GETTING TO KNOW
Name: Mark Boren
Favorite Food: Halibut and Salmon
Favorite Movie: Crash
Favorite Television Show: South Park, The Office, and Scrubs
Favorite Musical Artist: Pearl Jam
A word to describe me on the court: Relentless
A word to describe me off the court: Passionate
My most memorable athletic moment was: Reaching the finals of the 18 & under Intermountain sectionals
My most memorable Emory athletic moment: Winning the national championship freshman year
What I like most about Emory: The ability to balance athletics with academics
I would like to switch places for the day with: Nelson Mandela
My favorite place on the Emory campus: Candler Library
Favorite pro athlete: Joe Sakic, Roger Federer, Anderson Silva
The sports teams I followed when I was younger: Colorado Avalanche
If I could play in any tennis competition it would be: Wimbledon
If I could play a singles match against anybody, it would be: Rafael Nadal
My favorite class at Emory and why: Corporate Finance because its interesting and I like the profesor
The people who have helped me most at Emory are: My teammates
Any pre-match rituals: Visualization
The sport I would be playing if I wasn't playing tennis: Track & Field or MMA
If I could have dinner with only three people in history, they would be: Nelson Mandela, Rubin Carter, Leonidas
The best advice I have ever been given and who gave it to you: Good karma happens to good people
What is something that very few, if any, people know about you: I know how to play the saxaphone
GETTING TO KNOW
Name: David Caplan
Favorite Food: Chipotle Burritos
Favorite Movie: Anchorman
Favorite Television Show: Entourage, The Office, South Park
Favorite Musical Artist: Billy Joel
A word to describe me on the court: Tenacious
A word to describe me off the court: Tenacious
My most memorable athletic moment was: Playing on center court at Kalamazoo
My most memorable Emory athletic moment: Experiencing a national championship match for the first time.
What I like most about Emory: It's college
I would like to switch places for the day with: Bill Gates, but younger and single.
My favorite place on the Emory campus: Weight room
The sports teams I followed when I was younger: Redskins, Wizards, Capitals
If I could play in any tennis competition it would be: Davis Cup
If I could play a singles match against anybody, it would be: Not Federer, that would stink
My favorite class at Emory and why: Financial Accounting, because it made sense and taught me a lot about how a business operates financially
The people who have helped me most at Emory are and why: Coach Browning has helped me get through things in school and tennis, and the older guys on the team along with some of my fraternity brothers have been good mentors
Any pre-match rituals: Drink Rockstar
The sport I would be playing if I wasn't playing tennis: Football
If I could have dinner with only three people in history, they would be: Three clones of Jessica Alba.
The best advice I have ever been given and who gave it to you: "Play within your own game." - tennis coach from home
GETTING TO KNOW
Name: Colin Egan
Favorite Food: Anything Italian
Favorite Movie: Zoolander
Favorite Television Show: UNC Basketball!
Favorite Musical Artist: Too many to choose just one...so I'll say Dooley Noted (the a cappella group I'm in)
A word to describe me on the court: Competitive
A word to describe me off the court: Easy to laugh
My most memorable athletic moment was: Beating Ian Chadwell in the Southern Team Championships, helping NC place 2nd.
What I like most about Emory: The general feel of the campus.
I would like to switch places for the day with: Roger Federer
My favorite place on the Emory campus: Either my Dorm room or the balcony on the stacks.
Favorite pro athlete: Roger Federer
The sports teams I followed when I was younger: I'm a Tarheel born and bred (UNC). I also watch the Carolina Panthers when UNC football is lacking (because it usually is).
If I could play in any tennis competition it would be: Wimbledon
If I could play a singles match against anybody, it would be: Andre Agassi
My favorite class at Emory and why: Music Theory, because it explains the intricacies of music and generally why things sound like they do.
The people who have helped me most at Emory are and why: Coach Browning, because he emphasizes the balance of tennis and academics, John Laforge, my voice teacher, because he has helped my voice develop in only a semester, and Professor Cox (Music Theory) for getting me heavily interested in studying more music.
Any pre-match rituals: Drinking lots of water and lemonade Gatorade.
The sport I would be playing if I wasn't playing tennis: Basketball.
If I could have dinner with only three people in history, they would be: Martin Luther King, Jr., Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi
The best advice I have ever been given and who gave it to you: the best advice I have heard is in the quote by Mark Twain "A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval."
What is something that very few, if any, people know about you: I can dance.