Alya Lewis
Alya Dawn Lewis (born 1980) is a badminton player and coach from Jamaica.[1]
Career[edit]
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.[3] In 2011, she paired with Christine Leyow-Mayne to win the ladies' doubles and with Bradley Graham to win the mixed doubles.[3][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.[9]
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]
References[edit]
- ^ "100 per cent Jamaican!". jamaica-gleaner.com. 23 January 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Eighteen-year-old Alya Lewis pumps her fist as she stretches to..." Getty Images. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "National Senior Champions". Jamaica Badminton Association. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Graham, O'Conner are AJ badminton champs - Sport - Jamaica Star - November 29, 2011". old.jamaica-star.com. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Jamaica Gleaner Online". mobile.jamaicagleaner.com. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Gold for Jamaica's Lewis and Palmer". jamaica-gleaner.com. 25 July 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Pyne, Lewis are the national champions". cmslocal.gleanerjm.com. 17 November 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Henry siblings emerge top ShuttleSMASHERS". jamaica-gleaner.com. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ a b "BWF". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ Allen, Ruddy (7 December 2014). "We are injecting new life into badminton, says Valdez". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Day 9: Unfortunate turn of events". Charles Pyne Badminton Foundation. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ Scott, Livingston (29 July 2015). "High expectations for badminton juniors". The Star (Jamaica). Retrieved 20 February 2022.
External links[edit]
- Alya Lewis at BWFbadminton.com
- Alya Lewis at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Alya Dawn Lewis at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Alya Dawn Lewis at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
