| Attila Bucko |
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 | Class: Junior
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 | Hometown: Wellington, Fla.
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 | High School: Central Christian Academy
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 | Height / Weight: 6-4 / 175
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 | Experience: 2L
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Fall 2008 (Junior)...
Posted a 5-4 fall singles record including a 2-2 mark versus ranked opponents ... Ranked No. 100 in the ITA's preseason rankings ... Downed Texas' 46th-ranked Oliver Sajous in the Baylor Invitational round of 32 and followed with an upset of No. 28 Moritz Baumann (Wisconsin) in the tournament's round of 16 ... Lost in the tournament's quarterfinals to Tulsa's sixth-ranked Arnau Brugues ... Was 2-3 in doubles, 1-2 with Jordan Rux and 1-1 when paired with former Bear Jurica Grubisic.
2007-08 (Sophomore)...
One of two lefties on the team (David Galic is the other) ... Enjoyed a very successful sophomore season, finished singles at 33-10 overall including an 19-3 dual match mark ... Played primarily at No. 5 and 6 ... Faced two ranked opponents and produced three-set victories over both: 87th-ranked Jeremy Sonkin of Wisconsin and Stanford's 75th-ranked Richard Wire ... 25-13 in doubles included an 11-2 mark with Lars Poerschke ... The tandem produced a team-best nine-match win streak and ended the season ranked No. 59 ... Was impressive in fall play, advanced to the round of 16 at the Baylor Invitational before falling to Ole Miss' Bram Ten Berge ... After losing in the South Central Regional's round of 64, Bucko reeled off six straight victories to claim the consolation bracket championship ... Named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll for the spring semester.
2006-07 (Freshman)...
Lefthander enrolled in Baylor in January ... Saw most of his action at No. 6 singles where he was 8-0 ... Posted a 1-0 Big 12 record and was 8-0 in dual matches ... Owned an 8-2 season mark ... Posted a seven-match win streak to finish the season, losing his last singles match Jan. 19 ... Finished his rookie campaign with an 8-4 overall mark in doubles, 7-3 in dual match competition.
Prior to Baylor...
One of the highest ranked players in the United States Tennis Association (USTA), ranking No. 2 in Boys 18 in 2006 ... Has ranked as high as No. 59 on the International Tennis Federation's Boys 18 list ... Has played in a few ATP events and has been ranked No. 1517 ... As a junior player he won numerous 18 and under singles tournaments over the past two seasons and has been highly successful in doubles as well.
Personal...
Born Jan. 13, 1988, in Subotica, Serbia ... Son of Tibor and Marika Bucko ... Hobbies include cars and motorcycles ... Would like to own his own business ... Undecided on a major ... Last name is pronounced Boots - ko.