University of Miami Athletics

Vladislav Melnic

Height

6-3

Class

Graduate Student

Hometown

Bucharest, Romania

High School

Emil Racovita

Previous School

Cornell

Instagram

@vlad23melnic

Vladislav Melnic - Men's Tennis - University of Miami Athletics
2023-24 (Graduate Student)
  • 10-21 overall singles record; 8-14 in dual matches; 2-7 fall record; one ranked win
  • 11-15 overall doubles record; 9-12 in dual matches; 2-3 fall record; three ranked wins
  • Clinched the match vs. UTSA after defeating Alan Magadan, 6-3, 1-6, 7-5
  • Secured two doubles points (Buffalo, Penn)
  • Earned his highest ranked doubles win with Adrien Burdet after defeating USF’s No. 17 duo
  • Claimed ITA Scholar-Athlete status
  • Earned a spot on the All-ACC Academic Team
  • Notched highest ITA doubles ranking at No. 27
  • Ended the year ranked No. 6 in doubles in the ITA Southeast Region Rankings
2022-23 (Senior - Cornell)
  • Concluded year ranked No. 16 in ITA Northeast Regional year-end rankings
  • Recorded an overall singles record of 11-12 with a 10-10 mark in dual matches
  • Won first five completed matches and posted eight victories in first nine contests
  • Registered an 8-12 record in doubles with an 8-11 mark in dual matches
  • Went on a four-match win streak in doubles with Radu Papoe from Feb. 17-25
2021-22 (Junior - Cornell)
  • Posted an 11-6 overall record and an 11-5 mark in dual singles
  • Won lone match at No. 1 singles and went 10-5 at No. 2 singles
  • Tallied an 18-3 overall record and a 14-2 mark in dual matches with Alafia Ayeni in doubles
  • Achieved a No. 24 doubles ranking and reached NCAA Tournament
2020-21 (Sophomore - Cornell)
  • Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019-20 (Freshman - Cornell)
  • Went 3-0 in singles during a shortened freshman season, going 1-0 at No. 3 and 2-0 at No. 4
  • Was 1-1 in doubles play, combining to defeat No. 12 Will Davies/Oliver Okokwo of Iowa, 7-5
Prior to Cornell
  • Obtained highest ITF Juniors Rank of 300 and ATP rank of 978
  • Won 2017 National Championship in Romania where he ranked No. 4 in U18 national rankings
  • Ranked No. 8 in Romanian senior rankings
  • Was a team championship finalist in Romania in 2016 and 2017
Personal
  • Son of Tatiana and Eugen Melnic
  • Enrolled in the School of Hotel Administration
  • Majoring in Architecture and Master’s in Real Estate Development and Urbanism
SINGLES
YEAR TOTAL TOUR DUAL *RNK
2019-20!# 3-0 0-0 3-0 0-0
2020-21!# 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021-22! 11-6 0-1 11-5 0-0
2022-23! 11-12 1-2 10-10 0-5
2023-24 10-21 2-7 8-14 1-8
CAREER 34-39 3-10 35-29 1-13
DOUBLES
YEAR TOTAL TOUR DUAL *RNK
2019-20!# 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0
2020-21!# 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021-22! 18-3 0-0 18-3 0-0
2022-23! 8-10 0-1 8-10 1-5
2023-24  11-15 2-3 9-12 3-7
CAREER 38-29 2-4 36-26 4-12

! = at Cornell University
*RNK = record vs. ranked opponents
# = COVID-19