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Ahead Of VEMP, Davnotch Tennis Opens, Check Your National Ranking

Nigerian players currently in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital, are gearing up for the VEMP and Davnotch National Senior Tennis Open tournaments. And one of the things on their minds is to remind themselves of their current rankings and how to…

JUST IN! NTF Confirms Dates For National Tournaments

The Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) has confirmed the dates for the first set of national tournaments in the 2024 tennis season. Nigeria Tennis Live confirmed from the Secretary of the NTF, Makpa Aliyu, that the competition will serve off on…

Who Is The Best Nigerian Female Tennis Player?

Only two names will clearly appear on your mind when you see this question; Oyinlomo Quadre and Mary-Love Edwards. Yeah, we know. What we also know is that even though these two names are on your mind right now, this…

NTF Gives Detailed Reasons Players Are Yet To Be Paid Weeks After CBN Open Ended

The Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) has given a detailed explanation for why players are yet to get their prize monies weeks after the CBN Senior Open ended. The social media has been awash with players’ complaints of not being paid…

VEMP OPEN: Battle In Abuja As Ekpenyong Ambushes Abayomi

There will be a lot of battle at the semis of the ongoing VEMP Open National Tennis Championship in Abuja as some of Nigeria’s young players go neck to neck. In the Men’s final, David Ekpenyong, Nigeria’s highest ranked junior…

Nigeria Tennis Ranking 2023: Oparaoji, Marylove Top Men, Women Rankings

Sensational Uche Oparaoji from Imo State is Nigeria’s number ranked player going into the three weeks of national tournaments in Nigeria. Oparaoji who won the Dala and Rainoil national events in the last tennis season, sits atop the national rankings…

Respite As CBN Open Organizers Pay Players After Long Delay

Players have heaved a sign of relief after the organizers of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Senior Tennis Open Championships finally paid their prize monies. There had been uproar after the organizers refused to pay the players their prize…

Isaac Attah: I Won’t Give Up, One Day I’ll Become A Champion

Nigeria-born Ghanaian player, Isaac Attah, has never gone past the quarterfinal stage of any national competition even though he’s been playing the sport for about ten years, but he’s not giving up on his dreams. The young man was a…

Is It Time For Atseye To Rejoin Nigeria’s Davis Cup Team?

Is it too early to talk about Nigeria’s participation at the 2022 version of the Davis Cup? Maybe not. Out of the four editions of the Rainoil Tennis Open Championship – three on clay, one on hard court, Henry Atseye…

Atseye Up To 4th As NTF Releases New Rankings (FULL LIST)

Henry Atseye has moved up to fourth on the newly released rankings after winning his second ever Rainoil Tennis Open Championship over the weekend at the Lagos Country Club, Ikeja, Lagos. Atseye emphatically defeated Joseph Imeh in two straight but…