Engr. ‘Dayo Akindoju, the President of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) has revealed that the organization of the recently held Junior ITF Circuit event in Abuja did not cost less than N10million. In a chat with Nigeria Tennis Live, he…
Several years ago, the name Marylove Edwards was on the lips of every Nigerian tennis observer and follower, she was that good and proved this on the court at all times. She dominated the local scene, defeating players in her…
Even though he did not live to expectations as the tournament’s number one seed over two legs of Junior ITF competition in Abuja, Nigeria’s Abayomi Phillips has jumped further up the rankings. Phillips was rated as one of the best…
Talented Nigerian tennis youngster, Marylove Edwards will be playing two legs of Junior ITF Circuit in Dubai, UAE in January, Nigeria Tennis Live has gathered. Edwards was at her very best during the two-legged competition in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital,…
Ahead of her first round match at the ongoing Dala Hard Court Tennis Championship in Kano, Oyinlomo Quadre has revealed how difficult winning the competition will be. Quadre who won the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Senior tennis championship in…
Sylvester Emmanuel remains Nigeria’s number one male tennis player, as Blessing Samuel leads the pack for the women. In the national rankings released by the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) in July this year, after the annual Central Bank of Nigeria…
Ahead of her participation at the Orange Bowl junior tennis competition in the United States, Nigeria’s Oyinlomo Quadre has been given a date for visa application interview at the US Embassy in Abuja. The youngster was initially denied visa by…
Following through with her pre-tournament hype and rating, Oyinlomo Quadre has won her first ever Junior ITF competition in Nigeria by defeating compatriot, Marylove Edwards. The match which ended in a 6-1, 6-0 victory for the Morocco-based star, was the…
One of the rivalries in the junior cadre of Nigerian tennis is hands down between Oyinlomo Quadre and Marylove Edwards. Both players had played each other on several occasions before they moved abroad. While Quadre has risen to become one…
Nigeria’s Alex Adewale is targeting a return to the highest level of world tennis competitiveness in the wheelchair tennis. According to the losing finalist at the 2019 PUMA Engineering Wheelchair Tennis Championship in Abuja, he is already looking forward to…