Joshua Turnquest ITA Doubles Champion Joshua Turnquest a graduate student at Indiana Wesleyan University stepped on the court with his doubles partner Jeremias Rocco at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Doubles Championship. They were successful against Omarkanov and Salazar from the University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH). The duo who were crowned ITA Champions head to…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) thanks to the members of the 2021 Billy Jean King Cup for serving and representing The Bahamas at the highest level. Kerrie Cartwright, Sydney Clarke, Elana Mackey and Sierra Donaldson played strong and ended competition play in 3rd position. Kerrie Cartwright expanded her singles wins with 3 additional Billy…
Sierra Donaldson who comes fresh off the College Circuit joins The Bahamas Billy Jean King(BJK) Cup heads to Panama this weekend. Sierra joins Kerrie Cartwright (captain), Sydney Clarke and Elana Mackey. Sierra who is at the end of her junior year in college plays for Lee Flames. Sierra and the lady Flames made it to…
The inaugural Billy Jean King Cup (BJK) Group II Americas takes place Wednesday, June 23rd – Saturday, June 26th in Panama City, Panama. The Bahamas will compete alongside Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Panama and Uruguay. The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) has fielded a dynamic team that includes Kerrie Cartwright(player/captain), the top nationally-ranked…
Abigail Simms and the Indiana Tech Warriors Win First WHAC Tournament Championship in Program History. The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) congratulates Abigail Simms and The Indiana Tech Warriors on breaking new tennis ground and making history for Indiana Tech. On Friday they claimed the Wolverine Hosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Tournament Championship after winning their…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) announces The Bahamas premier Tennis Teams will compete at the 2021 Davis Cup and 2021 Billy Jean King Cup. The competitions were postponed in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has confirmed the competition will take place this year and The Bahamas teams will…
The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association congratulates Abigail Simms, Sydney Clarke and Sierra Donaldson for their stellar play over the last week. Abigail Simms and the Indiana Tech Women’s Tennis attain the highest national ranking in program history on April 1st, 2021 is ranked 23rd in the most recent National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) ranking.…
Abigail Simms and the Indiana Tech women tennis team remain undefeated in the Wolverine Hosier Athletic Conference. Simms won in doubles following a tough singles lost 6-7, 4-6 against Gomez from Aquinas. In doubles, she teamed up with Isidora Hrnjak winning a tiebreaking battle 10-5. This duo was featured in the Oracle ITA Women’s NAIA…
Bahamian Abigail Simms playing for Indiana Tech Warriors in the tennis spring season went 4-5 in singles at first flight and 7-4 in doubles. Abigail’s spring season, like many others, was cut short due to COVID-19. However, Abigail made history for women’s tennis at her school being 1 of 3 Warriors who earned national rankings…
Bahamian Sydney Clarke who is playing college tennis for The University of Alabama Birmingham(UAB) had a strong showing this weekend, advancing to the semifinals of the ITA Fall Circuit. The ITA Fall Circuit is a new initiative to provide local matchplay opportunities to collegiate, junior and pro players this fall. The ITA Tour Fall Circuit…