The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) announces The Bahamas premier Tennis Teams will compete at the 2021 Davis Cup and 2021 Billy Jean King Cup. The competitions were postponed in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has confirmed the competition will take place this year and The Bahamas teams will…
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The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) congratulates Michael Major Jr., BreAnn Ferguson and Cameron Ferguson on recently winning USTA Tournaments in Florida. Michael Major Jr. Semifinal Results vs. Rolando Torrellas 6,1 6,3. Final Results vs. Tyler Troche 6-4, 6-3. BreAnn Ferguson won the USTA Girls U14 Level 7 Tournament in Orlando, Florida. BreAnn went undefeated in…
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The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association congratulates Abigail Simms, Sydney Clarke and Sierra Donaldson for their stellar play over the last week. Abigail Simms and the Indiana Tech Women’s Tennis attain the highest national ranking in program history on April 1st, 2021 is ranked 23rd in the most recent National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) ranking.…
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It was an exciting and invigorating weekend of tennis as juniors from the U12, U14, U16 and U18 categories competed at a very high level at The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) Spring Classic tournament which was held at The National Tennis Centre. President Perry Newton thanked BLTA executives Tara Mactaggart and Everette Munroe (Tournament…
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Elana Mackey has won her maiden college tournament singles match. Representing Mars Hill Lions, Elana had a thriller of a match. She defeated Sara Valentini 6-3, 2-6, 11-8. Despite the Lion’s losing the matchup, Elana was able to win her very first college singles on Saturday. Elana is also scheduled to compete today for the…
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The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) for 2021 via Zoom on Friday, March 19th 2021. At the AGM the financial statements (reviewed by the accountant firm Gomez, Campbell & Co.) were presented by the Treasurer, Mr Timothy Dames. President Perry Newton brought remarks highlighting the opportunities that the Association…
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Abigail Simms and the Indiana Tech women tennis team remain undefeated in the Wolverine Hosier Athletic Conference. Simms won in doubles following a tough singles lost 6-7, 4-6 against Gomez from Aquinas. In doubles, she teamed up with Isidora Hrnjak winning a tiebreaking battle 10-5. This duo was featured in the Oracle ITA Women’s NAIA…
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In March 2020, The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association(BLTA) “Play Tennis” program, like so many other sporting programs was halted due to restrictions related to the pandemic. Exactly one year later the landscape is active and the growth prospect via “Play Tennis” is immense. Since its start on Jan 2nd 2021, this introductory Tennis Program has…
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Over the weekend IC Bahamas held its second junior tournament for the year. The event was sponsored by Winterbotham and was held at the Bahamar Tennis Courts. The tournament winners coming out of the 14 and under category are as follows GirlsWinner: BreAnn FergusonRunner Up: Sarai Clarke BoysWinner: Michael MajorRunner Up: Khai Rhees Congratulations are…
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The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) congratulates Patrick Mactaggart on playing well and winning the ACTS Singles UTR 2.5-6.5 Tournament in Key Biscayne, Florida on February 21st, 2021. Patrick had a bye in the round of 32 and in the round of 16, he defeated Luis Soloranzo 4-2, 3-4 (8-10), 4-3 (7-3). Patrick’s quarterfinals opponent…
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