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Barcelona Open: Tsitsipas Sails Into Third Round

Barcelona Open: Tsitsipas Sails Into Third Round

Greek professional tennis player, Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Argentina’s Pedro Cachin in straight sets on Wednesday to easily advance to the round of 16 of the Barcelona Open. To defeat Cachin 6-4, 6-2, second-seeded Tsitsipas, who…

Amassiani shows promise, qualifies for two semis

Amassiani shows promise, qualifies for two semis

Chukwudubem Amassiani from Abuja has emerged as a young tennis star to watch as he swept through his roundrobin groups in the Boys 12 and 14s to qualify for two semifinals in the ongoing CBN…

Vemp ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour: Kafayat Omisore emerges champion

Vemp ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour: Kafayat Omisore emerges champion

Nigeria’s number one Wheelchair Tennis female player, Kafayat Omisore yesterday emerged the winner of the ongoing Vemp ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour held at the MKO tennis centre, Abuja Omisore defeated her Moroccan opponent Awane in…

ENI Tennis Super Four starts Feb. 9

ENI Tennis Super Four starts Feb. 9

Defending champions Recreation Club, Orlu, Onitsha Sports Club, Nnewi Sports Club and Standard Tennis Development Club (STDC) Owerri have qualified for the super four finals of the 2022/2023 East of The Niger Inter-Club Tennis tournament…

Nene Yakubu claims double at African Junior tennis meet

Nene Yakubu claims double at African Junior tennis meet

Ohunene Yakubu continued to crave a niche for herself in tennis after emerging winner at the just concluded African Junior championship west and central zone which took place in Togo. Yakubu won her singles final…

Dominant Abuja Boys coming for Lagos Tennis Cup

Dominant Abuja Boys coming for Lagos Tennis Cup

Five Abuja-based players will be competing for the 2022 Lagos Tennis Cup title when the tournament starts from September 27 to October 02 at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan. This leaves just three slots…

MTN Junior Tennis League Championship debuts June 21

MTN Junior Tennis League Championship debuts June 21

The maiden edition of the MTN Junior Tennis League Championship has been scheduled to start from Tuesday, June 21 to Saturday, June 25 at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club Race Course. The tournament which will…

Zenith Bank Tennis gathers momentum in Ikoyi

Zenith Bank Tennis gathers momentum in Ikoyi

The 2021 edition of the annual Zenith Bank Tennis competition at the Ikoyi Club, Lagos, continues today with several matches expected to go down. The tournament which started on Monday saw the defending champion, Godwin…

Ikoyi Club hosts Children Tennis Clinic

Ikoyi Club hosts Children Tennis Clinic

The tennis section of Ikoyi Club has resumes sporting activities after the effects of COVID- 19 on sports with a children clinic for the holiday period. The event, tagged Children Easter Tennis Clinic, started on…

CBN Junior Tennis: Top seeds start with strong wins

CBN Junior Tennis: Top seeds start with strong wins

Seun Ogunsakin and Mubarak Ganiyu, the top seeds in the boys’ 14 took off in the CBN junior meet with emphatic wins against their opponents in the first round robin matches played Tuesday. Ogunsakin, defending…