UTR Tournament Update: Ibadan, Akwa-Ibom, Niger Centres In Full Swing
The Oyo, Akwa-Ibom and Niger centres hosting the regionals of the 2023 UTR Tournament swung into full action today as matches started across different age categories. Nigeria Tennis Live checks showed that the tournaments served off across different centres in…
Mambilla Barracks Comes Alive As Abuja Hosts UTR Tournament
The Mambilla Barracks, Abuja centre of the ongoing UTR Tournament, came alive today as players came out in their number to participate in the competition. Nigeria Tennis Live reports that the coordinator for the region, Coach Isiaka Oshioke, confirmed that…
Top 10 Highest Ranked Nigerians On UTR (LIST)
As the regionals of the UTR Tournament serves off on Tuesday, 31 October, 2023, Nigeria Tennis Live has obtained the list of Nigeria’s top 10 UTR players. The Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) is a global rating system for all tennis…
Nigeria’s Only ATP Player Bulus Moves 44 Places, Nears Top 1000
Christopher Bulus, the only Nigerian player on the ATP Rankings, has moved 44 places in the latest rankings released by the Association of Tennis Players. The US-based Nigerian Davis Cup player has been moving for three consecutive weeks now, and…
Abuja, Ibadan, Akwa-Ibom, Niger, Onitsha Set For Regional UTR Championship
The various centres hosting the regional UTR Championship across Nigeria are now ready for the 2023 edition of the competition, Nigeria Tennis Live can report. From Ibadan to Onitsha to Akwa-Ibom to Niger to the Federal Capital, the players and…
Roseline Nana Takes A Bow, Departs Nigeria For Canada
Nine-year-old Roseline Nana, who has left Nigeria to join the Aliassime Tennis Academy in Canada, has unequivocally expressed her desire to not return to the country. On Monday, 30 October, 2023, Rose, alongside her father, traveled to Quebec, Canada, where…
Adeleye, Abu, Okhinaye, Otu, Others Set For MP Tiger Tennis Foundation Tournament
Buzzing Nigerian teenage player, Daniel Adeleye, is top on the list of Nigerian youngsters who will be participating at the MP Tiger Tennis Foundation competition serving off in Lagos, Nigeria. Nigeria Tennis Live gathered that the competition which starts on…
Mohammed Okandeji: Passion, Grit, Enthusiasm (Photos)
One of the first ways to ascertain if Mohammed Okandeji is participating in a tournament is to listen carefully for his roars on the court. After shouting “come onnnnnn”, he bumps his fists, shouts and cheers himself up even if…
Abu Defeats Lagos Boy Basit As Mofifun Shines In UTR Tournament
Abubakar Yusuf was the star of the show after putting up a virtuoso display to dislodge fans’ favourite, Basit Ajao, in the boys youth final of the 2023 UTR Tournament in Lagos. The player from Mambilla Barracks Tennis Club in…
Abamu, Aiyegbusi Shine At Bet9ja Foundation Tennis Classic
Matthew Abamu was the star of the show inside the Adejumo Tennis Club, Ejigbo, Lagos when the Bet9ja Foundation Tennis Classical Cup held in Lagos. The invitational one-day tournament which was held on Saturday, 28 October, 2023, had a number…
