River City Slam Wheelchair Tennis Tournament underway through June 9 in Henrico
Table of Contents
The tournament, which is hosted by Richmond-based adaptable sports club Sportable, runs June 6-9 and is free for spectators to attend.
The competition features 70 wheelchair tennis players with disabilities who are competing in various United States Tennis Association divisions (A, B, C, D, and Juniors, as well as ITF divisions Men's Open, Women's Open, Quad Open and Juniors). It also includes an ITF Futures Series event, as one of 160 tournaments across 40 countries in the professional UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour. The full tournament schedule is available at Sportable.org.
The top junior players from the country – Charlie Cooper, Tomas Majetic, and Max Wong – and professionals Jason Keatseangslip and Conner Stroud will participate in the ITF Futures Series event, which began at 10 a.m. June 6. The five recently represented Team USA at the flagship international wheelchair tennis competition, the BNP Paribas World Team Cup, in Turkey. The U.S. juniors were crowned World Team Cup champions for the first time in seven years.
