Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association

Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association

Formation	1961
Headquarters	Nassau, Bahamas
President	Perry E Newton
Website	www.blta.net

The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) is the governing body for tennis in the Bahamas.

History

The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) is a non-profit organization and is the governing body for tennis in the Bahamas. Its mission is to lead the growth and promotion of the sport of tennis throughout the islands of the Bahamas.^[1] The BLTA is a member of the International Tennis Federation^[2] as well as the regional governing body Central American and Caribbean Tennis Confederation (COTECC).

Bahamas Sports Hall of Fame - Tennis Inductees

Name	Sport	Year Inducted
John Antonas[3][4]	Tennis	2011
J. Barrie Farrington[5]	Tennis	2013
Edith Powell[6][7]	Tennis	2014
Kim O'kelley[8]	Tennis	2015
Vicky Knowles-Andrews[9]	Tennis	2016
Leo L. Rolle[10]	Tennis	2017
Cornell Mickey Williams[11]	Tennis	2018
Hartie Johnson[12]	Tennis	2021
Mark Knowles[13][14]	Tennis	2023

Presidents

Name	Presidency
Kendal Isaacs	1961-1966
H.P 'Junior' Urich	1966-1968
Gerald Cash	1968-1969
Graham Barry	1969-1974
J. Barrie Farrington	1974-1976
Steve Norton	1976-1977
Charles Donaldson	1977-1978
Vicky Knowles	1978-1981
Bertram Knowles	1981-1985
Peter Philips	1985-1986
Philip Russell	1986-1986
J. Barrie Farrington	1986-1992
Mickey Williams	1992-1995
Christopher 'Kit' Spencer	1995-1999
Edith Powell[15][16]	1999-2002
Harold Watson	2002-2004
Mary Shelley	2004-2006
Giorgio Baldacci	2006-2007
Wesley Rolle	2007-2009
Stephen Turnquest	2009-2012
Derron Donaldson	2012-2014
Elwood Donaldson[17]	2014-2018
Darnette Weir[18]	2018-2020
Perry E Newton[19]	2020-present

Affiliations

• International Tennis Federation (ITF)^[20][21]
• Central American and Caribbean (COTECC)^[22]
• Bahamas Olympic Committee^[23]

References

1. "Mission". Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
2. "ITF Membership share Register" (PDF). ITF Tennis. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-10-05.
3. "John Antonas Biography" (PDF). Bahamas Government Website. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-10-05.
4. "Bahamas Sports Hall of Fame". Bahamas Government Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2021-10-05.
5. "thebahamasweekly.com - Sporting Bahamians to be recognised on November 22nd". www.thebahamasweekly.com. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
6. "'A special class' of 2014 in our Sports Hall of Fame". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
7. "thebahamasweekly.com - Bahamian Sporting Greats Inducted into National Hall of Fame 2014". www.thebahamasweekly.com. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
8. "thebahamasweekly.com - Members of National Sports Hall of Fame 2015 Begin Sports Heritage Month at Church Service". www.thebahamasweekly.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
9. "Tennis Hall of Fame: 12 to be inducted at Ball". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
10. "Bahamas Government Sports Hall of Fame". Bahamas Government.
11. "Eleven to be inducted in National Sports Hall of Fame". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
12. "Sports Awards set for this Friday". The Nassau Guardian. 2021-11-16. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
13. "Class of 2023: 12 inducted into the National Hall of Fame". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
14. Newton, Perry (2023-11-28). "Mark Knowles Inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame". Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
15. Photographer, Bahamas (2017-03-12). "Edith Powell". The Bahamian Project. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
16. By. "Edith Powell – Bahamas National Portrait Gallery". Retrieved 2021-10-05.
17. "Donaldson returned as BLTA president". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
18. "Darnette Weir new president of the BLTA". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
19. "BLTA: Newton's entire slate of officers elected unopposed". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
20. "Davis Cup - Teams". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
21. "Billie Jean King Cup- Teams". www.billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
22. "Países miembros/Members Countries". COTECC (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-05.
23. "Sports". Bahamas Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-10-05.