Kristy Frilling Skelly (born January 8, 1990) is an American former professional

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. A left-handed player from

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, Frilling was a junior doubles semifinalist at the 2007 US Open. Frilling, who is of Korean descent on her mother's side, was a five-time All-American in varsity tennis at

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, amassing 235 combined wins. She graduated from Notre Dame in 2012 and then spent a year and a half competing on the professional tour. Frilling won five doubles titles on the

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, including a $50,000 tournament at Indian Harbour Beach. In her only

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main-draw appearance, at

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in 2008, she and partner

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won their way through to the semifinals of the doubles. She retired with a career-high singles ranking of 679 and best doubles ranking of 230 in the world.

ITF finals

Doubles: 5 (5–0)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Frilling, Kristy 1990 births Living people American female tennis players Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's tennis players Tennis players from Ohio People from Sidney, Ohio American sportspeople of Korean descent 21st-century American sportswomen