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Alejandra Cruz

Alejandra Cruz - Women's Tennis - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Year Junior
Height 5-3
Hometown Mexico City, Mexico
Last School Tec de Monterrey
Major Industrial Design
Year Sophomore
Alejandra Cruz - Women's Tennis - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Honors and Awards

  • 2024 CSC Academic All-District
  • 2023 ACC Co-Freshman of the Week (Jan. 17, March 21)
  • All-ACC Academic Team (2023, 2024)
  • ACC Academic Honor Roll (2022-23, 2023-24)
  • ITA Scholar-Athlete (2023)

2024: CSC Academic All-District…All-ACC Academic Team…ACC Academic Honor Roll…Compiled a 13-16 overall singles record after going 11-11 in dual matches…Produced an 11-10 record at the No. 3 singles position…Posted a 7-5 singles record against ACC opponents…In doubles action, went 13-14 overall, including a 13-9 dual record…Went 9-3 against league opponents in doubles play…Partnered with Given Roach to go 7-3 at the No. 2 doubles position…Doubles team combined to go 6-2 against ACC foes…Pair broke into the ITA national doubles rankings on April 16 at No. 52…Also paired with Kylie Bilchev early in the season to go 5-7 in doubles action…Picked up a straight-set win over No. 24 Carson Tanguilig of North Carolina…Helped Tech to a 4-3 road win at No. 19 Miami, pocketing a three-set win over Antonia Balzert that sparked a three-match winning streak…Downed Violeta Martinez of Illinois in straight-sets in the first round of the NCAA Championship…Strung together five ACC doubles wins in a row with Roach, jumpstarted with a 6-3 win over Miami…Gave Tech the early advantage in doubles play against No. 12 NC State, battling to a 7-5 victory…Clinched the doubles point against Illinois, rallying from a 1-3 deficit to take a 6-3 triumph…FALL: Took part in the College Ranked Spotlight and ITA Southeast Regionals.

2023: Put together an impressive collegiate debut her freshman season…Two-time ACC Co-Rookie of the Week…Compiled a 25-13 overall singles record, including a 16-7 dual mark and 9-4 record against ACC opponents…Posted a 13-3 record at the No. 4 position…Recorded first collegiate dual singles win with a straight-set victory over Pragnya Kumar of Georgia State (Jan. 20)…Pocketed her first ACC singles win at No. 17 Notre Dame (Feb. 24), defeating Carrie Beckman in three sets at No. 4…Cruised to a 6-2, 6-3 win over No. 16 Abbey Forbes of UNC (March 10)…Clinched Tech’s 6-1 win over Boston College (March 17) with a 7-5,6-2 decision over Seren Agar…Also clinched Tech’s second round ACC Championships win over Syracuse (April 20), edging Polina Kozyreva, 6-3, 6-0…Helped Tech to a 4-3 victory over No. 6 Duke (April 20) in the ACC Championships quarterfinals, defeating Ellie Coleman, 6-4, 6-4…Kept postseason play rolling, clinching Tech’s first round NCAA Championships win over UCF (May 5), topping Sophia Biolay, 7-5, 6-2…Partnered with Kylie Bilchev in doubles…Pair rose as high as No. 69 in the ITA national doubles rankings and went 19-12 overall, including an 11-10 dual record…Pair collected first conference win at Louisville…Duo cruised to a 6-2 decision over No. 3 Fiona Crawley and Carson Tanguilig of UNC…Fall: Recorded a 7-4 singles record and 9-4 doubles record in the tournament season…Reached the doubles semifinals of the ITA Southeast Regionals with Bilchev…Advanced to the finals of the consolation bracket in singles, falling in a super tiebreak to Emily De Oliveira of Florida.

PREP: Brings wealth of international playing experience…Reached highest ITF Worldwide Junior ranking of No. 69 in 2020…Ranked No. 2 U18 recruit in Mexico…Represented Mexico on the 2020 Fed Cup Team…Captured J2 singles and doubles tournament in Guadalajara in August 2021…Took home singles championship title at a G5 Nicaragua event.

PERSONAL: Started playing tennis when her mother encouraged her at six years old…Lists most memorable athletic accomplishment as playing the US Open Juniors qualifying draw…Chose Georgia Tech because of the of the tennis program, academics and resources and opportunities the Institute provides.

MAJOR: Industrial Design

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