Getting To Know Marissa Macholz
5/19/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
May 19, 2004
EAST LANSING, Mich. -
This is the 10th installment of a series that features each member of the 2003-04 women's tennis team. This week we feature junior Marissa Macholz from East Lansing, Mich.
Favorite:
Color: Purple
Food: Pizza
Restaurant: Carrabba's
Spot on campus: Weight room
Movie: Casablanca
TV Show: ESPN SportsCenter
Song: "Pump It Up," Joe Budden
Pro Athlete: Steffi Graf
MSU Sport (besides tennis): Basketball
Quote/Advice: Try to push yourself to the limit. Be aggressive and go after every opportunity you're given, and really live your life.
Thing to do with free time: Most of my time is taken up by school and studying. But when I do get a chance for free time, I spend it with my friends. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you could be anyone for a day, who would you be? Serena Williams or Kim Clijsters
If you could play against anyone who would you play? I would play against Andre Agassi. He hits with power and sets the point well. I feel it would be a very mentally and physically challenging match.
If you weren't playing tennis, what would you be doing? I would have to be playing another sport. Playing sports is a nice stress reliever and I need that competition in my life.
What is your dream job? To practice physical therapy with a college or pro sports team.
When/Where did you first start playing tennis? When I was about five just for fun. When I was 11, I started to become more competitive.
Check back soon for our last installment featuring senior Caroline Lay!
