Previous Schools
Attended Prairie State College and earned associates degree in Physical Education in 2024 … earned first team all-conference awards for singles and doubles in both 2023 and 2024 … named school’s newcomer of the year for 2022-23 … tabbed Region 4 Player of the Year and the Illinois Skyway Conference Player of the Year for 2023-24 … prepped at Veluws College Walterbosch in Apeldoorn, Netherlands … helped teams to national place finishes of second and third, respectively, at the national championships in Amsterdam.

Personal
Born in Apeldoorn, Gelderland (Netherlands) on September 21, 2003 … son of Remco Velders and Esther Exalto.