Alexander Kostanov

Kostanov’s Career Match Results

Sophomore Year (2010-11)
Turned in a 15-19 record, including nine wins in dual matches … Played in the top half of the singles lineup all season … Tied for the team lead with three wins against SEC foes … Notched a team-best 11 doubles wins as well, including eight in dual matches … Went 5-2 in three-set matches and a perfect 3-0 in 10-point tiebreakers … Took over the No. 1 singles spot for the final three weeks of the season … Rallied past No. 51 Alex Musialek of Kentucky in a 10-point tiebreaker to decide the match, his first career win over a ranked player … Kicked off SEC action with back-to-back singles wins in the No. 2 spot, helping the team to a win over Arkansas in the league opener … Clinched both matches of an early-season doubleheader with three-set wins over Appalachian State’s No. 2 player and Charlotte’s top competitor … Scored the team’s lone point against UC Irvine with a win in the No. 2 match … Advanced to the third round of the ITA Carolina Regional, falling to then-No. 44 Jaime Pulgar of NC State … Finished seventh at the Duke Fab Four Invite to open the season.

Freshman (2009-10) – Joined the team for the spring dual-match season and posted seven singles victories to go with his 10-10 doubles mark … Picked up a win in the No. 4 singles spot against archrival Clemson … Strung together five-straight singles wins, including three in the No. 3 position … Helped the team sweep the doubles matches against Mississippi State, pairing with Johannes Pulsfort for a win in the No. 3 spot … Teamed with Ivan Cressoni at No. 3 doubles against Nebraska, completing the Gamecocks’ sweep of the doubles contests … Won the first two doubles matches he played with Cressoni, helping the team sweep the doubles in the SEC opener at LSU and two days later at Arkansas … Clinched the team’s win over No. 48 VCU with a singles win in the No. 5 spot … Posted wins in both his doubles and singles matches in his collegiate debut against Wofford. Junior Highlights – Put together a 30-18 singles record in junior events … Drew the top seed in the 2009 Green Cup, advancing to the semifinals … Also reached the semis of the 2009 Governor Cup … Got to the doubles finals of that tournament … Earned a spot of the Russian team for the 2009 Junior Davis Cup matches in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, winning his doubles match in Russia’s semifinal victory over Argentina.

Kostanov’s Career Record