If that is the case, Harvard tennis will be losing perhaps the best player in the program's history. It might not be the last the college sees of Blake, however, as he hopes to someday return to finish his degree in Economics.

"The policy [at Harvard] is that you can come back at any time, so I can do it," Blake said. "But if I go pro, then that decision will have to be made ten to twelve years down the road, so I don't know exactly what I will be doing."

"But that may be my first choice--to save some money, come back to school and finish my degree--because that was really what my goal was in coming here in the first place," he added. "It would definitely be nice to finish, and it would be different, because I wouldn't have the tennis, and would be able to concentrate even more on my studies."

While Blake's long-term plans are far from set, he has a fairly good idea on what just ahead of him. By playing on the pro circuit, he hopes to improve his skills against the top possible competition. He does, however, warn that he sets no expectations or limits to his play.

""I just want to play in as many tournaments as I can, because I don't really have the match experience that most of the players my age have," Blake said. "But I don't want to go in with any expectations of what ranking I want to reach or anything, I'm just going to have fun and learn a lot."

It would be a bittersweet decision to leave the college, as he leaves behind many close friends.

"If I do decide to leave Harvard to go pro," Blake said. "It will definitely be hard to leave all my teammates and friends who have always been there for me."

And should he leave, Harvard tennis will certainly feel a similar loss.