Saint Leo University Athletics

AS A SENIOR (2021)
ITA Most Improved for Division II Tennis, South Region ... Senior Finished the season nationally ranked #38 in the ITA's year-end poll ... All-SSC Singles First Team … All-SSC Doubles Second Team … earned an 8-3 singles record going 1-1 in the first flight and 7-2 in the third flight … opened the season 7-0 in singles action … defeated #10 Delta State’s Leo De Sousa (6-2, 7-6, 7-2) to help Saint Leo advance to the NCAA South Region second round … earned a 6-4 doubles record with partner Willem Van Den Akker.

AS A JUNIOR (2020)
SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Finished the season ranked no. 7 in the ITA Singles South Region poll and no. 9 in the ITA Doubles South Region poll with Willem van den Akker … earned a 3-3- singles record while going 2-7 in doubles action all at the first flight … recorded a singles record of 3-2 in the second flight while going 0-1 in the fourth flight … defeated Jiri Jenicek of the Flagler Saints in a three-set battle (6-2, 3-6, 7-6) to lift Saint Leo, seeded seventh, over Flagler, seeded sixth, during the ITA Indoor Championship Consolation match.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2019)
Earned an 18-6 singles record going 1-0 in flight number two and 17-6 at flight number three … concluded the season on a seven-match win streak … went 1-2 against nationally ranked opponents … in doubles action he registered a 10-11 record going 9-11 at first doubles and 1-0 in the second spot … paired with Willem Van Den Akker, Ciocanu finished the season ranked No. 22 in doubles by the ITA with a 10-7 season record … the pair closed the season on a two-match win streak...D2ADA Academic Achievement Award winner. 

AS A FRESHMAN (2018)
Finished 1-0 in singles at Flight No. 6 … finished 5-3 in doubles with Francisco Aparicio at Flight No. 2 … NCAA South Regionals II Semifinals he won the doubles Flight No. 2 tie-breaker with Aparicio, 9-8 (9-7), to hand the Lions a doubles sweep over Palm Beach Atlantic … named to the 2018 Spring SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

CAREER
Played at Academie des Estacades

PERSONAL
Born on August 31 in Chisinau, Moldova … lists his best asset to the team is optimism … his hobbies include sports and traveling … if he had a super power it would be teleportation … his career goal at Saint Leo is to win a National Championship … son of Mihail and Aurelia Ciocanu … has a brother, Cristian