2023-24 Women's Tennis Roster
Miller, Kari
Kari Miller
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ann Arbor, Mich.
- High School:
- Pioneer
Bio
At Michigan
• Four-time ITA All-America (2023 singles and doubles; 2024 singles and doubles)
• Tied Brienne Minor for program record with four All-America citations
• 2024 CSC Academic All-America first team - first Wolverine to earn the honor
• 2023-24 Michigan Female Athlete of the Year
• Two-time Big Ten Athlete of the Year (2022, 2024)
• Four-time All-Big Ten
• One of three Wolverines to earn an NCAA Singles Championship berth in each of her four seasons
• Also competed in back-to-back NCAA Doubles Championships (2023, 2024)
• Graduates 10th all-time in singles wins with 95
• First Wolverine in program history to be named an Academic All-American, earning first-team honors in 2024
• Named to 2024 USTA Summer Collegiate Team
Senior (2023-24)
• Earned fourth varsity letter
• Named to CSC Academic All-America first team
• Garnered ITA All-America honors in both singles and doubles, bringing her career total to four
• 2023-24 Michigan Female Athlete of the Year
• 2024 Big Ten Athlete of the Year and All-Big Ten
• Named Big Ten Athlete of the Week on Jan. 17
• Competed in the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships - became third Wolverine to make four singles appearances in a career
• Finished the season ranked No. 5 in singles - the second-highest season-ending ranking by a Wolverine in program history
• Teamed with Jaedan Brown to finish the season ranked No. 12 in doubles
• Compiled a 30-9 overall singles record, going 15-5 in dual matches at the top of the lineup
• Also went 24-16 on the doubles court
• Ended the fall season ranked No. 10 in singles by the ITA, the highest ranking of her career
• Swept the titles at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships, winning the singles crown and combining with Jaedan Brown to win the doubles title
• Knocked off No. 1-ranked Fiona Crawley (North Carolina) at the ITA All-American, eventually reaching the quarterfinals
• Reached the second round of singles at the ITA Fall National Championships
• Combined with Jaedan Brown to finish the fall ranked No. 8 in doubles
Junior (2022-23)
• Earned third varsity letter
• Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• CSC Academic All-District
• Grabbed All-America honors in both singles and doubles, the first All-America citations of her career
• Became the fourth Wolverine to earn both All-America honors in the same season (Denise Muresan, Brienne Minor, Kate Fahey)
• Named All-Big Ten
• Named Big Ten Athlete of the Week twice (Feb. 1, April 19)
• Participated in the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships, reaching the quarterfinals of both tournaments
• Finished the season ranked No. 31 in singles and No. 4 in doubles with Jaedan Brown
• Made a run to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Singles Championship before falling to the eventual national champion
• Advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Doubles Championship with Brown, becoming the first Wolverine to reach the quarters in both in the same year
• Compiled a 21-13 overall singles record, going 13-4 in dual matches
• Went 6-1 at No. 1 singles and 7-3 at No. 2 singles
• Tied for the team lead with 31 doubles wins, going 31-12 on the doubles court
• Held an 8-5 record with Brown at No. 1 doubles, while going 1-1 with Nicole Hammond at No. 2 and 6-2 with Merri Kelly at No. 3
• Finished runner-up with Brown in doubles at the ITA All-American
Sophomore (2021-22)
• Earned second varsity letter
• 2022 Big Ten Athlete of the Year
• All-Big Ten
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Two-time Big Ten Athlete of the Week
• Earned her second NCAA Singles Championship berth
• Finished the season ranked No. 27 in singles
• Compiled a 26-10 overall singles record, going 15-4 in dual-match action
• Went 14-4 at No. 1 and 1-0 at No. 2
• Compiled 16 singles wins over ranked players
• Won the singles title at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships with a win over No. 7-ranked Irina Cantos Siemers in the championship match
• Defeated No. 29 Ayana Akli of South Carolina in three sets at the Wolfpack Invitational
• Made it to the doubles main draw quarterfinals at the ITA Super Regionals with partner Jaedan Brown
Freshman (2020-21)
• Earned first varsity letter
• All-Big Ten
• Finished the season ranked No. 47 in singles action
• Participated in the NCAA Singles Championship, winning her first-round match
• Named Big Ten Athlete of the Week (March 2)
• Clinched Michigan's win at No. 8 Ohio State (Feb. 28) with a 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (2) win over No. 78-ranked Irina Cantos Siemers at the top spot
• Compiled an 18-5 overall singles mark, going 13-3 at No. 1 and 1-1 at No. 2 during dual-match play
• Went 3-0 in singles at the Michigan Invitational
• Won a team-best 15 doubles matches for a 15-9 overall record
Prep
• Pioneer (2020)
• Blue Chip recruit
• Ranked No. 4 in the class and the top player in the state of Michigan
• Won the 2017 and 2019 MHSAA singles titles after playing at No. 1 for Pioneer
• Named to the all-state team after winning the state title as a junior
• Went undefeated during her high school career (two seasons), only dropping two sets
• Reached the finals of Clay Courts and competed at the Junior US Open
• Reached the semifinals of the $15K WTT tournament at the USTA National Campus in the summer of 2019, winning her first five matches to get through qualifying into the main draw
Personal
• Birthday is March 15, 2002
• Enrolled in the Ross School of Business, majoring in business administration
• Played with sister, Reese, during her final season of collegiate eligibility in 2023-24; the pair played one doubles match together
• Both parents of graduates of the University of Michigan
• Four-time ITA All-America (2023 singles and doubles; 2024 singles and doubles)
• Tied Brienne Minor for program record with four All-America citations
• 2024 CSC Academic All-America first team - first Wolverine to earn the honor
• 2023-24 Michigan Female Athlete of the Year
• Two-time Big Ten Athlete of the Year (2022, 2024)
• Four-time All-Big Ten
• One of three Wolverines to earn an NCAA Singles Championship berth in each of her four seasons
• Also competed in back-to-back NCAA Doubles Championships (2023, 2024)
• Graduates 10th all-time in singles wins with 95
• First Wolverine in program history to be named an Academic All-American, earning first-team honors in 2024
• Named to 2024 USTA Summer Collegiate Team
Senior (2023-24)
• Earned fourth varsity letter
• Named to CSC Academic All-America first team
• Garnered ITA All-America honors in both singles and doubles, bringing her career total to four
• 2023-24 Michigan Female Athlete of the Year
• 2024 Big Ten Athlete of the Year and All-Big Ten
• Named Big Ten Athlete of the Week on Jan. 17
• Competed in the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships - became third Wolverine to make four singles appearances in a career
• Finished the season ranked No. 5 in singles - the second-highest season-ending ranking by a Wolverine in program history
• Teamed with Jaedan Brown to finish the season ranked No. 12 in doubles
• Compiled a 30-9 overall singles record, going 15-5 in dual matches at the top of the lineup
• Also went 24-16 on the doubles court
• Ended the fall season ranked No. 10 in singles by the ITA, the highest ranking of her career
• Swept the titles at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships, winning the singles crown and combining with Jaedan Brown to win the doubles title
• Knocked off No. 1-ranked Fiona Crawley (North Carolina) at the ITA All-American, eventually reaching the quarterfinals
• Reached the second round of singles at the ITA Fall National Championships
• Combined with Jaedan Brown to finish the fall ranked No. 8 in doubles
Junior (2022-23)
• Earned third varsity letter
• Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• CSC Academic All-District
• Grabbed All-America honors in both singles and doubles, the first All-America citations of her career
• Became the fourth Wolverine to earn both All-America honors in the same season (Denise Muresan, Brienne Minor, Kate Fahey)
• Named All-Big Ten
• Named Big Ten Athlete of the Week twice (Feb. 1, April 19)
• Participated in the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships, reaching the quarterfinals of both tournaments
• Finished the season ranked No. 31 in singles and No. 4 in doubles with Jaedan Brown
• Made a run to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Singles Championship before falling to the eventual national champion
• Advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Doubles Championship with Brown, becoming the first Wolverine to reach the quarters in both in the same year
• Compiled a 21-13 overall singles record, going 13-4 in dual matches
• Went 6-1 at No. 1 singles and 7-3 at No. 2 singles
• Tied for the team lead with 31 doubles wins, going 31-12 on the doubles court
• Held an 8-5 record with Brown at No. 1 doubles, while going 1-1 with Nicole Hammond at No. 2 and 6-2 with Merri Kelly at No. 3
• Finished runner-up with Brown in doubles at the ITA All-American
Sophomore (2021-22)
• Earned second varsity letter
• 2022 Big Ten Athlete of the Year
• All-Big Ten
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Two-time Big Ten Athlete of the Week
• Earned her second NCAA Singles Championship berth
• Finished the season ranked No. 27 in singles
• Compiled a 26-10 overall singles record, going 15-4 in dual-match action
• Went 14-4 at No. 1 and 1-0 at No. 2
• Compiled 16 singles wins over ranked players
• Won the singles title at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships with a win over No. 7-ranked Irina Cantos Siemers in the championship match
• Defeated No. 29 Ayana Akli of South Carolina in three sets at the Wolfpack Invitational
• Made it to the doubles main draw quarterfinals at the ITA Super Regionals with partner Jaedan Brown
Freshman (2020-21)
• Earned first varsity letter
• All-Big Ten
• Finished the season ranked No. 47 in singles action
• Participated in the NCAA Singles Championship, winning her first-round match
• Named Big Ten Athlete of the Week (March 2)
• Clinched Michigan's win at No. 8 Ohio State (Feb. 28) with a 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (2) win over No. 78-ranked Irina Cantos Siemers at the top spot
• Compiled an 18-5 overall singles mark, going 13-3 at No. 1 and 1-1 at No. 2 during dual-match play
• Went 3-0 in singles at the Michigan Invitational
• Won a team-best 15 doubles matches for a 15-9 overall record
Prep
• Pioneer (2020)
• Blue Chip recruit
• Ranked No. 4 in the class and the top player in the state of Michigan
• Won the 2017 and 2019 MHSAA singles titles after playing at No. 1 for Pioneer
• Named to the all-state team after winning the state title as a junior
• Went undefeated during her high school career (two seasons), only dropping two sets
• Reached the finals of Clay Courts and competed at the Junior US Open
• Reached the semifinals of the $15K WTT tournament at the USTA National Campus in the summer of 2019, winning her first five matches to get through qualifying into the main draw
Personal
• Birthday is March 15, 2002
• Enrolled in the Ross School of Business, majoring in business administration
• Played with sister, Reese, during her final season of collegiate eligibility in 2023-24; the pair played one doubles match together
• Both parents of graduates of the University of Michigan
Career Statistics
| Singles | Overall | Dual | Tourn. | Big Ten* | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 |
| 2020-21 | 18-5 | 14-4 | 4-1 | 11-4 | 13-3 | 1-1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021-22 | 26-10 | 15-4 | 11-6 | 8-1 | 14-4 | 1-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022-23 | 21-13 | 13-4 | 8-9 | 2-1 | 6-1 | 7-3 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023-24 | 30-9 | 15-5 | 15-4 | 5-0 | 15-5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 95-37 | 57-17 | 38-20 | 26-6 | 48-13 | 9-4 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Doubles | Overall | Dual | Tourn. | Big Ten* | #1 | #2 | #3 |
| 2020-21 | 15-9 | 13-8 | 2-1 | 10-5 | -- | 7-5 | 6-3 |
| 2021-22 | 14-18 | 11-13 | 3-5 | 8-6 | 1-3 | 7-7 | 3-3 |
| 2022-23 | 31-12 | 15-8 | 16-4 | 4-2 | 8-5 | 1-1 | 6-2 |
| 2023-24 | 24-16 | 14-11 | 10-5 | 6-3 | 12-10 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Career | 84-55 | 53-40 | 31-15 | 28-16 | 21-18 | 16-14 | 16-8 |
* Big Ten Conference dual-match record (regular season)
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