CHICAGO--Mouna Chahin is a junior on the Scarlet Hawks women's tennis team. Learn more about the architecture major from Burr Ridge, Illinois!

FAVORITES

Road Trip: Whenever we go to Michigan and are able to eat at Chipotle, as well as teammates taking terrible pictures of me sleeping on the bus. 

Pastime: I love working with clay and making little ceramic pots or bowls. I have so much patience and I love doing extremely detailed work. 

College Course: Studio since it takes up most of my time.

Prized Possession: The little plant I got from a farmers market near my house. 

TV Show: Baking shows or (secretly) The Bachelor. 

Food: Moussaka. 

Restaurant: Strings for ramen or fry the coop for fried chicken sandwiches. 

Vacation Spot: Geneva, Switzerland, where my mom grew up and some of my family still lives. 

Website: Pinterest because of all the food and architecture inspiration, but most of my time goes to Instagram. 

PERSONALLY SPEAKING

Why I Chose Illinois Tech: The great program and proximity to the downtown, and also the opportunity to competitively play a sport.

Game Day Ritual: Having a massive breakfast (especially if we're at hotels) and then usually having a stomach ache (bad ritual).

Pet Peeve: Loud teams

Biggest Fear: Spiders

First Job: Working at a pizza place (MOD pizza).

What Most People Don't Know About Me: My first language was Arabic. 

Best Player I've Played Against: Weronika Halicka from our own tennis team my first year of college. 

Something I Never Leave Home Without: My fanny pack!

Advice to a Young Athlete: Work in the offseason often and wherever you can.

Sport I'd Like to Try Someday: Some sort of water sport, maybe surfing. 

Influences on my Athletic Career: My father taught me how to play tennis and hung a tennis ball from a string attached to the ceiling for me to practice hitting the ball when I was a toddler. 

Post Illinois Tech Plans: Work for an architecture firm before going back to graduate school hopefully.