MIT’s wheelchair tennis champ
Until three years ago, Marcus Causton, 31, a graduate student in MIT’s engineering logistics program, hadn’t played much tennis. But after a rock-climbing accident in Wales five years ago left him paraplegic, he took up wheelchair tennis. Since it can be played on any court using regular rackets and balls, Causton can hit with anyone — even able-bodied players. The only difference is that wheelchair players are allowed two ball bounces on their side of the net rather than one.“You can do it on your own terms; you don’t have to rely on a team,” Causton explained recently as he prepared to hit some balls at MIT’s James B. Carr Tennis Center, an indoor facility otherwise known as “the Bubble.” He was waiting for Spritely Roche, the assistant coach for MIT’s men’s tennis team, to play. It was 4 p.m. on a Thursday afternoon. Three weeks earlier, Causton had won...