Team Bahamas ends the Billie Jean King (BJK) Cup in the top 6. The team had strong performances in the tournament which featured 17 nations in the Americas Group II. At the tournament’s end, Bolivia and Peru were promoted to Group II with wins over the Dominican Republic and Uruguay respectively. Yesterday, Team Bahamas played…
Day 1 Win: Team Bahamas 3-0 Against El Salvador On opening day at the prestigious Billie Jean King (BJK) Cup AmericasGroup II, The Bahamas won 3-0 Against El Salvador. The Bahamas is seeded #1 in the competition and is in Group A with Bermuda, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic. Coming out strong for The…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) congratulates Team Bahamas on a 3-0 Opening Day win at the prestigious Billie Jean King (BJK) Cup Americas Group II. The Bahamas is seeded #1 in the competition. Coming out strong for The Bahamas was Elana Mackey who captured her maiden singles win at the BJK Cup. Elana only…
After a smooth day of travel, Team Bahamas 2022 Billie Jean King Cup landed safely in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Friday, well ahead of tournament play on Monday. This advanced time has allowed the ladies to get familiar with the courts and climate and to settle in comfortably. Captain Simone Pratt noted that the…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) has fielded a four-member team to represent the Bahamas at the Americas Group II 2022 Billie Jean King (BJK) Cup by BNP Paribus, July 22nd- July 30th. The team consists of Player/Captain Simone Pratt, Sydney Clarke, Elana Mackey and Sierra Rodgers. Sydney (National Champion) and Elana qualified at the…
A superb weekend of competition has resulted in Kevin Major Jr. and Baker Newman qualifying for the final two spots in the Davis Cup andSimone Pratt and Sierra Rodgers qualifying for the final two spots for the Billy Jean King (BJK) Cup. From a field of 8 men and 7 womenconsisting of former Davis and…
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…
The Grand Bahama Tennis Association’s (GBTA) Junior National Tournament was held this weekend in Freeport, Grand Bahama at the YMCA. The event sponsor was Bahamas Pure Water & Ice. The event was sanctioned by the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association and isthe first junior national calendar event held in Grand Bahama for 2020. President Darnette Weir…
Despite the loss to Costa Rica (0-3) on the final day, Team Bahamas ends its run on the top half of the World Juniors Tennis Competition in the 6th position out of 14 countries. The Bahamas edged out El Salvador, Honduras, Barbados, Jamaica, Antigua, Curacao, Suriname and Panama. The Dominican Republic won the overall title…
Team Bahamas defeated Barbados in round-robin play with a 3-0 victory. Saphire Ferguson won 6-2, 6-2, Sierra Rodgers followed up with a 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 win. Our Team closed out with doubles played by BreAnn and Saphirre with a 6-1, 6-0 win. The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association congratulates Sierra, Saphirre, BreAnn and Coach Marion on advancing to the…