Up: Christin McWilliam
In the Doubles division, the champions are:
U14 Boys Doubles
Champion: Alec Hooper and Cohen Knowles
Runner Up: Synaj Watkins and Kingston Rees
U14 Girls Doubles
Champion: Sarai Clarke & Briana Houlgrave
Runners Up: Caitlyn Pratt and Danielle Saunders
U18 Boys Doubles
Champion: Jackson Mactaggart and Jerald Carroll
Runner Up: Miguel Smith and Patrick Mackey Jr.
The Triple Crown Champion was Jerald Caroll and the Double Crown winners were Takaii Adderley and Sarai Clarke. Thanks again to our title sponsor AID who has supported this tournament fully. We also thank our other sponsors Powerade, RMS Insurance and Dasani.
We thank all the organizers, the tournament director Tara Mactaggart and the tournament referee Esther Newton along with the volunteer umpires for their hard work and service during the entire tournament. The BLTA recently trained a group of tennis umpires who graciously volunteered their time and talent during the Nationals. We appreciate each of you who continue to assist and build up tennis.
The 2023 AID Junior Tennis Championships was a huge success and we are grateful to God that another Junior Nationals is now in the history books. We continue to witness a growth in tennis interest as more and more juniors are added to the tennis landscape. Continue to shine tennis diamonds.
Original Post Date: 7/1/2023
