Nigeria Tennis Live

Month: September 2017

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17 Days To Go: Governor’s Cup Tickets Now Selling Online

The Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship has decided to take the International Tennis Federation (ITF) pro circuit to the next level by introducing fans tickets starting from the 17th edition this year.The 2017 event…

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19 Days To Go, Governor’s Cup Gets New HashTag (Photos)

Barely three weeks to the commencement of the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship, the organisers of the tournament have unveiled a hashtag which players and tennis enthusiasts can monitor for updates.In a chat with Naija Tennis Special, Prince Wale Oladunjoye…

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Junior ITF Circuit: Irish-based Obasoto Crushes Top Seed As Bulus Seeks Q/Final Slot

Nigeria’s tupsy turvy performance at the ongoing Junior ITF Circuit in Togo continued on Tuesday as some of the players advanced to the third round while some could not move beyond the second round of the tournament.According to information reaching…

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FACT CHECK: Nigeria’s Adetayo Adetunji Jumps 155 Places To Top 300 Ranking

After her exploits in the first leg of the ongoing Junior ITF Circuit in Togo, Nigeria’s Adetayo Adetunji has shot into the top 300 tennis players in the world.In the ranking released by the ITF website on Monday, 18 September,…

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Junior ITF Circuit: Oyinlomo, Bulus, Abamu Advance As Competition Gets Stiffer

The Nigerian players at the second leg of the Junior ITF Circuit in Togo have begun the championship on a rather ruthless note, defeating their opponents quite easily, to advance to the next stage of the tournament.Oyinlomo Quadri who is…

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Junior ITF Circuit: Nigerian Players Land In Lome, Battle Tough Oppositions

After an eventful first leg at the Junior ITF U-18 Circuit in Benin Republic, Team Nigeria have landed in Lome, the capital city of Togo, for the second leg of the three-week long championship, Naija Tennis Special can report.Adetayo Adetunji…

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NCC Tennis League: How Techvibe, Junior Players Humiliated Seniors Over The Weekend

Team CBN Futures – a team of the best juniors in Nigeria – finally won a tie in the third edition of the NCC Tennis League when they defeated Team Yetade of Ado Ekiti 6-1 in a match the youngsters…

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EXCLUSIVE: What We Think About Marylove At IMG Academy – Student-Athlete Advisor

Barely after spending three weeks at the IMG Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida the United States, young Nigerian tennis prodigy, Marylove Edwards, is beginning to get massive review.The Nigerian U-14 champion who is at the tennis academy on the bills…

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Check Out Exclusive Pictures Of Team Nigeria’s Activities At The Junior ITF Circuit In Benin

The Nigerian contingent to the Junior ITF Circuit in Benin Republic gave a very good account of themselves during the first leg of the championship which ended on Sunday, 17 September, 2017.Adetayo Adetunji, who recently completed a tour of the…

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BREAKING! Nigeria’s Adetayo Wins Girls’ Singles At ITF U-18 Circuit

Nigeria retained the girls’ Singles title at the U-18 ITF Junior Circuit which just ended in Benin Republic on Saturday, September 16.Naija Tennis Special exclusively gathered that Adetayo Adetunji, the quarterfinalist at this year’s Commonwealth Games in Bahamas, proved to…