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Rainoil Open: Enosoregbe, Philips Biggest Casualties Of Day One

Clifford Enosoregbe and Abayomi Philips were the biggest casualties from the day one of the ongoing Rainoil Tennis Open Championship in Lagos. The pair lost their matches to seemingly inexperienced players whom many did not expect to have won against…

Official: Igbinovia Reaches Highest Ranking Ever, Now Top 300

Wilson Igbinovia has officially shot into the top 300 players in world junior tennis after his recent performances on the junior ITF tour. The Lagos-based youngster won two (J5 & J4) of three legs of junior ITF tennis events in…

Starboy! Wilson Igbinovia Crushes Israeli To Win J4 In Benin

Wilson Igbinovia is now arguably the highest ranked male junior tennis player from Nigeria in recent years after his emphatic victory over Israel’s Itay Bity. The Nigerian was the tournament’s number one seed and after losing the second leg in…

J4 Cotonou: Marylove, Igbinovia, Jebutu Advance In Benin Republic

Nigeria’s junior tennis players participation at the J4 ITF tournament in Cotonou have made significant progress in their matches. Marylove Edwards will be playing her third consecutive semifinal match in her third week on the road as she continues her…

J4 Lome: Ijebu, Dawariye, Igbinovia, Marylove, Yakubu Sisters Go For Gold

No fewer than seven Nigerian youngsters will be starting their quest for a gold medal when the J4 ITF tournament serves off today in Lome, Togo. This comes after Wilson Igbinovia won the first leg, a J5 event, last weekend,…

Togo: Igbinovia, Marylove, Kushimo Cruise Into Semis At J5 Event

The Nigerian trio of Wilson Igbinovia, Usman Kushimo and Marylove Edwards have waltzed their ways into the semis of the ongoing J5 event in Lome, Togo. Only one of the four Nigerians in the quarterfinal of the event, Emmanuel Jebutu,…

J5: Igbinovia, Marylove Seek Semis Berth In Togo, Jebutu Too

Nigeria’s top ranked players on the junior ITF rankings, Wilson Igbinovia and Marylove Edwards are living to their ranking status at the J5 event in Lome, Togo. Nigeria Tennis Live had reported that both players were the number one seeds…

J5 Lome: Nigeria’s Igbinovia, Marylove Are Top Seeds In Togo

Nigerian youngsters preparing for the forthcoming Junior ITF event branded J5 Lome, in Togo, are among the top seeds of the competition. Wilson Igbinovia, ranked 401 in the world juniors, is the number one seed for the boys’ event, and…

Jebutu Capitulates, Marylove Missing; Abua Fights On In Accra

Emmanuel Jebutu was the biggest flop at the ongoing Junior ITF Tennis Circuit presently going on in Accra, Ghana. The Nigerian is the tournament’s number two seed, and was unable to withstand his opponent’s firepower, falling flat in the final…

CBN Open: Sarah Adegoke, Serena, Phillips Get Wild Card (Full List)

Sarah Adegoke tops the list of Nigerian players who have a wild card to play at this year’s Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Tennis Championship. Nigeria Tennis Live can authoritatively report that the former Nigerian number one female tennis player…