Ian Cruz

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
High School:
Colégio Ao Cubo

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: 90-32
Highest 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: 24-11
Doubles 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.

FALL SEASON

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.