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Tennis phenom always looks ahead

By Brian A. Giuffra
ESPN RISE Magazine

Monday, November 2, 2009

The golden trophies sit on a shelf in a dark garage collecting dust. The gold medals are tucked away in dresser drawers. They have all been forgotten. Out of Joelle Kissell's sight, out of her mind, and that's just the way she wants it. Why display the trophies and dwell on the past, Kissell wonders. What's left to celebrate? For the Latrobe (Latrobe, Pa.) senior tennis star, the answer is nothing. The USTA National Open Championships medal from 2006, when Kissell and her older sister, Micha ...

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