Prague to Charleston: 5,000 mile journey
Matyas Hilgert, junior business major, came to Eastern to play tennis from his native country, the Czech Republic. Apart from tennis, Hilgert enjoys snowboarding, kite boarding and windsurfing. (Danny Damiani/The Daily Eastern News)
Prague to Charleston: 5,000 mile journey
Junior Matyas Hilgert is on the men’s tennis team at Eastern, but what sets him apart from most students is that he is nearly 5,000 miles from home.