Bogdan Pavel Season 2022-23

SENIOR (2022-2023)

• Went 13-5 in singles and 11-7 in doubles
• Tabbed the American Athletic Conference singles and doubles All-Conference Teams
• Advanced the final 16 of the NCAA doubles tournament alongside Lleyton Cronje
• Became the UCF program leader in doubles wins (73) and sits second in combined singles and doubles wins (130)
• Led the Knights in all but four matches on court one, boasting a 9-5 record, while also leading the team in overall wins
• Went undefeated in four matches on court two
• Started the season seventh-matches unbeaten, including a three-set triumph over Florida's Will Grant on two
• Picked up three ranked wins, including a straight-set victory over Tulsa's 51st-ranked Kody Pearson on court one
• Went undefeated in conference play (including tournament) with six wins across eight matches
• Alongside Cronje, the tandem beat back-to-back top-10 opponents
• Defated Ohio State's seventh-ranked tandem of Andrew Lutschaunig and James Trotter, 6-3
• Bested Texas' third-ranked duo of Aliot Spizzirri and Cleeve Harper, 6-3
• Went a perfect 4-0 against ranked opponents in doubles
• Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete and CSC All-Academic honoree

JUNIOR (2021-2022)

• Went 10-9 in singles and 13-5 in doubles
• Got the Knights a point in singles against no. 8 ranked Georgia
• Helped gain a point in doubles against Stanford
• Won a point for the Knights in singles and doubles point against #46 ranked USF
• Was ranked no. 30 in doubles with Lleyton Cronje
• Was ranked no. 28 in doubles with Trey Hilderband  
• Named to All-Conference in doubles
• Helped the Knights gain a doubles point against Louisville.
• Helped the Knights gain a point against FSU.
• Dean/president roll.

SOPHOMORE (2020-2021)

• Named as an ITA Doubles All-American along with Trey Hilderbrand, becoming the sixth and seventh All-Americans in program history.
• Named to the AAC Doubles All-Conference Team.
• Tabbed as a No. 5-8 national seed in the NCAA Doubles Championship with Hilderbrand.
• The Knight tandem reached the Sweet 16 of the doubles draw, beating Alabama's No. 23 pair in the round of 32.
• Finished the season with an 2-3 record in singles and 19-6 in doubles.
• Began the season at No. 2 doubles, going 8-3 with Juan Pablo Grassi Mazzuchi. Reunited with Hilderbrand at No. 1 doubles, going 10-2 during the dual match season. Pavel was 6-2 against ranked doubles tandems.
• Ranked as high as No. 5 in the Oracle/ITA Doubles rankings with Hilderbrand, finished the season at No. 10. Was also ranked with Grassi Mazzuchi, finishing the season ranked No. 89.
• Went 1-0 in doubles in the AAC tournament, beating South Florida's top pair 6-3.
• Went 1-1 in doubles in the NCAA tournament. beating Monmouth's top pair 6-3.

• Named to dean's list in fall 2020

SOPHOMORE (2019-2020)*

• Compiled a record of 12-12 in singles and 8-13 in doubles during the 2019-20 campaign.
• Went 5-6 in singles during the dual match season, spending most of his time at the No. 4 singles spot in the lineup.
• Went 4-9 in doubles during the dual match season with partner Trey Hilderbrand, collecting three wins at the No. 2 doubles position.
• Three losses in doubles during the tournament season was via defaults due to an injury to doubles partner.
• Runner up at the Bedford Cup in doubles with partner Mikhail Sokolovskiy.
• Ranked No. 3 in Oracle/ITA doubles fall preseason poll with Trey Hilderbrand, tied for the highest ranked pair in program history.

FRESHMAN (2018-2019)

• Named to the All-Conference team
• Made the NCAA Doubles Championships with partner Trey Hilderbrand.
• Posted a record of 11-11 in singles and a 15-5 mark in doubles in the spring.
• Played doubles at the top spot with Trey Hilderbrand.
• The duo broke into the Oracle/ITA doubles rankings at No. 54 on March 19. The pair ended the season ranked No. 17 in the nation. They climbed as high as No. 14 which they achieved on April 23. 
• The pair won nine straight matches at one point; eight of those were against ranked doubles pairs.
• Pavel and Hilderbrand posted an 8-2 mark against ranked opponents
• Primarily saw time at the No. 3 spot in singles, but played at least one match on every singles court except for the No. 1 position.
• Pavel and Hilderbrand nearly defeated the No. 1 pair in the nation in the first round of the NCAA Doubles Championships. They fell to Baylor's Sven Lah and Jimmy Bendeck by a score of 6-4, 6-7, 9-11.
• Went 1-1 in singles in the AAC tournament, defeating Wichita State's Frosa in straight sets in the semifinals.
• Went 2-0 in doubles in the AAC tournament, knocking off Witchita State's No. 25 Frosa/Dellien as well as USF's No. 87 Barroso-Campos/Luquet.
• Went 0-1 in singles in the NCAA tournament.
• Went 0-1 in doubles in the NCAA tournament.
 

PREP

• Had a career high combined ranking of 77, as of June 19, 2017

• Reached the doubles semi-finals in the 2018 Romania F10 Futures

• Reached the 2nd round of the singles qualifiers, and competed in the doubles of the Romania F1 Futures

• Competed in the singles and doubles of the 2018 Romania F1 Futures

• Reached the 3rd round of the singles qualifiers in the 2018 Romania F8 Futures

• Reached the 2nd round of the singles qualifiers in the 2018 Romania F9 Futures

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