Nigeria Tennis Live

Year: 2018

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Joseph Imeh Loses Fourth Consecutive Final; Should We Be Worried?

Joseph Imeh is arguably one of the best tennis players in Nigeria right now, not many tennis followers in the country will dispute this fact.He rose to prominence in the junior cadre of tennis under the tutelage of Coach Abel…

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Imeh, Adegoke Maintain Leads At The Top As NTF Releases New Ranking

Nigeria’s number one male tennis player, Joseph Imeh alongside his female counterparts, Sarah Adegoke, have maintained their position on the list of top Nigerian players, Nigerian Tennis Live has gathered.The new ranking which was released by the Nigeria Tennis Federation…

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Youngsters Oiza, Inyang Go For Gold As National Youth Games Kicks Off In Ilorin

Two budding Nigerian tennis sensations, Oiza Yakubu and Gabriel Inyang, will be among the juniors to compete at the ongoing National Youth Games in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.Nigerian Tennis Live gathered that the youngsters who have been in the…

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ITF U-18 Junior Circuit: Oyinlomo Starts Third Leg As Number 5 Seed; Phillips Seeded Too

Winning the Ghana leg of the ongoing ITF U-18 World Junior Circuit has helped Nigeria’s Oyinlomo Quadri, as she is now being ranked among the top seeds to play at the third leg of the ongoing in Lome, Togo.According to…

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Is Sylvester Emmanuel Nigeria’s New Number One Player? New Rankings Expected On Monday

Following his sensational return to the Nigerian tennis circuit after an injury lay off, Sylvester Emmanuel may be playing his way back to the pinnacle of the national rankings, Nigerian Tennis Live has observed.The Benue-born winner of the last two…

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Check Out These Amazing Pictures From Vemp Open Final You May Have Missed

The inaugural edition of the Vemp Open Tennis Championship was yet again, another opportunity for tennis players in Nigeria to get a high level of competition, as it was competed among the very best players in the country.Sylvester Emmanuel who…

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BREAKING: Red Hot Sylvester Upsets Joseph Imeh To Win Inaugural Vemp Open

Sylvester Emmanuel has defeated Joseph Imeh 7-5, 6-4 to emerge as winner of the inaugural edition of the Vemp Open Tennis Championship held at the tennis section of the National Stadium, Abuja.The Nigerian number four player made it second consecutive…

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Team Civil Defence Disbanded As Four New Teams Join NCC League

Reports reaching Nigerian Tennis Live have it that Team Civil Defence, the defending champions of the NCC Tennis League have been disbanded from participating in the competition for obvious technical reasons.The organizers explained that the team was disbanded because it…

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Noble Oil Tennis Championship Debuts At VGC Tennis Club (Photos)

The Tennis Section of the Victoria Garden City Recreational Club has come alive again, with the inaugural edition of the Noble Oil Tennis Championship, organized for members of the club alone.Nigerian Tennis Live gathered that the tournament which is being…

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Vemp Open: Beastly Sylvester Hands Babalola Shocking Defeat To Land In Back-To-Back Final

Sylvester Emmanuel was in beast mode again when he took up legendary Abdulmumin Babalola in the Men’s Singles semis at the ongoing Vemp Open Tennis Championship, winning 6-6, 3-6, 7-6 (6) to land in his second consecutive final in a…