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...)