More than 2,000 universities in America offer scholarships for boys or girls who want to combine tennis and studying in America. You can then follow an HBO or Master education while playing tennis for the university team. Often this is in combination with a scholarship and so your education is (partly) paid for by the university.

Playing college tennis in America is the ideal way to get better at your sport, get stronger both physically and mentally, and make friends with other student-athletes from all over the world!

All of this serves as a good start and preparation for your future career: whether on or off the tennis court!

Excited about playing tennis and studying in America? Then get in touch with us!

College tennis is slightly different from the “normal” tennis you are used to here in the Netherlands: both in organization and in atmosphere. You don’t just play for yourself, but mainly you play for the team and the university.

On average, a team consists of 8-12 boys or girls, and you train together every day. With your team you compete against other universities in the league (conference). The ultimate goal? To win the conference! Then the team qualifies for the national tournament, in which the best 64 teams in America compete!

A typical match day in college tennis consists of two rounds of matches: three doubles, followed by 6 singles. Thus, with 9 matches, there is always a winner.

The rules are slightly different within college tennis: coaching on the court is allowed, at deuce a winning point is played and at net service the point is played through.

The biggest difference of all is the atmosphere around the tennis courts during matches. Teammates and fans make a lot of noise, encourage each other and often shout encouraging texts at each other. So don’t be surprised if suddenly there is shouting across the court in the middle of the match: the energy level is very high!

To get a better idea of college tennis, former colleague Ilya Kneppelhout has written a super fun article that will give you more insight into college tennis. You can read the article here!

Studying at an American university can cost as much as $65,000 a year! An amount that is unrealistic for almost all students. That is why almost all universities with college tennis teams offer the opportunity to obtain both an athletic and academic scholarship.

Slamstox helps you find a scholarship so that your college tennis experience becomes affordable. Some student-athletes receive a full scholarship, then you can spend four years playing sports and studying in America for free. Other student-athletes receive a partial scholarship, in which case a (large) portion of the study costs are covered.

Do you have questions about scholarships or want to know what is realistic for you? Then contact us without obligation, and we will be happy to help you.

The college tennis system is divided into several divisions in which a total of more than 2,000 teams play! As a result, the level of tennis varies tremendously: you will find top 500 ATP and WTA players in Division 1 but also regional club tennis players in the lower divisions.

Slamstox has therefore already guided many different tennis players in the process to a scholarship in recent years. This level varies from Dutch youth champions, tennis players with international experience to players active at the regional level.

Want to know what your options are based on your tennis level? Then fill out the form on this page!

To play college tennis, you must have completed at least high school. However, there are several options:
– You have a completed HAVO or VWO diploma;
– You have a completed (two-year) MBO education;
– You are pursuing a bachelor’s degree;
– You have a completed bachelor’s degree.

Here you will find more information about the various options.

American universities offer a wide range of degree programs at many different levels. So as long as you meet the requirements, we will make sure that the perfect match with a university is made for you!

Would you like to know about the possibilities with your academic background? Then fill out the form on this page!

Slamstox has placed over 150 college tennis players from over 7 countries at many different universities! The tennis players are all unique and different from each other. For example, we have placed (inter)national top players in youth, such as Lodewijk Weststrate and Isolde de Jong. And also players active at regional/national level, such as Jasper Koning and Dominique Yeo.

The Slamstox players are part of universities spread across all states, from California to Florida to New York City! View the full list of Slamstox tennis players here .

After playing tennis and studying for four years in college, there are guaranteed to be many opportunities for you: both on and off the tennis court. Some of the best college tennis players, such as John Isner and Danielle Collins, chose professional tennis careers while many others are beginning their working careers in the field they studied for.

Are you ready to start working? Slamstox would love to help you kickstart your career. We do this with the Slamstox After College service, accessible to all Slamstox student-athletes and non Slamstox student-athletes. Want to know more about the Slamstox After College service? Check out the page here!

Did you know that …

• If “college tennis” were a country, it would have the most ATP top 300 players worldwide?
• Every NCAA singles winner of the past 10 years has made it into the ATP top 500?
• Every year the NCAA singles winner (with American citizenship) receives a Wildcard to the first next US Open tournament? Englishman Paul Jubb won it in 2019, he received a Wildcard to Wimbledon!
• The University of Georgia tennis complex has as many as 5,000 seats?
• The average age to reach the top 100 as a tennis player is between 26 and 28? One of the reasons why college tennis is the perfect preparation for a professional tennis career!
• That college tennis players to the tournament and leagues also have the opportunity to play between 15-20 ATP/WTA futures per year?
• Slamstox has a unique partnership with Universal Tennis Ratings (UTR)? This is universally one of the best rankings to compare tennis players worldwide!
• Slamstox hosts both a UTR tournament and college tennis events? These events are often attended by American coaches to scout players.
• Slamstox is committed to establishing the best possible relationship between your tennis coach in the Netherlands and your new tennis coach in America? That way, we will work with you most efficiently and you can develop yourself as optimally as possible even during summer vacations in the Netherlands.
• Slamstox team member Peter Lucassen (University of Southern California) is one of the most successful college tennis players ever? Peter won the NCAA Division 1 championship four times!
• Slamstox founder Pedro Mol also played college tennis? Pedro played for the University of North Carolina Wilmington and won the conference with his team three times in four years!

Would you also like to play college tennis? Then fill out the no-obligation introductory form here!