University of Alabama wheelchair tennis team wins 7th consecutive national title

By: Jennifer Brady

The University of Alabama Adapted Athletics wheelchair tennis team recently earned its seventh consecutive national championship, defeating Auburn University in both doubles and singles matches.

UA’s Nate Hunter and Thomas Venos defeated Auburn’s Gabe Puthoff and Jake Eastwood in doubles action before the singles matches in which Hunter defeated Eastwood 7-5 in his first set. Venos defeated Puthoff in his singles match, negating the need for Hunter’s second set and earning UA’s eighth national title in program history.

The matchup between Alabama and Auburn was held at the United States Tennis Association (USTA) National Campus in Orlando simultaneously with the Division I, II and III national championships.

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