University of Texas freshman tennis star Maya Joint plans to turn professional ahead of the Australian Open and won’t compete in college, according to a report.

Joint, a native of Australia who is currently there, did not immediately respond to a text message seeking comment. It’s unclear if she will continue taking courses at Texas online.

The 18-year-old is currently ranked No. 116 in the world.

Joint reached the second round of the U.S. Open in August, losing to American Madison Keys, but was not permitted to keep the $140,000 she earned in prize money due to NCAA rules.

“I’m happy with my decision of going to college,” she said then when asked if there was any part of her that wished she could just keep the money.

Andy Roddick, the last American man to win a Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open in 2003, ripped the NCAA rule on social media.

“It’s absurd to me that a college athlete can take money from a local car dealership but can’t accept earned prize money from the US Open,” Roddick posted.

A year ago, Fiona Crawley, the top-ranked college tennis player in the nation from North Carolina, forfeited $81,000 in earnings after making it to the first round of the U.S. Open

“I would never take the money and never risk my eligibility, but I worked my butt of this week and it seems unreal that there are football and basketball players making millions in NIL deals and I can’t take that money that I worked so hard for,” she said.

Joint was born in Grosse Point, Mich., and raised in Australia. Her father, Michael, is. a professional squash player from Detroit who grew up in Melbourne.

She committed to Texas last fall.

“I really love the coaches there and two of my friends are coming with me which is going to be super fun,” she said Wednesday.

“I just loved Austin, the city is so cool. I just love everything about the school.”

Still, after playing at the U.S. Open, she said she gained confidence going forward.

“I think I got a confidence boost, it shows me that I’m at that level,” she said. “I had five good matches and it was great. The atmosphere was amazing, the crowd was amazing. Everything was great.”