Nigeria Tennis Live

Month: October 2019

Lagos Open Tennis: Sylvester Powers Into Main Draws, As Christian Paul, Others Fall Short

Nigeria’s number one male tennis player, Sylvester Emmanuel, has qualified for the main draw of the ongoing Lagos Open International Tennis Championship, after overcoming youngster, Emmanuel Jebutu, in two straight sets of 6-3, 6-1. Nigeria Tennis Live reports that Sylvester,…

Lagos Open Tennis: Youngsters Oyinlomo, Oiza Get Wild Cards To Play Main Draws

Oyinlomo Quadre and Oiza Yakubu will be in action as the Main Draw of the Women Singles at the Lagos Open International Tennis Championship serves off today. Quadre, one of Nigeria’s brightest female stars in recent years, will be playing…

Lagos Open: Nigeria’s Jebutu Shocks Indian Player, As Sylvester Struggles Against Timibra

Youngster Emmanuel Jebutu was one of Nigeria’s most outstanding players on the first day of the ongoing Lagos Open International Tennis Championship, Nigeria Tennis Live can authoritatively report. The Nigerian junior tennis star who played against an Indian, Bhanu Suthar,…

Lagos Open: Imeh, Oyinlomo Lead Local Stars To Lagos As ITF World Tour Kicks Off

Highest Nigerian ranked on the ATP ranking, Joseph Imeh will lead other local stars to the Lagos Open International Tennis Championship which kicks off on Monday, 7 October, 2019. He leads over 15 other Nigerian players who will be competing…

NTF Confirms Dates For Rainoil, Vemp Open National Tournaments

The Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) has confirmed the dates for the Rainoil and Vemp National tournaments which are expected to be played before the end of the year 2019. In a brief chat with Nigeria Tennis Live on Friday, Engr….

Lagos Open 2019: Organizers Officially Send Application For Upgrade To Challenger Series

The organizers of the annual Lagos Open International Tennis Championship have revealed that the competition is fast approaching the much anticipated Challenger Series status. In a press statement issued by the Chairman of the tournament’s Local organizing Committee (LOC), Chief…

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Puma Engineering Wheelchair Tennis: Nigeria Set To Battle Ghana, Kenya, Others For Honors

Nigeria will come up against players from about five other African countries for glory as the 2nd PUMA Engineering Wheelchair Open holds from 29 October to 2 November, in Abuja. Nigeria’s head coach, Frank Tarmena, informed that Ghana, Kenya, Cameroon,…

Nigerian Female Umpires Shine At First Ever ITF ‘Advantage All’ Seminar In South Africa

Nigerian female umpires were among the attendees at the first ever ‘Advantage All’ seminar organised by the officiating department of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). Nigeria Tennis Live gathered that the event was organised in a bid to create more…

Coach Akinloye, Benson To Storm Lagos For PTR Coaches’ Conference, Clinic (SEE DETAILS FOR DISCOUNT)

Respected tennis coaches, Rotimi Akinloye and Benson Ishichelli top the list of top Nigerian coaches who will be at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, for the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) coaches’ conference and clinic. Nigeria Tennis Live gathered that the…