Nigeria Tennis Live

Year: 2017

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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…

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BREAKING! Imeh Deals Babalola Heavy Blow To Qualify For Governor’s Cup Main Draws

Joseph Imeh has again dealt Abdulmumuni Babalola a huge blow by denying the number two ranked Nigerian player a place in the Main Draws of the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship.Imeh had, since his loss to Babalola in the Senior…

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Atseye Crushes American Player, Advances To Governor’s Cup Main Draws

Henry Atseye made sure of a second consecutive qualification for the Main Draw of the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship by crushing Aron Pierce, an American player, during their qualification match played on Sunday afternoon.The former CBN Open winner defeated…

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Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis: Babalola, Imeh Replay CBN Final In Battle For Main Draw Slot

In what can be regarded as a repeat of the 2017 Senior CBN Open final, Abdulmumuni Babalola and Joseph Imeh will come up head to head in a preliminary match to qualify for the Main Draw of the Governor’s Cup…

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WEEKEND SPECIAL: Nigerian Tennis On The Brink, Can The NTF Do It Alone?

Dismal is about the best word to ’employ’ to describe the performance of Nigerian players after the first leg of the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Cub, Onikan. As many followers of the sport would…

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EXCLUSIVE: UK-based Nigerian Tennis Coach Storms Nigeria For Governor’s Cup Tennis (Photos)

Michael Aderogba, a Nigerian tennis coach based in the United Kingdom, has announced his imminent arrival in the country to watch Nigerian players in the second leg of the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship. No Nigerian player could make it…

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NTF Plans Special Training For Nigerian Coaches To Mark End Of Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis

The Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) is putting finishing touches on a proposed training for coaches within the federation, Nigerian Tennis Live can authoritatively report.Information made available to our correspondent by the President of the federation, Engr. Ifedayo Akindoju, has it…