Cornell University Athletics

Senior Season — 2016-17
D’Ascenzo was named to the All-Ivy League singles second team for a second straight year after competing exclusively at the No. 2 spot with a 10-8 overall record and 3-4 mark in Ivy play. Having also been named to 2015 All-Ivy honors in doubles, D’Ascenzo ties for second in program history with three career All-Ivy League accolades. In doubles this year, D'Ascenzo was 9-8 when paired with classmate Marika Cusick at the No. 1 spot. ... In fall tournament matches, D'Ascenzo and Cusick won 12 consecutive doubles matches before a setback in the Round of 32 at the USTA/ITA Northeast Regionals. The duo won 'A' Flight titles in both the Cornell Invitational and Penn's Cissie Leary Invitational. D'Ascenzo led the team in fall singles victories with 10 against five losses. She was the only member of the squad to reach the Round of 32 in regionals. D'Ascenzo later garnered Spring Academic All-Ivy honors.

Junior Season — 2015-16
D'Ascenzo was named the team's Most Valuable Player and set a program record for dual-match singles victories en route to her second career All-Ivy League honor. She was placed on the All-Ivy second team for singles after posting a 6-1 record in league matches, including a straight-set victory over Brown's Alyza Benotto — who was nationally ranked at the time. That victory came one week after D'Ascenzo secured a memorable come-from-behind victory against Harvard's Nikki Kallenberg, which set the table for the Big Red's 4-3 upset win over the Crimson. D'Ascenzo's 17 dual-match singles victories, against just five losses, broke the previous mark of 16 set and repeated twice by two-time Ivy League Player of the Year Olga Itskhoki (1994-96). She became just the fifth competitor in program history to earn All-Ivy honors in both singles and doubles over her career. D'Ascenzo also ranked second on the team in doubles victories with 13, including a 7-2 mark at the No. 2 spot when paired with Priyanka Shah. ... In limited action during fall tournaments, D'Ascenzo was 3-2 in singles and 5-1 in doubles.

Sophomore Season — 2014-15
D'Ascenzo was named to the All-Ivy League second team for doubles along with Dena Tanenbaum, with the duo paired up late in the season before posting a 4-3 record from the No. 1 position. D'Ascenzo was 10-6 in singles from the Nos. 2 and 4 positions, and she was 10-6 overall in doubles. She has a five-match singles winning streak from Feb. 21 to March 28, including a victory over Columbia's Kanika Vaidya in straight sets. She was 3-4 in Ivy League singles play. At the team's postseason banquet, D'Ascenzo was named the Big Red's most improved player. ... In fall tournaments, D'Ascenzo was 3-1 in singles with a trip to the Round of 32 in the USTA/ITA Northeast Regionals. She also won both of her doubles matches with Priyanka Shah at the Cornell Showdown in October.
 
Freshman Season — 2013-14
D'Ascenzo ranked second on the team in singles victories with an 11-5 record in dual matches, and she was also tied with Dena Tanenbaum for the best doubles record with an 8-5 mark. She competed at the No. 2 or No. 3 position throughout the year in singles, including an 8-1 record in non-league play. She primarily appeared at the No. 1 spot in doubles with classmate Marika Cusick. The duo was 1-4 in Ivy matches, defeating Dartmouth's Taylor Ng and Katherine Yau. ... In fall tournament play, D'Ascenzo was 13-5 in singles with a 'B' bracket title at both the Cornell Fall Invitational and the Cornell Winter Invitational. She was 12-4 in tournament doubles, competing with five different partners. D'Ascenzo and Dena Tanenbaum advanced to the 'A' bracket final of the Cissie Leary Invitational, then D'Ascenzo and Cusick later teamed up to win the 'A' bracket of the Cornell Winter Invitational, dropping just five games over three matches.

Prior to Cornell
D’Ascenzo joins the Big Red after competing with Frankel Jewish Academy. She was ranked fifth among all Michigan recruits by the Tennis Recruiting Network. She competed for two seasons with Frankel Jewish Academy, where she was named all-state for her division in 2012. D’Ascenzo was also presented the 2012 Southeast Michigan Tennis Association Hoxie Award, which is given annually to the region’s player who has made a great contribution to the game of tennis through their good sportsmanship and their achievements both on and off the tennis court. She was also a two-time member of the National Honor Society.
 
Personal
Alexandra Davey D’Ascenzo is the daughter of Larry D’Ascenzo and Leslye Sklar D’Ascenzo, and she has an older brother. She is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.