On July 17 and 18, the next edition of our uniexperts College Tennis Showcase will take place at the Tennis Club Weiden in Cologne, Germany. After we had to take a showcase break last year due to the pandemic, we are able to host the event again this year – of course compliant with all Corona regulations.
As only very few coaches are allowed to travel internationally due to the pandemic, we will also have a virtual version of the event on the uniexperts Campus. This allows an even larger number of coaches to participate (virtually) and get in touch with players.
To give you the best possible exposure, we decided to record all your matches during the event, and provide those videos to registered coaches. Additionally, coaches have access to virtual profiles with academic and athletic information, your results, and other important notes.
UTR verified Singles Matches
All your matches played will be UTR verified. The Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) is widely used by college coaches when evaluating future players.
Virtual Meetings
Engage on our Campus and build a personal relationship via on-platform direct messaging and video calls.
Presentations and Q&A Sessions
Hear from current players, coaches, and experts about what college tennis and life as a student-athlete is about.
Recruiting Video
The perfect way to showcase your tennis skills and personality to US coaches. We will record and edit your professional college recruiting video.
Find more information about our College Tennis Showcase 2021 on the website: www.tscgermany.com
If you want to know more about College Tennis or have additional questions regarding the Showcase, feel free to send an email (info@uniexperts.com) or call us (+49 221 47258025).
My name is Leony Deutschmann, and I’m a German tennis player who is currently a freshman at the University of Tyler at Texas. I want to take you on a journey of my life as a student-athlete competing in college tennis.
I decided to come to the USA to play college tennis because I strived to combine my higher education with my tennis passion. In no other country, you will get such a tremendous amount of support completing your higher education while playing tennis on a high level. So, I was more than excited to become part of college tennis, receive a tennis scholarship, and international education. It is never easy to leave the beloved home, especially considering that my idol will always be my father. We are very similar in many ways. He loves to play football or go for a run. It was his passion for athletics that showed me how to enjoy and succeed on the court. He always believed in me and my strengths, and without him, I would have never made the step to move to the USA and follow my dream.
My day usually starts with a morning class at around 8 or 9.30 am. As some of my classes were moved to in-person, I stay on campus, and grab something for breakfast before we have practice from 11.30am to 1.30 pm. After that, we get lunch with the team in our cafeteria. Some of my teammates receive treatment by the athletic trainers after practice and join us later. I then stay in one of our study areas on the campus, where I do my homework until 5 pm. On most of the days, I go to the gym in the early evening, because during the season, we don’t have scheduled strength training with the team and also no practice in the evening. In the preseason, we have weights twice a week, as well as night practices from 7 to 9 pm. My day ends at 10 pm, after eating dinner with my rommates at home and ´then watching a movie with them.
I’m majoring in Health Science, as I’ve always been interested in nutrition and physiology. The University of Texas at Tyler is top-rated for the health department, which includes nursing, and health science. Hopefully, I will find my way into practicing medicine at some point in my studies, because the medical field interests me. Currently, I’m taking five classes, including four core classes, which provide a broad educational foundation. I wanted to have an effortless start in my first semester to get used to studying in English, and living in a new country. Around 10 to 20 students attend these classes, so they are not significantly crowded, which creates a familiar athmosphere. My teachers are always supportive and offer additional zoom study sessions or even their phone numbers to be available as often as possible; this is especially helpful for for athletes and international students. For example, when I am not able to attend classes because of matches, they understand the situation and even extend due dates.
School work, such as assignments or papers take around two hours of work every day. I usually study with my friends in our university center or at home during the afternoon. In this way, I finish assignments on time and score well in my exams. Before Covid, first-year students had to go to a mandatory study hall to ensure that they can handle the academic workload. However, due to the pandemic and my good grades, I did not need to go there.
Our tennis center has eight outdoor courts with floodlights. We don’t have indoor courts, but Texas’ weather is nice most of the year; therefore, we play outside all year. The college tennis season is in spring and during our season, the practice schedule depends on our match schedule. On most days, we practice for 2-3 hours where our 3 coaches pick out players to work with them individually on different things, but we don’t have scheduled individual practice. Most of the time we have 2 to 4 players on the court. When we play some fun games, we tend to have all the team on one court. During the season, we focus more on recovery days and stretching sessions in the weight room, which is beneficial to be best prepared for our matches. In the off-season, we emphasize weight and strengthening training. The courts and the gym can be accessed by our players at any time.
A matchday at my college starts with a breakfast with my roomies at home if we don’t have classes before the match begins. We usually eat toast or oatmeal. Our team meets one hour and 15 min before the match starts to prepare the courts and to warm up properly. Our warm-up routine includes running, stretching, and hitting balls. We listen to motivational music and pump up songs to get into the right mood for the match. All the girls warm up, but only the six best players play in the line-up. As a first-year student, I played number 1 doubles and number 3 singles during the whole season, and I’m happy with these positions.
The atmosphere during the match is not comparable to a German atmosphere. We cheer each other’s names, and our team mascot attending our matches as well. Everybody answers then, and we try to be on every court mentally with our teammates. Our goal is to be cheerful and supportive throughout the match and show our opponents the team spirit we have!
The University of Texas at Tyler is a public university in Tyler, Texas. The UT Tyler Campus is 400 acres big and has an amount of about 10,000 students. The campus contains 24 academic buildings, five housing complexes, and athletic departments, including the tennis center, a soccer field, a baseball, and a softball field, and the trainer’s department with the gym and a pool. Everything is close and within walking distance. The two lakes on campus provide a beautiful atmosphere for students to gather together and study or have lunch outside.
All student-athletes have a meal plan depending on the scholarship, giving them the possibility to get food from the cafeteria or food stalls in the university center. I can get breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the cafeteria, and it is an all-you-can-eat buffet. We can also get Einstein’s, Subway, Chick-Fil-A, and Starbucks and pay with dining dollars. I’m a vegetarian, which isn’t a problem because all food options have vegetarian and sometimes even vegan meals.
Yes, as a student-athlete, you can book a trainer appointment online and get free treatment. We can get, for example, an ice bath, a massage, stretching, or cupping. Even after home matches, at least one trainer is at the courts and can help us with whatever we need. The trainer facility is near our gym, where we have weight and recovery sessions. We have a public gym for all university students and another gym for the college sports teams. Additionally, we have a pool and a whirlpool. I often go to the gym by myself because I enjoy working out and sometimes my roomies join me.
Altogether, I’m delighted with my decision to come to UT Tyler and join the women’s tennis team. I have an excellent relationship with the coaches, which help me develop my game on the court. Although it is my first semester, I have already found friends for a lifetime and consider them as some of my best friends. Our relationship is built upon unforgettable memories like traveling together, having sleepovers, and fight for each other on and off the court. All this I can combine with studying what I’m interested in, and that is a unique chance. I would recommend college tennis for all the young players who want tennis to be a part of your daily life, improve their English skills and be part of a team.
If you are interested to play College Tennis, and want to more about studying in the USA, just fill out the free assessment and talk to one of our tennis specialists at uniexperts.
My name is Henry Ost, and I am from Hannover in Germany. I have been playing golf since I was 13. Since August 2020, I am a Freshman at Flagler College in Saint Augustine, Florida. I became a uniexperts Ambassador this spring, which means that I will give you some insights into my life as a college golfer here at Flagler College.
The majority of professional golfers on the PGA Tour first went to a college here in the United States. The best example of that could be Tiger Woods, who played for Stanford as an amateur. College Golf gives you the unique possibility to combine your sport with your education, making it so interesting for many young athletes like me. Furthermore, I liked the idea of studying in a foreign country, learning English, and having incredible life experiences meeting new friends from all around the world.
Since it’s my first year right now, I’m living on campus in a college dorm. Living in dorms on campus is a great way to meet new people in your first year. My regular weekdays start with a gym or stretching session in the early mornings. We have workouts on Tuesdays and Thursdays, cardio on Mondays, and Stretching/Yoga on Fridays at 6:30 am. After the exercises, I typically go back to my room to get a quick shower and get ready for my day. Before my first classes start around 9 am, I usually get some breakfast in our beautiful Dining Hall, which used to be the hotel restaurant. My classes mostly finish at midday, and then, I like to meet friends for lunch before doing some homework.
At 1:20 pm, we drive to practice, which generally lasts until 5-6 pm. Our practice often starts with some short game challenges, and later we can decide if we want to keep practicing or go out to the course to play a couple of holes. Afterward, we go to the dining hall again for dinner. Our dining hall always offers us various meals, and especially as an athlete, you will always find something healthy and tasty here. As a student-athlete, your evenings are often packed with assignments, essays, or studying. I like to go to the library since I can concentrate better and still meet some friends there. After my homework, I try to go to sleep to be ready for my next day.
Flagler College is located in the historic town of St. Augustine on the East coast of Florida, just 40 minutes from Jacksonville and 2 hours from Orlando. Our school was founded in 1968 and is a private college with 2,574 students. Flagler College is ranked number 4 in US News’ Regional Colleges South ranking. We are an NCAA Division 2 program competing in 11 different sports as a member of the Peach Belt Conference. Probably the most significant part of being a student at Flagler is that our campus features a pool and is only 10 minutes from the beach, which comes in handy when you have to stand these humid Florida summers.
Unfortunately, we haven’t had the success we wished for this year, which leads to our men’s program being ranked at 43. In the past, our team was able to win our conference three times since 2010, and our long-term goal is to compete for national championships. At the moment, we have a team of 10 guys from 5 different countries, which is an excellent part of the golf team here, since you learn a lot about other cultures.
Primarily we practice and play at the Palencia Club that is located 15 minutes away from campus. Here we have incredible practice facilities and a course that is in fantastic condition all year. The golf course constantly challenges each player during practice since it has some long and many relatively tight holes. If we want to mix up our routine a bit, we play at the Slammer and Squire course, which is located at the World Golf Village or the St. Johns County Club. Both courses are typical courses for Florida, with a lot of water, but also wider fairways. Practicing at different courses helps you prepare your game for future competitions and exercise your understanding of course management. Generally, we have access to the Palencia Club every day except Mondays. On these days, we either practice at St. Johns County Club or the World Golf Village.
Yes, we have a gym that is only used by student-athletes and one that every Flagler student can use. It gives us the chance to work out whenever we want, although this is hard during the week because we already have two workouts and one cardio session mandatory with our team. One of the most incredible things about being a student-athlete in the USA is that you can get treatments and appointments with the College’s physical trainers whenever you have particular struggles or injuries.
I was struggling with a knee injury in the past few months, and this offer has helped me enormously to overcome my injury. Of course, you can also meet with the trainers when you are sore and do massages, ice baths, or get ready for your game (compression together with cooling). All this helps to prevent injuries and remain fit throughout the season.
Coming to the USA was definitely one of the best decisions I have ever made. It is great to play golf throughout the whole year and combine my favorite sport with studying Business and Finance. As a student-athlete, I met many great and friendly people. These people make Flagler a second home to me that I do not want to leave soon. I recommend every athlete to take the chance of studying in the United States as it will make you not only a better athlete but also a better person.
If you are interested to play College Golf, and want to more about studying in the USA, just fill out the free assesment and talk to one of our golf specialists at uniexperts.
This past weekend, the German Davis-Cup team played in Düsseldorf against Belarus. The winner would qualify for a spot at the Davis-Cup Finals by Rakuten in Madrid from November 23rd to the 29th. With two points coming from the former college players Andreas Mies and Dominik Köpfer, Germany won comfortably with 4:1 and will move on to Madrid.
For the Tulane University alumnus Köpfer, this match was his debut, playing his first singles match for Germany as he did not get the chance to play the last time he was nominated for the Davis-Cup team. Mies on the other hand, already played Davis-Cup before, debuting at the Finals in Madrid last year and staying undefeated with his partner Kevin Krawietz in their three appearances.
Our alumnus Andreas Mies is a former Auburn Tiger and started his collegiate career in spring 2010. Andreas is originally from Cologne, still lives here, and also plays for Rot-Weiß Köln in the first league in Germany. After graduation, he started his pro career, rising up the rankings with his college experience. Unfortunately, his singles career was cut short, due to knee issues and surgery that lead him to the decision to focus on doubles only. This choice was undoubtedly difficult but ended up bringing him tremendous success so far, as this past summer, the former college player won the French Open with his partner Kevin Krawietz. In addition to becoming the first-ever all-german duo to win a Grand Slam in doubles, the pair won two more ATP 250 titles at New York and Antwerp, finishing the year among the best eight Doubles teams in the world to reach the O2 Finals in London.
Andreas and Dominik are only some of the many german college players, who went on to be among Germany’s best players. Over the last 10 years, six former college athletes played for the national team and enjoyed their success on the professional tour. Currently, three of the top five doubles players in Germany played college tennis, with the French Open Champion Andreas Mies leading the group alongside his partner Kevin Krawietz. Additionally, three out of Germany‘s eight top 150 players in the world studied in the US to pursue their dreams, both academically and athletically.
If you want to find out more about our day at the Davis-Cup, then check out the highlights in the uniexperts Instagram profile.
