Nigeria Tennis Live

Month: September 2016

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NCC Tennis League: Champions Clash In Port Harcourt and Onitsha

The NCC Tennis League matches taking place this weekend (Saturday October 1 and Sunday October 2) at the Port Harcourt and the Onitsha Sports Clubs will feature four teams parading former and present national tennis champions. Sylvester Emmanuel (left) and…

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Governor’s Cup: Nigeria’s Christian Paul Makes History, Starts In Main Draw

Christian Paul, ranked 1290 in the world will make history at this year’s Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship as he is the first Nigerian ever to be listed from the start of the tournament in the Main Draw. Information made…

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NCC Tennis League: Civil Defence In Blistering Start To New Season

Team Civil Defence, runner-up in the maiden edition of the NCC Tennis League last year,  have started this year’s edition on a winning note by beating Team Hope in Asaba. The star- studded Civil Defence team looked vunerable on the…

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BREAKING: From Zero Ranking Point, Quadre ‘Flies’ To Top 400 In The World

Nigeria’s Oyinlomo Quadre has been rewarded for her impressive performances at the recently concluded ITF Junior Circuits in Togo and Benin Republic with a new impressive ranking point. According to Naija Tennis Special checks on the ITF site on the…

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American, European Stars Set To Storm Nigeria For Governor’s Cup

Reports reaching Naija Tennis Special have it that top players from America and Europe have signified their interest in participating at this year’s Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship. In a chat with our correspondent, the secretary of the Nigeria Tennis…

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Video: I Just Want To Play And ‘Gerout’ Of The Court – Fantastic Quadri Spills

After an outstanding performance that saw her come out tops in the ITF Circuit in Togo, Nigeria’s Oyinlomo Quadri has expressed her satisfaction with her performance. Quadri created several upsets during the tournament and waltzed through to the finals where…

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NCC Tennis League: Newcomers Team Hope Vows to Upset Civil Defence

Team Hope, newcomers to the NCC Tennis League, have vowed to cause a major upset when they take on Team Civil Defence, last year’s runner-up, at the Government House Squash Club  in Asaba this weekend. Team Hope had a very…

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BREAKING: Nigeria’s Quadri Stuns French Star To Win ITF Circuit

Nigeria’s tennis rave of the moment, Oyinlomo Quadri has won the ITF Junior Circuit in Togo after defeating her French opponent, Karine Marion Job, 6-3, 6-3. The Nigerian tennis champ who is now ranked 579 in the world, wasted no…

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NCC League: Mary-Love Gets Her Revenge Against Senior Player

Junior tennis star, Marylove Edwards, made good her threat to revenge her 2-6, 2-6 first round loss to Patience Onebamhoin at the CBN Senior Championship early in the year. Edwards, playing for Team CBN Futures beat Onebamhoin, ranked No.9, 6-2,…

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Watch How Record-breaking Quadri Trains For About Six Hours Daily (video)

Coach Abel Ubiebi has revealed the secrets behind the record-breaking feat of his player, Oyinlomo Quadri, at the recently concluded ITF U-18 Championships in Benin Republic and Togo. In an exclusive chat with Naija Tennis Special, the highly-revered and experienced…