Nigeria Tennis Live

Month: January 2020

Organizers Reveal Registration Deadline For AZIMUTH Shipping Lines Junior Tennis Tourney

Organizers of the AZIMUTH Shipping Lines Limited Junior Tennis Tournament have announced the date for the end of registration for the championship. According to information made available to Nigeria Tennis Live, registration for the third edition of the annual junior…

ITF/CAT AJC Qualifiers: Amazing Team Nigeria Gun For Finals In Togo After Badass Wins

The adventures of Team Nigeria at the ongoing ITF/CAT AJC Qualifiers in Lome, Togo, continued on Sunday afternoon, as the players were all shades of brilliance in their respective matches. Information reaching Nigeria Tennis Live have it that the U-16…

Meet Aisha Hirse, The Only African Tennis Umpire Officiating At An ATP Challenger Event In Australia (Photos)

Aisha Hirse, a Nigerian tennis umpire, has revealed that she is the only African among a crop of tennis umpires officiating at a Challenger series in Australia. The beautiful Aisha, who’s well revered among her colleagues, was one of the…

Tennis Umpires Association AGM Records Highest Number Of Attendees At AGM In Asaba (Photos)

Kehinde Ijaola, the chairman Nigeria Tennis Umpires Association (NTUA) has said that the association recorded its highest number of attendees at last weekend’s AGM held in Asaba, the Delta State capital. Nigeria Tennis Live had reported that the association was…

ITF/CAT AJC Qualifiers: U-14 Boys Land In Knockout Stage As Team Nigeria Decimate Togo, Ghana, CIV

Reports from Lomé, Togo have confirmed that the Nigerian U-14 boys have progressed to the knockout stage of the team event after an impressive run of form at the competition. Their results just x-ray the Nigerian contingent’s general performance  at the…

Know Your Coach: Meet Oke Joseph, The Man With The Midas Touch

Nigeria Tennis Live is debuting with the first ever episode of its new series, know your coach, and our first guest is the small but mighty Coach Oke Joseph, who has nine years coaching experience. The Jos-based tennis handler shared…

ITF/CAT AJC Qualifiers: Ruthless Team Nigeria Crush Sorry Benin, Sierra Leone In Opening Round Of Team Event

The relentless team Nigeria to the ongoing ITF/CAT West & Central African Junior Tennis Championships were in ruthless form during the first round of matches at the team event which kicked off on Friday, 10 January. Nigeria Tennis Live reports…

50 Officials Expected For The Nigeria Tennis Umpires Association AGM In Asaba

All is set for the commencement of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigeria Tennis Umpires Association holding in Asaba, the Delta State Capital. Information reaching our correspondent is that about 30 officials are already in Asaba for the…

SCOOP: NTF Planning Six Weeks Of Junior ITF Circuit In Lagos, Abuja

The Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) has begun preparations to host six weeks of Junior ITF Circuit events in the country, Nigeria Tennis Live has scooped. This is following from the federation’s introduction of a two-week event in 2019, the first…

ITF/CAT AJC Qualifiers: After Doubles Triumph, Nigeria’s Youngsters Kick Off Team Event In Togo

Team Nigeria to the ongoing ITF/CAT West & Central African Junior Championships in Lomé, Togo are already on course for another impressive half of the competition after claiming the boys and girls’ doubles title. The players distinguished themselves with impeccable…