Alexander Kiefer

2023-24
ITA Stats Page

• ITA Arthur Ashe Jr. Leadership & Sportsmanship Award National winner, the first player in program history to earn the prestigious honor that recognizes a student-athlete who has exhibited outstanding sportsmanship and leadership, as well as scholastic, extracurricular and tennis achievements in ways that embody the legacy of tennis icon and humanitarian Arthur Ashe Jr.
• 23-11 in singles and 18-10 in doubles. Second straight season with 20 or more singles victories
• Went 3-0 at No. 5 singles in the ACC tournament
• Went 10-1 in singles in ACC play, with a combined record of 20-1 in his junior and seniors seasons
• Went 10-0 in doubles in dual matches during the regular season
• Had a 14-match win streak in singles snapped in the NCAA Quarterfinals, suffering his first loss since March 1
• Won the clinching match in Virginia’s 4-3 road win at No. 3 Texas while also clinching the doubles point (1/18)
• His win against No. 101 Siem Woldeab of Texas was his second career win against a ranked opponent (1/18)
• Won the clinching match in UVA’s 4-3 win against No. 22 NC State, defeating Damien Salvestre in three sets (3/3)
• Advanced to the semifinals in doubles at the ITA Atlantic Regional and the quarterfinals of singles before withdrawing from both (10/15)
• Ranked No. 47 in the Preseason ITA Doubles Rankings (with Jeffrey von der Schulenburg)
• Part of a four-year class that won four regular-season ACC titles, going 48-0 in regular-season matches, collecting three ACC tournament championships. Those teams won 62 consecutive matches against ACC opponents, including post-season, ITA Kickoff Weekend, ITA Indoors and non-conference meetings
• All-ACC Academic Team
• ACC Academic Honor Roll

2022-23 – NCAA CHAMPIONS

• All-NCAA Tournament Team at No. 5 Singles
• Won the clinching point in the NCAA Semifinals against No. 1 Texas, winning a third-set tiebreaker 7-5 against Cleeve Harper to get the Cavaliers to the final
• Presented the “Teammate of the Year” award for men’s tennis at the 2023 Hoos Choice Awards
• Team Captain (with Ryan Goetz)
• Picked up his first win against a ranked opponent, topping #110 Ryan Colby of USC 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 at the Southern Intercollegiate (9/16)
• Won eight straight singles matches from March 3-24
• Went 10-0 in singles in ACC play
• Closed the season on a seven-match win streak in singles (in completed matches)
• Went 4-0 at No. 5 singles in the NCAA tournament
• VaSID First Team All-State in singles
• All-ACC Academic Team
• ACC Academic Honor Roll

2021-22 – NCAA CHAMPIONS

• Competed in doubles in the ACC Championship, partnering with Gianni Ross on Court 3
• Went 14-5 in singles including a 3-2 record in the ACC, and 8-6 in doubles
• Went 9-0 in singles to start the fall season, going 10-2 in tournaments
• Opened the fall portion of the season with three wins at the Orange & Blue Classic
• Won three matches at the ITA Atlantic Regional in singles to advance to the Super Regional (10/16)
• ITA Scholar-Athlete
• ACC Academic Honor Roll

2020-21

• Appeared in eight matches, going 4-4 in singles and 1-0 in doubles
• ITA Scholar-Athlete
• ACC Academic Honor Roll

Background

• Blue Chip recruit ranked as high as the No. 10 in the class by TennisRecruiting.net
• Reached the semifinals of the 2018 Boys 16s National Hard Court Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich.
• Followed-up a semifinal showing at the 2019 U18 Canada World Ranking tournament in Montreal by winning the international singles title the next week at the Cancún Junior Cup
• Also made the semifinals of the SEB Outdoor Open in Varnamo, Sweden this past summer
• Picked up 87 career singles victories in ITF World Tour junior matches

Personal

• His sister, Nicole, plays for the Virginia women’s tennis team
• Commerce major
• Recipient of the Downing Family Endowed Tennis and Leadership Scholarship

VIRGINIA CAREER STATS