Derek Miller

Class: Senior Hometown: San Diego, Calif. High School: University of San Diego H.S.

Height / Weight: 6-2 / 175 Birthdate: 10/03/1980

2000-01: Posted a 19-14 singles record and a 16-4 doubles mark ... strung together four consecutive Big Ten singles wins from April 8 to 21, beating opponents from Wisconsin, Ohio State, Penn State and Michigan State ... went 5-5 in conference action ... won six of his last seven matches, including two straight-set victories at the Big Ten Championships ... played mostly at No. 4 and 5, closing out the season at the 5 slot ... teamed with Scott Mayer for a 16-3 doubles record at No. 3 ... pair won first 11 matches (all duals) and finished conference season with an 8-2 mark.

1999-2000: Compiled a 14-17 singles record and a 13-7 doubles mark ... picked up four wins at the Big Ten Singles Championship, defeating Ohio State’s Vince Ng, Minnesota’s Karl Sloss, Indiana’s Ari Widlandksy and Michigan’s Brad McFarlane ... provided the deciding victory in a 4-3 Purdue win over Penn State ... rallied from a set down in that match to defeat Nittany Lion Jeff Martini 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 ... doubled with Carl McCafferty, splitting time at No. 2 and 3 ... the duo posted a 6-2 Big Ten record.

1998-99: Posted a 14-20 singles record and a 13-10 doubles mark, playing mainly at the No. 5 and 6 positions ... won all four matches at the Dr. H.H. Downing UK Fall Invitational, claiming first place in Flight 5 ... recorded first dual-match win with a grueling 7-5, 6-7 (5), 7-6 victory over Ball State’s Jason Pressel.

HIGH SCHOOL: Achieved national rankings as high as 12th in doubles and 42nd in singles ... member of region’s No. 1-ranked doubles team ... ranked fifth regionally in singles ... won conference doubles title as a sophomore and singles title as a senior ... member of three-time conference championship team ... three-time team Most Valuable Player.

PERSONAL: Born Oct. 3, 1980 … parents are Kimberly and Cary Miller ... older brother, Trent, played tennis at Notre Dame ... majoring in selling and sales management.

Miller’s Career Records

	   Singles	       	Doubles
Year	   Overall    Big Ten	Overall		Big Ten
1998-99	   14-20      2-6	13-7		0-3
1999-00	   14-17      5-5	13-7		6-2
2000-01	   19-14      5-5	16-4		8-2
Career	   47-51      12-16	42-18		14-7

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