The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association welcomes Mr John Goede, ITF Development Officer for the English-speaking Caribbean, to the Bahamas. Mr Goede has been the Development Officer for the region since 2013. Over the past 11 years, we have seen his impact on the development of tennis not only in the Bahamas but the region. John…
After capturing the Prequalifier event in Santo Domingo, they have set their eyes on the Qualifier for the Jr Davis Cup in Orlando, Florida. Pictured from left, Jackson Mactaggart, William McCartney and Jerald Carroll, who were successful along with Coach Spencer Newman in the Dominican Republic, winning over Guatemala in the semifinals and Trinidad and…
Team Bahamas captured the championship at the Jr Davis Cup in Santo Domingo, where 17 nations competed in this U16 event. Team Bahamas and Team Trinidad and Tobago shared center stage as the two Caribbean countries would battle it out at the Jr Davis Cup Prequalifier event in the Dominican Republic. The team of William…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) has fielded the first two teams travelling for international competition for the 2024 Tennis season: the Junior Billie Jean King Cup (BJKC) and the Junior Davis Cup. The two teams will face competition starting Monday, February 26th, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Representing Team Bahamas for the Jr BJKC are…
A great ending to a historic week for Bahamas Tennis at the BLTA’s National Tennis Centre. Bahamians Tatyana Madu and Patrick Mactaggart both won the singles championship titles at the U14 Confederation of Tennis for Central America and the Caribbean (Cotecc) Junkanoo Bowl. On the boys’ side, Patrick won over Dmitri Kitron from Bermuda in…
The Abaco Tennis Association (ATA) hosted its first junior national tennis tournament in Marsh Harbour, Abaco. The tournament featured girls and boys in the U14 category. Participants from Nassau and Grand Bahama joined tennis athletes from Abaco in some very competitive matches. The President of the ATA, Cameel Mcdonald, welcomed everyone at the Opening Ceremony…
It would be a long day on Thursday at the Billie Jean King Cup (BJK) in Santo Domingo starting at 9 am and ending at 7 pm. The team would face Costa Rica for the last match in pool play. Elana Mackey playing in the #2 spot would go to a 3-setter coming out on…
The BLTA has fielded two junior tennis teams to represent the Bahamas in Santiago, Dominican Republic. The U12 girls’ team consist of Danielle Saunders, Caitlyn Pratt and Marina Bostwick. Level 1 Coach Paula Whitfield is captaining the team. The U12 boys’ team consist of Kingston Rees, Chase Newbold and Cameron Ferguson. Coach Philip Major is…
The BLTA organized and sent four (4) Teams in two (2) weeks for international team competitions. The end result for Team Bahamas was one (1) Quarterfinalist and one (1) Semifinalist placement, a great achievement! Team 1: Tatyana, Briana and Kaylah(Semifinalist – U14 World Juniors Girls)Team 2: Jerald, William Jackson(Quarterfinalist – Jr Davis Cup)Team 3: Jalisa,…
On the road to the Quarterfinals, The Bahamas U14 Girls won yesterday, 3-0 over Suriname. In singles, Kaylah Fox won 6-2, 6-0 and the #1 Tatyana Madu won 6-0, 6-2. Briana Houlgrave and Tatyana would seal the deal in the doubles winning 6-1, 6-3. On Monday The Bahamas faced Costa Rica. In singles, Kaylah Fox…