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Abuja Stands Still As Over 70 Players Hit Life Camp For Junior Tournament

No fewer than 70 players have lit up the Abuja Country Club, Life Camp for the sixth edition of the Tswako Sports Foundation Tennis Tournament. The junior players, 60 male and 15 female, are participating in competitions for three different…

JUST IN: TPPA Postpones UTR Nationals, Here’s Why

The proposed UTR National tournament scheduled to start on Sunday, 17 December, 2023, has been postponed, Nigeria Tennis Live has gathered. The event, organized by the Tennis Players Parents Association (TPPA), is a culmination of the regional event held in…

10 Nigerian Junior Tennis Players Who Shone Like Stars In 2023

The year ending 2023 produced a lot of intrigues in Nigerian tennis, especially with many of our youngsters shining like stars. Many of these players showed that all the trainings and monies being spent by their parents did not go…

They Called Me Hazard – David Ekpenyong Says, Reveals Why He Quit Tennis For One Year

David Ekpenyong is fast becoming a household name in Nigerian tennis. Even those who are not familiar with Nigerian tennis now know that name. His rise to stardom and the peak of Nigerian tennis ranking did not come as a…

Alhassan, Suwa Rule Third RTC Tennis Championship In Jos

The annual Rayfield Tennis Club (RTC) Tennis Championship ended with the winners going home with amazing prizes and winners’ trophies. The event which is in its third year is being hosted by the Rayfield Tennis Club, as part of developmental…

Italian Varsity Scholarship Tourney: Organizers Set Registration Deadline

The organizers of the junior tournament to help facilitate scholarship for Nigerian players into an Italian University, have set a registration deadline. Nigeria Tennis Live had reported a few days ago, that the Kones Tennis Cafe, a project run by…

Amasiani Brothers Dominate Chevron Junior Tennis Masters

Abuja-based Chukwudubem and Chukwubuikem Amasiani are run away winners at the recently-concluded Chevron Junior Tennis Masters in Lagos. The famous Amasiani brothers, renown for their ‘beast mode’ on the court, won in two of three categories they competed in at…

GTA’s Favour Okon-James Steals Show At Chevron Masters Finale

Favour Okon-James played some of her most impressive tennis yet at the Chevron Junior Tennis Masters and stole the show at the event. The Akwa Ibom-based youngster who was competing in the Girls 14 category, played against pre-match favourite, Gloria…

Italian University Offers Scholarship To Nigerian Tennis Players

Nigerian players will be able to enjoy a level of scholarship for a University program at the Rome City Institute, Nigeria Tennis Live can confirm. The scholarship will be concluded on after a junior tennis tournament at the Italian International…

Chevron Masters: Goodnews Wins Girls 16 Final As Amasiani Brothers Power On

Aina Goodnews emerged winner of the girls 16 final at the ongoing NNPC-Chevron Masters but she made it difficult for herself. The Ekiti player who was a losing finalist at the National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta State, a few…