ORLANDO, FL, October 20, 2025 – The USTA today announced that the 2025 USTA National Adaptive Tennis Championships, scheduled for October 24-26 at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida, will feature a singles invitational for the first time in the event’s history. This expansion underscores the USTA’s commitment to inclusivity, athletic development and competitive opportunities for adaptive athletes.
The inaugural singles invitational will feature eight athletes with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) and will be held in conjunction with the traditional Unified Doubles Competition, with one player with an IDD and one without an IDD competing as doubles partners.
The USTA National Adaptive Tennis Championship is an annual tennis event that brings together adaptive tennis players from across the country to compete in a national-level tournament. The goal is to provide a competitive environment for athletes with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities while promoting sportsmanship and camaraderie.
The eight athletes selected to compete in the invitational singles are:
- Justin Daley (Braintree, MA)
- Kara Diachenko (Charlotte, NC)
- Jonathan Doring (Boynton Beach, FL)
- Juan Pablo Lopez (Nogales, Ariz.)
- Stephen Roh (Houston)
- Rachel Sweatt (Hot Springs National Park, Ark.)
- Emily Werman (Calabasas, California)
- Nathan Williams (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
For more information about the USTA Adaptive National Championship, click here.
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