 Every day I try to live a life with a purpose of serving my sport. I think tennis is an unbelievable sport that's given so much to me. Now I work every day to try to share that sport with the world. My current position at the USTA is director of pro tennis operations and player relations. I spent 13 years playing these professional events and now I'm charged with overseeing the entire player experience at the US Open. At Gustavus I was introduced to my tennis coach Steve Wilkinson who helped me really build my philosophy for playing tennis on the court but more importantly how I want to live my life. When I went on tour I leaned on the community really hard. I spent 13 years playing on the professional tour. First three years were extremely challenging, playing low level events, hardly making enough money to even eat and the final 10 years of playing the greatest venues that you see on television. Gustavus was like a foundation for me that essentially as important to me even after I left as when I was there. I think the balance that you can get from a liberal arts education at a place like Gustavus is really special and it gives you exposure to so many different areas whether it's art or science or sports or a social scene you can get all of that. What it means to be a Gusty is to be a part of something that's greater than just myself. To be a part of a team, be a part of a school, passionate and mostly all supportive of each other. I'm Eric Boudirac and I'm a Gusty. Gustavus Adolphus College. Make your life count.