Aleksa Bucan

2023-24 Men's Tennis Roster

2023-24 (Senior):

Competed in 19 matches for the Flames, at the Nos. 1, 2 and 3 singles positions and the Nos. 2 and 3 doubles spots.
Went 12-7 in singles action and 12-5 in doubles competition.
Led UIC with 12 doubles victories while his 12 singles victories were the second-most on the team.
Went 11-1 at the No. 3 doubles position in 2024 and recorded a perfect 10-0 record when paired with Robinson Le Meur at No. 3 doubles.
Won nine of his 12 singles matches at the No. 2 singles position. Went 3-0 at the No. 3 singles spot in 2024.
Named MAC Men's Tennis Singles Player of the Week on Feb. 20.

2022-23 (Junior):

Recognized as the 2023 Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year.
Named to Southland's All-Conference First Team.
Southland Conference Player of the Week (April 18).
Ranked 69th in the nation by ITA in preseason singles, making him the first UIC men's tennis player to appear in the national rankings.
First and/or second position at singles, second and/or third singles position for doubles.
Beat No. 13 Northwestern Trice Pickens and Simen Bratholm in doubles (Feb. 26).
53% overall win percentage on the season in singles, 55% in doubles.
First Flame to be recognized by the Southland Conference, as it's UIC's first season as a member.
Finished the season on a nine-match win streak.
Went undefeated in conference play.

Prior to UIC:

Played three seasons at Arkansas (2019-2022).
Ranked as high as 27^th in the collegiate singles rankings and ranked fourth regionally at the end of his junior season.
Advanced to the singles final at ITA Regionals and qualified for the ITA National Championships as a junior, where he won his first match.
Went 20-11 overall on the singles courts the 2021-22 season, with six wins against SEC opponents.
Named the SEC Newcomer of the Week on Apr. 7 during the 2020-21 season after clinching Arkansas’ upset of No. 3 Tennessee, downing Luca Wiedenmann who brought into the match a 27-2 overall record and a 17-1 dual season.
Downed No. 116 Noah Schacter of Texas A&M (Mar. 14) in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1 his sophomore year.
Finished the season with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Max Freeman of Vanderbilt as a sophomore in the first round of the SEC Tournament.
In his first appearance as a Razorback, Bucan picked up a win against Yaswanth Mylavarapu of Omaha in straight sets, 6-4, 7-5.

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