32 YOUTH WHEELCHAIR TENNIS PLAYERS TO PARTICIPATE IN 2013 USTA-ITF JUNIOR WHEELCHAIR TENNIS CAMP IN MISSION VIEJO, CALIF., JULY 28-AUG. 2

Written by: Staff on 23rd July 2013

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32 YOUTH WHEELCHAIR TENNIS PLAYERS TO PARTICIPATE IN 2013 USTA-ITF JUNIOR WHEELCHAIR TENNIS CAMP IN MISSION VIEJO, CALIF., JULY 28-AUG. 2

epa03557694 WHEELCHAIR TENNIS PACKAGE AUSTRALIAN OPEN Close up of the wheelchair of Swedish player Anders Hard during a training session at the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 24 January 2013. Hard started playing at the age of 23 after being injured in a gymnastics accident aged 22. Wheelchair Tennis took place in the First Grand Slam of the Year In Melbourne Park from 23-28 January 2013, Australia. The top seven ranked players from the various countries plus a wirldcard entry participated from the men and women events. In the 1970s Brad Parks, an acrobatic skier who suffered an injury which leaves him paraplegic, and wheelchair athlete Jeff Minnenbraker started promoting wheelchair tennis. In 1977 the Los Angeles City Parks and Recreation Department hosted the first ever wheelchair tennis tournament with around 20 players. EPA/Narendra Shrestha |

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., JULY 23, 2013 – The USTA today announced that 32 young wheelchair athletes will be participating in the 2013 USTA-ITF International Junior Wheelchair Tennis Camp in Mission Viejo, Calif., July 28-Aug. 2. The camp will take place at Marguerite Tennis Pavilion and is for youth ages 12-18, who live with a permanent disabling condition and use a wheelchair when playing sports including tennis.

This year’s camp will include players from 10 different states and six different countries (Argentina, Canada, Chile, Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States). The camp is geared towards fun and camaraderie, while developing tennis skills in these young athletes.

Each day of camp consists of morning wheelchair tennis clinics and in-depth tennis instruction. Afternoon sessions include additional instruction, as well as an ITF-ranking wheelchair tennis tournament. Brad Parks, a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, and founder of wheelchair tennis, will be speaking to the campers on Tuesday, July 30. Campers also will receive world-class instruction from David Wagner, a three-time Paralympic gold medalist and US Open champion, as well as from Dan James, the USTA’s National Head Coach and National Manager of Wheelchair Tennis, Jason Harnett, a USTA Wheelchair Tennis Assistant National Coach, and other esteemed wheelchair tennis coaches. Off-court activities for campers include a trip to Universal Studios.

“We are thrilled and proud to hold this wheelchair tennis camp for these young athletes who want to develop their games,” said James. “These athletes, some of whom are playing in this country for the first time, are being afforded a unique opportunity to play the sport they enjoy and forge relationships with other young people who share a similar lifestyle. We hope this camp will impact the growth of these young players for years to come.”

The clinic is sponsored by the USTA, the ITF, the Johan Cruyff Foundation, and the City of Mission Viejo, which is providing the local tennis courts.

U.S. Athletes

Eliel Burroughs (Whittier, CA)

Efrain Precaido (La Mirada, CA)

Angel Cardenas (La Mirada, CA)

Casey Ratzlaff (Wichita, KS)

Jose Estrada (San Diego)

Alex Saporito (Prairieville, LA)

Lauren Haneke-Hopps (San Diego)

Paul Shin (Los Angeles)

Chris Herman (Gulfport, FL)

Auburn Smith (Port Orange, FL)

Nathan Hunter (Grantsville, UT)

Charles “Parker” Smith (Tewksbury, MA)

Krystal Kelley (Grand Haven, MI)

Kailey Smith (Littleton, CO)

Reo Kobayashi (Aliso Viejo, CA)

Juan Solis (La Mirada, CA)

Jeffrey Marshall (Boulder, CO)

Dustin Strelsky (Rockdale, TX)

Colleen Moen (San Diego)

Conner Stroud (Spindale, NC)

Genaro Perez (La Mirada, CA)

International Athletes

Tomas Bourassa (Canada)

Alejandro Ross (Mexico)

Miguel Coronado (Chile)

Isabel Rubio (Guatemala)

Carlos Muro (Mexico)

Ignacio Santise (Argentina)

Antonella Pralong (Argentina)

Lucas Scarazzini (Argentina)

Luis Felipe Reye (Chile)

Lizabeth Soto (Mexico)

Amy Rojas (Guatemala)

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