Top tennis juniors are giving back in a big way. Anthony Burrows Jr., Dentry Mortimer Jr., Maddisan Bowleg, Sierra Rodgers and Mikellan Bowleg, all took the time to give back into the Play Tennis Bahamas Program at The National Tennis Centre. These players who have in most instances travelled and played tennis internationally are seeding…
Tennis is trending with increasing numbers of young people learning the sport. The focus of The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) is to develop a viable pool of new players. The adage of no child left behind rings through as The BLTA has extended an invitation to all children ages 5-15. With the growing interest,…
The Bahamas is participating in the Junior Davis Cup event in San Salvador, El Salvador starting February 2, 2020. Representing The Bahamas is a 2-member team of Anthony Burrows Jr. and Dentry Mortimer Jr. The Team is coached by Jared Turnquest. We wish a speedy recovery to Michael Major Jr. who had to withdraw from…
From the British Junior Circuit, Bahamian Anthony Burrows Jr. has captured another win! Anthony competed in the U16 East Summer County Tour – Bovingdon & Flaunden Tennis Club Tournament. The summer county tour is a series of local-level grade 4 and grade 5 junior tournaments running throughout the summer competition season. It is a part of…
Anthony Burrows Jr. who won the Barnet Open U14 Boys last week follows up with another good win in the Our Lady of Muswell Summer Series Tournament in Middlesex, Great Britain. Entering the tournament seeded #1 in the U14 Anthony faced Philip Obang-Oway in the first round winning 6-2,6-0. He then played Maxine Grausclaud winning…
This past week, Bahamian Anthony Burrows Jr. participated in the Barnet Junior Open in Hertfordshire, Great Britain and came out on top. Anthony entered the U14 Boys competition seeded second and would breeze through the first two rounds against Shinichiro 4-2,4-0 and Cuticheras 4-0,4-0. He would then face the #1 seed Sasha and win in 2…
Junior players in The Bahamas are receiving more tennis matchplay and more competition. The Executive Board of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association has added three (3) new U14s and U16s tournaments to the tennis tournament calendar this year. The Association has also sanctioned the recent U10s and U12s IC Bahamas Junior Series by awarding top…
On Friday past, The Bahamas World Tennis Juniors National Team (Boys) secured another win and defeated Curacao 3-0 to advance to the Consolation Final yesterday! Anthony Burrows Jr. continued his great play from the day before winning over his opponent 6-2, 7-6. Michael Major Jr. came up next with the Bahamas winning the second match in…
The Bahamas was victorious today over Aruba 3-0 at the World TennisTeam Competition in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The Bahamas coming off two tough and competitive losses came back strongtoday in matchplay. Anthony Burrows Jr. set the stage as he won easily 6-1,6-0, giving up only one game! over Aruba. Michael Major Jr. wouldcontinue the…
Arriving in Santo Domingo to represent The Bahamas at the World Juniors Competition is a cadre of talented juniors. Team Bahamas consists of Michael Major Jr., Anthony Burrows Jr., and Dentry Mortimer Jr. Michael, Anthony and Dentry are the top-ranked in the Boys’ U14 Division in the country and will be displaying their skills amongst…