By Blake Chadwick
Claire Renfro is a senior tennis player from Salina Central who will go down as one of the best players in school history.
The best part about it for Renfro is she will be joined by her sisters Addison, and Mallory who are her triplets.
Renfro is a three time regional champion and state qualifier, a two time state medalist, a two time state runner up and a three time academic all-state student athlete who already has over 100 wins to her name.
“My personal goals for myself is to enjoy my senior year and enjoy the time with my teammates, while becoming the best I can be on the tennis court,” Renfro said.
The senior started playing tennis when she was five years old thanks to her dad putting them all in the sport that he loves.
Renfro is the one sister that doesn’t play with the other two for her doubles team but plays with senior Kinsley Foth who last season finished with over 30 wins as a doubles team before Foth suffered an unfortunate injury during the Regional final where she tore her ACL. This season though with Foth back, the pair are currently ranked second in the state with a record of 21-3 after a recent tournament championship against a class 6A dominated field.
The only problem with being the sister who doesn’t play with the other two is she occasionally goes up against them.
“Some pros of having my sisters play the same sport as me is that we get to help each other get better every day,” Renfro said. “The cons of this is oftentimes we have to play against each other in tournaments.”
