2024-25 Men's Tennis Roster
Roster
Cruz, Ian

Ian Cruz
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- High School:
- Colégio Ao Cubo
Bio
SINGLES SUPERLATIVES
Overall Record: 90-32 (9-3 SEC)
- 2021-22: 20-8
- 2022-23: 24-8
- 2023-24: 22-5
- 2024-25: 24-11
Record vs. Ranked Opponents (0-1)
- vs. top 10: 0-0
- vs. top 25: 0-0
- vs. top 50: 0-1
DOUBLES SUPERLATIVES
Overall Record: 41-20 (0-0 SEC)
- 2021-22: 3-5
- 2022-23: 21-7
- 2023-24: 13-6
- 2024-25: 4-2
Record vs. Ranked Opponents (0-1)
- vs. top 10: 0-0
- vs. top 25: 0-0
RECORD & HONORS
Career Singles Record: 90-32Highest Singles Ranking:
Career Doubles Record: 41-20
Highest Doubles Ranking:
Awards & Honors
2025 ITA Scholar Athlete
2025 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2025 SEC All-Tournament Team
2024-25 - SENIOR
Singles Record: 24-11Doubles Record: 4-2
SPRING SEASON
- Finished his lone season on Rocky Top with a 24-11 singles record, holding down primarily the No. 6 spot for UT during the dual season.
- Extended his singles win streak to seven with two consecutive victories at the Knoxville Regional against Alabama State and Duke.
- Earned SEC All-Tournament honors for his 3-0 performance in singles play to help lead the Vols to the SEC Semifinals.
- Took down Rahul Sachdev, 6-3, 6-2, on senior day in Tennessee's 4-2 win over No. 3 Texas.
- Cranked out a 6-4, 6-7(10), 6-3 win over Texas A&M's Giulio Perego.
- Recorded a 6-2, 6-3 victory over South Carolina's Gabe Avram.
- Clinched Tennessee's seventh straight SEC win with a 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(4) showing against Vanderbilt's Callum Markowitz.
- Defeated Alabama's Carlos Gimenez Perez, 6-3, 6-4, at the No. 6 spot.
- Notched a 7-5, 6-2 victory over LSU's Ishaan Ravinchander.
- Routed Ole Miss' Matthieu Chambonniere, 6-1,6-7(11), 6-0 on court six.
- Logged a 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 win over Kentucky's Eric Crivei.
- Secured the first SEC victory of his career, defeating Arthur Bellegy of Arkansas, 6-1, 6-3, en route to a 4-2 victory against the Razorbacks.
- Picked up a win over Tennessee State's Alex Adamec in singles, 6-1, 6-3.
- Reached 75 career singles victories after defeating Alonso Roca (Elon) and Matthew Rutter (Penn) in a doubleheader.
- Provided the clincher for the Vols against MTSU, defeating the Blue Raiders' Rostislav Halfinger, 7-6(4), 6-3.
- In his dual debut for the Vols, earned two singles victories and cruised to a 6-0 doubles victory alongside Jose Garcia against Tennessee Tech and Belmont.
- Earned two victories during his time at the LSU Invitational
- Tallied two singles wins and a pair of doubles victories in his first appearance as a Vol at the MTSU Hidden Dual.
BEFORE TENNESSEE
- Spent three seasons at Belmont, where he tallied a 64-23 singles record and 34-19 doubles mark.
- Posted a 16-3 dual record at the No. 2 singles spot in 2024, including a 17-0 record in conference matches.
- In the season before transferring to UT, went undefeated (8-0) in doubles play, competing at the No. 2 and 3 courts.
PREP/PERSONAL
- Holds a Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) of 12.64.
- Posted an ITF World Junior ranking of 676th before entering college.
- Reached the finals of several ITF-15 tournaments during his prep career.
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