Editor’s note: This is a regular feature profiling senior athletes at Bryant High School.
NAME: Alex Hughes
DATE OF BIRTH: May 12, 1992
PARENTS: Kevin and Melissa Hughes
SIBLINGS: Nick Hughes, 15
FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: Lunch
FAVORITE SPARE TIME ACTIVITY: Play tennis and hang out.
FAVORITE FOOD: Pizza
FAVORTIE MUSIC ARTIST OR GROUP: Every[more]
FAVORITE MOVIE: Too many
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Leverage
FAVORITE TOY AS A KID: Barbie
PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL: Go to college, hopefully, U of A, studying something in Engineering.
OTHER THAN YOUR PARENTS, WHO’S HAD THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR LIFE: “My grandparents, just their attitude about everything and their involvement and support.
FAVORITE THING ABOUT TENNIS: “Everything. It’s pretty fun.”
HOW’S THE SEASON GOING SO FAR? “Pretty good, I guess.”
ANY HIGHLIGHTS? “Playing doubles.”
WHAT’S IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THE TEAM TO BE SUCCESSFUL THE REST OF THE WAY? “Practice, practice, practice.”
WHAT ABOUT YOUR GAME ARE YOU MOST CONFIDENT ABOUT? “That’s a good question. I don’t know. I guess whenever I’m back around the baseline.”
WHAT DO YOU WORK HARDEST TO IMPROVE ON? “I work a lot on everything. I play against people in my family who play tennis like my dad and my mom. They’re really good at it. And I come out here and hit a bunch, just serving a lot, a couple of hours.”
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL REMEMBER MOST FONDLY ABOUT PLAYING TENNIS AT BHS? “The bus rides and practices.”
