General: The top junior from the Midwest that made an immediate impact upon her arrival in August … Will challenge for one of the top singles slots in the lineup after strong showings at national events this fall ... Earned one doubles title and advanced to one singles final in her first fall on the Flats.

Fall, 2006: Set the tone for a successful season early in the fall, advancing to the quarterfinals of her first tournament and the finals in her second event ... Stopped No. 64 Carolin Walter of Florida State and No. 72 Shadisha Robinson of South Florida, both in straight sets, to advance to the finals of the Wilson/ITA South Region Championships, where she fell to her Yellow Jacket teammate, second-ranked Kristi Miller, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (4) ... In her very next match, she stopped No. 3 Theresa Logar of Stanford in straight sets for her top victory of the season ... Posted a total of five wins over ranked opponents in her first fall ... Overall, went 11-5 in singles and 3-2 in doubles play ... Teamed with Tarryn Rudman to capture the doubles title at the Kitty Harrison Invitational.

High School/Junior Tennis: A tennisrecruiting.net five-star recruit … Rated the No. 1 player in Ohio, No. 1 in the Great Lakes, and 10th in the nation according to the final rankings on tennisrecruiting.net … Reached as high as No. 9 in the tennis recruiting rankings … Ranked No. 1 in the Girls' 16 and under division in 2005 and No. 4 in the 18 and under standing in '06 … From 2003-06, won nine singles juniors championships while advancing to the finals of three others and finishing as a semifinalist in seven more … Earned seven doubles championships during that time while advancing to two other finals and two semifinals … Won the state doubles championship with Christine Johnston and was the state singles champion … Helped Upper Arlington High School to one two state championships, one Midwest championship and four national championships … Member of the National Honor Society and Cum Laude Society and ranked in the top eight percent in her graduating class.

Personal: Full name is Kirsten Elizabeth Flower … Born August 14, 1988 … Daughter of James and Joan Flower … Has two younger sisters … Dad played tennis at The Ohio State University in the late 70's … Mom was a figure-skater … Enjoys listening to music, spending time with friends, watching movies, working out and singing in her spare time … Began playing tennis at the age of nine after seeing Martina Hingis win the U.S. Open … Lists playing the lead role in the musical Annie as her most memorable nonathletic moment … A management major at Georgia Tech that would eventually like to become a cardiologist.