Boris Conkic
| School: |
University of Tennessee |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Novi Sad |
| Home State: |
N/A |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Ekonomsko Trqovinska Skola |
| Height: |
5-9 |
| Weight: |
166 lbs. |
| Birth Date: |
Friday, June 05, 1987 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
63-16 |
| Doubles Record: |
48-17 |
Summer 2009
Competed in doubles at the World University Games with Serbian partner Aleksander Grubin ... Upset No. 5-ranked team in the first round before eventually losing to No. 2-seeded Hsin-Han Lee and Hsien-Peng Yi 6-4, 7-5 in the semifinals.
2008-09 (Sophomore)
Second-team All-SEC ... Finished 29-8 in singles and was ranked as high as 20th nationally ... Improved his career record to 57-14 ... Competed primarily in the No. 2 position during team completion and was 12-7 against nationally-ranked opponents, including a victory over No. 6 Justin Kronauge of Ohio State in straight sets ... Also defeated No. 13 Jordan Rux of Baylor 6-3, 6-3 ... Notched a new career best by winning 12 consecutive matches from March 13 through April 24 ... Posted a 9-1 record in SEC competition ... Finished 25-8 in doubles with teammate Matteo Fago. It was the eighth-most doubles victories in a season in school history ... Moved up the list with 33 doubles wins with Fago to rank ninth on the career list ... Ranked as high as No. 21 in doubles with Fago
2007-08 (Freshman)
Second team All-SEC selection ... All-SEC Freshmen team ... Finished freshman season with 28-6 singles record ... Winning percentage of 82.4% ranks seventh on UT's single season winning percentage list ... Had a 6-3 record against ranked opponents ... Highest ranked player defeated was 19th-ranked Robbye Poole of Ole Miss, 6-1, 7-6 ... Clinched a UT win three times ... Capped Vols comeback from3-1 deficit at Auburn with 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 win over Terence Nugent at the No. 3 position ... Also, clinched wins over Kentucky and Middle Tennessee ... Went 8-2 in singles action in the SEC ... At one point, won 12-of-13 singles matches during dual match play ... Went 21-7 in doubles ... Ranked as high as 35th with partner Davey Sandgren ... Clinched the doubles point for UT 10 times ... Three of those 10 doubles points came in 4-3 Vol victories including UT's win over Georgia, where he partnered with Matteo Fago to win 8-4 over UGA's No. 3 doubles duo ... Clinched doubles point in UT's thrilling come-from-behind doubles point win against Baylor in the NCAA round of 16 with 9-8(2) win at the No. 3 position ... Started spring ranked 28th in the singles poll ... Nine singles victories in the fall tied with fellow freshman Jeremy Tweedt for most by a Vol ... Won the UNLV Fall Classic ... Defeated four players on his way to the title including 27th-ranked Elliott Wronski of UNLV ... Advanced to the doubles final with partner Davey Sandgren at the UNLV Fall Classic but had to withdraw from the tournament after Sandgren was injured ... Made UT debut at Charles Fluitt Invitational winning two singles matches ... Advanced to the round of 32 at the ITA Southeast Indoor Regionals ... Defeated 24th-ranked Marek Sramek of South Alabama 6-0, 6-2 at the Indoor Regionals Did not begin play until the middle of October.
Prior to Tennessee
Was National Champion in the Serbia 18&U ... Two-time European team champion 16&U and 18&U ... 18&U Region Player of Year in 2004 ... Senior Region Player of Year in 2005 ... High ATP singles rank of 573 ... ETA ranking in 14&U and 16&U was in top-15.
Personal
Academic Major: Undecided ... Parents: Milan and Judit Conkic ... Full name: Boris Conkic ... Born June 5, 1987 in Novi Sad, Serbia .
