Alya Lewis Explained

Alya Dawn Lewis (born 1980) is a badminton player and coach from Jamaica.[1]

Career

Aged 18, Lewis took part her first international competition at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, on 10 September 1998.[2]

Competing at the Jamaican senior level, Lewis paired with Nigella Saunders to win the ladies' doubles in 2005, 2006, and 2007.[3] She won the ladies' singles in 2010. In 2011, she paired with Christine Leyow-Mayne to win the ladies' doubles and with Bradley Graham to win the mixed doubles.[4]

Pairing with Garron Palmer, Lewis won the mixed doubles final in 2009 and 2010.[5] [6] [7]

Lewis was the number one ranking women's Badminton player in Jamaica for most of 2012.[8]

Between 1997 and 2010, she played 38 matches in her international badminton career, winning 20 of them.[9] Her most recent international match was at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

She completed the Badminton World Federation Level One coaching course.in 2014,[10] and worked as a coach and a manager for the Jamaica Badminton Association from at least 2013 to 2015.[11] [12] [13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011-01-23. 100 per cent Jamaican!. 2022-02-20. jamaica-gleaner.com. en.
  2. Web site: Eighteen-year-old Alya Lewis pumps her fist as she stretches to.... 2022-02-20. Getty Images. en-gb.
  3. Web site: National Senior Champions. 2022-02-20. Jamaica Badminton Association. en-GB.
  4. Web site: Graham, O'Conner are AJ badminton champs - Sport - Jamaica Star - November 29, 2011. 2022-02-20. old.jamaica-star.com.
  5. Web site: Jamaica Gleaner Online. 2022-02-20. mobile.jamaicagleaner.com.
  6. Web site: 2010-07-25. Gold for Jamaica's Lewis and Palmer. 2022-02-20. jamaica-gleaner.com. en.
  7. Web site: 2010-11-17. Pyne, Lewis are the national champions. 2022-02-20. cmslocal.gleanerjm.com. en.
  8. Web site: 2013-04-09. Henry siblings emerge top ShuttleSMASHERS. 2022-02-20. jamaica-gleaner.com. en.
  9. Web site: BWF. 2022-02-20. bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
  10. Web site: Allen. Ruddy. 7 Dec 2014. We are injecting new life into badminton, says Valdez. 2022-02-20. Jamaica Observer.
  11. Web site: Day 9: Unfortunate turn of events. 2022-02-20. Charles Pyne Badminton Foundation. en.
  12. Web site: Jamaica Observer Limited. 2022-02-20. Jamaica Observer.
  13. Web site: Scott. Livingston. 29 Jul 2015. High expectations for badminton juniors. 2022-02-20. The Star (Jamaica).

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