Nigeria Tennis Live

Month: October 2017

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Governor Ambode Tops List Of Dignitaries To Draw Curtain On 17th Governor’s Cup Tennis

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode will alongside other dignitaries, draw the curtain on the 17th Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship which will come to a close on Saturday, 21 October at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan.Ambode, it was gathered,…

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Top Nigerian Coaches Storm Lagos For Traning With Barcelona Instructors (Photos)

Top Nigerian coaches have stormed Lagos alongside Engr. Dayo Akindoju, the president of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) ahead of a training session for the country’s coaches organized by the federation.According to the information made available to Nigerian Tennis Live,…

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Challenged By Governor’s Cup Exposure, Oyinlomo Sets Sight On Senegal, Benin Pro-circuits

Budding Nigerian tennis sensation, Oyinlomo Quadri, has set her sights on playing two more Futures tournaments before the end of the year, Nigerian Tennis Live can report.The youngster who has been at the ITF development centre in Morocco, played in…

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Governor’s Cup Update: Joseph Imeh Fails To Defeat Top Seed, Bows Out Bravely

Even though he was unable to defeat Cem Ilkel, the number four seed at the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship on Wednesday, he bowed out of the ITF pro-circuit as Nigeria’s best player of the two-week long event.The Nigerian player…

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Governor’s Cup: Unseeded Imeh Battles Top 200 Player In Bid To Qualify For Quarterfinal

After his unbelievable performance which earned him a place in the second round of the second leg at the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship in Lagos, Nigeria’s Joseph Imeh is hoping to continue his roller-coaster ride to clinch a spot…

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BREAKING: Nigeria’s Imeh Teaches Dutch Star Tennis Lesson, Advances To 2nd Round

Nigeria’s Joseph Imeh has advanced to the second round of the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship after defeating Fransen Stephan 0-6, 6-3, 6-0 in the first round of the second leg.Imeh who started the match on a poor note rallied…

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Photo News: See Atseye, Oyinlomo And Imeh In Action At The Governor’s Cup This Morning

The Nigerian trio of Oyinlomo Quadri, Joseph Imeh and Henry Atseye are in action at the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship this morning, Nigerian Tennis Live can confirm.The Nigerian players will be looking at redeeming the country’s image following the…

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Governor’s Cup: Top Seed Dumped Out In 3-hour Long Battle As Nigerians Bow Out

In what can be described as arguably the longest match ever at the Governor’s Cup Tennis Championship, Brazilian top seed, Nicholas Santos (6), has been bundled out by an unseeded player, Tom Jomby from France. The match which lasted exactly…

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Governor’s Cup: Angel McCleod Makes Her Debut As Nigerian Players Face Tough Tests

Young Nigerian tennis sensation, Angel McCleod who has been off competitive tennis action for about 11 weeks due to a niggling injury, will be making her return to the court when she makes her debut at the Governor’s Cup Lagos…

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ICYMI: See How Lagos Was Sold To The World At Governor’s Cup Tennis Championship (Photos)

The first leg of the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship ended on Saturday, October 14 with Deniz Khazaniuk, an Israeli player who came to Lagos, Nigeria for the first time, winning the women’s singles trophy.The Israeli player, who was cheered…