| Sinisa Markovic |
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2006-2007: Named Academic All-Big 12 second-team ... received All-Big 12 singles honors ... in the fall went 10-5 in tournament play ... received an ITA/Fila preseason ranking of 92 ... won four matches at the Texas Invite before falling in the finals to UT's ranked Dimitar Kutrovsky ... played No. 3 singles for the Red Raiders with a 16-4 duals record, 26-9 overall ... went undefeated in Big 12 play, 6-0, defeating two ranked opponents ... falls into Tech's top 10 record book in four categories, including tied for first in single season singles victories (26), first in career singles winning percentage (.737), fifth in single season singles winning percentage (.743), and is tied for ninth in career singles victories (42) ... held a 7-0 record at home ... was 4-1 in three-set matches ... also played No. 2 (1-0) and No. 4 (1-0) during the season ... played No. 2 doubles with teammate Michael Breler ... pair held an 8-8 overall record, 2-4 in Big 12 ... duo was 4-1 in clinching doubles point victories, 2-0 in tiebreakers ... highlight wins include a 9-8 (3) win over Baylor, overcoming a 7-2 deficit to win 9-7 over OSU, and an 8-6 win over VCU in the first round of the NCAA tourney.
2005-2006: Played in the no. 4 and 5 spots during the spring season, ending with an overall singles record of 16-6...was 5-2 in conference, with losses to Baylor's no. 59 Michal Kokta and Texas' Milan Mihailovic...in doubles, partnered with Teddy DiBlasi in the no. 2 and 3 spots for a record of 9-6...also teamed with Dimitrio Martinez against Lamar for a win, 8-2.
Before Tech: No. 1 tennis player in Bosnia-Herzegovina for 14 and under, 16 and under and 18 and under ... competed in the European Championships.
Personal: Born on February 6, 1987 ... his parents are Dragutin and Biljana Markovic ... goals include getting his degree and playing professional tennis ... majoring in business administration.