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
Allison Miller - Women's Tennis - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

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:  

  • 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