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Lleyton Cronje Season 2021-22

Height6-2
ClassJunior
HometownPretoria, South Africa
Previous SchoolVCU
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FIFTH YEAR (2023-24)

  • Went 12-9 in singles and 11-10 in doubles during the spring.
  • Featured on each of the front three courts, playing the majority on court two (14).
  • Jumped out to a five-match winning streak to open the season from Jan. 15 to Jan. 27.
  • Clinched a dramatic three-set tiebreaker against Oklahoma State’s 70th-ranked Isaac Becroft to secure UCF its first Big 12 home win.
  • Defeated Florida’s 50th-ranked Jeremy Jin on court two in the Knights’ first-round triumph in the NCAA tournament.
  • Bested Texas Tech’s 43rd-ranked Olle Wallin on court one to secure the third conference win.
  • Defeated Florida State’s 13th-ranked tandem of Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif in the second round of the NCAA Tournament alongside Santiago Giamichelle.
  • Tabbed Big 12 Player of the Week on Jan. 23 after a 4-0 start, the first in program history.
  • Secured a season-high placement of 20 in the ITA doubles rankings.
  • Secured a season-high placement of 99 in the ITA singles rankings.
  • Crowned ITA Southeast Regional Doubles Champion alongside partner Santiago Giamichelle.

SENIOR (2022-23)

  • Went 8-11 in singles and 11-7 in doubles during the spring
  • Advanced to the second round of the NCAA Doubles Tournament
  • Defeated North Carolina’s Casey Kania and Ryan Seggerman 7-6(5), 7-6(4), in the first round
  • Named All-Conference in doubles for the second consecutive season
  • Named All-Conference in singles
  • His 11 doubles wins matched his career high (11 in 2022)
  • Ranked No. 26 alongside Bogdan Pavel on Apr. 4 and 18
  • Defeated the seventh-ranked duo from Ohio State, 6-3, on Mar. 15
  • Defeated the third-ranked duo from Texas, 6-3, on Mar. 18
  • Won eight matches on court two in singles
  • Dropped only two sets during a five-match winning streak from Mar. 22 to Apr. 7

JUNIOR (2022)

  • Had a record of 10-10 in singles and 11-8 in doubles.
  • Helped the Knights gain two points in both singles and doubles against Louisville.
  • Helped Knights gain a point in singles against FSU.
  • Defeated eighth ranked Stanford doubles team.
  • Achieved the highest-ranking of no. 30 in doubles with Bogdan Pavel.
  • Achieved another high doubles ranking no. 30 with Cooper White and defeated the number one ranked doubles team of Ohio State
  • Was named All-Conference in doubles on May 05, 2022.
  • Dean/President roll

SOPHOMORE (2020-21, AT VCU)

  • Atlantic 10 Performer of the Year
  • All-Atlantic 10 First Team
  • Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week honors: March 24
  • Had a breakout sophomore campaign with a 12-4 singles record including a 10-3 mark in the No. 1 position
  • Tallied a 10-7 doubles record
  • Entered the ITA Singles Rankings at No. 79 for the first time in his career on April 14
  • Competed in the first round of the NCAA Championships
  • Led VCU to Atlantic 10 Championship

FRESHMAN (2019-20, AT VCU)

  • Logged an overall singles record of 13-8 and a combined doubles record of 8-8
  • Picked up his first collegiate singles victory against Richmond on Jan. 29
  • Reached the Round of 32 in the ITA Atlantic Regional
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Fifth Year
2023-24

6-2 / -
UCF

Senior
2022-23

6-2 / -
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