Swordfight, just another day in the life of a college student of yore ...

Yes, that's tennis as it was played in 1600 CE

BibliOdyssey blog has some nice scans of "Illustrissimi Wirtembergici Ducalis Novi Collegis quod Tubingae quam Situm quam Studia quam Exercitia Accurata Delinateo," which depicts university life in the Renaissance era.

Notice that there was little book study, instead there were lots and lots of fighting: Link