In May, freshman Artem Kapshuk competed in his second professional tournament in the International Tennis Federation Futures Tour in Ukraine in doubles.
His total payout for the week was $64, split between him and his partner.
“You really have to invest a lot of money and travel a lot,” senior Santiago Canete said. “You have a lot of pressure out there too because you’re either spending your parents’ money, and if you don’t do good, you went there for nothing.”
Student-athletes who play tennis in professional tournaments, like the Futures event, are prohibited from wearing any college apparel on the court and must use their prize money toward trip-participating expenses in the tournament.