Articles from the ‘Lawn Tennis’ category
Posted by GNA on December 19, 2007 at 8:47 pm in Lawn Tennis
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced on Tuesday that it would set up a regional center in East Africa to nurture the emerging talents, following Ugandan Duncan Mugabe’s recent victory in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) circuit. ITF development officer for Eastern Africa Prince Madema said he had been fighting to have the centre [...]
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Posted by GNA on at 8:45 pm in Lawn Tennis
Tennis players above 45 years began jostling for honors on Monday in a tournament organized by the Delta Sports Commission in southeast Nigeria’s Delta State, local media reported Tuesday. The Delta Director of Sports, Victor Onugagamu, said the weeklong tournament tagged Generic Tennis championship, was aimed at encouraging players above 45. Onugagamu said the tournament [...]
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Posted by GNA on at 8:44 pm in Lawn Tennis
Former world No. 1 player Lindsay Davenport will play Fed Cup for the United States in February. “I am honored to represent my country on the U.S. Fed Cup team once again,” Davenport said Tuesday. “I look forward to La Jolla and helping our team advance to the semifinals.” The 31-year-old Davenport was off the [...]
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Posted by GNA on November 18, 2007 at 3:01 pm in Lawn Tennis
Derek Abrefa of Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) beat Mohammed Ali of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) 3-0 in the finals to win the Third Annual D.G. Hathiramani Memorial Tennis Championship played at the Seven Great Princess Academy School Complex Hall at Dansoman in Accra on Saturday. The game, which started on a fast note, [...]
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