1977
Kristin Kinney McDonald
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ristin Kinney McDonald came to Andover as an upper. In her two years at PA, wrote The Phillipian, “Kinney proved to be one of the most talented racket sports players in school history.” Squash’s No. 1 seed as an upper, Kinney helped lead the girls’ team to an undefeated season and domination in New England Interschols competition. Senior year, she led three varsity sports to successful seasons—field hockey, squash, and tennis. Kinney tallied a team high of 11 goals for field hockey. As squash captain, she led the team to an undefeated season and a second consecutive win at Interschols. The tennis team’s No. 1 seed, Kinney won 48 games out of 53 in singles competition. The Phillipian named Kinney Athlete of the Year her senior year as well as fall and spring Athlete of the Term. She was co-winner of the Abbot Athletic Award and winner of the Women’s Squash Award.
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At Princeton, Kinney excelled at tennis and squash, earning All-Ivy selection for both sports. Freshman year, she was the number-three ranked college squash player in the country. As team captain her senior year, she led Princeton to an undefeated season. In 1980 she was named First Team All-Ivy for singles tennis; in 1979 and 1980 she was named First Team All-Ivy for doubles tennis. Kinney became a professional tennis player at age 23, achieving a singles world ranking of 117. Her best performance on the WTA tour was a quarter-final appearance in the 1986 Northern California Open; she also made it to the third round of the Wimbledon Championships before falling to top seed Martina Navratilova. A graduate of the University of Miami School of Law, Kinney currently lives in Florida with her husband, James, and continues to play tennis regularly.
1977 girls’ tennis team: Kinney is fourth from right.
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