Sport: Tennis
Class: 2018
Age: 16
Claim to fame: Going 20-3 at 3rd singles and being the youngest player in school history to win their position at SWBL
Bet you didn’t know: When I was 7, I was enrolled in speech therapy, where I stayed for four years, mastering 13 letters that I could not pronounce before.
Toughest opponent/why? Definitely Miami Valley — they’re a private school and they make sure to have some of the best players in the area. The kid I played was born with a racket in his hand. It was not a pretty match.
Favorite book: The Lord of The Rings Series. It’s a classic.
Favorite movie: Memory of the camps
Favorite TV Show: The Office, (U.S.)
Favorite musical artist: Buddy Holly
Favorite song: Singing in the Rain
Favorite pro athlete/why? Stanislas Wawrinka. He’s very fun to watch play and he is always doing something that looks like fun on his days off the court.
Favorite smell: Vanilla
Favorite home-cooked meal: Chicken and dumplings
Game-day rituals: Eating a candy from my Darth Vader PEZ-dispenser
Person who would play me in a movie/why? Tom Hanks — that man can play anyone with total accuracy
Words I live by: Be happy
Biggest influence/why? My tennis coach, Ben Maas. He encourages me to be a better person and not to get frustrated.
I am most annoyed by: People who talk unnecessarily loud
I can’t live without: My cat Phoebe
Most embarrassing moment: Tripping into a pool while being filmed
In 10 years I’ll be: Starting a family, hopefully
Best thing about tennis: Watching your hard work pay off the more that you play
Worst thing about tennis: Double faulting points away, stupid mistakes and shanking a ball completely out but having no idea how it went so wrong
Vegetable I just won’t eat: Honestly, nothing comes to mind, I like vegetables. Eat right, kids.
Favorite junk food: Chex Mix
Favorite school subject: So far it’s been history, but I’m really excited to take government next year
Last DVD I bought: Up and Ratatouille, I like Pixar
Person whose brain you’d like to pick: Orville Wright
Love to trade places for a day with: Bill Gates
When I’m bored I like to: Read and watch military documentaries
Worst habit: Biting my nails
On my bedroom walls: My team tennis posters, two Star Wars posters, a picture of the Yalta Conference, and a Star Wars calendar
Talent I’d most like to have: I wish I could juggle.
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