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On Kris: Transferred to Maryland after playing tennis at Virginia Commonwealth University ... will sit spring 2004 season out for eligibility reasons ... an extremely hard worker who lives and breathes the game of tennis ... expect him to challenge for a spot in the line-up next season.
Fall 2003: Practiced with the team this fall while focusing on improving his all-court game.
Before Maryland: Attended Gaithersburg High were he was coached by Tim Kowalchick ... was a varsity letter winner all four years and played at the No. 1 singles position ... finished his senior year undefeated ... was the first player from Gaithersburg High to get to the finals of both the county and regional tournaments ... was the team captain and MVP all four years ... was also an All-Metro honorable mention during his four years as a prep ... recorded a 71-5 singles record ... was ranked as high as 11 in the MATA ... transferred from Virginia Commonwealth.
Personal: Born Kristoffer Aarron Barnes ... parents are Marita G. Barnes and Joey Barnes III ... father Joey Barnes, is an assistant coach to the women's tennis team ... a brother to Jonathan (18) and Anthony (17) ... his interests are art, music, movies, and hanging with friends ... during high school Kris played the alto saxophone in Gaithersburg's marching band for three years ... the people that he admires the most are those who are willing to go the extra mile for what they believe in ... majoring in kinesiology.
