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Udoffa, Adeleye, Yakubu Are Biggest Winners At AZIMUTH Championships Grand Finale (FULL LIST OF WINNERS)

Mary Udoffa probably emerged as the biggest winner at the just concluded AZIMUTH Shipping Lines Limited Junior Tennis Championship which climaxed at the tennis section of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos over the weekend. The Kogi-born youngster was relentless in…

AZIMUTH Junior Tennis: Sponsor Plans Big Ahead Of Grand Finale

Captain Martins Owolabi, the sponsor of the AZIMUTH Shipping Lines Limited Junior Tennis Tournament, is reportedly planning big for the finals of the competition which holds on Saturday, 25 January. The tournament which kicked off on Monday, 20 January, had…

Euro Tour: Abayomi, Jebutu Set Tall Targets; Vow To Return With Junior ITF Titles

Nigeria’s duo of Abayomi Phillips, and Emmanuel Jebutu, who are touring Europe to play junior ITF tournaments in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, have pledged to return to the country with the titles. Nigeria Tennis Live reports that the youngsters alongside Toyin…

JUST IN: Nigeria’s Quadre Loses In Final Set Against Unseeded British Youngster In Tunisia

Oyinlomo Quadre has lost her first match in the singles event of the ongoing Grade 2 Junior ITF Circuit event in Tunis, Tunisia. Nigeria Tennis Live’s initial report noted that the Nigerian number one female tennis player was the tournament’s…

J2 Tunis: No 4 Seed Quadre Opens Account Against Unseeded British Player In Tunisia

Having emerged as the number four seed for the Grade 2 Junior ITF Circuit event codenamed J2 Tunis, Nigeria’s Oyinlomo Quadre will be battling Britain’s Eva Shaw in her first match. The Nigerian number one player who turns 17 in…

AZIMUTH Junior Tennis Tourney Registers Record Number Of Players (Photos)

Nigeria Tennis Live can authoritatively report that the ongoing AZIMUTH Shipping Lines Limited Junior Tennis Competition in Lagos has recorded the highest number of attendees at a junior tournament in Nigeria. The national junior tennis open tournament which is presently…

In 2003, Djokovic Was Ranked 74, While Nigeria’s Lawal Was 83 In The World; What Has Changed?

Novak Djokovic is the world’s number 2 ranked player at the moment, but only 17 years ago, Nigeria’s Shehu Lawal was ranked just nine places below him in the world juniors. As at this time, the 34-year-old Lawal was at…

Team Nigeria Win First Gold, Silver In Team Event Ahead Of Final Day Showdown At ITF/CAT AJC Qualifiers In Togo

Nigeria’s youngsters at the ongoing ITF/CAT AJC Qualifying series in Lomé, Togo, have already won two medals before the final round of matches at the competition. Reports made available to Nigeria Tennis Live revealed that the U-16 boys clinched gold…

Organizers Reveal Registration Deadline For AZIMUTH Shipping Lines Junior Tennis Tourney

Organizers of the AZIMUTH Shipping Lines Limited Junior Tennis Tournament have announced the date for the end of registration for the championship. According to information made available to Nigeria Tennis Live, registration for the third edition of the annual junior…

ITF/CAT AJC Qualifiers: Ruthless Team Nigeria Crush Sorry Benin, Sierra Leone In Opening Round Of Team Event

The relentless team Nigeria to the ongoing ITF/CAT West & Central African Junior Tennis Championships were in ruthless form during the first round of matches at the team event which kicked off on Friday, 10 January. Nigeria Tennis Live reports…