Army West Point Athletics
Getting to Know: Grant Riechmann
July 08, 2015 | Men's Tennis
NAME: Grant Riechmann
HOMETOWN: Houston, Texas
MAJOR: Systems Engineering
DESCRIBE YOUR HEAD COACH: My head coach is supportive and a living legend.
WHO IS YOUR ROLE MODEL AND WHY: My role model is my mother and father.
GREATEST ATHLETE ON EARTH TODAY IS: Roger Federer
FAVORITE ARMY WEST POINT TEAM OTHER THAN YOUR OWN: Men's Boxing
FAVORITE VENUE TO PLAY IN: Army West Point's Indoor facility.
OPPONENT MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING: Navy
WHAT TEAM NOT ON YOUR SCHEDULE WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY AND WHY: I would love to play the University of Texas because my brother plays for the team there and all my friends would come watch.
HOW ARE YOU SPENDING YOUR SUMMER: This summer, I play on going to Air Assault School for 11 days, doing my leadership detail with Cadet Basic Training 1 for 5 weeks, and 3 weeks in Romania for academic individual advanced development.
ON MY TEAM, I AM THE BEST… at creating a relaxed and funny atmosphere.
FAVORITE MEAL: Pho (Vietnamese white noodles)
IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHERE WOULD YOU GO: The Dead Sea
FAVORITE WARMUP SONG: You Can't See Me by John Cena
BIGGEST NIGHTMARE: Disappointing people
FAVORITE PART OF WEST POINT: Flying in black hawks
DESCRIBE ARMY WEST POINT TENNIS: Work hard, play hard
FAVORITE TV SHOW GROWING UP: Spongebob
MOST MEMORABLE ATHLETIC MOMENT: Winning the state title in Texas with my doubles partner, William Jou.
HOW ARE YOU IMPROVING YOUR GAME IN THE OFFSEASON: Getting better in overall shape.
WHAT PLAYER WILL SURPRISE PEOPLE NEXT SEASON: David Mitchell
WHO IS THE STRONGEST PLAYER ON YOUR TEAM: Harrison McCormick
WHO IS THE MOST ENTERTAINING PLAYER ON YOUR TEAM: Michael Sienko
WHICH TEAMMATE IS MOST LIKELY TO BECOME A GENERAL: Alex Van Velzer
ADVICE FOR INCOMING PLEBE TEAMMATES: Have fun!
HOMETOWN: Houston, Texas
MAJOR: Systems Engineering
DESCRIBE YOUR HEAD COACH: My head coach is supportive and a living legend.
WHO IS YOUR ROLE MODEL AND WHY: My role model is my mother and father.
GREATEST ATHLETE ON EARTH TODAY IS: Roger Federer
FAVORITE ARMY WEST POINT TEAM OTHER THAN YOUR OWN: Men's Boxing
FAVORITE VENUE TO PLAY IN: Army West Point's Indoor facility.
OPPONENT MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING: Navy
WHAT TEAM NOT ON YOUR SCHEDULE WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY AND WHY: I would love to play the University of Texas because my brother plays for the team there and all my friends would come watch.
HOW ARE YOU SPENDING YOUR SUMMER: This summer, I play on going to Air Assault School for 11 days, doing my leadership detail with Cadet Basic Training 1 for 5 weeks, and 3 weeks in Romania for academic individual advanced development.
ON MY TEAM, I AM THE BEST… at creating a relaxed and funny atmosphere.
FAVORITE MEAL: Pho (Vietnamese white noodles)
IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHERE WOULD YOU GO: The Dead Sea
FAVORITE WARMUP SONG: You Can't See Me by John Cena
BIGGEST NIGHTMARE: Disappointing people
FAVORITE PART OF WEST POINT: Flying in black hawks
DESCRIBE ARMY WEST POINT TENNIS: Work hard, play hard
FAVORITE TV SHOW GROWING UP: Spongebob
MOST MEMORABLE ATHLETIC MOMENT: Winning the state title in Texas with my doubles partner, William Jou.
HOW ARE YOU IMPROVING YOUR GAME IN THE OFFSEASON: Getting better in overall shape.
WHAT PLAYER WILL SURPRISE PEOPLE NEXT SEASON: David Mitchell
WHO IS THE STRONGEST PLAYER ON YOUR TEAM: Harrison McCormick
WHO IS THE MOST ENTERTAINING PLAYER ON YOUR TEAM: Michael Sienko
WHICH TEAMMATE IS MOST LIKELY TO BECOME A GENERAL: Alex Van Velzer
ADVICE FOR INCOMING PLEBE TEAMMATES: Have fun!
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