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Yakubu Sisters Set For Q/final Berth As Rainoil Open Hots Up

Oiza and Nene Yakubu have proven that their recent trips across different parts of the country and the African continent have not gone to waste. Both sisters are presently playing at the ongoing Rainoil Tennis Open Championship in Lagos and…

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 Open: Enosoregbe, Philips Biggest Casualties Of Day One

Clifford Enosoregbe and Abayomi Philips were the biggest casualties from the day one of the ongoing Rainoil Tennis Open Championship in Lagos. The pair lost their matches to seemingly inexperienced players whom many did not expect to have won against…

Quadre Returns, Vows To Win Rainoil Tennis Open

Former Nigerian number one female tennis player, Oyinlomo Quadre, has returned to the national tennis circuit after being away for a few months, and has vowed to win the Rainoil Tennis Open Championship. The 18-year-old teenager who spoke with Nigeria…

Rainoil Tennis Open: Will Imeh Complete His Nigeria Slam In Lagos?

In 2019, Oyinlomo Quadre became the first Nigerian player to complete the Nigeria Slam after winning all the national tournaments in the country which she participated in. That feat has not been repeated by any Nigerian player ever since, but…

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…

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…

Wheelchair Tennis: Omisore, Adewale Win Inaugural VEMP Open

Kafayat Omisore and Alex Adewale have won the inaugural VEMP Open Championship in Lagos organized for wheelchair tennis players in Nigeria, our correspondent can confirm. The tournament which was held inside the tennis section of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos,…

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…

Again, Igbinovia Upsets Top Seed, Lands In Dala Hard Court Semis

Wilson Igbinovia, arguably Nigeria’s hottest junior at the moment, has caused another upset at the Dala Hard Court tournament in Kano. The teenager responsible for the exit of Musa Mohammed, the tournament’s number five seed, fought really hard to defeat…