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Rainoil Tennis Open: Marylove, McCleod Renew Rivalry In Lagos

Nigeria’s number one female tennis player, Marylove Edwards will Wednesday come up against Angel McCleod in her second round match at the ongoing Rainoil Tennis Open Championship in Lagos. The match which promises to be a cracker will be between…

Rainoil Tennis Open Organizers Increase Prize Money

Nigeria Tennis Live checks have revealed that the organizers of the Rainoil Tennis Open Championship have increased the prize money for the competition from what it used to be a few years ago. The National Tournament which attracts all the…

New ITF Rankings Shoot Up Marylove, Oiza, Ekpenyong

The new ITF rankings recently released have shot up quite a number of Nigerian junior tennis players, after some beautiful performances on the circuit. The Nigerian youngsters who were in blistering forms benefitted from the two week-long Junior ITF competition…

How Marylove Became Nigeria’s No 1 (FULL RANKINGS)

Buzzing tennis sensation and youngster, Marylove Edwards, has risen to become Nigeria’s number one female tennis player in the recently released rankings by the Nigeria Tennis Federation, Nigeria Tennis Live can confirm. Marylove defeated Aanu Aiyegbusi to win her first…

Dala: Marylove Wins First Senior Tourney, Igbinovia Lands In Finals

Marylove Edwards has finally won her first senior national tournament after defeating Aanu Aiyegbusi to clinch her first ever Dala Hard Court event. Marylove, who played Sarah Adegoke, and lost in the 2017 Women’s Singles final of the Central Bank…

Dala Hard Court: Enosoregbe, Babalola Set For Titanic First Round Battle

Clifford Enosoregbe and Abdulmumuni Babalola will go neck to neck in their first round match at the Dala Hard Court tournament in Kano State. Both players are former Champions, former Nigerian number one stars and have represented Nigeria at Davis…

Dala: All Eyes On Blessing Otu, Marylove, Oiza In Kano

Smarting from three weeks of consistent competition at junior ITF tournaments in Togo and Benin Republic, Marylove Edwards and Oiza Yakubu will be two of the top seeds at the Dala Hard Court tournament in Kano. Edwards is Nigeria’s number…

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…