Join us for wheelchair tennis clinics hosted at Tualatin Hills Tennis Center in Beaverton, Ore. Clinics are held on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to Noon. Please check back after January 5 for clinic dates for the 2012 winter/spring season.
2012 Clinic Dates
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Clinic fee is $12 and payable on each Saturday you participate. For more information about participating in these lessons, please contact Debbie Borchers at debbie.borchers@techpowerusa.com.
Get involved with USTA Wheelchair Tennis
Wheelchair tennis is one of the fastest growing and most challenging of all wheelchair sports. To meet this demand, the USTA offers programs geared towards the wheelchair player.
Rules are the same as stand-up tennis, except the wheelchair player is allowed two bounces of the ball. Wheelchair tennis provides persons with disabilities the opportunity to share in 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 users can play and actively compete against stand-up players.
A wheelchair tennis player must have a medically diagnosed, mobility-related disability, with a substantial or total loss of function in one or more extremities. In wheelchair tennis, the player must master the game and the wheelchair. Learning mobility on the court is exciting and challenging, and helps build strength and cardiovascular ability.
USTA Wheelchair Tennis rankings using "Points per Round" system
The USTA Wheelchair Tennis Department changed the ranking system used to determine wheelchair tennis rankings in 2011. The "Points Per Round" ranking system was implemented beginning January 1 for tournaments that take place in 2011.
It is the goal of the USTA to provide a ranking system that is easy to understand, encourages play, and reflects participation. Please review the changes and information related to the new Points Per Round ranking system as it applies to USTA Wheelchair Tennis. If you have any questions, please contact USTA Wheelchair Tennis at (914) 696-7000.