RIO DE JANEIRO — Former Illini Dylan Alcott moved a step closer to a Paralympics gold medal Monday, defeating Lucas Sithole 2-0 in a quad singles men’s tennis semifinal match. Alcott, representing Australia, will take on Great Britain’s Andy Lapthorne in the final.
In track and field, Illinois connections fared well in the T-54 women’s 1,500-meter semifinals. UI graduate student Amanda McGrory was the best of both heats, clocking 3:22.75. Current Illini Chelsea McClammer placed runner-up in 3:22.76, while UI graduate student Tatyana McFadden secured fourth in 3:27.41. In the T-52 men’s 400 semifinals, current Illini Raymond Martin finished first overall at 57.