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Why We Played Azimuth Tennis In Spite Of Insecurity – Sokoto Coach

Coach Usman Abubakar from Sokoto state, has revealed reasons he and his players took the risk of traveling to Lagos to participate in the Azimuth Shipping Lines Limited Junior Tennis Championship. In an exclusive chat with Nigeria Tennis Live, the…

Azimuth Junior Tennis: Khadijat Mohammed Emerges As Super Champion

Khadijat Mohammed from Abuja won two age categories at the Azimuth Shipping Lines Limited Junior Tennis Championship in Lagos, to emerge as the biggest winner of the competition. She defeated Bright Emmanuel in the Girls 14 before overpowering Success Ogunjobi…

Azimuth Tennis: Underdog Emmanuel Crushes Top Seeds, Lands In Final

Bright Emmanuel, an underdog at the ongoing Azimuth Shipping Lines Limited Junior Tennis Championship, has worked her way to the final of the girls 14 & Under category of the tournament. The 11-year-old, an unprecedented winner of the maiden edition…

Azimuth Junior Tennis: Gallant Ubiebi Bows Out As Osaji Topples Atilola

Peter Ubiebi gave a very good account of himself but was still on the losing side when he battled Ayoola Ozen in the quarterfinal of the ongoing Azimuth Shipping Lines Limited Junior Tennis Championship in Lagos. The 10-year-old was the…

Azimuth Junior Tennis: Mohammed, Bassey Land In Semis

Khadijat Mohammed from Abuja proved to be Nigeria’s toughest U-14 female player as she strolled into the semis of the ongoing Azimuth Shipping Lines Limited Junior Tennis Championship. The youngster defeated all her opponents in the round robin fixtures decided…

Is AZIMUTH Championship Nigeria’s Biggest Juniors Currently?

For four years now, Nigerian junior tennis players have been toasted with the AZIMUTH Shipping Lines Junior Tennis Championship, and it always surpasses the previous edition each new season. The buzz, frenzy and the honest reactions of players, coaches and…

AZIMUTH: Organizers Increase Education Grant For Finalists

Captain Stephen Owolabi Martins, sponsor of the annual AZIMUTH Shipping Lines Junior Tennis Championships has increased the education grant for finalists at this year’s edition of the competition. Previously, the winners and runner-ups in all age categories used to get…

AZIMUTH Tennis: Players To Storm Lagos From Over 20 States

Players from a minimum of 20 states are expected in Lagos for the first national junior tennis championship of the new tennis season, Nigeria Tennis Live can confirm. The Azimuth Shipping Lines Junior Tennis Championship is hosting talented youngsters for…

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…

NNPC/SNEPCo: Mubarak, Ogumjiofor, Osaji Shine In Port-Harcourt

Tennis spectators at the Port Harcourt Club inside the Old GRA in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, were treated to some spectacular NNPC/SNEPCo sponsored junior tennis actions over the weekend. Nigeria’s best junior tennis players from across the country stormed the…