2016 Paralympics

WICHITA, Kan. - Men's tennis Volunteer Director of Operations Nick Taylor will be competing for his fourth consecutive gold medal in wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.

A Wichita native, Taylor and his doubles partner David Wagner have won the gold medal in the last three Paralympic Games, and won more than a dozen Grand Slam titles. Duing that span, Taylor and Wagner held the number one ranking in the world. In 2012, Taylor also won a bronze medal in singles play after finishing fourth in both 2004 and 2008. Taylor, 36, was born with arthrogyrposis: a congenital disease that contracts and restricts muscular development.

Taylor begins singles play on Friday, Sept. 9 vs. Antony Cotterill (GBR). Quad doubles play begins on Saturday, Sept. 10, but Taylor and Wagner - the number one seeded doubles team - automatically advance to the semifinals on Sept. 11, as the top two seeds are awarded a bye in the quarterfinals. They will face the winner of Itai Erenlib/Shraga Weinberg (ISR) vs. Rodrigo Oliveira/Ymanitu Silva (BRA).

Taylor will be beginning his 13th season on staff with the men's tennis program. An alum of Wichita State, Taylor serves as Vice President of Wheel Chair Sports, Inc., is a member of the National Wheelchair Committee, and serves as chair of the Missouri Valley section of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

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Friday, September 9: Nick Taylor (USA) def. Antony Cotterill 6-3, 7-6(5) to advance to the singles quarterfinals.

Saturday, September 10: Dylan Alcott (AUS) def. Nick Taylor (USA) 6-2, 6-0. Taylor eliminated from singles play.

Sunday, September 11: Taylor/Wagner (USA) def. Erenlib/Weinberg (ISR) 6-4, 6-2. Taylor and Wagner advance, will face Dylan Walcott and Heath Davidson (AUS) on Tuesday, Sept. 13 for the gold medal.