Bahrain Tennis Academy

The countdown to the 2024/25 season is almost over! Join us for Term 1 at the British School of Bahrain, Hamala. Registration for all ages and levels is now open.

We strictly maintain small class sizes to maximise learning, therefore limited places are available. WhatsApp us on 39697114 to book or for more information. See you on the court! 🎾😎

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The countdown to the 2024/25 season is almost over! Join us for Term 1 at the Dilmun Club, Saar. Registration for all ages and levels is now open.

We strictly maintain small class sizes to maximise learning, therefore limited places are available. WhatsApp us on 39697114 to book or for more information. See you on the court! 🎾😎

Congratulations to all of the nominees and winners featured in our 20th Annual End of Season Awards Ceremony. A big shout-out to all of our amazing students and coaches who made the 2023/24 season our biggest and best yet. Also, to our thousands of past students that have made BTA 'Bahrain's Home of Tennis' since 2000. It is our honour and privilege to have served each one of you. See you all for 2024/25! 👊🏼

Today we end our celebration of our junior students' outstanding performances for the 2023/24 season with the winners of our most prestigious award: 'Player of the Year'.

The POY trophy is awarded across six age categories to those students who the coaches deemed were overall the most outstanding players of the season in their age group based on the criteria set forth for the other 12 'Best of Season' categories. Each player was assessed based on his/her level of performance across all categories as well as his/her degree of improvement over the course of the season.

Congratulations to all our 2023/24 'Player of the Year' winners:

🏆 4&U POY - Khalifa Jamal
🏆 6&U POY - Sama Fakhro
🏆 8&U POY - Samyak Shah
🏆 10&U POY - Andrew Carvelli
🏆 12&U POY - Dylan Barrie
🏆 13&O POY - Emily Cole

The Best of Season Awards are performance-based awards recognising the most outstanding performances by our students across 13 categories over the course of the season. Awards are presented in two divisions: 10 & Under and 11 & Over. Four to five nominations are made for each category (except for Most Improved Player) before the winner is selected.

Today we are recognising the best of the best 11&O performances from the past season, the winners of the 11&O Best of 2023/24 Awards.

These players were chosen by the coaches, from all students in the academy, as the very best performers in their respective categories for the 2023/24 season. Not only was each player's skill level in each category assessed, but this was considered in relation to the player's overall level of experience in the game and his/her degree of improvement over the course of the season.

Congratulations to all our 11&O Best of 2023/24 category winners:

🏅 Best Forehand - Cian Wagstaff
🏅 Best Backhand - Emily Cole
🏅 Best Volleys - Dylan Barrie
🏅 Best Smash - Rayyan Asif Jiffry
🏅 Best Serve - Guillermo Alcazar
🏅 Best Footwork - Serah Bermas
🏅 Most Complete Player - Serah Bermas
🏅 Most Improved Player - Wiam Almusawi
🏅 Best Student - Nazly Abdoun
🏅 Most Dedicated Player - Dylan Barrie
🏅 Best Sportsmanship - Goodwyn Campbell
🏅 Best Attitude - Angela Charbel

The Best of Season Awards are performance-based awards recognising the most outstanding performances by our students across 13 categories over the course of the season. Awards are presented in two divisions: 10 & Under and 11 & Over. Four to five nominations are made for each category (except for Most Improved Player) before the winner is selected.

Today we are recognising the best of the best 10&U performances from past season, the winners of the 10&U Best of 2023/24 Awards.

These players were chosen by the coaches as the very best performers in their respective categories for the 2023/24 season. Not only was each player's skill level in each category assessed, but this was considered in relation to the player's overall level of experience in the game and his/her degree of improvement over the course of the season.

Congratulations to all our 10&U Best of 2023/24 category winners:

🏅 Best Forehand - Moosa Altaf
🏅 Best Backhand - Andrew Carvelli
🏅 Best Volleys - Moosa Altaf
🏅 Best Smash - Ali Alaali
🏅 Best Serve - Moosa Altaf
🏅 Best Footwork - Andrew Carvelli
🏅 Most Complete Player - Moosa Altaf
🏅 Most Improved Player - Carla Maxim
🏅 Best Student - Alya Ben Lassoued
🏅 Most Dedicated Player - Samyak Shah
🏅 Best Sportsmanship - Tariq Alrayes
🏅 Best Attitude - Sama Fakhro

The Best of Season Awards are performance-based awards recognising the most outstanding performances by our students across 13 categories over the course of the season. Awards are presented in two divisions: 10 & Under and 11 & Over. Four to five nominations are made for each category (except for Most Improved Player) before the winner is selected.

Today we are recognizing the outstanding achievements of some of our 11&O players over the past season 2023/24. These players were nominated for one or more categories of our Best of 2023/24 Awards, meaning they were among the top few players in the academy in the categories in which they were nominated. Players received a certificate as a record of their achievement.

Congratulations to all our 11&O Best of 2023/24 nominees:

⭐️ Angela Charbel
⭐️ Cian Wagstaff
⭐️ Dylan Barrie
⭐️ Emily Cole
⭐️ Goodwyn Campbell
⭐️ Guillermo Alcazar
⭐️ Hessa Jiffry
⭐️ Khalid Algosaibi
⭐️ Layan El Assy
⭐️ Louis Emmerson
⭐️ Maria Fourfi
⭐️ Nazly Abdoun
⭐️ Rancheng Xu
⭐️ Rayyan Asif Jiffry
⭐️ Serah Bermas
⭐️ Thomas Cole
⭐️ Wesam Almusawi
⭐️ Wiam Almusawi

The Best of Season Awards are performance-based awards recognizing the most outstanding performances by our students across 13 categories over the course of the season. Awards are presented in two divisions: 10 & Under and 11 & Over. Four to five nominations are made for each category (except for Most Improved Player) before the winner is selected.

Join us for 5 days of fun… NOT in the sun (it’s a touch warm for that!) but indoors at the Dilmun Club, Saar. Our Head Pro has a bunch of exciting games and exercises to keep your 5-8 year old child entertained and engaged all week long.

The camps are suitable for all levels, so whether your child has some previous experience or is new to the game we’ll make sure they have a memorable experience.

There are three camps to choose from for your convenience and the option to drop-in on a daily basis, subject to availability. Book today to reserve your child’s place!

Wishing you a great summer!

BTA Team 😎🎾

From 7th to 25th July, Coach Reda will be offering a special summer rate on a series of individual private lesson packages.

We’ve developed a variety of private sessions to suit the needs of different players, whether you’re wanting to learn or review the basics, focus on fitness, rally like a machine or simply have fun. Our Head Pro has a plan for you!

If you would like to book get in touch as soon as possible to secure your preferred timings as he has limited places available.

Wishing you a great summer!

BTA Team 😎🎾

Today we continue to acknowledge the outstanding performances of some of our 10&U players over the past season 2023/24. Here is the second batch of pics of our nominees (2/2).

These players were nominated for one or more categories of our Best of 2023/24 Awards, meaning they were among the top five players in the academy in the categories in which they were nominated. Players received a certificate as a record of their achievement.

Congratulations to all our 10&U Best of 2023/24 nominees:

⭐️ Ali Alaali
⭐️ Alya Ben Lassoued
⭐️ Andrew Carvelli
⭐️ Carla Maria Maxim
⭐️ Caspar Heide
⭐️ Dima Ahmadi
⭐️ George Carvelli
⭐️ Hedi Ben Lassoued
⭐️ Jad Jawad
⭐️ Jaime Pardo Alonso
⭐️ Janah Isphahani
⭐️ Juliana Dekant
⭐️ Khalid Mohammed
⭐️ Khalifa Jamal
⭐️ Maximilian Gwam-Odogwu
⭐️ Moosa Altaf
⭐️ Saanvi Radia
⭐️ Sama Fakhro
⭐️ Samyak Shah
⭐️ Sayed Ali Alalawi
⭐️ Sayed Yousif
⭐️ Sultan Almahamood
⭐️ Sydney Carvelli
⭐️ Tariq Alrayes

The Best of Season Awards are performance-based awards recognizing the most outstanding performances by our students across 13 categories over the course of the season. Awards are presented in two divisions: 10 & Under and 11 & Over. Four to five nominations are made for each category (except for Most Improved Player) before the winner is selected.

Today we acknowledge the outstanding performances of some of our 10&U players over the past season 2023/24. Here is the first batch of pics (1/2).

These players were nominated for one or more categories of our Best of 2023/24 Awards, meaning they were among the top five players in the academy in the categories in which they were nominated. Players received a certificate as a record of their achievement.

Congratulations to all our 10&U Best of 2023/24 nominees:

⭐️ Ali Alaali
⭐️ Alya Ben Lassoued
⭐️ Andrew Carvelli
⭐️ Carla Maria Maxim
⭐️ Caspar Heide
⭐️ Dima Ahmadi
⭐️ George Carvelli
⭐️ Hedi Ben Lassoued
⭐️ Jad Jawad
⭐️ Jaime Pardo Alonso
⭐️ Janah Isphahani
⭐️ Juliana Dekant
⭐️ Khalid Mohammed
⭐️ Khalifa Jamal
⭐️ Maximilian Gwam-Odogwu
⭐️ Moosa Altaf
⭐️ Saanvi Radia
⭐️ Sama Fakhro
⭐️ Samyak Shah
⭐️ Sayed Ali Alalawi
⭐️ Sayed Yousif
⭐️ Sultan Almahamood
⭐️ Sydney Carvelli
⭐️ Tariq Alrayes

The Best of Season Awards are performance-based awards recognising the most outstanding performances by our students across 13 categories over the course of the season. Awards are presented in two divisions: 10 & Under and 11 & Over. Four to five nominations are made for each category (except for Most Improved Player) before the winner is selected.

Today we recognise the achievements of some exceptionally dedicated students who have completed the fourth and fifth levels of the Champ Award during the past season thereby earning their Diamond and Jade trophies, respectively.

Congratulations to our 2023/24 Diamond Champ Award achievers on their completion of 24 courses of training, an outstanding achievement:

🏆 Avran Thomas
🏆 Emme Texmo
🏆 Paolo Thomas

Congratulations to our 2023/24 Jade Champ Award achievers on their completion of 33 courses of training, an exceptional achievement:

🏆🏆 Emily Cole
🏆🏆 Thomas Cole

The Champ Award is our participation award which allows all students, regardless of their skill level, to earn a medal for consistently attending training sessions. Students earn their first medal after three courses (of once a week for one season) and can keep earning awards, all the way up to the Jade Award for attending 33 courses!

Today we recognise the achievements of some highly experienced students who have completed the third level of the Champ Award during the past season thereby earning their Gold medals.

Congratulations to our 2023/24 Gold Champ Award medalists on their completion of 15 courses of training, an excellent achievement:

🥇 Ali Alaali
🥇 Cian Wagstaff
🥇 Dhruvi Hemant
🥇 Khalid Algosaibi
🥇 Louis Emmerson
🥇 Maria Fourfi
🥇 Moosa Altaf
🥇 Nurane Ouenniche
🥇 Rayyan Asif Jiffry
🥇 Serah Bermas
🥇 Tobias Alexandersen

The Champ Award is our participation award which allows all students, regardless of their skill level, to earn a medal for consistently attending training sessions. Students earn their first medal after three courses (of once a week for one season) and can keep earning awards, all the way up to the Jade Award for attending 33 courses!

Today we recognise the achievements of those experienced students who have completed the second level of the Champ Award during the past season thereby earning their Silver medals.

Congratulations to our 2023/24 Silver Champ Award medalists on their completion of 8 courses of training, a great display of commitment:

🥈 Alya Ben Lassoued
🥈 Beren Odabasi
🥈 Duaa Abid
🥈 Goodwyn Campbell
🥈 Hessa Jiffry
🥈 Jordan Al Koheji
🥈 Maximilian Gwam-Odogwu
🥈 Mina Shehabi
🥈 Mohamed Burashid
🥈 Nazly Abdoun
🥈 Rancheng Xu
🥈 Ryan Katerji
🥈 Samyak Shah
🥈 Sayed Yousif
🥈 Sebastian De La Ossa
🥈 Soha Hamza Saleem
🥈 Ved Chatterjee
🥈 Yasmine Burashid
🥈 Yusuf Almoamen

The Champ Award is our participation award which allows all students, regardless of their skill level, to earn a medal for consistently attending training sessions. Students earn their first medal after three courses (of once a week for one season) and can keep earning awards, all the way up to the Jade Award for attending 33 courses!

Here is our second batch of pics of our Term 3 Bronze Champ Award medalists.

Congratulations to these Term 3 Bronze Champ Award medalists (as well as to all those who eared their medal in Term 1 and Term 2):

🥉 Ahmed Al Hassan
🥉 Aika Harbin
🥉 Andrew Carvelli
🥉 Angela Charbel
🥉 Arya Norbury
🥉 Clara Baaklini
🥉 Faisal Al Hammadi
🥉 Faisal Khalaifat
🥉 Gabrielle Gardier
🥉 George Carvelli
🥉 Hannah Durkin
🥉 Haris Wright
🥉 Hugh Durkin
🥉 Idris Belaid
🥉 Jack Fehrsen
🥉 Juliana Dekant
🥉 Karen Krayem
🥉 Leen Hafez
🥉 Liya Li
🥉 Logan Edwards
🥉 Maya Elleithy
🥉 Mohamed Dadabai
🥉 Naya Miksassi
🥉 Rafay Ahmad
🥉 Sizgheen Saad Ali
🥉 Sydney Carvelli
🥉 Talal Ahmed Saif

The Champ Award is our participation award which allows all students, regardless of their skill level, to earn a medal for consistently attending training sessions. Students earn their first medal after three courses (of once a week for one season) and can keep earning awards all the way up to the Jade Award for attending 33 courses!

Recently we held our Annual End of Season Awards for the 2023/24 season. This week we are going to be recognising their achievements... show them some love!

We began by awarding Champ Award medals and trophies to those that have completed a level of their award this term. Here is our first batch of pics of our Term 3 2024 bronze medalists.

Congratulations to these Term 3 Bronze Champ Award medalists (as well as to all those who eared their medal in Term 1 and Term 2):

🥉 Ahmed Al Hassan
🥉 Aika Harbin
🥉 Andrew Carvelli
🥉 Angela Charbel
🥉 Arya Norbury
🥉 Clara Baaklini
🥉 Faisal Al Hammadi
🥉 Faisal Khalaifat
🥉 Gabrielle Gardier
🥉 George Carvelli
🥉 Hannah Durkin
🥉 Haris Wright
🥉 Hugh Durkin
🥉 Idris Belaid
🥉 Jack Fehrsen
🥉 Juliana Dekant
🥉 Karen Krayem
🥉 Leen Hafez
🥉 Liya Li
🥉 Logan Edwards
🥉 Maya Elleithy
🥉 Mohamed Dadabai
🥉 Naya Miksassi
🥉 Rafay Ahmad
🥉 Sizgheen Saad Ali
🥉 Sydney Carvelli
🥉 Talal Ahmed Saif

The Champ Award is our participation award which allows all students, regardless of their skill level, to earn a medal for consistently attending training sessions. Students earn their first medal after three courses (eg. once a week for one season) and can keep earning awards, all the way up to the Jade Award for attending 33 courses!

Some of our junior players recently competed in a high-level tournament at the Bahrain Tennis Federation, showcasing their skills against some of the top national players from Bahrain and Saudi Arabia and gaining valuable experience. Proud of the dedication and sportsmanship displayed by our team. Keep striving for greatness! 💪🌟

In Term 2 we held an internal ranking event for our experienced players across all age categories. This was an opportunity for students to play some matches in a competitive but familiar environment as a prelude to participating in open tournaments.

Players were grouped based on age as well as ability level. Following the matches players were presented with a certificate in recognition of their new ranking.

Congratulations to all the players that took part. Special mention to our category and group winners:

🥇 8&U Group A (Red) - Samyak Shah
🥇 8&U Group B (Red) - Alia Dadabai
🥇 8&U Group C (Red) - Mariam Fakhro
🥇 10&U Group A (Green) - Andrew Carvelli
🥇 10&U Group B (Orange) - Duaa Abid
🥇 12&U Group A (Yellow) - Cian Wagstaff
🥇 12&U Group B (Green) - Khalid Algosaibi
🥇 13&O (Yellow) - Emily Cole

Some of our many stars of Term 2. Congrats to all of our juniors who earned a stamp towards their Champ Award, especially those completing a level and earning an award. 👏🏼 Term 3 is now up and running. Why not join us? The weather is 👌🏼 for 🎾😎

Tennis lessons at the British School of Bahrain have returned for Term 3. Registration for classes for all ages and levels is now open to new students.

Limited places available. WhatsApp us on 39697114 to book or for more information. See you on the court! 🎾😎

Tennis lessons at the Dilmun Club have returned for Term 3. Registration for classes for all ages and levels is now open to new students.

Limited places available. WhatsApp us on 39697114 to book or for more information. See you on the court! 🎾😎

BTA TENNIS STARTS AT BRITISH SCHOOL OF BAHRAIN

We are excited to announce the launch of BTA’s leading tennis programs at the British School of Bahrain, Hamala. Students of all ages and levels now have many more options to learn and improve their tennis with experienced international coach, Riyad.

Since 2000, BTA coaches have been raising the level of tennis instruction on the island. Coach Riyad, a former top 10 player from Algeria, is set to continue this tradition at BSB. Having recently arrived from Canada where he worked with a range of players, including the No 2 14&U player in the nation, he brings a wealth of experience that he’s eager to share.

Classes are now open to the whole community. So WhatsApp BTA today on 39697114 to register or for more information.

See you on the court in 2024! 🎾

We are excited to have another top-line coach join our ranks. Coach Riyad, who originally hails from Algeria, has most recently been residing in Canada where he was studying and helping talented juniors reach their potential, including the No 2 14&U player in the country.

As well as being an experienced coach, Coach Riyad has accomplished great things as a player, having reached the top 10 as a senior player in Algeria where he was club-mates with coaches Reda and Fayçal. We look forward to his valuable contribution to the academy and our many students who are keen to realise their potential.

From January, Coach Riyad will be based at the British School of Bahrain. We are now taking bookings for those that are looking for a regular private lesson when Term 2 begins. Contact us ASAP to be added to the list as places are limited. Group lesson bookings at BSB will be announced soon.

Shout out to our Yellow Level A players who took part in our Term 1 Ranking Event. Having previously completed events for our Red, Orange, Green and Yellow Level B players, only the academy’s most experienced players were left to fight it out for the top rankings.

This time the coaches allowed a couple of our promising younger players to test their skills against the big boys. They really stepped it up and kept our top players on their toes!

Congrats to Avran who used both power and consistency when appropriate to secure the number one ranking for Term 1. No doubt there will be a target on his back in Term 2!

In our internal ranking events players are divided based on their level to ensure they have the most competitive matches possible.

Our group winners were:

🥇 Red (Level A): Carla Maxim
🥇 Red (Level B): Mousa Abdallah
🥇 Orange: Moosa Altaf
🥇 Green: Layla Abdallah
🥇 Yellow (Level A): Avran Thomas
🥇 Yellow (Level B): Cian Wagstaff