Houston Tennis Mourns the Loss of Margaret Kitchen Redfearn

HOUSTON – The University of Houston tennis program is saddened to share the passing of Cougar legend Margaret Kitchen Readfern, who passed away Monday.

Representing the Scarlet and White from 1982-85, Kitchen Redfearn claimed the Southwest Conference Singles and Doubles title in 1983. In the same season, she earned Southwest Conference Player of the Year and qualified for NCAA Championships in singles and doubles.

The South African native was named the first NCAA All-American in program history, tabbed in 1984 for her singles play and 1985 in doubles along with her partner, Kathy Foxworth.

Kitchen was inducted into the Houston Athletics Hall of Honor in 2006 and the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame in 2025.

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