Nigeria Tennis Live

Month: September 2024

Nigeria’s Amasiani Qualifies For ITF/CAT Junior Masters

Chukwudubem Amasiani has qualified to participate in the African Junior Masters meant for players in the U-14 category, Nigeria Tennis Live can report. The 13-year-old who has been outstanding all year, participated at the ITF/CAT Championship in Morocco which was…

Nigerian Players Launch New Ranking Points As Ogunsakin Enters First Ever J300 Event

Seun Ogunsakin, Nigeria’s highest ranked junior tennis player on the Junior ITF rankings, has consolidated on his current status as one of Africa’s finest players. The Nigerian youngster who is currently in South Africa for the J300 Durban event moved…

Last Man Standing! Nigeria’s Jimoh Maintains Steeze In Ghana

Franklin Jimoh has been Nigeria’s most outstanding player in Ghana after reaching the semifinal of the J30 Accra event, Nigeria Tennis Live has gathered. The Abuja-based youngster who is the number one seed at the ongoing J30 event in Accra,…

Beyond Proud! Nigeria’s Rose Abu Shares Paralympics Experience

One of Nigeria’s top tennis officials, Rose Onoja Abu, has spoken glowingly about her outing at the Paralympics after returning from Paris, France. The Acting Chairman of Nigeria Tennis Umpires Association (NTUA) recently officiated at the French Open, one of…

Jimoh, Bassey, Danjuma March On In Ghana As J30 Accra Hots Up

The trio of Franklin Jimoh, Etoro Bassey and Lucky Danjuma are the only Nigerians left at the ongoing J30 Accra Junior ITF Event in Ghana. Of the nine Nigerian players who made it to the Main Draw, only these three…

Ogunsakin Wins First Ever J200 Match As Junior ITF Event Serves Off In Durban

Seun Ogunsakin has reached the second round of a J200 event for the first time after securing a first round win at the ITF event in Durban, South Africa. Nigeria Tennis Live reports that the former African U-14 number one…

J30 Accra: 9 Nigerian Players In Main Draw As ITF Event Serves Off In Ghana

No fewer than nine Nigerian players are in the Main Draw of the ongoing J30 Accra Junior ITF Event holding in Ghana, Nigeria Tennis Live has gathered. Of the nine players, five are girls while four are boys, with Nigeria’s…

Ogunsakin Soars, Nears Top 200 In New ITF Junior Rankings

Nigeria’s Seun Ogunsakin is edging closer to ranking in the top 200 of world junior tennis rankings according to the newly-released rankings. The Tunisia-based Nigerian tennis teenager is currently in South Africa where he is playing Junior ITF competitions after…

CBN Junior Tennis: Outstanding Tersoo Wins Two Titles, Bags Special Award

The fortunes of youngster, Goodluck Tersoo keeps rising after winning the Adewale Isa Foundation Junior Tennis Championship in Lagos a few weeks ago. The Benue tennis sensation followed it up with a fabulous win at the Gbolahan Odele Junior Tennis…

Goodluck Tersoo Storms Into Two Finals As CBN Juniors Climaxes In Lagos

Goodluck Tersoo proved to be the most outstanding junior tennis player around after racing to the finals of two events at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Junior Tennis Open in Lagos. The Benue-born youngster who has been in devastating…