Kristin Kerrigan will head off to the Air Force next fall. First, though, she wanted to accomplish a different long-time goal of hers: reaching the #1 singles ranking in Texas. As of last week, Kristin earned her spot atop the Texas singles rankings.

“While I don’t spend a lot of time focusing on my ranking, it was quite gratifying to rise to #1 in Texas for Girls 18’s, as this has been one of my main goals prior to heading off to compete for the Air Force Academy,” Kristin said.

According to her coach Jack Newman, this accomplishment is the result of consistent work logged over many years:

“Paraphrasing Vince Lombardi,

Becoming #1 in Texas is not a sometimes thing, it’s an all the time thing.  You don’t reach a goal of that magnitude without years of dedicated work and practice to hone your technical, tactical, physical and mental skills.  Kristin has been one of the most dedicated athletes at the Austin Tennis Academy the past five years.  She has worked incredibly hard to accomplish one of her top goals before she heads off the Air Force Academy in June.”

Congratulations, KK!