Pictured are Patrick Wyatt of Bristol, Pat Davies, Patrick Standen of Burlington, President of the NDAA Board, Charlotte Merle-Smith of Monkton, and Causton.
Currently, his world ranking is #103, and the USA ranking remains #6.
Further information is available at the ITF Wheelchair website.
Most players in the open draw had world rankings.
After winning his round of 16 match 6-4, 6-4, he knocked out
the number 2 seed, Frenchman Sebastien Husser, in the quarters,
4-6, 6-4, 7-6(3). Husser has recently been ranked as high as
number 32 in the world.
The semi final match went three sets before losing to the
eventual runner-up Joel Dembe of Lynden Ontario, Canada,
6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3. Dembe is the number 2 player in Canada,
and is ranked 51 in the world.
Causton's performance earned enough ranking points to move
to number 156 in the world.
The Northeast Disabled Athletic Association (NDAA) teamed up with accomplished wheelchair player Marcus Causton of Shoreham and Middlebury Indoor tennis to provide a wheelchair tennis clinic on March 15.
Three disabled athletes attended the clinic where Causton and USPTA Pro Pat Davies of Weybridge introduced the fundamentals of wheelchair tennis --- one of the fastest growing wheelchair sports.
The game follows the same rules as able-bodied tennis except that wheelchair players may strike a valid return on the second bounce of the ball.
Wheelchair tennis provides disabled people the opportunity to share activities with their peers and family, whether able bodied or disabled.
Playing wheelchair tennis adds to socialization and the normalization of life after sustaining a disabling injury.
Proficient wheelchair tennis players can play and actively compete against stand-up players.
Pictured are
Patrick Wyatt of Bristol,
Pat Davies,
Patrick Standen of Burlington,
President of the NDAA Board,
Charlotte Merle-Smith of Monkton,
and
Causton.