Utah: Entering his first season as a Ute after transferring from Arizona.
Arizona: Played his freshman and sophomore seasons for the Wildcats … played mostly at No. 5 and 6 singles, with a few appearances at No. 3 and 4 … In 2001, reached round of 16 of both singles and doubles competition at Omni Hotels Southern California Region Tournament … compiled a 13-11 record as a sophomore … recorded singles victories over Chris King of Oregon, Oliver Charron of Arizona State and John Walker of Texas Tech … recorded doubles wins over K.J. Hyppensteel and Joe Kao of Stanford, Ben Miles and Balazs Veress of California, and Jason Menke and Johan Paulberg of Oregon … winner of the Mary Roby Award for Academic Excellence in 2001 … had a record of 6-4 as a freshman.
High School: Finished ranked 86th in the Dutch National Top 100, receiving an A-player (the highest) status … finished 1999 club season for Amstelpark with a 12-2 record and placing second in Division One … for Amstelpark during the ’98 season, finished third in Division Two with a 4-0 record … in 1997 club play for Goldstar in Division Three, finished with a 3-1 record … compiled a 10-4 record for Goldstar in 1996 Division Four play.
Personal: Son of Tiberiu and Mia Brateanu … major is undeclared … born on Dec. 17, 1981.