Like Father, Like Son--Only Better!

Our very own and illustrious,

MYRON KRUEGER

His awesome young son,

MITCH KRUEGER

One of the highlights of a father's life is when his son can beat him in tennis--and that day certainly has come for MYRON AND MITCH KRUEGER. After an illustrious and sometimes notorious career at Texas A&M, Myron set out to raise a champion--and he has suceeded!

Here are some of Mitch's accomplishments:

Mitch started playing tennis at 4 and is currently 15 years old. He trains at T BAR M Racquet Club in Dallas and is coached by Dave Licker. He attends school at Spring Creek Academy in Plano . He also trains periodically at the National Training Center at Chris Evert Academy in Boca Raton , FL.

Ranking History:

· 2006 #1 USTA Boy’s 12 Singles

· 2008 #4 USTA Boy’s 14 Singles

· 2009 #22 USTA Boy’s 16 Singles

· 2009 #565 ITF Junior World Ranking (May 2009) – Still climbing that ladder

Other Key Achievements:

· He was one of four nationally ranked juniors selected to star in the tennis documentary “50,000 Balls.” The documentary follows players who are preparing for the 2006 12’s National Hard Courts in Arkansas and is a behinds-the-scene look at the subculture of US junior tennis in its earliest stages. The documentary won numerous awards at film festivals and debuted on ESPN in June 2009.

· He was a finalist in Sports Illustrated’s 2008 Kid of the Year. He was the only tennis player out of the top-ten nominees.

· Selected by the USTA to travel with the US Men’s Davis Cup team to Madrid, Spain in their match against Spain in September 2008.

· He was awarded the 2008 Prince Plugged In All-American player of the year

· One of three players selected by the USTA in the summer of 2009 to train on red clay with Spanish national coaches at the Spanish National Training Center in Barcelona

· Received a wild card entry into the 2009 US Open Juniors