Elon University Athletics

Honors & Awards

• 2026 CAA Champion
• 2026 All-CAA Third Team - Doubles
• 2025 CAA Champion
• 2025 All-CAA Second Team - Doubles

Sophomore (2025-26)
Named to the All-CAA Third Team in doubles • Won double-digit matches in both singles (10) and doubles (14) for the third straight season • Led the Phoenix in doubles wins with partner Cornelia Kack • Clinched Elon's second straight CAA title with a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (1) victory at No. 5 singles against William & Mary's Rebeka Svabikova, the conference's Rookie of the Year, in the championship match • Also secured Elon's doubles point in the championship bout against the Tribe with a win on Court 3 with Kack • Won at the No. 5 spot in Elon's CAA semifinal against Drexel, beating Rebecca Fiedler 6-1, 6-4 • Added regular season conference wins against North Carolina A&T and College of Charleston, defeating Marra Bruce from the Cougars in a third set • Won key singles matches in Elon's wins over Liberty, UConn and Coastal Carolina • Won the first set in a tiebreak against Thea Rabman, ranked No. 90 by the ITA in singles, of No. 3 North Carolina before falling in three sets • Added a doubles win with Kack in Elon's CAA semifinal victory over the Dragons • Kranec and Kack also clinched the doubles point in Elon's regular season road win over the Tribe • Added a regular season conference doubles victory against North Carolina A&T • Won back-to-back matches by a 6-0 scoreline against UConn and Queens as the Phoenix went a perfect 18-0 in doubles games against the Royals • The duo had an eight-match winning streak in completed matches from Feb. 25 to April 4 • Played No. 3 doubles and No. 5 singles in Elon's first round NCAA Tournament match against No. 31 Charlotte in the Athens Regional, winning her second set in singles against Prisca Abbas in an unfinished match • Went 9-2 in both singles and doubles during the fall season • Started the fall going 3-0 in singles and 2-1 in doubles at the Jimmy Powell Invitational • Won the doubles competition at the Elon Fall Invitational alongside Kack after a 3-0 weekend together • Won a main draw match with Kack at ITA Carolina Regionals • Went 6-0 across singles and doubles to close out the fall at the Phoenix Fall Invitational 

Freshman (2024-25)
Selected to the All-CAA Second Team for doubles • Went 17-3 in singles and 12-9 in doubles in her freshman campaign • Of her 17 singles victories, 13 came at the No. 6 position • Went 3-1 in singles in the regular season versus CAA opponents, with wins against Campbell, North Carolina A&T and College of Charleston • Had a 10-match winning streak in completed singles matches, beginning against Belmont Abbey on February 8 and stretching until March 18 at Coastal Carolina • Helped Elon secure its first ever CAA championship with a three-set singles win at the No. 6 spot against William & Mary in the championship match • Won with five different doubles partners on the season • Won with fellow freshman Heidi Bulger in Elon's conference triumph over Campbell (3/15) • Paired with Helen Sarikulaya for a CAA win against College of Charleston • Won a pair of matches at the No. 2 spot with Sarikulaya in the CAA Tournament to help the Phoenix clinch the doubles point against Charleston in the semifinals and William & Mary in the championship match • Played No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles with Sarikulaya in Elon's NCAA Tournament match against No. 10 Tennessee • Picked up nine singles and six doubles victories in the fall

Prior to Elon
Was a four-star prospect according to tennisrecruiting.net • Helped guide the Falcons to a 19-0 record and the NCHSAA 4A dual team state championship in 2022  • Earned NCHSAA 4A Dual Team MVP in 2022• Named the NCHSAA 4A dual team MVP that season

Personal
Full name is Lisa Emily Kranec • Daughter of William Kranec and Lorena Bociu • Has a younger sister Alexandra