North Carolina A&T

One of the most coveted recruits in the history of the North Carolina A&T men’s tennis program … Became the first Aggie men’s tennis player to ever win Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) rookie of the year … Also captured the Aggie Athletics’ department male rookie of the year award … Has an excellent work ethic and could be key in helping the program emerge stronger … Possesses an outstanding serve and can cover a lot of ground on the court.

2020 Season: Season was canceled early because of the COVID-19 pandemic … Before the season ended he was 3-7 in singles matches with his best success coming as the Aggies No. 2 singles player with a 3-4 record … Posted a 3-8 doubles record with all 11 contests coming with Nicolas Arduh as his doubles partner … The duo served as the Aggies No. 1 doubles team all 11 times they played together … Teamed with Arduh to defeat Davidson’s Matthew Rose and Yash Parikh 6-2 in the Aggies 6-1 loss to the Wildcats … Earned his first singles win of the season on Feb. 22 at the Radford Tennis Complex as he defeated Yevhen Sirous 6-1, 7-5 … Helped the Aggies earn their first win of the season with a victory at No. 2 singles over King University’s Sebastian Lieflaender 6-4, 6-4 … Also earned a doubles point during the match as he and Arduh defeated Alex Sorde  and Lieflaender 6-1 … Earned the Aggies only point of a 4-1 loss to Presbyterian College on Feb. 29 as he defeated Teo Cariov 6-1, 6-3.

2019 Season: Played in 18 singles matches and 11 doubles matches … Broke the school record for wins in a season by going 11-7 overall and 4-0 in the MEAC … Compiled a 4-3 record in doubles play with Jorge Goenaga as his partner … Went 1-7 in doubles with Nicolas Arduh as his playing partner … He and Goenaga were 1-2 in the MEAC … Closed the season on a seven-match winning streak and won nine out of his last 10 to end the season … Named rookie of the year by the MEAC and male rookie of the year by the N.C. A&T Athletics department … Earned his first collegiate win on Feb. 2 when he defeated Radford’s Po Lassalle at Radford, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 … Earned a win in singles play and doubles play on Feb. 16 when he defeated Davidson’s Thomas Mason 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 at No. 2 singles … Teamed with Arduh to defeat the Davidson duo of Alex Fries and Yash Parikh 6-4 … Helped the Aggies earn their first win of the season by defeating King University’s Arturo Alfaro 6-4, 6-3 at No. 3 singles on Feb. 24 … Earned an upset win over Coastal Carolina’s Tanabe Daiki at No. 3 singles, 6-4, 6-0 on March 8 … Started his steak of seven straight wins on March 10 against MEAC powerhouse S.C. State as he defeated Aleska Daskalovic 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 at No. 2 singles play … Closed out the season by winning in singles play and doubles action against N.C. Central on March 30 as he defeated Amit Baran at No. 2 singles, 6-4, 6-1 after defeating the Eagles duo of Gabriel Cucalon and Sebastian Bromley 6-4 along with Goenaga.

High School: Played and attended tennis at High School for Western Languages in Bulgaria.

Personal: Full name is Vasil Ivanov Ivanov… He is the son of Ivan and Dimitrina Ivanov… He has one sibling, Atanas… He was born on September 20, 1999, and is majoring in finance…He loves hanging out with friends and his favorite television show is Breaking Bad…