Do you want to learn more about the University of Florida, the former university of Ben Shelton and the university where our own Tanner Stump coached the men’s tennis team. Thanks to Slamstox student-athlete Bente Spee, this is possible through the newest around & about video!

Bente Spee is a second-year student-athlete, currently majoring in business administration. She left for America in the summer of 2021 and has been part of the women’s tennis team of the University of Florida ever since. Before her departure to Florida, Bente won, among other things, the National Championship under 18 and she already gained the some international experience.

The University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida. Big advantage: the weather is always nice here. Bente gives us on a tour of her life on campus here, shows more of the various (impressive) facilities and gives an insight into her competitions. Curious? Watch the video below.

Do you want to become a student-athlete yourself, just like Bente? Reach out and we are willing to help you!

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Do you want to learn more about James Madison University? Then you’ve come to the right place! The university of our hockey player Alice Roeper is located in beautiful Virginia. Alice has been playing here since the summer of 2022 and is having a great time. Curious to know more? Check out Alice’s full Around & About!

Alice Roeper is a second-year student-athlete currently pursuing a major in marketing. She left for America in the summer of 2022 and has since been a part of the women’s field hockey team at James Madison University. Before her departure to Virginia, Alice played at the highest Dutch level with HGC.

James Madison University is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It is “close to” the capital of America, Washington D.C. Alice takes us on a tour of her life on campus here, showing us the various facilities and giving us a glimpse into her matches. Curious? Watch the video below.

Do you want to become a student-athlete in America, just like Alice? Reach out, and we will help you!

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Would you like to see more of Point Park University? Thanks to Slamstox student-athlete Mats Douma, this is possible during the latest around & about video!

Mats is now a first-year student-athlete but is already in the second year of his studies. After he received his VWO diploma, he first studied in the Netherlands for another year, then he continued his studies at Point Park. Mats used to live in Germany and started playing soccer there, in the Netherlands he played soccer as a central midfielder with the Jodan Boys. Then he transformed into a student-athlete at Point Park!

Point Park University is located in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mats takes us from his daily biking route, to the ins & outs of the university and some of Pittsburgh’s hotspots! Watch the video below!

Do you, just like Mats, want to become a student-athlete in the USA? Reach out and we will help you!

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Double Trouble at the University of the Pacific … Why? Because not one, but two Dutch footballers are part of the Pacific Tigers! Wouter Verstraaten and Bob Groenendijk, two Slamstox student athletes, cross the Atlantic Ocean together to combine study and Division 1 Soccer in California.

Wouter and Bob have been friends for a very long time, they started together in youth at PSV. After they both studied at the University in the Netherlands for a year, they did not find the combination of football and study in the Netherlands ideal. They wanted to get the best out of both, and so left for America. From Eindhoven, to roommates in sunny California!

But they were more than just roommates. She trained, traveled, studied, ate and played matches together. Not with the 2 of you, but with the entire football team! They got better quickly, made friends from all over the world and got a nice university degree. An experience they never wanted to miss. Do you want to know why? Then watch the video above!

Do you want to combine sports and study in America, just like Bob and Wouter? Or would you like some extra information? Then contact us!

Curious about the University of North Florida? Thanks to Slamstox topper Lydia, you no longer need a return trip to Florida!

In the video below, Lydia tells all about her life as a student athlete and shows us unique images of the campus in Jacksonville, one of the coastal cities of Florida.

Lydia started athletics at the age of 12 and has improved a lot in recent years! She won a silver medal in the national youth championships in the 1500 meters in 2017. Lydia has been a student athlete for the University of North Carolina since the fall of 2018.

Do you want to know more about Lydia and her adventures in America? Then follow Lydia’s Instagram @lydiavandijk_!

Are you curious about more universities in America? Then watch the Around & About video’s of other athletes.

Do you, just like Lydia, want to become student-athlete? Reach out!

Are you thinking about taking a trip to Missouri to check out some universities? That is no longer necessary! Stay where you are and watch this Around & About from Jill!

Slamstox tennis player Jill van den Dungen shows you the area around Southwest Baptist University. She tells what it is like to exercise and study there as a student athlete. Jill left for America in 2016 to earn a degree in International Business and to play tennis in Division 1! Now she is in her senior year. 

Do you want to know what it is like to study and exercise at Baptist University? Then watch the video above! 

Would you like to become a student athlete at Baptist University, just like Jill? Or do you just want some extra information? Then contact us!

Slamstox tennis player Roos van Reek is one of 20,000 students at the University of Nevada! But she’s not just any college student: she’s a college athlete. Together with her Dutch ‘roomie’ Josien Wijkhuijs, swimmer for the Nevada Wolfpack, she will show you what the beautiful campus in Reno looks like!

Before Roos left the Netherlands, she was one of the best Dutch female tennis player. Number 3 in the Dutch ranking! To get the most out of herself, both in school and on the tennis court, she made the big step to become a student athlete in America. In less than two months, we helped Roos get a scholarship with Reno’s competitive tennis team. Roos is now in her second year.

Do you want to know what it’s like to live, play tennis (or swim) and study as a student athlete? Then watch the video of Roos and Josien!

And do you want to become a student athlete in America, just like Roos? Reach out!

Summer all year round, palm trees, unlimited new tennis shoes and become the number 1 in the country in Division 2? Yes, it is possible! We are talking about Slamtox student athlete Willem van den Akker. He is a senior at Saint Leo University and seems to have it all done just fine!

After he has obtained his VWO diploma and has made it to the quarter finals at the Dutch Championships under 18, he leaves for America. Willem continues his athletic and academic career at Saint Leo University in Florida. After successful years both on and off the track, he became the team captain of the tennis team, leading his team to several victories. 

In this video, Willem not only takes you to the beautiful campus of Saint Leo, but he also shows you why Florida really is the ideal place to live. 

Do you want to know what the life of a student athlete is like at one of America’s best D2 universities? Then watch the video!

Do you want to combine sports and study in America, just like Willem? Reach out!

“The weather is really great here, it hardly ever rains.” A sentence that you will not hear a Dutchman say. But if you live in New Mexico! Rebecca Keijzerswaard, Quinty Janssen and Stijn de Haan live in New Mexico State, but that’s not just for the nice weather ..

All three have left the Netherlands to play college tennis in America and to get a nice diploma. All of this is done at New Mexico State University (NMSU). In this video, the tennis trio takes us on campus – one of the largest campuses in America! They tell us about the beautiful facilities, the student residences, the school buildings and they show us the beautiful mountains that serve as a view from the school. They might look familiar to you from the well-known series Breaking Bad!

For now Stijn is the only Dutchman in his tennis team, but this is not for long .. Slamstox tennis player Jordy Visser will join the team!

Do you, like Stijn, Rebecca, Quinty and Jordy, want to play sports and study at New Mexico State? Or would you like more information about sports and studying with a scholarship in America? Reach out to us!

This time in the Around & About: the Swedish Alice Sundberg with Campbell University! “My brother, Oskar Sundberg, plays Division 1 college golf in New York City, so I had an idea of ​​what it would be like to come to the United States. I came here because I want to eventually try out a professional career and play on different tours – that is my goal. We will see how it goes. ”

In August 2018, Swedish golfer Alice Sundberg leaves Stockholm to play golf in the first division at Campbell University. It is a smaller university (7,000 students) that plays in NCAA Division 1 in Buies Creek, North Carolina.

“I like that Campbell is pretty small because it feels like all the students become close to each other like a tight community – you pretty much know everyone here.”

Are you curious about Alice’s life as a student athlete at Campbell University? Then watch the video below!

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Do you, just like Alice, want to become student-athlete in the USA? Reach out to us!

n this week’s Around & About, Isolde de Jong shows everything about Ole Miss University! Have a look in the life of this Slamstox-tennisplayer

Tennis player Isolde de Jong takes you to Ole Miss University and shows you what her life as a student athlete looks like!

If you have seen the movie ‘The Blind Side’ you may remember Ole Miss University. This is the university where American football star Michael Oher became one of the best American football players. Although Isolde is not (yet) as well known as Oher, she is following in his footsteps!

In 2018 Isol completed her pre-university education in the Netherlands and decided to go to the United States. Here she can fully focus on both tennis and study. In January, Isolde, the former Dutch champion and the # 126 on ITF ranking, started her second semester as ‘Ole Miss Rebel.’ She plays tennis in the top division college tennis and competes against teams with the best youth players. Her own team, now a close-knit group of friends, consists of girls from all over the world: Croatia, America and the Czech Republic – Isolde is the only ‘Dutchie.’

Are you curious about Isolde’s life as a student athlete at Ole Miss University? Then watch this video tour!

Do you, just like Isolde, want to study at Ole Miss University? Reach out to us!

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Curious about Wagner College? Thanks to Ilya you will get to know a lot more by only checking out this video!

In this video Ilya tells us everything about his life as a student-athlete and he shows us unique parts of the campus.

Before Ilya left to the USA he was a Dutch top-15 player in his age. During his time at Wagner College the Men’s Tennis Team made it to the final in their conference, for the first time in history!

Want to know more about Ilya? Check out his instagram @ilyakneppelhout

Curious about other Universities in the USA? Check out  the page with all Around and About video’s

Do you, just like Ilya, want to become a student-athlete in the USA? Reach out to us!

In 2015 Aurelia Meijer leaves the small Dutch country to make the big trip across the Atlantic Ocean. There she plays hockey as a student athlete for one of the largest universities in America: The Pennsylvania State University! Penn State University has more than 45,000 students who all live in the college village of College Park. A special community: everywhere you look you see students in ‘Penn State shirts & sweaters’.

The university is one of the best division 1 colleges in America and therefore participate in the most famous conference: The Big 10! Aurelia is now in her last semester, after which she will return to the Netherlands to work in marketing. She describes her 4-year experience as follows: “surrounded by like-minded, performance-oriented student-athletes from all over the world inspired me to reach my athletic and academic potential”.

Aurelia’s hockey team has had many successes: they came first in the Big 10 Conference and were among America’s best 8 teams! But she was not only successful on the hockey pitch: during the summer vacation in her fourth year, she managed to do a marketing internship at one of Nike’s headquarters in Portland. You go girl!

Watch Aurelia’s video to get to know the Penn State Campus a bit better, as she takes us to the athletic and academic facilities as well as showing us her favorite place in College Park. 

Would you like to play sports and study at a university in America, just like Aurelia? Reach out to us!