| Dennis Polyakov |
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Smarr Says
"Dennis has got a chance to step into the singles line-up after a great ending to his freshman season competing in doubles. He gives us depth and should be a factor in our line-up for the rest of his career if he continues to improve his game."
Honors At Rice
2006-07 & 2007-08 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll; 2007 ITA Scholar Athlete
2008-09
Posted a 6-3 mark during the spring... Reached the quarterfinals of the singles A flight at the ULL Fall Invite
(Sept. 21) ... also reached the doubles quarters before that portion
of the event was cancelled ... notched a pair of victories to reach
the round of 32 in the main singles draw at the Wilson/ITA South
Central Regional.
2007-08 Season (Sophomore)
Totaled an 11-10 singles record primarily seeing action at the No. 6 slot ... won nine of his 10 decisions at Jake Hess Stadium ... joined Ralph Knupfer, Christoph Müller and Filip Zivojinovic for third place on the team securing two match-clinching points ... won five of his six three-set decisions ... provided a 6-7, 6-3, 6-3 win against Eric Turner of No. 20 North Carolina State (Feb. 1) to break a 3-3 tie ... upended Josh Zavala of No. 5 Texas (Feb. 24) 7-6 (3), 2-6, 1-0 (8) in a 4-3 loss ... moved into the No. 5 hole at the Rice Invitational and tallied straight-set wins against Tommy McGeorge of No. 49 Iowa (March 21) and Jose Manual Munoz of No. 67 San Diego (March 23) ... charged back for a gritty 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Kayvon Karimi of No. 21 Texas A&M (April 9) to clinch match ... went 5-3 at No. 3 doubles with Bruno Rosa ... reeled off five straight wins (March 21-April 18) after hard-fought road losses against pairs from No. 50 San Diego State (March 3) and No. 6 UCLA (March 5) ... streak capped with an 8-6 win over East Carolina's Stephen Whitwell and Bryan Oakley at C-USA Tournament (April 18) ... had a successful fall season and made semifinals of B Singles Flight before losing a hard-fought three-set decision at the Rice Invitational (Sept. 14-16) ... appeared in Round of 16 at The Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 12-14) ... dropped a pair of doubles decisions with Chong Wang at Rice Invitational (Sept. 14-16).
2006-07 Season (Freshman)
Won two of his three matches during the spring season, including his lone dual match appearance 6-1, 7-5 against Abiline Christian's Luke Hawk (April 10) ... teamed with Ben Harknett for three doubles victories at the No. 3 spot ... earned a hard-fought 8-6 win at No. 35 Texas A&M (May 11) in NCAA First Round ... posted a 7-3 singles mark in fall tournament action ... won the green draw consolation bracket at the Baylor Invitational with four consecutive highlighted by opponents from Alabama and Miami ... finished 4-4 in doubles with three different partners.
High School
2006 graduate of Clear Creek High School ... 2005 UIL 5A state semifinalist in singles... chose Rice over Iowa, Michigan State, Marquette and Purdue.
Personal
Son of Oleg and Alina Polyakov ... born on February 4, 1988 in Krivoy Rog, Ukraine ... majoring in mathematical economic analysis ... member of Lovett College.
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