15 June 2011 | Tennis ACT

By Edwin Smith

Canberra tennis player Ashley Keir has been named the May Junior Sports Star of the month by ACTSport, following her recent run of successes around Australia.

Keir won back to back platinum Australian Money Tournaments in Griffith and Gosford, propelling her national ranking in Australia into the top 50 for the first time in her short career.

At only 16 years old, Keir is showing maturity well beyond her years, and will be looking to increase her WTA ranking of 685 overseas in the coming weeks.

“We wanted to recognise her achievements as a young athlete in Canberra,” a spokesperson for ACTSport told Tennis ACT.

Awarded monthly, the Sports Star of the Month is considered the highest sporting honor of its kind in Canberra, with previous winners including Raiders players Josh Dugan and Alan Tounge, and swimmer Adam Pine.