2017-18 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Alaina Miller
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Laurel Springs School
- Hometown:
- Saratoga, Calif.
- Previous School:
- Laurel Springs School
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• All-Pac-12 honoree (Honorable Mention - 2018)
• Pac-12 All-Academic selection (Honorable Mention - 2019)
• 9-time Athletic Director’s Honor Roll member (last Fall 2019)
• Career-high Oracle/ITA singles ranking: 76 (Nov. 15, 2017)
• Career-high Oracle/ITA doubles ranking: 36 (Nov. 14, 2018 w/ Abi Altick)
2018-19
15-15 singles record (12-10 in dual matches) … 15-8 doubles mark (9-5 in dual matches) … started season-high No. 86 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings (Sept. 11) … with partner Abi Altick, reached season-high No. 36 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings (Nov. 14); started No. 47 with partner Ayan Broomfield (Sept. 11) … earned Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention recognition … played primarily on Court 4 in singles dual matches (6-9); also played on Courts 5 (4-1) and 6 (2-0) … played primarily on Court 3 in doubles play (8-4); also played on Court 2 (1-1) … dispatched of No. 73 Sofia Blanco of No. 9 Oklahoma State, 1-6, 6-4, 2-0, retired (Feb. 2) … knocked off Savannah Slaysman of Arizona State, 7-5, 5-7, 6-4, to clinch 4-2 win at Sun Devils (March 8) … clinched two doubles points with Altick, including 6-4 win over Adrijana Lekaj and Dzina Milovanovic of No. 9 Pepperdine (April 3); also secured one with partner Taylor Johnson … with Altick, topped No. 90 Constance Branstine and Estella Jaeger of No. 15 USC, 6-4 (April 20) … with Johnson, defeated Solymar Colling and Maria-Paula Torres of San Diego, 6-1, to reach doubles final round at National Collegiate Tennis Classic (Nov. 12) … selected to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Spring 2019.
2017-18
As a true junior, recorded a 23-5 record in singles (18-2 in dual matches) and 26-6 record in doubles (20-3 in dual) ... playing primarily at No. 6 in singles, going 15-2 in that position ... went 3-0 at No. 5 ... debuted at a season-high No. 76 in the first ITA regular season singles rankings, and stayed ranked all year, finishing the campaign at No. 121 ... lost just once in her final 19 singles matchups ... was similarly dominant in doubles, going unbeaten in her final 19 doubles matchups, all partnered with Ena Shibahara on Court 3 ... was at her best in March, going 6-0 in both singles and doubles; in that span she won 72 of her 86 singles games with four 6-0 sets ... had the best singles winning percentage on the team (.821) among those with 10+ decisions and had the No. 2 winning percentage in doubles (.813), just behind Shibahara's .875 clip ... led the team in dual match singles wins (18) ... top-ranked opponent to fall to Miller was Cal's Olivia Hauger (then-No. 75) on Sept. 30 at the Cal Fall Invitational ... provided the match-clinching win against No. 6 Ole Miss in the NCAA Sweet 16, topping Alexa Bortles 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-3 to send UCLA to the Elite Eight ... was a 6-3, 6-4 winner against No. 4 Georgia Tech's Victoria Flores in the Elite Eight, capping off a 4-0 singles performance in the NCAA Tournament for Miller ... Miller/Shibahara were an undefeated 4-0 in doubles in the NCAA Tournament and were the first to finish their set in all four matches … selected to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Winter 2018 and Spring 2018.
2016-17
17-14 singles record (10-9 in dual matches) … 16-10 doubles mark (10-6 in dual matches) … with partner Gabby Andrews, finished season-high No. 50 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings (May 31) … clinched two doubles points with partner Terri Fleming, including win over Jessica Failla and Gabby Smith of No. 22 USC, 6-2 (Feb. 18) … posted four match-clinching points, including win over Nia Rose of No. 35 Oregon, 6-4, 6-3 (March 17) … clinched three doubles points with Andrews, including win over No. 37 Gabby Smith and Zoe Katz of No. 32 USC, 6-4 (April 22) … with Andrews, defeated Amanda Atanasson and Melissa Baker of No. 47 UC Santa Barbara, 6-2, to clinch doubles point in first round at NCAA Championships (May 12) … selected to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Winter 2017 and Spring 2017.
2015-16
Posted a 14-6 dual match singles record, including a 7-2 mark playing at the No. 3 spot in the lineup ... was 3-5 against ranked opponents, most notably downing USC's Gabby Smith (No. 85) ... compiled a 15-8 doubles record overall, playing mostly with Terri Fleming ... was 4-2 with Fleming in dual matches and 4-0 in tournament play ... with Fleming, upset second-seeded Sammi Hampton and Kassidy Jump of Arizona State to capture title at Pac-12 Invitational Doubles tournament in Ojai, Calif … selected to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Spring 2016.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Graduated from Laurel Springs School … won Girls’ 16 singles title at 2014 USTA International Spring Championships in Carson, Calif. ... as part of Northern California team, won 2013 and 2014 Maze Cup competitions ... claimed Girls’ 14, 16 and 18 singles titles at NorCal Junior Sectional Championships.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Randolph and Aubyn ... has one older brother, Raleigh ... started playing tennis “because I saw my brother playing and I made it my mission to beat him, then somewhere along the way I fell in love with the game” ... admires Ana Ivanovic.
| CAREER SINGLES RECORD | CAREER DOUBLES RECORD | |||||
| YEAR | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL |
| 2015-16 | 14-6 | 1-4 | 15-10 | 10-7 | 5-1 | 15-8 |
| 2016-17 | 10-9 | 7-5 | 17-14 | 10-6 | 6-4 | 16-10 |
| 2017-18 | 18-2 | 5-3 | 23-5 | 20-3 | 6-3 | 26-6 |
| 2018-19 | 12-10 | 3-5 | 15-15 | 9-5 | 6-3 | 15-8 |
| TOTALS | 54-27 | 16-17 | 70-44 | 49-21 | 23-11 | 72-32 |
