The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association Fidelity Senior Nationals kicked off on Tuesday at the National Tennis Centre. The competition runs from Oct 18th – 23rd 2022. The BLTA honours past President Mr. Wesley Rolle at its 2022 Fidelity Senior Nationals for his contributions to the sport of tennis in The Bahamas. The Sportsmanship Awards (Male and Female) will be named in Mr. Rolle’s honour. Kindly find the attached bio on Mr Rolle.
Adult players are vying for championships in eight divisions in Men and Women 35 Singles, Men 45 Singles, Men 55 Singles, Men and Women 35 Doubles, Men 45 Doubles and Mixed Doubles. The BLTA is pleased that the competition has returned after a Covid-imposed break. The players are showing their enthusiasm to return to the competition and we have witnessed a high level of competition on display and a healthy number of participants in the tournament with a positive increase in mixed doubles, a heavily contested category. President Perry Newton extended his thanks to the titled sponsor Fidelity Bank Bahamas Limited for their support of the event.
We know that adult participants were looking forward to this year’s Senior Nationals. The BLTA is pleased we are able to host the event and to also recognize Mr Wes Rolle who among his many contributions has also assisted with numerous adult tournaments for the Association.
In yesterday’s competition, Men’s Doubles was featured, John Antonas and Godfrey Virgill won in a competitive two-setter over Neil Mactaggart and Bud Cambridge 7-5,6-4. Larry Rolle and Patrick Fernander won over Rudy Williams and Michael Cooper, Alexander Murbach and Ivan Hooper won over Chigoze Ijeoma and Julian Robinson, Stephen Thompson and Cory Francis won over Perry Newton and Timothy Dames and Bjorn Ferguson and Ken Kerr advanced in a walkover. In women’s singles, Sh’Ron Sauders won over Marva Conyers.
Today will feature two Men’s 55 Quarterfinals where the #1 Stephen Thompson will face Cory Francis and Jon Antonas will face the #2 Bud Cambridge. These matches will be followed by the Mixed Doubles Quarterfinal matches. We look forward to another exciting session today which starts at 4 pm.
Original Post Date: 10/20/2022
