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Tennis Foundation Ghana (TFG) is set to hold the first of its kind dubbed‘TFG Kids Fun and Awards Day”. The event will climax the 2017/2018 National Junior Tennis League Season and usher in the summer Tournaments season. The Ghana Tennis Federation and Tennis Foundation Ghana have put together numerous tournaments for July and August, 2018. Other than the First, second and third placed teams on the league, there will be individual awards to deserving players and Coaches. Friends and families of players as well as anyone interested in playing tennis are welcome to the event which comes off at the Accra Stadium Tennis Center on Saturday, June 30th, 2018.    

 It was a display of skills, court craft and beautiful tennis when 4 Garrison Officers Mess tennis Club, Kumasi, played as guests to GHACEM Tennis Club, Takoradi in a farewell tournament in honor of DCOP Kwasi Doku who was transferred by the Government to the Ashanti region. The away club (4 Garrison) put up a plucky performance to outshine the home team (GHACEM) 8-5. In all, 13 games were played on the day with 4 Garrison dominating both the singles- winning 4-3 in the singles and 4-2 in the doubles event- which attracted a large section of the public. The two captains of both clubs, Captain Jonathan Quartey and Captain Wing Commander Bawah, set the ball rolling with the away team's Captain Jonathan Quartey ousting the home team captain Bawah 7-5. The fine start of the away team continued as Ghana Tennis Federation Vice President who is also a member of 4 Garrison showed his class by walloping the President of GHACEM Tennis Club 7-1. Gyakye Aidoo beat Stephen Dalighton 7-5 an...

Over 100 tennis players between ages of 12, 14 and 16 from across the country will participate in the maiden edition of Tennis Foundation Ghana (TFG) National Juniors Championship scheduled from 9th July to 23rd July 2018 at the Accra Sports Stadium Tennis Courts. The maiden event which was announced during the launch of the National Juniors Tennis League by Coordinator of TFG Yakubu Lea-Abubakari and their main collaborator the Ghana Tennis Federation. Speaking to Tennisgh.com on how the Championship going to played the coordinator for the TFG Mr. Yakubu Lea-Abubakari said, we will kick start the junior Championship with the National 12 under which comes off from July 6th to 9th 2018, then the 14 and under Tourney slated from July 13th to 15th 2018 and the 16 and under Tournament also scheduled for July 23rd to 25th 2018”. He assured accommodation for juvenile’s players and coaches who are coming from other parts of the country He further added that TFG objectives to ensure that...

It was virtually a one-sided affair as 4 Garrison Officers Mess Tennis Club whitewashed Hill Tennis Club from Cape Coast to lift this year’s Annual Kilit Tennis tournament. 4 Garrison who were playing at home, paraded their best team. Therefore it was not a surprise when they won the singles by 7-0 and the doubles 3-2. The likes of Mr. Henry Akwaboah, Managing Director of Engine Ghana, Joshua Duah, Nii Kwei, Samuel Taylor, Nana Yaw Wallas, Samuel Aidoo and Captain of 4 Garrison, Jonathan Quartey, all won the men’s singles matches against their counterparts from Cape Coast. In the Men’s doubles however, Cape Coast Tennis Club turned the tables as Ben Nartey and Emmanuel Akiba won 7-2 against Ernest Antwi and Albert. Dr. Amega/ Gabirle Kojo also ousted Vice President of Ghana Tennis Federation (GTF) Samuel Ampedu Kyei (Kyikyiss) and his partner Henry Akwaboah 7-5. The away team’s celebration in the doubles was short lived as 4 Garrison Club Captain Jonathan Quartey and Nana Ose...

The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) announced today the 2018 All-Conference Men’s Tennis Team. The all-conference team, as selected by the CCIW’s head men’s tennis coaches, features a team of 12 student-athletes (six first team and six second team recipients), represented by six conference institutions. Carthage senior Herman Abban (Accra, Ghana) won his second-straight CCIW Player of the Year honor after going 7-0 in conference play at No. 1 singles. He is the first player since Wheaton’s Ryan Kreis in 2013 and 2014 to win this award in back-to-back seasons. Abban and teammate Daniel Moore, also a First Team All-CCIW recipient, went 7-0 in CCIW play at No. 1 doubles. Wheaton freshman Anderson Park (Belvidere, Ill./North) was named the CCIW Newcomer of the Year after he finished 6-1 at No. 2 singles. Park and teammate Dane Paulsen, a Second Team All-CCIW recipient, went 4-2 in CCIW play at No. 1 doubles. Augustana senior Eric Pohl (Palatine, Ill./Fremd)...

Daniel McKorley, CEO of Mcdan Group of Companies has come to the rescue of Ghana Tennis Federation preventing them from being banned by International Tennis Federation (ITF) after settling GTF’s year’ affiliation debt to the governing body of world Tennis. It will be recalled that in 2013, Mr. Daniel McKorley paid an amount of $10, 000 to Ghana Tennis Federation when it owed affiliation fees. The GTF was once again this year facing expulsion from the ITF after failing to pay outstanding affiliation fees amounting to $17,378 which accrued between 2015 and 2018. Presenting a cheque to settle the outstanding sum to the GTF on Thursday at his residence in Accra, Mr McKorley said the ban would have chalked Ghana Tennis over the past five years. Mr. McKorley added that, donation to Ghana Tennis Federation is over and it’s time to see results and it’s time Ghana gets a world ranked player’. Tennisgh.com can recall that on 25th August 2016 Mr. Daniel McKorley made si...

The Volta River Authority Tennis Club (VRA), Accra, on Saturday, hosted their counterpart from Akosombo, in a special tennis friendly tournament to mark one year Anniversary of Major Mahama who  was lynched to death by a mob at Denkyira Obuasi now New Denkyira and then given a state burial. Present for the one day Tourney was the wife of late Major Mahama, Barbara Mahama and some family members. The one-day tournament was dominated by home team Volta River Authority Tennis Club, Accra. Speaking to Tennisgh.com, Chairman of VRA Tennis Club, Accra, Colonel Van Der-Pallen said “This year we decided to have the one year celebration of Major with VRA counterpart from Akosombo, not like last year where we invited other members from other club houses. At the Early stage, the Late Major Mahama developed the passion for tennis, joining Akosombo International School Tennis Team. His blistering form elevated him to becoming a member of Akosombo VRA tennis Club. He then mov...