Christine “Kissy” Hite Merrifield
- Graduated from West Florence High School in 1981
- Graduated from Wake Forest in 1985 with a B. A. Degree in Communications
- Played Tennis at Byrnes Academy 7th thru 9th grades and #1 singles
as a freshman at Byrnes
- Played on State Champion Byrnes team as a 7th grader in 1976 and was the #4
Singles Individual State Champion in 1975 & 1976
- West Florence High School
- She was the #2 Singles / #1 Doubles 4A State Champion in 1978
- 4A State Champion in the #1 Singles / #1 Doubles in 1979 & 1980
- All Conference as a Junior and Senior in Singles and Doubles
- Tennis Team MVP as a Junior and Senior
- Received a Tennis Scholarship to play Wake Forest
- Wake Forest
- Played at #3 Singles as a Freshman and finished third in the ACC with a
27‐9 record
- Regional All‐American as a Freshman
- Team MVP as a Sophomore and Junior
- Career
- In Junior Tennis was ranked 31 in S. C. in Singles and Doubles for
Girls 14, 16 & 18
- Ranked in top 20 in the South in Girls 14, 16 & 18 and Nationally ranked
in Girls 18
- Twice selected to represent S. C. in the Junior Wightman Cup
- Selected to represent S. C. in the prestigious Seventeen Tournament of
Champions in 1977, 1980 & 1981 in Mission Viejo, California
- Holds ten titles, 5 Singles and 5 Doubles, at the Palmetto Tennis
Championships (qualifying tournament for the Southern and National
Championships)
- Ranked #1 in S. C. Women's Open in 1982 and two time State
Champion in Mixed Doubles