Marcus Causton in World Class Tournament

MIT NEWS FLASH:

MIT Member and frequent player Marcus Causton entered an
Open Wheelchair Tennis Tournament June 5 - 8 at the
Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows.
Matches were played the the Arthur Ashe stadium.

Most players in the open draw had world rankings.

After winning his round of 16 match 6-4, 6-4, he knocked out
the number 2 seed, Frenchman Sebastien Husser, in the quarters,
4-6, 6-4, 7-6(3). Husser has recently been ranked as high as
number 32 in the world.

The semi final match went three sets before losing to the
eventual runner-up Joel Dembe of Lynden Ontario, Canada,
6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3. Dembe is the number 2 player in Canada,
and is ranked 51 in the world.

Causton's performance earned enough ranking points to move
to number 156 in the world.