2017-18 Women's Tennis
Roster
Allison Miller 2016-17 Women's Tennis Roster
Height
5'6''
Class
Junior
Hometown
Norcross, GA
High School
Rivers Academy
HIGHLIGHTS:
- 2018 Byron V. Kanaley Award Winner (click for more info)
- 2018 Rockne Scholar-Athlete Award Winner (click for more info)
- 2018 All-ACC (third team)
- 2017-18 Notre Dame Monogram Club Team MVP
- 2014-15 Notre DameMonogram Club Team MVP
AS A SENIOR:
- Named Byron V. Kanaley Award Winner, Monogram Club Team MVP, Rockne Scholar-Athlete and third team All-ACC
- Capped her career by going 12-12 in singles action during the dual season, including an 8-5 mark at two singles
- Went 6-10 at the number one doubles spot with classmate Brooke Broda
- Won one match against a ranked singles opponent, defeating No. 80 Anna Rogers from NC State in three sets on April 8 (6-3, 1-6, 6-3)
AS A JUNIOR:
- Finished the season with an overall record of 21-12 in singles and 16-15 in doubles
- Was nationally ranked at 78th in singles to start the season
- Won six matches in a row in straight sets from Nov. 4, 2016-Jan. 29, 2017
- Went 15-3 in singles to start the spring season
- When paired with Mary Closs, the duo was 7-5. Also competed with Bess Waldram, Brooke Broda and Zoe Spence
AS A SOPHOMORE:
- Had an overall singles record of 15-16 and a doubles record of 14-13
- Recorded victories against No. 114 Jerricka Boone of Illinois (6-2, 6-3), No. 37 Paige Hourigan of Georgia Tech (1-6, 6-3, 6-1), and No. 78 Stephanie Nauta of Virginia (7-5, 6-4) during the dual season
- Defeated Callie Frey of Pittsburgh (6-2, 6-2) in singles and partnered up with Brooke Broda to win against Gabriela Rezende/Natsumi Okamoto of Pittsburgh (6-1) and Ayan Broomfield/Daniela Ruiz of Clemson (6-3) at the ACC Championship as the Irish advanced to the quarterfinal
- Teamed up with Brooke Broda in doubles to defeat Maia Magill/Kristin Wiley of UCLA (6-2) in the first round of the NCAA Championship
- Finished the season as No. 109 in the national singles rankings
- Participated in the Rosenthal Leadership Academy
- Earned a monogram
AS A FRESHMAN: Â
- Certainly made her rookie season count by amassing a 16-7 overall singles record — including a 10-3 mark in ACC play — playing primarily at the No. 5 position, the best among Irish singles players
- Held a 23-12 overall singles record
- Notched wins against players from No. 1 North Carolina (Ashley Dai, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4), No. 17 TCU (Seda Arantekin, 6-2, 6-3), No. 23 Duke (Charlena Scholl, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2), No. 34 Virginia Tech (Raluca Mita, 6-2, 6-1) and No. 34 Syracuse (Breanna Bachini, 4-6, 6-2, 4-3, retired)
- Also beat No. 5 Virginia’s 23rd-ranked Skylar Morton and Cassie Mercer with doubles partner Julie Vrabel (8-3)
- Briefly cracked the doubles rankings at No. 55 with Vrabel
- Earned a monogram
PREP AND PERSONAL:
- Graduated from Rivers Academy (Alpharetta, Ga.) in the spring of 2014
- Placed third in the United States Tennis Association Winter National Championships doubles tournament with current Notre Dame teammate Brooke Broda as a senior
- Was the USTA’s doubles champion and a singles finalist at the Winter National Championships as a sophomore
- Also was a four-time USTA National Open Champion
- Born to Michael and Peggy Miller in Bloomington, Ill.
- Has a brother, Ryan
- Enrolled in the College of Science and majoring in Neuroscience and Behavior