U.S. Wheelchair Tennis Team Captures Five Medals at Parapan Am Games
The U.S. wheelchair tennis team captured five medals–three gold, one silver, and one bronze–at the Parapan Am Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, Nov. 13-18.
On the women’s side, the U.S. won both the singles gold and silver medals as Mackenzie Soldan of Louisville, Ky., defeated doubles partner Emmy Kaiser of Fort Mitchell, Ky., 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, in the women’s gold medal match. Soldan and Kaiser teamed up to then capture gold in doubles, defeating Colombia, 6-3, 6-0.
The men’s team also won the doubles gold medal, as 2007 Parapan Am singles gold medalist Jon Rydberg of St. Paul, Minn., and four-time Paralympic medalist Steve Welch of Arlington, Tex., defeated Argentina, 6-2, 6-3. Welch won the bronze medal in singles.
These strong results follow last month’s Pan Am Games, in which the U.S. captured four medals, including a singles gold medal from young American Irina Falconi.
