JUST IN! Nigeria’s Ekpenyong Listed On NAIA All-America Teams
Nigeria’s David Ekpenyong has been listed on the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Men’s Tennis All-America teams. This was made public by Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU), his institution in the United States on Friday evening after…
VEMP Open: Okonkwo Upsets Canice As Oparaoji Picks Fight With Ekpenyong
Prosper Okonkwo produced what could be one of the biggest upsets at this year’s VEMP Open National Tennis Championship by beating Canice Abua in the Men’s Singles quarterfinal match. The J30 Abuja finalist battled the tournament’s number four seed in…
African Games: Which Player Do You Expect To Replace Ekpenyong?
It is no longer news that David Ekpenyong, Nigeria’s number one male team player, has been ruled out of the ongoing African Games in Accra, Ghana. The US-based teenage tennis sensation confirmed to Nigeria Tennis Live that he is unable…
Ekpenyong: Nigeria’s No. 1 Player Ruled Out Of African Games
Barring any unprecedented development, Nigeria’s number one tennis player, David Ekpenyong, will not be playing at the 13th African Games in Ghana. Ekpenyong, one of Nigeria’s better players at the 2023 Davis Cup qualifiers in Rwanda, confirmed to Nigeria Tennis…
National Ranking 2024: Top Ten Nigerian Players (Male/Female)
Nigerian players have not participated in any national tournament yet in 2024, but not every one of them knows where they rank on the national ranking. The last one was released in December, 2023, after the Dala Hard Court championship…
Confirmed! Ekpenyong Leads Exodus Of Nigerian Players To US Colleges
Nigeria’s number one tennis player, David Ekpenyong, is leading the exit of a number of Nigerian players to US Colleges, Nigeria Tennis Live has gathered. Ekpenyong, who until January, 2024, was the highest ranked Nigerian player in the junior ITF…
They Called Me Hazard – David Ekpenyong Says, Reveals Why He Quit Tennis For One Year
David Ekpenyong is fast becoming a household name in Nigerian tennis. Even those who are not familiar with Nigerian tennis now know that name. His rise to stardom and the peak of Nigerian tennis ranking did not come as a…
Seven Players That Shocked Nigerian Tennis Followers In 2023
The 2023 tennis season served tennis followers in Nigeria with a lot of good moments, but more importantly, moments that brought us to our feet. Both locally and internationally, Nigerian players showed the world the advantages of our population –…
BREAKING! Khadijat, David Fly High In Newly-released National Rankings
Smarting from their impressive performances at the Dala Hard Tennis Championship in Kano State, Khadijat Mohammed and David John have climbed the national ranking ladder. Khadijat, one of the Wild Card entrants at the recently-concluded event, won the competition for…
Tennis Rankings: Will Nigeria Have A New Number One Player?
None of the winners at the recently concluded Dala Hard Court Tennis Championship in Kano was the top ranked player in Nigeria prior to the event. Henry Atseye rolled back the years to cop his first ever Dala Hard Court…
