Nigeria Tennis Live

Month: November 2021

NNPC/SNEPCo: Mubarak, Ogumjiofor, Osaji Shine In Port-Harcourt

Tennis spectators at the Port Harcourt Club inside the Old GRA in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, were treated to some spectacular NNPC/SNEPCo sponsored junior tennis actions over the weekend. Nigeria’s best junior tennis players from across the country stormed the…

How Marylove Became Nigeria’s No 1 (FULL RANKINGS)

Buzzing tennis sensation and youngster, Marylove Edwards, has risen to become Nigeria’s number one female tennis player in the recently released rankings by the Nigeria Tennis Federation, Nigeria Tennis Live can confirm. Marylove defeated Aanu Aiyegbusi to win her first…

Wheelchair Tennis: Omisore, Adewale Win Inaugural VEMP Open

Kafayat Omisore and Alex Adewale have won the inaugural VEMP Open Championship in Lagos organized for wheelchair tennis players in Nigeria, our correspondent can confirm. The tournament which was held inside the tennis section of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos,…

Dala: Marylove Wins First Senior Tourney, Igbinovia Lands In Finals

Marylove Edwards has finally won her first senior national tournament after defeating Aanu Aiyegbusi to clinch her first ever Dala Hard Court event. Marylove, who played Sarah Adegoke, and lost in the 2017 Women’s Singles final of the Central Bank…

Again, Igbinovia Upsets Top Seed, Lands In Dala Hard Court Semis

Wilson Igbinovia, arguably Nigeria’s hottest junior at the moment, has caused another upset at the Dala Hard Court tournament in Kano. The teenager responsible for the exit of Musa Mohammed, the tournament’s number five seed, fought really hard to defeat…

Dala Hard Court: Igbinovia, Edwards Advance In Kano, Imeh Too

Nigeria’s highest ranked junior tennis player on the ITF Circuit, Wilson Igbinovia, has landed in the quarterfinal of the Dala Hard Court tournament in Kano. The 18-year-old teenager who seems to be on the ascendancy in his tennis career, has…

Dala: Babalola Strikes Enosoregbe As Igbinovia Upsets Top Seed

Abdulmumuni Babalola had the last laugh in the battle of former champions when he and Clifford Enosoregbe played against each other at the first round of the Dala Hard Court tournament in Kano. Nigeria Tennis Live had reported this morning…

Official: Igbinovia Reaches Highest Ranking Ever, Now Top 300

Wilson Igbinovia has officially shot into the top 300 players in world junior tennis after his recent performances on the junior ITF tour. The Lagos-based youngster won two (J5 & J4) of three legs of junior ITF tennis events in…

Dala Hard Court: Enosoregbe, Babalola Set For Titanic First Round Battle

Clifford Enosoregbe and Abdulmumuni Babalola will go neck to neck in their first round match at the Dala Hard Court tournament in Kano State. Both players are former Champions, former Nigerian number one stars and have represented Nigeria at Davis…

Abayomi Philip, Atseye, Aiyegbusi Win First Matches In Dala

Abayomi Philip had little problem securing a second round place at the ongoing Dala Hard Court tournament in Kano after dispatching his opponent in the first round of matches on Monday, 1 November. The former top junior starlet defeated Sani…