ATHLETE PROFILE: Tennis Player Pedro Bronstrup

Emily Blasdell|March 1, 2011

Freshman Pedro Bronstrup is an international student and tennis player from Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Emily Blasdell: How did you end up in Texas at St. Edward’s University?

Pedro Bronstrup: There is a big company in Brazil that finds athletes that are doing pretty good in tournaments and puts them in contact with universities they believe they will do well at.

EB: What was it like coming to Texas for the first time?

PB: I thought it was going to be more different. I thought I would see more cowboys and horses.

EB: What are you studying?

PB: International Business

EB: What do you want to be when you grow up?

PB: I’ve been thinking about going back to Brazil to work in a big international company, but I don’t know exactly what I want to do.

EB:What is your all time favorite drink?

PB: Watermelon juice fresh from a watermelon.

EB:What is your favorite restaurant?

PB: Fogo de Chao. You guys have it here. It is from my city. It’s a Brazilian barbeque and steakhouse.

EB: If you had to live in only hot or cold weather, which would you choose?

PB: Hot weather.

EB: What is your favorite spot in Austin?

PB: Mount Bonnell. It has a beautiful sunset view, and I had a good experience being there with all my friends last semester.

EB: If you could play any sport besides tennis, what would it be?

PB: Maybe soccer just because it’s really famous in my country. People really care about it.

EB: What is your favorite movie?

PB: Into the Wild. It’s a really smart movie.

EB: Do you have a favorite quote from it?

PB: “Happiness is only real when it’s shared.”

EB: What is your best tennis moment?

PB: In the spring of 2010 I won two national tournaments in a row in Brazil.

EB: What kind of music do you listen to?

PB: Reggae. My favorite band is Slightly Stoopid.

EB: What do you do to destress or relax?

PB: It depends. If I’m stressed because of tennis, I am not going to play tennis. I really like to talk to my friends. If it’s about school though, I like to play tennis.

EB:What’s something most people don’t know about you?

PB: I’m an open book. There is nothing people don’t know about me.

EB: What do you like to do when you are not in school?

PB: I spend a lot of time with my friends back home. I have a beach house in Brazil so I spend most of the weekends there.

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