Hands-on wheelchair tennis
Wheelchair tennis has become an increasingly popular sport for the physically disabled in recent years. And now it's coming to the University.
"In order to play, the only stipulation is that you can't [currently] play tennis," because of a physical disability, Education Ph.D. candidate and wheelchair teenis coach Melissa Hunfalvay said.
The wheelchair tennis exhibitions and clinics are an opportunity for participants "to play professional players, and ask questions during and after the match," Hunfalvay said.
The exhibitions will feature 1992 wheelchair tennis U.S. Open champion Carma Lee Lewallen.
The level of competition will be relaxed, and newcomers can even ask the pros questions while playing them.
If going at it with a pro still seems a little too intimidating, you can still go to the wheelchair tennis clinics next week.
There, you'll learn the basics of wheelchair tennis and "the difference between normal wheelchairs and tennis wheelchairs," Hunfalvay said.
The Curry Education School and Kluge Children's Rehabilitation Center are sponsoring the event.
The matches will be at 1, 2 and 6 this afternoon, and 11:30 a.m. tomorrow. They last for about 50 minutes; the clinics will be on Sundays, Oct. 15th, 22nd, and 29th from 1:30 to 2:45 at Memorial Gymnasium.
Compiled by Adam Justice
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