NCC Tennis League: Teams Leadway Assurance, Offikwu Eye Finals Slot After Semis Berth
Lagos based Team Leadway Assurance and Team Offikwu with Kaduna as their home base, have secure semi-final places from the Blue Group in the ongoing NCC Tennis League. The two teams, top seeds in the group, are by their semi-final…
ITF Futures: We Are Ready To Take On The Rest Of Africa – Adewale
Alex Adewale, one the Nigerian players participating in the forthcoming Puma Engineer ITF Wheelchair Tennis Futures in Abuja, has expressed optimism with the players’ preparations.The players who have been undergoing intense training sessions were about a dozen players during Wednesday’s…
Ayeni’s Dreams: US-born Nigerian Teenager Vows To Win Wimbledon Someday
US-born and raised Nigerian tennis player, Oluwakayode Alafia Ayeni Damina was one of the players ranked for the 2018 Lagos Open International Tennis Championships, but he lost out in the first round.Nigerian Tennis Live caught up with the 19-year-old California-based…
HEART OF GOLD: US-based Nigerian Tennis Star Sets Up Foundation To Care For The Less Privilege
US-based Nigerian tennis player, Sadiq Tswako, has set up a foundation to cater for the less privileged in Nigeria, Nigerian Tennis Live can authoritatively report.The former Nigerian junior who has been in the United States for years, set up the…
FACT CHECK: 2018 Rainoil Open To Hold On Hard Surface, Prize Money May Change Too
Nigerian Tennis Live can authoritatively report that the 2018 edition of the Rainoil Open Tennis Championship will be played on a hard surface and the prize money for the competition may be increased as well. This is quite different from…
Adewale, Wasiu In Fierce Battle As Wheelchair Ranking Tourney Serves Off In Lagos
Alex Adewale and Wasiu Yusuf are among the top contenders when wheelchair tennis players across the country slug it out at the national ranking tournament which serves off Wednesday. Head coach of Nigeria’s wheelchair tennis, Frank Tarmena, informed that no…
Nigerian Players Need Development, Not Exposure – Igbinovia
It is better for Nigerian tennis players to seek a way of consistent development rather than pursue exposure in the game. This was the advice given by Jonathan Igbinovia, one of Nigeria’s finest tennis players ever, during an interview with…
BACK WITH A BANG: Nigeria To Host Wheelchair Tennis Futures In Abuja
After being without a tournament of their own in the past few years, wheelchair tennis players will be treated to top tennis action when the Puma Engineering Wheelchair Open takes centre stage in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital.Nigerian Tennis Live gathered…
BACK TO REALITY: Now That The Lagos Open Has Ended…
There was a lot of media hype and buzz on the social media about the Lagos Open International Tennis Championships, especially with the recent rebranding of the tournament after 17 consistent years.Nigerian players were not left out of the buzz,…
NCC Tennis League: Enosoregbe, Sylvester, Babalola Shine As Top Juniors Upset Seniors
Team Leadway Assurance led by Babalola Abdulmumin and Clifford Enosorogbe – two active former national champions – brushed aside the challenge of Team Next Gen to win their first point in the NCC Tennis League in a tie which took…
