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Ogunsakin, Tersoo Fly High In Lagos As SAPETRO Futures Tennis Peaks

Seyi Ogunsakin has continued to prove that he has what it takes to dominate Nigerian tennis, even though he still a teenager. The Ekiti-born hard hitting tennis youngster has ticked all the boxes in the first phase of matches at…

SAPETRO Futures Tennis: 9-year-old Opuene Turns Heads In Lagos

Karina Opuene was a major centre of attraction during the opening day of the SAPETRO Futures Tennis Championship in Lagos. The 9-year-old from Bayelsa State is the competition’s top seed in the Girls’ U-12 category but the tournament organizers thought…

2025 SAPETRO Futures Tennis Event Serves Off In Lagos

Lagos State will be playing host to the best junior tennis talents in Nigeria as the 2025 edition of the SAPETRO Futures Tennis event serves off. The tournament which has been a launch pad for the careers of numerous tennis…

We Were Overwhelmed! HST Coach Confesses After Hosting Over 200 Kids In Lagos

Coach Henry Shedrack has stated that the organizers of the HST Tennis Inter-school tennis championship were overwhelmed by the number of participants. The second edition of the annual competition was held inside the tennis section of the Italian International School,…

I Work On People’s Farms To Afford T-fare For Tournaments – 12-Yr-Old Jerry

Goodluck Jerry is a 12-year-old boy from Niger State, but is unlike many boys his age in other parts of the world as this interview will reveal. The youngster was recently in Lagos for the Adewale Isa Foundation Junior Tennis…

Inter-School Tennis Championship: About 20 Schools Register As HST Academy Sets Registration Deadline

Nearly 20 schools have officially registered to participate in the HST Tennis Academy Inter-school tennis championship scheduled for November, 2024. Nigeria Tennis Live had reported that the event which is in its second year, will be holding on Friday, 22…

How Amasiani Defeated Olawale To Win 21st Junior Title In Three Years

Talented Nigerian tennis sensation, Chukwudubem Amasiani, has won his 21st junior tennis title, barely three years into his tennis journey. The 13-year-old Abuja-based tennis prodigy was at his very best last weekend when he participated in the 2024 NNPC/SNEPCo Junior…

HST Academy Set For 2nd Inter-School Tennis Championship

The HST Tennis Academy has concluded plans to host its second annual inter-school tennis championship after a successful first edition in 2023. The Academy in conjunction with the Italian International School, Lekki, Lagos, hosted over 100 kids in November, 2023,…

Nigerian Players Launch New Ranking Points As Ogunsakin Enters First Ever J300 Event

Seun Ogunsakin, Nigeria’s highest ranked junior tennis player on the Junior ITF rankings, has consolidated on his current status as one of Africa’s finest players. The Nigerian youngster who is currently in South Africa for the J300 Durban event moved…

Last Man Standing! Nigeria’s Jimoh Maintains Steeze In Ghana

Franklin Jimoh has been Nigeria’s most outstanding player in Ghana after reaching the semifinal of the J30 Accra event, Nigeria Tennis Live has gathered. The Abuja-based youngster who is the number one seed at the ongoing J30 event in Accra,…