Wachtel was a top 10 player on the women's pro tour every season between 2000–01 and 2013–14, except for 2005-06 when she took some time off to have children.
But upon her return to competition she had arguably her best season as she reached a career high in the rankings, finishing #2 behind Rhonda Rajsich in 2006-07.
[3] Kerri is currently a Pickleball Professional, teaching clinics and lessons and running programming for multiple locations.
Born Kerri Stoffregen, she is married to Chris Wachtel, who was a punter at the University of Notre Dame.
They reside in Cincinnati, Ohio with their twin girls Peyton and Quinn and son Topher.