After four years of grinding as a student-athlete in the United States, we congratulate Bas van Biezen with his graduation! In this senior spotlight, we asked Bas 15 questions about his experience as a tennis player at Southern New Hampshire University, where he played in the same team as his big brother Willem.<\/p>\n
Name<\/strong>: Bas van Biezen 1. Best college sports memory<\/strong><\/p>\n Playing the ITA finals against my older brother, Willem, on the U.S Open courts, with my parents (from the Netherlands) and teammates all watching.<\/p>\n 2. Biggest U.S. culture shock<\/strong><\/p>\n The long car rides to get from one destination to another. In the Netherlands driving for one hours feels like a road trip while in America you can drive for 3 to 4 hours (or much longer) and still be in the same state.<\/p>\n 3. Biggest difference between you as a freshman and as a senior<\/strong><\/p>\n Improvement of the English language, time management, and I have grown as a person.<\/p>\n 4. Most-improved aspect of your sports game<\/strong><\/p>\n My volleys. I wasn\u2019t a great doubles player and had awful volleys, but over the years I improved a lot and even succeeded to jump to our number 1 doubles team.<\/p>\n 5. Thing you missed most about the Netherlands.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Dutch food\/meals such as \u2018pannenkoeken\u2019 en \u2018Hutspot.\u2019<\/p>\n 6. Thing you missed least about the Netherlands.<\/strong><\/p>\n The rainy weather.<\/p>\n 7. Favorite dining hall food?<\/strong><\/p>\n Steak tips with mashed potatoes and broccoli.<\/p>\n 8. Favorite thing about being a student-athlete<\/strong><\/p>\n Traveling with the team (family) to compete against other colleges\/universities.<\/p>\n 9. Toughest part about being a student-athlete<\/strong><\/p>\n Time management, you will learn to focus and manage your time. It can be tough for student-athletes to go to school and do all your schoolwork while training multiple hours each day and competing for your college team.<\/p>\n
\nSport<\/strong>: Tennis
\nUniversity<\/strong>: Southern New Hampshire University
\nCity<\/strong>: Manchester, NH
\nMajor<\/strong>: Business Administration<\/p>\n