Rubin Sandwiches Paire, Georgia Finishes Strong, Pokes Walking in Memphis, Lenz Wins Sherwood

The big story of the day took place in the wee hours of the night here in the United States as former Wake Forest Demon Deacon #328 Noah Rubin (UTR 15.01) stunned #18 Benoit Paire (UTR 15.39) in 3 tiebreak sets in the opening round of the 2016 Australian Open. I'll be the first to admit I was sound asleep when the match took place but when my 3-year came barreling into our room at 6am one of the first things I did was pull up Twitter and that's when I saw the good news. I'll let these Twitter posts from Parsa, Martin Blackman, Josh Meiseles, Noah Rubin, and the Australian Open tell you the story

19-yo Noah Rubin earns his 1st tour-level win, beating [17] Paire 76(4) 76(6) 76(5) to reach the #AusOpen R64! American men go 3-1 on day 1!

— Parsa (@Smith_J1989) January 18, 2016

Noah Rubin Turns Pro

After Wake Forest signed Dennis Uspensky this past week it seemed like the writing was on the wall and today it was confirmed that Noah Rubin has left Wake Forest and turned pro. Rubin came to Wake Forest when many thought he wouldn't after winning the 2014 Wimbledon Junior Championships so you've got to give him credit for at least coming and experiencing college tennis for one year.

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