The Tribune

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association is proud to recognise the achievements of two of its young tennis athletes - Sydney Clarke and Anthony Burrows. 

Clarke was selected as one of the faces for Club One Gym. She was selected along with Olympian Ramon Miller to represent the establishment in its sports fitness campaign.

Club One wishes to combat the obesity problem with their upcoming fitness awareness promotions. She is the number one junior national tennis player in the girls’ 16s  division. 

Clarke has been playing competitive tennis for many years and has performed exceptionally well over the years. She has represented The Bahamas on several national teams.

Most recently, Clarke was a finalist in an International Tennis Federation (ITF) 14U tournament and semifinalist in 2015 JITIC 14U event, one of the top ITF junior tournaments.   

“It is a great feeling to know that people consider you to be fit,” Clarke said. “The campaign gave me an opportunity to meet and work with an Olympian (Ramon Miller). That is really cool. It has motivated me to continue to excel in tennis and to encourage young people to be active and to make healthy food choices.”

Anthony Burrows was selected as student of the year at St Francis & Joseph Catholic Primary and was a nominee in the Bahamas Primary School Student of the Year Award for his achievement in academics, athletics, leadership and community service.

At the 20th annual awards ceremony honouring the who’s who in primary school in the Bahamas, Burrows was selected 17th in the Bahamas Primary School Student of The Year award out of 110 students.  These students are the best and brightest out of the Bahamas including nominees from Abaco, Andros, Berry Islands, Bimini, Cat Island, Eluethera, Exuma, Grand Bahama, Inagua, Long Island, Mayaguana and San Salvador. 

In tennis, Burrows is presently ranked  second in the boys’ under-12 and fourth in under-14. He has also represented the Bahamas on the international tennis scene by travelling on the U-12 national team in 2015 to Curacao. “This experience was nerve wrecking but a rewarding one,” Burrows said. “I have learnt a lot.”

The BLTA is proud to recognise the achievements of its athletes, on and off the court, recognising that there are many facets to these young athletes. 

“We encourage the role both Sydney and Anthony will play as being ambassadors for fitness and academics respectively,” said BLTA public relations officer Perry Newton. “We salute you both and your parents on this feat.”