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Kevin Miller

Kevin Miller

Kevin Miller has coached tennis for nearly 40 years and joins the FGCU women's tennis program for the 2023-24 season. He and his wife Kimberly were the primary coaches for their three daughters, Kristi, Kelli, and Kylie, who played United States Tennis Association (USTA) junior tennis tournaments. The Millers coached the high school program in Marysville, Michigan for 13 years, and their teams qualified for the state finals 12 times, finishing as a runner-up in 2002.

Their oldest daughter, Kristi, won the Michigan singles championship as a freshman in her only season of high school tennis. Kristi went on to play #1 singles and doubles for Georgia Tech from 2003-2008, leading the Yellow Jackets to four ACC championships, two NCAA national indoor championships, and the NCAA Division I national championship in May 2007. Kristi played doubles in the US Open in 2005 and played two years on the pro tour following her graduation from Georgia Tech.

As a junior player, Kelli was ranked in the top 50 in the Midwest and was a Michigan All-State player three times. She played collegiately for Division II Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee.

Their youngest daughter Kylie played four years of high school tennis, leading her team to the state finals all four years, and was an All-State singles player and local player of the year in the Port Huron, Michigan area.

In 2001, Kevin and Kimberly coached a team of the top tennis players representing Southeast Michigan in the prestigious Wightman Cup, a USTA Midwest competition. Players on that team went on to play at Stanford, Ohio State, Purdue, and Georgia Tech.

The Millers have been active in the tennis community their entire lives; Kevin has captained several USTA teams representing Southeast Michigan.

Kevin worked in broadcasting and was a part of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers radio network during the 1980s. He then worked in public education for 30 years, the last 14 years as a school superintendent.

Update 12/5/23