Emily Alessio
Nickname: Em
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
How did you get involved in tennis?
I took summer classes at the park.
How do you prepare for a big match?
I eat or run. (You should really do them at the same time, Em.)
Flight or Invisibility? Flight
Favorites:
(non-tennis) Sport: Irish-Dance!
Hobbies: Reading, Walking My Dog, Biking, Rock Band, Making People Feel Awkward (that would be a great superpower!)
School Subject: Math & Physics
TV Show: The Colbert Report
Movie: The Magical Tale of the Leprechauns or Pirates of the Caribbean.
Band and/or Song: Flogging Molly
Tennis Player (why?): James Blake. He has the same back condition that I do and he has overcome to thrive in spite of it.
Ice Cream Flavor: Moose Tracks
Old-School Cartoon: Scooby Doo
Tennis Memory: Freshman year conference tournament...Elephant King, rain, the Wal-Mart Subway, eating donuts, Nutty Buddy bars, and ice cream but then getting broccoli to balance it all out. (Yeah, I'm not quite sure it works like that...)