Chevron Masters Hots Up In Lagos
The 14th edition of the NNPC/ Chevron Junior Masters Championship, which served today at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, LLTC, Onikan, is gathering momentum, Naija Tennis Special can authoritatively report. Nigeria’s Joseph Imeh is one of the players expected to…
Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Gets Nov Date
Naija Tennis Special can authoritatively report that the 2014 edition of the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship will now hold from 17-22 November. The tournament initially threatened by the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Lagos, will be staged this…
Lagos Lawn Tennis Club In A Class Of Its Own
Barrister Sam Egbuchunam, President, Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, LLTC, Onikan Lagos, in an interview with Naija Tennis Special, explained why Nigerian tennis cannot grow without sponsorship and the reason he thinks the club has the best facilities in the country….
I’m A Better Player Now—Imeh
Nigeria’s U-18 tennis player, Joseph Imeh, has explained how he has grown up since a racquet-breaking incident which outshined his superb performance at the Ekiti All Nigeria Tennis Open early this year.The teenager, who recently won gold medals for Nigeria…
Emergence Of McCloud, Beginning Of A New Era?
She had just returned from the International Tennis Federation, ITF Junior Circuit in Togo and Benin Republic where she was one of Nigeria’s brightest performers.But Dubai-based Angel McCloud wasted little time in showcasing what stuff she’s made of at the…
CBN Junior Open: Mary-Love Wins U-12
Damilare OkunolaMary-Love Edwards, has retained the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN Junior Open girls U-12 trophy which she won last year but lost in the U-16 category.Edwards achieved this enviable feat by defeating her opponent, Kaosara Adegboyega, 9-0 to end…
Nigeria Qualify For World Team Cup
Damilare OkunolaNigeria have won the African Championship for Wheelchair Tennis thereby qualifying for the World Team Cup holding in Holland later this year.This feat, P.M.NEWS Sport can confirm, was achieved by the pair of Nigeria’s highest ranked player on the…
Nigerian Tennis: From Bad To Worse In 2013?
Damilare Okunola Nigerian tennis in the outgoing year looked like a normal routine for the tennis players as all the events they have been participating in took place without any form of improvement.The first quarter of this year started with…
Ahead African Wheelchair Tennis Championship: .Players Want Early Preparations
Damilare Okunola Nigerian wheelchair tennis players have called for early preparations ahead of the African Championship which holds in Kenya next year.The players said that they wouldn’t like a repeat of what happened last year when some of their female…
Serena Mourns Mandela
Damilare Okunola World’s number one female tennis player, Serena Williams has expressed her grief over the death of former South African President, Nelson Mandela.The tennis star described the Nobel laureate winner, popularly called ‘Madiba’, as a man whose ‘one life’…
