Alya Lewis

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