Georgia Tech tennis player Christopher Eubanks will forego his senior season to turn professional. Eubanks, who has been named the ACC’s player of the year in the past two seasons, had taken the fall semester off to play professional events as an amateur. He made the announcement Monday.
“I can’t possibly put into words how thankful I am for my time at Georgia Tech,” Eubanks said in a statement. “I can truly say that I’ve been extremely blessed to have had the opportunity to play at an institute such as this. It has been a great three years and I’ve made friendships and relationships that will last a lifetime. I’m incredibly excited for what’s ahead and ready to embark on this new journey in my life.”
In his career, Eubanks finished 90-33 in singles play and was a two-time All-American, just the fifth Tech player to earn that distinction. Eubanks, a graduate of Westlake High, became the fifth player in ACC history and the first at Tech to be twice named the league’s player of the year.
Eubanks’ decision follows a summer in which he won one Futures event, reached the finals of another and won two main-draw matches at the BB&T Atlanta Open. He earned a wild-card invitation into the U.S. Open, where he lost in the first round.
From the bottom of my
💛 I want to say THANK YOU
! I know that I’ll always be a Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Hell of an Engineer 🐝💛😢
— Christopher Eubanks (@chris_eubanks96)
“At Georgia Tech we know and believe you can be an outstanding athlete, an incredible student and also be a person of high integrity. Chris embodied all three of these values,” coach Kenny Thorne said in a statement. “We always focus on the process of getting better every day and that was what Chris did during his time at Georgia Tech. We are extremely grateful for the way he represented Georgia Tech and for the recognition he brought to our program. But I'm most proud of him for the high character he displayed on our team and that is not just nice words for a press release. ... I mean that. He is now pursuing a professional dream that became more of a reality with the success he had over the summer. Chris will always be part of our Georgia Tech family and we wish him the best. We will be cheering for him many years to come.”
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