Nigeria Tennis Live

Rainoil Tennis Open: Atseye Starts Title Defence Against Young Tennis Star

Henry Atseye will commence his title defence at the Rainoil Tennis Open Championship on Monday, 12 November, with his first match against Abayomi Philips, a budding tennis sensation. Nigerian Tennis Live gathered that Atseye, who defeated Joseph Imeh in the…

Over 100 Players Storm Ikoyi Club As Second Rainoil Tennis Open Serves Off In Lagos

Over 100 players on Friday, 9 November, stormed the Ikoyi Club 1938 as the second Rainoil Tennis Championship serves off with the qualifying series on Saturday. Nigerian Tennis Live gathered that over 60 players will battle for two days to…

Rainoil Open: Organizers Reveal N5.1m Prize Money, Vow To Expose Tourney To Non-Nigerians

The second edition of the Rainoil Open Tennis is offering a minimum of N5.1million as prize money, Nigerian Tennis Live has gathered. This much was revealed by the organizers of the championship during a press briefing at the Ikoyi Club,…

NCC Tennis League

NCC Tennis: Team CBN Futures Earn First Point As Tech Vibes, 2 Others Qualify For Semis

The group phase of the NCC Tennis League was concluded over the weekend in six cities with Team CBN Futures earning their first point ever. Team Offikwu of Kaduna and Team Leadway Assurance of Lagos emerged from the White Group…

Wheelchair tennis

How Impressive Team Nigeria Won Inaugural ITF W/Chair Tennis Futures In Abuja

Alex Adewale and Kafayat Omisore emerged champions of the men’s and women’s singles of the Puma ITF Wheelchair Tennis Futures in Abuja over the weekend. The winning outing marked a glorious return of Nigeria to the international stage after a…

Wheelchair tennis

ITF W/Chair Tennis Futures: Adewale, Yusuf, Other Nigerians Land In Q/finals

Five Nigerians are through to the quarterfinal of the Puma ITF Wheelchair Tennis Futures taking place at the National Tennis Centre, Package B, National Stadium, Abuja. Expectedly, Alex Adewale and Wasiu Yusuf, the top two Nigerian players, made it to…

NCC Tennis League

NCC Tennis League: Teams Leadway Assurance, Offikwu Eye Finals Slot After Semis Berth

Lagos based Team Leadway Assurance and Team Offikwu with Kaduna as their home base, have secure semi-final places from the Blue Group in the ongoing NCC Tennis League. The two teams, top seeds in the group, are by their semi-final…

Tennis

ITF Futures: We Are Ready To Take On The Rest Of Africa – Adewale

Alex Adewale, one the Nigerian players participating in the forthcoming Puma Engineer ITF Wheelchair Tennis Futures in Abuja, has expressed optimism with the players’ preparations.The players who have been undergoing intense training sessions were about a dozen players during Wednesday’s…

Tennis

Ayeni’s Dreams: US-born Nigerian Teenager Vows To Win Wimbledon Someday

US-born and raised Nigerian tennis player, Oluwakayode Alafia Ayeni Damina was one of the players ranked for the 2018 Lagos Open International Tennis Championships, but he lost out in the first round.Nigerian Tennis Live caught up with the 19-year-old California-based…

Tennis

HEART OF GOLD: US-based Nigerian Tennis Star Sets Up Foundation To Care For The Less Privilege

US-based Nigerian tennis player, Sadiq Tswako, has set up a foundation to cater for the less privileged in Nigeria, Nigerian Tennis Live can authoritatively report.The former Nigerian junior who has been in the United States for years, set up the…