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Back-To-Back Junior ITF Finals: Is Marylove Edwards Finally Back?

Several years ago, the name Marylove Edwards was on the lips of every Nigerian tennis observer and follower, she was that good and proved this on the court at all times. She dominated the local scene, defeating players in her…

Winning Dala Championship Will Be Difficult – Quadre

Ahead of her first round match at the ongoing Dala Hard Court Tennis Championship in Kano, Oyinlomo Quadre has revealed how difficult winning the competition will be. Quadre who won the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Senior tennis championship in…

Check Out Nigeria’s National Ranking As Dala Hard Court Championship Hots Up In Kano (FULL LIST)

Sylvester Emmanuel remains Nigeria’s number one male tennis player, as Blessing Samuel leads the pack for the women. In the national rankings released by the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) in July this year, after the annual Central Bank of Nigeria…

Orange Bowl: Quadre Gets New Date For Interview At US Embassy

Ahead of her participation at the Orange Bowl junior tennis competition in the United States, Nigeria’s Oyinlomo Quadre has been given a date for visa application interview at the US Embassy in Abuja. The youngster was initially denied visa by…

ITF Rankings: Quadre Shoots Into Top 200, Marylove Now 30th Best African

Following through with her pre-tournament hype and rating, Oyinlomo Quadre has won her first ever Junior ITF competition in Nigeria by defeating compatriot, Marylove Edwards. The match which ended in a 6-1, 6-0 victory for the Morocco-based star, was the…

Rivalry: Can Marylove Defeat Oyinlomo To Win Second ITF Title?

One of the rivalries in the junior cadre of Nigerian tennis is hands down between Oyinlomo Quadre and Marylove Edwards. Both players had played each other on several occasions before they moved abroad. While Quadre has risen to become one…

Exclusive: NTF President Wades Into Oyinlomo’s US Visa Issue

Nigeria Tennis Live can authoritatively report that Engr. ‘Dayo Akindoju, the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) President, has waded into the US visa issue concerning youngster, Oyinlomo Quadre. In an exclusive chat with our correspondent on Tuesday, the NTF top executive…

ITF Junior Ranking: After Abuja Tournament Win, Marylove Moves 360 Places, Now 35th Best In Africa

Nigeria’s Marylove Edwards has jumped up 360 places on the latest ITF Junior rankings from her 1092 placing she was prior to her Abuja Junior ITF Circuit victory. The US-based youngster who was once Nigeria’s number four female tennis player…

Orange Bowl: Oyinlomo Set For Abuja ITF Circuit, May Play Dala Tourney As US Visa Issue Lingers

World’s number 222 ranked junior female tennis player, Oyinlomo Quadre, is most likely going to play the second leg of the Junior ITF Circuit presently taking place in Abuja. Nigeria Tennis Live feelers have it that the youngster who was…

SAD: US Embassy Denies Nigeria’s Oyinlomo Visa To Play Orange Bowl

Unless something unusual happens and she gets her visa, Nigeria’s Oyinlomo Quadre will not be participating at the Orange Bowl tournament in the United States of America, Nigeria Tennis Live can report. Reports reaching our correspondent have it that Quadre…