The foundation of competitive excellence in Hawai‘i tennis established by brothers Robbie ’04 and Mikey Lim ’06 – both two-time state singles champions – inspired greatness in their younger sister Kristin Lim ’09 Duckworth, leading her to write one of the most storied careers in the history of the Punahou girls program.
Her dominance in girls varsity tennis began the moment she first stepped onto the court as a freshman doubles player. After winning the 2006 ILH and state championships with partner Ashley Ohira ’08, Duckworth switched to singles and won three consecutive ILH and state titles in emphatic fashion.
She is the only Punahou girls tennis player to win four singles and/or doubles league and state championships. During her senior year, Duckworth lost only one set for the entire season and across her entire four-year varsity tennis career, she never lost a match – a feat unequaled in program history. Her winning efforts contributed to four consecutive ILH and state championship girls team titles. In 2009, she was inducted into the HHSAA Hall of Honor.
During her senior year, encouraged by friends, Duckworth joined the girls varsity soccer team that won the state title, returning to a sport she had played competitively before focusing on tennis.
Following Punahou, Duckworth played tennis at Cornell University, competing at the No. 1 singles and doubles positions. She later transferred to Claremont-McKenna College, where she won the 2011 NCAA Division III Singles National Championship and was inducted into the Ted Ducey CMS Hall of Fame in 2025. She went on to receive her MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and today lives in Northern California, where she is the founder of BASE-K BEAUTY, a haircare startup.