March 12, 2014
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Each week throughout the 2014 spring season, we will feature a member of the No. 27 Penn State men's tennis team in our "Player Profile" series. This week, we feature junior Ramy Labna (Doha, Qatar). Labna is 4-4 in singles this year and has 11 career wins. He is also 2-0 this spring in doubles. He has combined with Nika Dolidze (Tbilisi, Georgia) and Chris Young (Melbourne, Australia) in doubles. The Nittany Lions travel to Orlando on Thursday to take on No. 62 UCF at 11 a.m. and Southern Miss at 4 p.m.
Name: Ramy Labna
Year: Junior
Major: Architectural Engineering
Hometown: Doha, Qatar
Favorite place to go in your hometown: No favorite
Siblings: Brother, Tamer
Why did you come to Penn State? One of the best schools for Architectural Engineering
What are your plans after you graduate? Still planning it
How long have you been playing tennis? Since I was 5-6 years old
Hobbies: All kinds of sports and watching TV
Favorite place to eat off campus: Rey Azteca
Favorite TV Show: Homeland/Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Favorite Movie: Don't have a favorite
Favorite sport to play/watch(other than tennis): Basketball & Soccer
Favorite non-tennis athlete: LeBron James
Who is the funniest person on the team? Chris Young
What song do you listen to most? "The Language" - Drake
If you were a rapper, what would your name be? Not sure
How do you pass time on road trips? Watch movies on my laptop
What are you most looking forward to this season? The team having a great season.