{"id":16867,"date":"2021-02-15T22:10:03","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T22:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slamstox.com\/?p=16867"},"modified":"2021-02-15T22:10:05","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T22:10:05","slug":"university-spotlight-middle-tennessee-state-university-mtsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slamstox.com\/en\/in-the-spotlight-english\/university-spotlight-middle-tennessee-state-university-mtsu\/","title":{"rendered":"University Spotlight: Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tom Moonen and Stijn Slump, you may have seen those names before on our news page or social media channels. This week we’re going to talk about these two tennis players and their university in\u00a0Murfreesboro, Tennessee<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to experienced student athletes, Tom is definitely one of them! It is almost unavoidable that you haven’t seen him before, in May last year he did an insta take-over and appeared in our\u00a0 Senior Spotlight<\/a>. So last year Tom was already a senior, but due to corona he (just like Willem in the\u00a0previous university spotlight<\/a>) received an extra year of eligibility. Which is why Tom will be part of the Blue Riders for one more year and is now doing his Master in Finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is clear that the life of a student athlete suits Tom well, he managed to get the most out of himself during this period. In the Netherlands Tom became Dutch Champion 3 times, won an ITF Junior title and was in the final several times. When we now look at\u00a0Tom’s profile<\/a> on the Athletics website of MTSU, we get pain in our fingers because of all the scrolling!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tom has no less than 12 different awards to his name, some of which he has also won several times! Now we know that Americans like to hand out awards, but this is very impressive Tom!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you also curious about what Tom has to say to all current and future student athletes? You can read that below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Enjoy your hard work and ask others for help when you need it – everyone around you is going for success!””<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tom Moonen – Student-Athlete<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Tom is not the only Dutch tennis player who’s part of the Blue Raiders, as a bit more recent another tennis talent has been added to the team: Stijn Slump!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before his departure to the USA, Stijn played high-level tennis in the Netherlands for eight years: he always belonged to the top 10 best players in his age group, won a national title and participated in various ATP tournaments. He also beat several high-ranked ITF youth players, including the number 3, 12 and 28 on the list. What a champ!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now Stijn is part of the Blue Raiders, as Junior Stijn still has to go to MTSU. Yet he also has several great titles on his players profile<\/a> at the moment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We asked Stijn to summarize in one sentence how he experiences life as a student athlete, he gave the following response:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“A unique experience on which you can look back for the rest of your life.”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stijn Slump – Student-Athlete <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two slamstox tennis players who are doing great as Blue Raiders at Middle Tennessee State University, time to take a look over there! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MTSU’s campus is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Perhaps that place does not immediately ring bells for most readers. It is a small city located in the heart of the state of Tennessee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearly 22,000 students study at the university every year. The campus is a decent size by American standards and contains 137 different buildings! Below a photo of the campus can be found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before we tell you more about the facilities on campus, we would like to show you the video below. This way you’ll get into the ‘MTSU atmosphere’! The university made this video a few months ago so that the atmosphere of the school can be conveyed to every viewer within 30 seconds!<\/p>\n\n\n\n