Alya Lewis

Alya 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 Lumpar, 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 manger for the Jamaica Badminton Association from at least 2013 to 2015.[11][12][13]

References
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  3. "National Senior Champions". Jamaica Badminton Association. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  4. "Graham, O'Conner are AJ badminton champs - Sport - Jamaica Star - November 29, 2011". old.jamaica-star.com. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  5. "Jamaica Gleaner Online". mobile.jamaicagleaner.com. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  6. "Gold for Jamaica's Lewis and Palmer". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2010-07-25. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  7. "Pyne, Lewis are the national champions". cmslocal.gleanerjm.com. 2010-11-17. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  8. "Henry siblings emerge top ShuttleSMASHERS". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2013-04-09. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  9. "BWF". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  10. Allen, Ruddy (7 Dec 2014). "We are injecting new life into badminton, says Valdez". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  11. "Day 9: Unfortunate turn of events". Charles Pyne Badminton Foundation. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  12. "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  13. Scott, Livingston (29 Jul 2015). "High expectations for badminton juniors". The Star (Jamaica). Retrieved 2022-02-20.
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