Meet the Spartans: Gijs Linders
1/20/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Jan. 20, 2014
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State men's tennis team is three matches into its 2014 season. In an attempt to "Meet the Spartans," msuspartans.com will feature a student-athlete every week throughout the season. Junior Gijs Linders (Amsterdam, Netherlands) is featured this week. Linders is off to a 2-1 singles start this season and a 1-2 doubles record.
Year: Junior
Major: Accounting
Hometown: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Favorite part about your hometown: The city center is always alive, always something to do
Siblings: Younger brother and younger sister
Reason for coming to MSU: The size of the school, quality of the accounting program and the quality of athletics
Post-school plans: Get my masters degree and work for one of the big public firms
How long have you been playing tennis: Since I was 2 in the living room, started playing at a club when I was 5
Pregame ritual/superstitions: Music is always on and I just try to relax
Hobbies: Basketball, soccer, football, and music
Something most people don't know about you: I'm the second-worst singer on the team
Favorite cafeteria on campus: Brody
Favorite cartoon character: Donald Duck
Celebrity crush: Mila Kunis and Jennifer Aniston
Favorite class at MSU: ACC 201
Last movie you watched: "Grease", okay okay I was forced to by my sister
Biggest fear: Hospitals
How your friends would describe you: Foreign, easy-going, social
How you pass time on away road trips: Talking about the most outrageous and random things with my teammates
Nicknames: G, Flying Dutchman
What you are most looking forward to this tennis season: Raising the Big Ten trophy
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