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…
Team Bahamas stands at 2-1 at the World Junior Team Competition in Santo Domingo. The team comprises of Sierra Rodgers, BreAnn Ferguson, Saphirre Ferguson and Coach Marion Bain. The Bahamas opened up with a win over #4 seed Antigua. Up first was BreAnn Ferguson 6-1, 6-2. Sierra would lose her match 6-3, 6-1 bringing up…
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…