Senior Spotlight: Alexis Reyes

Updated: April 17, 2020

School: La Feria
Sport: Tennis

When did you start playing tennis?
I started playing tennis when I was 11 years old.

What do you like most about tennis?
I like playing the sport itself.

Do you play any other sports?
No

What’s the strongest part of your game?
My serves

What are you currently doing to stay active?
I’m doing a 45- to one-hour workout every day.

Who is your favorite professional athlete?
Serena Williams

What is your favorite food?
Tacos

What is your favorite movie?
“A walk to remember”

What is your favorite color?
Blue

What is your favorite animal?
Capuchin monkeys

If you could live in any city in the world, where would that be?
Paris,France

If you could have dinner with a famous person, past or present, who would that be?
Enrique Iglesias

What is something most people don’t know about you?
Most people don’t know that I have many animals such as three cats, an iguana, a fish tank full of guppies and I have a vegetable garden

Do you plan on going to college?
Yes, to South Texas College.

What do you want to major in?
Physical therapy

What would you like to do in the future?
Travel the world, work, get married, and have kids of my own.

Talk a little bit about what it’s been like having to endure this break.
It has been something very different and new to me.

IF the entire season is forced to be cancelled, how would that make you feel?
It makes me feel a little sad because it’s my senior year, but I want to live a long and healthy life. I have learned to accept it for what it is, and that God has a plan for me and us all.

Have you learned anything from having to deal with this unprecedented experience?
Yes, I have learned that your health comes first.

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