In an effort to provide top notched training for BLTA juniors, the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association extended an invitation to our top tennis junior athletes to participate in a Developmental Clinic last week. The Clinic focused on the development of some of our top female players. The full week high-performance Clinic was facilitated by Coach…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis (BLTA) is proud to recognize the achievements of two of its young tennis athletes; namely Sydney Clarke and Anthony Burrows. Sydney Clarke was selected as one of the faces for Club One Gym. Sydney was selected along with Olympian Ramon Miller to represent the establishment in its sports fitness campaign. Club…
Ryan Fox is a 12-year-old Bahamian Tennis player who has been studying and training in Florida at the prestigious “ Pro World” tennis academy of Delray Beach Ryan has been playing the local Florida tennis circuit and has been making steady progress. He has been playing many local tournaments starting with “ Eddie Herr International…
Tennis Europe has long been the platform of choice for the launch of a successful career and is held across 43 of the 50 member nations of Tennis Europe. Players from over 100 countries participate in these tournaments worldwide. Some of the top players on the circuit today have participated in these tournaments. The Bahamas…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association climaxed their 2016 RBC FINCO Jr. National Clay Court Classic this past Easter Monday in grand style with a Trophy Presentation Ceremony. The Association boasts of a successful tournament that catered to some 60 plus entrants from Freeport and New Providence. Over the four-day tournament, spectators came from far and…
Final BLTA update from the 2016 WJT North/Central America & Caribbean Pr-Qualifiers in San Salvador, El Salvador:Our boys’ team of Jacobi Bain, Kofi Bowe and Denali Nottage played well but were defeated today by the number one seeded team in the tournament Guatemala. Kofi Bowe fell to Dominguez 0-6,0-6. However, Jacobi Bain played well throughout…
On March 14th the Bahamas Girl and Boys Teams were successful in their matches in El Salvador. The Bahamas continues to do well in the U14 tennis team play where various countries from the Caribbean and Latin American Region compete to move on to the next round of play in the U14 category. In singles…
The Boys’ and Girls’ national teams are participating in the World Junior Tennis Competition being held in San Salvador, El Salvador March 11 – 16, 2016. The Boys’ Team consists of Kofi Bowe (Freeport), Jacobi Bain and Denali Nottage (Freeport) and the Girls’ Team is comprised of Elana Mackey, Donesha Gibson(Freeport) and Emma Weech. …
The National Tennis Centre (NTC) partnered with the Oak Park Tennis Center in Chicago, Illinois to hold a successful clinic on Saturday February 13th 2016. Children from neighbourhood schools and in the community attended this one-day free tennis clinic. Two (2) tennis professionals from the Oak Park Tennis Center Luke and Mirka, worked with local…
(January 28) – The Bahamas Junior Fed Cup and Davis Cup Teams fought hard today. The Junior Fed Cup Team started their run for advancement with Sierra Donaldson against Chavarria from Costa Rica. The 2 and one half hours match ended in a win for the Bahamas as Sierra played great tennis. The results were…