Take Noah Rubin. Or Danielle Collins. Both lost in the U.S. Open's first round. Nevertheless, each stood to pocket $35,754 – and each turned the money down in order to remain eligible for college tennis. According to The Wall Street Journal, Collins, the 2014 NCAA singles champion, is returning to the University of Virginia. Collins did the math, calculating that her scholarship was worth more than her prize money. "I had some contradicting thoughts because I would potentially earn $35,000 from just losing in the first round," she told the Journal. "But tuition at UVA ...
