Getting To Know Keri Thompson
4/26/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 26, 2004
EAST LANSING, Mich. - This is the eighth installment of a series that will feature each member of the 2003-04 women's tennis team. This week we feature junior Keri Thompson from Clarke Lake, Mich.
Favorite:
Color: Baby blue
Food: Crab legs
Restaurant: Cosi
Spot on campus: Outdoor tennis courts
Movie: Men of Honor
TV Show: Real World
Song: "Shoop"
Pro Athlete: Andy Roddick
MSU Sport (besides tennis): Men's basketball
Quote/Advice: "You're only as good as you want to be."
Thing to do with free time: Shopping with my friends
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Where's the most interesting place you've been? Australia
If you could be anyone for a day, who would you be? Jessica Simpson
Best memory of MSU Tennis? Beating Michigan my freshman year and also defeating our assistant coach Brett Page for the first time on Feb. 25, 2004.
What goals do you have for the season? My biggest goal for the season is to get an NCAA ranking.
Who are your role models? My parents. They are very hard working and great parents. I hope to be like them one day.
If you could play against anyone who would you play? I would play against Monica Seles, because I would want to see if I could hit the ball as hard as her.
If you weren't playing tennis, what would you be doing? I'd probably be playing volleyball.
What is your dream job? I want to be a college tennis coach at a major university.
When/Where did you first start playing tennis? When I was seven years old at a club that my sisters played at.
Check back next week for another featured player!