2012-13: 21-9 overall record, 12-6 in dual matches… 11-5 at No. 1, 1-1 at No. 2… Went 4-2 against the ITA’s top 75 and finished the season ranked No. 74 in the final ITA rankings, the first Jaguar to finish the season ranked since Sergio Ramirez in 2009… Won six of his last seven three-set matches, including final three… Posted first ranked win at Crimson Tide Fall Championships, defeating No. 59 Daniil Proskura of Alabama 6-4, 2-6, (11-9)… Won first two matches against top 40 opposition in the spring, topping No. 37 Rafael Aita of No. 42 UNC Wilmington 6-3, 6-4 and No. 28 Romain Bogaerts of No. 10 Mississippi State, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4… Leitner’s victory vs. Bogaerts was the first by a Jaguar over an opponent ranked in the top 30 since Lucas Viel in 2010… Ranked wins were part of five-match win streak, with four wins coming against opponents from ranked schools… Also defeated No. 45 Cameron Silverman of No. 72 Elon 7-5, 3-6, 6-0… Won Flight 1 title at Big Easy Tennis Classic, defeating teammate Shayann Vaezzadeh in the finals… Did not drop a set to win championship… 12-11 overall doubles record, 6-9 in dual matches… 4-8 at No. 1, 2-1 at No. 2… Picked up a pair of ranked wins in the spring, teaming up with Juan Troglia to defeat 52nd-ranked team from No. 56 St. John’s 8-4, and topped 50th-ranked duo from No. 30 BYU 9-7 with Gerhard Gruindelingh… Paired up with three different teammates to record 6-2 doubles mark in the fall… Leitner and Hall claimed doubles title at Big Easy Classic, while Leitner and Blake Gregor advanced to the finals of the Gene Stallings Draw.
2011-12: 23-8 overall record, 15-4 in dual matches… 2-0 at No. 2, 12-3 at No. 3, 1-1 at No. 4… Advanced to the semifinals at Southern Miss Fall Invitational before losing 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4) to Ricky Keppler of William Carey… Put together 11-match winning streak during March and April… Seven of 11 victories in streak came in straight sets and rallied to win two more in three sets… 5-3 vs. opponents from ranked schools… Rallied to win 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 over Yannick Yoshizawa of South Florida at the No. 2 spot… Defeated Sun Belt foe Sami Ghorbel of Troy 6-2, 7-5 on the No. 2 court…17-13 in doubles action… 3-3 at No. 2, 10-5 at No. 3… Paired with Cody Hall to take down No. 3 duo from No. 63 Middle Tennessee at the Sun Belt Shootout. Seven of 11 victories in streak came in straight sets and rallied to win two more in three sets.
High School: Graduate of Gymnasium auf der Karthause in Koblenz, Germany.
Personal: Born April 15, 1992 in Niederfischbach, Germany… Son of Johannes and Karin Leitner… Majoring in exercise science… Hobbies include soccer and basketball… Chose South Alabama because it is a great place to study and play tennis… Favorites – movie: “Law Abiding Citizen”; pro team: Miami Heat; athletes: Roger Federer, LeBron James and Tom Brady; musical artist: David Guetta; foods: pizza and pasta… Best part of playing sports is “the competition and challenges, competing as a team”… Celebrity he’d most like to meet is Roger Federer… Would like to earn his master’s degree.
