Major: Business Administration

Prep Career: Played for 3 years in High School

Personal: Objective for the season is to get nationally ranked both with the team and individually… biggest sports thrill was to win the Norwegian championship and the Conference USA tournament… enjoys snowboarding, fishing, water sports and hunting… favorite sports figure is Pete Sampras… the thing that Joachim likes best about being a student athlete is to get a good education while practicing the sport that he loves… chose USF for its location and the USF tennis program… best thing about San Francisco is to be next to the ocean, the Olympic Club and the cosmopolitan atmosphere of the city… would like to be H. Heffner one day… best advice is to work hard both in school and in sports to become the best… most impressive person he met is the King of Norway… would like to attend the Soccer World Cup… favorite movie is The Gladiator… favorite book is Me and My life… favorite food is his mom’s... parents are Johan and Nina Lien… born in Trondheim, Norway.