UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH'S BRIAN RUBIN NAMED 2016 USTA TENNIS ON CAMPUS LEADER OF THE YEAR

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., April 7, 2016 — The United States Tennis Association (USTA) has named the University of Pittsburgh’s Brian Rubin as the 2015-16 Tennis On Campus National Leader of the Year. Since 2000, this award has been presented annually to the college student who has made significant contributions to the USTA’s Tennis On Campus program in a manner that benefits the well-being of his or her fellow students and the surrounding community.

“These last four years at Pitt have really changed my life and the USTA Tennis on Campus program has been a facilitator of my success,” said Rubin. “Being a leader on this team has taught me leadership skills, communication skills, money management skills, organization skills, and above all else how to work with people.”

USTA Tennis On Campus will present Rubin with his award on Saturday, April 16, at the 2016 USTA Tennis On Campus National Championship, which features 64 coed teams representing colleges and universities throughout the nation.

The USTA Tennis On Campus program features more than 35,000 college students competing nationwide in intramural and intercollegiate coed club play using the World TeamTennis format. Since its inception in 2000, Tennis On Campus has grown significantly and today is played on more than 600 college campuses across the country.

Developed by the USTA in partnership with NIRSA, World TeamTennis and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, the Tennis On Campus program gives college students the opportunity to build leadership skills, network in a coed sports environment and compete on a college team without the rigors of playing in a varsity program. With year-round match play, and regional and national championship competition, students maintain active and healthy lifestyles through their college years.

Visit the Tennis On Campus website at TennisOnCampus.com for complete results, stories and photos. In addition, please follow #TOCNationals on social media throughout the tournament.

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The USTA is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the United States and the leader in promoting and developing the growth of tennis at every level, from local communities to the highest level of the professional game. A not-for-profit organization with more than 750,000 members, it invests 100 percent of its proceeds in growing the game. It owns and operates the US Open, the highest-attended annual sporting event in the world, and launched the Emirates Airline US Open Series, linking eight summer tournaments to the US Open. In addition, it owns approximately 90 Pro Circuit events throughout the U.S. and selects the teams for the Davis Cup, Fed Cup, Olympic and Paralympic Games. The USTA’s national charitable foundation, USTA Serves, provides grants and scholarships and helps underserved youth and people with disabilities. For more information on the USTA, log on to usta.com, “like” the official Facebook page, facebook.com/usta, or follow @usta on Twitter.