Miko Ando, Class of 2005

A Denver native, Miko took to the sport of tennis at an early age. She captured both singles and doubles titles from 1984-91 at the Intermountain junior sectional championships, and was ranked No. 1 in the section in every age division. Nationally, Miko was ranked in each age division beginning in 1986 when she debuted in the girls' 12 rankings at No. 17. In 1988, she rose to No. 1 in the 14s. That same year she was also ranked No. 6 in doubles. In 1989, she was No. 8 in the 16s singles and No. 1 in doubles. She ended her junior career in 1991 with a national ranking of 18.

Miko competed internationally as a member of the US national squad, one of only two girls selected. She attended Manual High School in Denver where she went undefeated in high school competition, never dropping a set in four years. She is title holder of three Colorado high school No. 1 state championship titles, in 1989, 1991-2. She did not play in the 1990 championships because she was away defending her title at Seventeen Magazine's national tournament.

Miko attended the University of Arizona, playing No. 2 singles and doubles. She transferred to the University of California-Berkeley, and played at No. 4 singles and No. 2 doubles. In her junior year, she and her partner won the NCAA National Indoor Championships. 

In Colorado, Miko captured the Denver City Open singles title in 1989 at just 15 years of age, and again in 1994. She took home runner-up honors in 1989, 1992-3. A four-time Denver City Open doubles champion (1989, 1992-1994), she also won the Colorado State Open doubles title in 1993. Miko was also known for her sportsmanship, earning the CTA's Margaret Rogers Phipps Award in 1985. In 1991, she was inducted into the Sportswomen of Colorado Hall of Fame.