The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) congratulates the players who are participating in the college arena this year. 1. Abigail SimmsIndiana Tech Warriors 2. Sydney ClarkeUAB Blazers 3. Sierra DonaldsonLee Flames. 4. Elana MackeyMars Hill Lions 5. Africa SmithBethune-Cookman Wildcats 6. Hannah-Joy SimmsBrescia Bearcats 7. Shay’Tonya MissickJohnson C Smith GoldenBulls 8. Jacobi BainXavier of Louisiana…
Formerly known as the Small College Nationals, the ITA Cup has a history dating back to 1986, and it is the only singles and doubles national championship event for the Division II and NAIA levels. The Bahamas had two of its players in the Men’s Open Doubles East Division of the ITA Cup this weekend.…
Joshua Turnquest ITA Doubles Champion Joshua Turnquest a graduate student at Indiana Wesleyan University stepped on the court with his doubles partner Jeremias Rocco at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Doubles Championship. They were successful against Omarkanov and Salazar from the University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH). The duo who were crowned ITA Champions head to…
Abigail Simms and the Indiana Tech Warriors Win First WHAC Tournament Championship in Program History. The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) congratulates Abigail Simms and The Indiana Tech Warriors on breaking new tennis ground and making history for Indiana Tech. On Friday they claimed the Wolverine Hosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Tournament Championship after winning their…
The stage is set for Bahamian Abigail Simms and the Indiana Tech Warriors in the NAIA National Championships! The team is coming off a huge Conference(WHAC) championship win and will be participating in another championship. Abigail and the team recorded 17 wins and only 2 losses and will be seeded #18. They are set to…
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.…
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…
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…
Abigail Simms with her exceptional play has been instrumental in the Indiana Tech Warriors going undefeated (5-0) for the start of the college season. Abigail also has a perfect record for the season in singles and doubles 3-0 and 5-0 respectively). On Feb 19th playing against Indiana University East, Simms won over Ashlyn Hubbard in…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) congratulates Elana Mackey on receiving a scholarship to Mars Hill University, a Division 2 school in North Carolina. The university is in the South Atlantic Conference. Elana has the distinguished privilege of being named to both the University’s Women’s Tennis Team and Track Team for Mars Hill Lions. Elana…