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...Andrew Rueb, captain of the men's tennis team, however, graduation will only be a transition--a transition from playing first singles on the 34th-ranked Harvard squad to playing on the pro satellite tour...
...Rueb, however, seems to have gotten over any misgivings about tackling the pro circuit and appears confident about his decision...
...Tennis is just something I love," Rueb says. "I'm so excited to be able to play full time finally next year, and I think I can succeed. At worst, I can travel the world and pay for myself...
Still, in the world of competitive tennis, Rueb's path to the pro ranks would hardly be considered conventional. Few professional tennis players arrive on the pro tour with four years of college play, and most of those who do hail from schools like UCLA--a traditional breeding ground for pro tennis talent...
...Basically my choice out of high school was to go to UCLA or here," Rueb said. "It either was going to be tennis, or trying to do both [athletics and academics...