After much contemplation I have decided to turn pro. It's been an unforgettable year at WF due to the amazing people I was surrounded by.
— Noah Rubin (@Noahrubin33) June 6, 2015
I am nervous yet excited for the journey I am about to embark on, but with the support of my family and friends everything is possible.
— Noah Rubin (@Noahrubin33) June 6, 2015
Rubin had a pretty dominant year and served for the match in the NCAA Championship Finals before ultimately losing in 3-sets to Virginia's Ryan Shane.
The road on the pro tour isn't going to be easy regardless of who you are but I think Noah proved to himself that he was ready so I wish him the best and will gladly keep track of him in my College On Tour tab.
Rubin's final college tennis stats:
Dual match singles record: 21-3 (20-3 at #1 and 1-0 at #2)
Tournament singles record: 5-1 (all from NCAA Tournament)
Overall singles record: 26-4
Singles
Dual match doubles record: 15-6 (0-1 at #1, 14-5 at #2, 1-0 at #3)
Doubles
3 comments:
Great player, great kid. Go Deacs!
Great kid but bad move. Those who have bypassed college tennis or left prematurely have mostly struggled. Tiafo, Koslov and Rubin are being pushed too fast by greedy agents not interested in their long-term development. Wild cards with frsutrating first round losses are inferior to the match experience high level D-I tennis offers. Hopefully Rubin will break the trend of failure for those who think they're too good for college tennis.
Agree bad move, but why not if just want to have fun for a couple years. Rubin isn't getting a big agent offer, don't be fooled. Agents aren't blind to the ability or lack of ability for any player. It is easy to see where this kid will and won't go. No one would make that investment. That is the real world.
College record wasn't that impressive, lost to four and would have lost to others if given the chance to play them. Who did he beat that was a wow? Another sense of over achievement not truly realized. But that is tennis.
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