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2016 ITF/CAT: Adetunji, McLeod, Osewa In Big Wins For Nigeria

Host Nigeria continued its impressive at the ongoing ITF/CAT West and Central Africa Junior Championship in Abuja on Wednesday with majority of the players advancing to the knockout stage of the 12-nation tournament billed to end on Saturday. South Africa-based Adetayo…

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2016 ITF/CAT: Marylove, Friday Shine Again, Quadri Returns With Big Win

Nigeria’s Marylove Edwards on Tuesday continues her great display in the 2016 ITF/CAT Africa Junior Championships West &Central qualifiers with an impressive 6-0, 6-1 win over Serena Geli of Togo as the 12-nation tournament holding at the Tennis Centre of…

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2016 ITF/CAT Circuit: McLeod, Friday Shine, Quadri Beaten

Angel McLeod on Tuesday made a winning return to competitive tennis following the death of her mother by beating Mattu Kamara of Sierra Leone 6-2, 6-3 as the 2016 ITF/CAT Africa Junior Championships West & Central Africa qualifiers continue in…

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2016 ITF Junior Circuit: Quadri, McLeod, Inyang Lead Nigeria’s Title Defense

2016 ITF/ CAT Top 8 Junior Masters fifth-ranked player, Oyinlomo Quadri, Angel McLeod, Christopher Itodo and South Africa-based Adetayo Adetunji will be leading Nigeria’s quest for a third successive title as the 2016 ITF West & Central Africa Junior Circuit…

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Marylove To Star In Rescheduled Rainoil Ikoyi Club Tennis Masters

Young tennis sensation, Marylove Edwards will be among the top Nigerian tennis stars to slug it out in the rescheduled Rainoil Ikoyi Club Masters. The tournament which was postponed from December due to the rescheduling of the Lagos Governor’s Cup will now…

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Owoseni Heads 5-man Committee For ITF/CAT Championship

The Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), has named a five-man Local Organising Committee for the forthcoming ITF /CAT Africa Junior Championship West and Central Africa Zonal Qualifiers billed for 9-17 January, 2016 in Abuja. The committee which is saddled with the…

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2016 Davis Cup: NTF Rallies Support From Sports Ministry

The Nigeria Tennis Federation has called for support from the sports ministry following Nigeria’s inclusion in this year’s Davis Cup Africa Zone III championship billed for Antananarivo, Madagascar. The International Tennis Federation on Monday soft-pedaled on possible sanction for Nigeria…

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Governor’s Cup: Dutch, Swiss Players Emerge Champions

The grand finale of 2015 edition of Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship ended Saturday with Dutchman Antal Van Der Duim and Conny Perrin of Switzerland respectively winning the men and women’s singles of the $80, 000 prize-money International Tennis Federation…

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Gov’s Cup Lagos Tennis: Nigerian Players Bow Out

Nigerian players fail in their bid to make it to the quarterfinal of the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship on Wednesday as the $80, 000 prize money event reached its home-stretch at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan.   Sylvester…

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Gov’s Cup: Nigerian Stars Run Riot, Beat Foreign Stars Silly

Nigerian players salvaged their reputation in the ongoing 15th Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan on Tuesday with a host of the country’s players battling their way to the next stage. With no fewer…