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Accra J60: David Ekpenyong – The Last Man Standing

For the second time in a few weeks since Nigerian players took to the Gold Coast of Ghana for the Junior ITF tournaments, a Nigerian has made it to the finals. With the exception of Ohunene Yakubu who was a…

West African Champions To Light Up Sapetro Tennis Championship

Chukwudubem Amasiani, Seyi Ogunsakin, Lorelay Holzendorff who recently led Nigeria to a first place finish at the ITF/CAT West & Central African Junior Championship in Ghana, are among the youngsters expected to light up the Sapetro Futures Tennis Championship. The…

Adeleye, Ekpenyong Fly High On Latest Junior ITF Rankings (FULL RANKINGS)

Daniel Adeleye has shot himself up the World Junior ITF rankings after an amazing weekend in Ghana which ended with him winning a J30 event. The Nigerian youngster was the biggest Nigerian mover on the rankings released on Tuesday, 2…

National Ranking Doesn’t Count – US Athletes Service Founder On How To Gain Scholarship To College In US

Alex Bernard, Founder and Director of the US Athlete Service, has made some important revelations on how Nigerian players can get scholarships to play US College tennis. In an exclusive interview with Nigeria Tennis Live, the French noted that for…

WTC: How Nigerian Girls Qualified For Morocco

The Nigerian trio of Ohunene Yakubu, Khadijat Mohammed and Ndidi Osaji will be hoisting the country’s flag at the fast approaching Junior Tennis Championship in Morocco. The youngsters earned the rights to represent Nigeria after emerging victorious at the U-14…

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…

ITF: Igbinovia Now Highest Ranked Nigerian Junior Tennis Player

Wilson Igbinovia is now officially the highest ranked Nigerian junior tennis player on the Junior ITF Circuit. The rankings released on Monday showed the Nigerian youngster reached a career-high ranking spot as he is now 316 in the world. This…

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,…