Alex Zotov Season 2007-08
2010-11 (Senior): Named to the SEC Community Service Team … Posted a 21-13 overall record with a 12-9 mark in dual matches … Paired with Charlie Jones for a 12-8 record in doubles, which included a 10-5 mark at No. 2 matches … Won seven of first eight matches in dual play … Wrapped up Vanderbilt[apos]s sweep of No. 44 Indiana … Advanced to the championship match of the Southern Collegiate Tournament … Also advanced to the championship match of the Crimson Tide Invitational.
2009-10 (Junior): Selected to SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll … Finished 23-11 overall … Went 14-9 in dual play, including 4-7 in SEC matches … Played anywhere from No. 3 to No. 6 position … Played in all but one dual match … Won the Namath Draw at the Crimson Tide Invitational … Started dual play with a 10-0 record … Moved to No. 4 slot for start of SEC play … Moved to No. 3 slot before playing final match in No. 4 position … Defeated No. 47 Matt Kecki (Southern California) and No. 104 Bo Seal (Georgia) … Clinched Vanderbilt[apos]s win against Belmont … Finished 15-14 in doubles … Played No. 1 doubles position with Adam Baker, finishing 13-11 in dual play and 3-8 in the SEC … Baker and Zotov finished 15-13 overall … Tandem finished season ranked No. 39 … Duo ranked as high as No. 12 in preseason … Duo defeated No. 66 South Carolina duo of Cubas/Campos, 8-6 … Tandem selected to play in main doubles draw at ITA All-American Tennis Championships.
2008-09 (Sophomore): Selected to SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll … Finished with 17-11 record overall and 11-7 mark in dual play … Went 7-4 in SEC competition … Tied for team lead in overall wins (Charlie Jones) and led the team in wins in dual and SEC play … Played in the Nos. 5 and 6 positions … Went 6-2 in the No. 6 singles slot … Won six consecutive matches from March 3rd to 27th … Defeated two ranked opponents … Topped No. 85 Stanley Sarapanich of Boise State and No. 110 Ivan Cressoni of South Carolina … Teamed with Adam Baker to form one of the nation[apos]s top-ranked doubles duo … Tandem was ranked as high as 25th and closed the year ranked 32nd … Advanced to the finals of the ITA Southeast Regional Championships … Selected as alternates for the NCAA Doubles Championship … Team finished 15-16 overall and 7-12 in the No. 1 slot in dual play … Were 12-4 overall at one point during the season … Defeated three ranked foes … Twice defeated Kentucky[apos]s duo of Agostinelli and Cox when they were ranked No. 15 and then No. 18 … Topped Michigan[apos]s No. 8-ranked duo of Jung and Srocynski … Defeated Oklahoma State[apos]s No. 39 duo of Nedovyesov and Byrnes.
2007-08 (Freshman): Tied Vijay Paul for the team lead with 22 wins in singles play … Posted 22-13 overall record, including 11-9 mark in dual play … Finished the fall with an 11-4 record … Named SEC Freshman of the Week on Jan. 29 after clinching Vanderbilt[apos]s season-opening win two days earlier over Michigan State … Led the team with four match-clinching wins … Also clinched wins against New Mexico, Northwestern and Kentucky … Won two out of final three matches to close the spring … Defeated No. 102 Javier Garrapiz of Georgia in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament … Began dual play with a 4-0 record … Team[apos]s third-most wins in SEC play, finishing 4-6 … Played limitedly in doubles, posting a 5-8 record and 1-3 mark in dual competition … Played final four matches of the season with Ryan Preston in No. 1 doubles position … Duo defeated Ole Miss[apos] fifth-ranked duo of Berg and Tveit in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Prep/Juniors: Ranked No. 147 among ITF Juniors … Won the 2004 ITF Junior Cup Grade 4 tournament in Kolding, Denmark … Won the 2004 ITF Junior Cup Grade 4 tournament in Copenhagen, Denmark … Finalist at the ITF Junior Cup Grade 4 tournament in Moldova … Competed in doubles at the 2007 All England Lawn Tennis Championships … Competed for Belarus in the 2006 Davis Cup … Graduated from Gymnasium N 8 in Minsk, Belarus. Personal: Son of Sergei and Yulianna Zotov … Majoring in computer engineering … Lists soccer, tennis, information technology and watching movies as hobbies … Also recruited by Northwestern, Purdue and William and Mary.