The United States of America can be rightly called a "tennis country". Champions? As much as you want and at any level — from the leaders of junior rankings to the winners of the WTA and ATP. Opportunities? There are more than a hundred different tennis academies in America with programs for all tastes, where both beginners and juniors preparing for a professional career will be accepted. What are the conditions? In some parts of the U.S., you can play tennis outdoors all year round. Isn't it a paradise for tennis players? While some teenagers give up on pursuing their dreams and start working at some writing service for college students, others find the best universities for tennis players and accomplish their goals. But what are these the best educational establishments for tennis?

Conditions
Despite the fact that the territory of the United States is huge, tennis is concentrated mainly in two states — Florida and California. Florida is located in the south-east of the USA, on a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. It is rightly called a "sunny state" — the sun warms up here all year round, providing the south of the state with a tropical climate and the average temperature in winter of about 20°C.
California is located on the west coast of the country, on the shore of the Pacific Ocean. The Mediterranean climate prevails here, but with an extensive temperature range, which reduces the influence of the ocean. Accordingly, it leads to cool summers and warm winters.
Thus, it's not hard to guess that if you want to play tennis outdoors all-year-round, you have to choose an educational institution located in one of these states.
 
Choosing the University
So, you are a good tennis player. But it's time to choose between work and study, and you decide to study. In this case, in America, a player with a good level of tennis can study at the most prestigious universities in the country, and in a certain situation even on a free basis. America is the only country where university sports are developed and continue to improve. It only remains to understand how to get the scholarship (sports scholarship program). It allows students to study at the leading universities of the USA on preferential terms and get higher education without interrupting or even improving their sports career. The National Collegiate Athletic Association gives out over one billion dollars of tennis scholarships per year for both girls and boys.

For most tennis students, the opportunity to receive sport-scholarship is an encouragement to express themselves as a monetary reward is an acknowledgment of their talent, an award for many years of hard work, and proof that they are top-notch tennis players. For some, another essential thing is that when parents are unable to cover the full costs of their son or daughter's education at university, sport-scholarship becomes a necessity. Sport-scholarship usually covers the costs of tuition, accommodation, food, and textbooks. Plus, in addition to your favorite sport, you get an exceptional higher education.

The cost of studying at U.S. universities varies and can reach surreal sums. But the prices for non-residents of the country are much higher. Receiving a sports scholarship, in this case, will save a significant family budget, and often will simply provide further education in this educational institution. But sport-scholarship is not a financial aid, which depends on the level of income of parents, but a reward for sports talent and good education of the tennis student himself.

From a sporting point of view, the most interesting are higher education institutions, whose sports teams play in the First Division (Division 1). This is a fantastic level of tennis, powerful tennis teams, serious preparatory, and competitive level. It is also possible to consider higher education institutions located in Division II, but they have their own specifics. Division III, as a rule, is interesting because there are universities with strong academic education, but you can hardly count on a strong level of tennis there.

The best universities for playing tennis at the collegiate level
Let's review some of the best educational establishments whose tennis teams play in Division I and they offer excellent conditions for pursuing both your academic and sports goals. We compiled this list based on the quality of the tennis programs, the success of the local tennis teams, their participation in various tournaments, and the coverage of the scholarships. We also took into account the ranking of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

• Stanford University
• University of Southern California
• University of Georgia
• Ohio State University
• University of Texas
• Princeton University
• Harvard University
• University of California