ITF Junior Ranking: After Abuja Tournament Win, Marylove Moves 360 Places, Now 35th Best In Africa
Nigeria’s Marylove Edwards has jumped up 360 places on the latest ITF Junior rankings from her 1092 placing she was prior to her Abuja Junior ITF Circuit victory. The US-based youngster who was once Nigeria’s number four female tennis player…
Abuja: Marylove Wins First Ever ITF Circuit Title As Jebutu, Abayomi Shine Too
Marylove Edwards over the weekend won her first ever Junior ITF title at the first leg of the Abuja ITF Junior Circuit in Nigeria. The US-based teenage sensation was the tournament’s number one seed and lived up to her pre-tournament…
Orange Bowl: Oyinlomo Set For Abuja ITF Circuit, May Play Dala Tourney As US Visa Issue Lingers
World’s number 222 ranked junior female tennis player, Oyinlomo Quadre, is most likely going to play the second leg of the Junior ITF Circuit presently taking place in Abuja. Nigeria Tennis Live feelers have it that the youngster who was…
SAD: US Embassy Denies Nigeria’s Oyinlomo Visa To Play Orange Bowl
Unless something unusual happens and she gets her visa, Nigeria’s Oyinlomo Quadre will not be participating at the Orange Bowl tournament in the United States of America, Nigeria Tennis Live can report. Reports reaching our correspondent have it that Quadre…
Dala, VEMP, Rainoil: Usman Kushimo Sets Tall Target Ahead Of Fast Approaching National Tournaments
Young Nigerian tennis sensation, Usman Kushimo, is preparing to trouble top Nigerian tennis stars when the three national tournaments ending the year hold, Nigeria Tennis Live can report. The 15-year-old junior tennis player who has been training inside the tennis…
Check Out Amazing Pictures From The Official Opening Of New Court At Chalcedony School
Nigeria Tennis Live recently covered the opening of a new tennis court at Chalcedony School, Abijo GRA, Lekki, Lagos. This court construction which was carried out by Mr. Ogunniyi Adeleke of Sporthill was facilitated by UK-based Apex Tennis Academy. UK-trained…
Junior ITF Circuit: Phillips, Jebutu, Marylove, Oiza, Others Battle For Honors In Abuja
Top junior tennis stars in Nigeria have begun their quest for glory as the much anticipated Junior ITF Circuit in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital territory, kicks off on Tuesday, 5 November, 2019. Nigeria Tennis Live gathered that the competition which is…
Wasiu Yusuf Crushes Ex US-Open Star To Win ITF Wheelchair Tennis Championship In Abuja
Wasiu Yusuf of Nigeria on Sunday, claimed the men’s singles title at the 2nd ITF Puma Engineering Wheelchair Tennis Championship in Abuja following a 6-4, 6-3 win over 2018 champion Alex Adewale. The second seeded Yusuf who battled past Collins…
UK-based Apex Tennis Academy Plans Inter-School Junior Tennis Competition
Adesola Aderogba, the Head Coach of UK-based Apex Tennis Academy, has revealed plans by the Academy to organize a year-ending inter school junior tennis competition. In an exclusive interview with Nigeria Tennis Live on the sidelines of the launch of…
Nene Yakubu, 9-yr-old Bright Shine At Adeyemi-Bero Junior Tennis Championship
Youngster Nene Yakubu was one of the stars at the recently held Adeyemi-Bero Annual Tennis Championship which climaxed over the weekend. The competition which is basically an U-14 event, was competed by some of the best in the age category…
