Wayne Bryan is spot on. The USTA, like the Federal Government, is a monolith with a one-size fits all solution. Don't do what's right for tennis, do what a) keeps administration in their high paid positions and b) what keeps the $'s rolling in. With regard to the NCAA, collegiate tennis has become a sham, much like soccer in this country. Folks who do not pay taxes should not benefit from scholarships. For Pete's sake, I am a natural born citizen, but if I wanted to send my daughter to an out-of-state college, I'd have to pay the double the tuition. Other than the big 3, basketball, football and baseball, college athletics are a drain on every institution and restrictions should be put on their recruitment. (And just to be perfectly clear, baseball at most institutions is a losing proposition.)
With regard to a couple of previous posts about the Bryan twins being failed singles players, this is not 100% accurate. Bob Bryan was a competent singles player with the potential to be a successful journeyman. He has multiple futures wins and played competitive matches against the likes of Pat Rafter, Marcelo Rios, Kevin Kim, and others. It is my understanding that Bob quit singles to concentrate on doubles. From a strictly business standpoint, including endorsements and prize money, this was a no-brainer. He is making more money by playing doubles than singles.
The same two posts used the term "failed". Nothing could be further from the truth. Both players are wildly successful and demonstrate much of what should be right with tennis by their charity work and exos with youth as mentioned in Wayne's letter. And to be quite honest, $8.5M in prize money alone and counting isn't exactly what I'd term a failure.