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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Athletics

2009 Men's Tennis Roster

Istvan Bolgar

  • Position PLAYER
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • High School Keystone

Biography

Fall 2009: Earned seven wins in 11 matches played...won five matches in a row to capture the 2009 ITA Florida Regional crown...held off teammate Charlie Rice in three sets (6-3, 3-6, 7-5) to advance to the ITA Small College National Championships...ranked ninth nationally and third in the region in the first ITA poll of the 2009-10 season...went 7-2 in doubles play with Peter Francis...pulled out an 8-6 win over teammates Charlie Rice and Luke Maricic in the ITA regional semifinals...went three sets against teammates Adrian Bayh and Jan Hoekzema before pulling out a 7-6 (2), 1-6, 10-7 victory to earn a spot in the ITA Small College National Championships doubles competition...topped Martin Methodist 's Melvin Prada and Vincius Santos in the first round at the ITA nationals...defeated fourth-ranked Remy Caffardo and Daniel Ramirez of Graceland 6-4, 6-3 to take third at the ITA National Championships...the ERAU tandem ranked third in the first ITA poll of 2009-10.

As  A Junior in 2008-09: Turned in a 11-3 singles record with a 10-1 mark in dual match play...undefeated in seven matches at the No. 5 singles spot...closed out his singles campaign on an eight-match winning streak...registered shutouts against St. Thomas' Kenneth Evans (Feb. 8), Aquinas' Dan Doerrfeld (Mar. 11), Georgetown's (Ky.) Frankie Roberts (Mar. 16) and 24th-ranked Webber International's Reyne Hospeddes (Mar. 25)...pulled out a three-set victory against Matthew Rock (2-6, 6-3, 6-1) to clinch the Eagles' win over NCAA I Jacksonville on Feb. 12...played in 21 doubles matches with Peter Francis, posting an 18-3 record...the duo was 4-1 in conference play...16 of their 18 wins were at the No. 3 doubles spot...only loss between Feb. 24 and May 15 was an 8-4 decision against Roman Werschel and Sergio Velez of top-ranked Barry (Mar. 14)...earned an 8-5 win of No. 3 Lynn's Luca Pavanelli and Alessandro Sarra (Apr. 4)...took an 8-2 win over Fabio Silva and Jose Hilla of third-seeded Fresno Pacific in the semifinals of the NAIA National Championship. Fall 2008: Posted a 1-2 singles record in fall play...forced to retire in both losses due to injury...lone win came against Bethune-Cookman's Cristian Cruz (6-2, 6-3) at the ERAU Open (Sept. 19)...partnered with both Luke Maricic and Charlie Rice in doubles, recording a 1-1 record with each player...Bolgar and Rice topped the St. Thomas team of Jeremy Bache and William Fountain 8-3 in the opening round of the ITA/Florida Regional (Oct. 3), but suffered a touch 9-8 loss to Webber International's Erik Lawson and Kyle Mahlan in the quarterfinals.

As A Sophomore in 2007-08: Posted a 13-6 overall singles record, including an 11-4 mark in dual match play...ranked 45th in the final ITA/NAIA national poll...posted a 3-0 league record...played the majority of his matches at the No. 6 spot where he was 9-4...was victorious in the two matches he played at No. 5...won seven matches in a row between Feb. 1 and Mar. 12...shutout Northwood's (Fla.) Alex Dunn 6-0, 6-0 (Feb. 10)...clinched the Eagles' win over No. 10 Vanguard, topping Garrett Gillon 6-2, 6-2...also scored the clincher against 14th-ranked NCAA II foe Florida Southern with a 6-2, 6-3 decision against Ben Taylor...went 14-9 in doubles play, tallying a 5-1 record when partnered with Tomoaki Yasuda in the first half of the season...notched seven doubles wins with Jan Hoekzema as is partner...Fall 2007: Listed at No. 33 in the ITA Preseason poll...2-2 in the fall campaign...earned a three-set win in the first round of the Embry-Riddle Fall Tournament, topping Florida Southern's Alex Thesleff 3-6, 6-3, 6-2...defeated Webber International's Leigh Griffiths 6-1, 6-1 in the second round of the ITA Regional (Sept 28)...fell to teammate Mislav Hizak 6-3, 6-3 in the regional quarterfinal...posted a 2-2 doubles record, including a 2-1 mark with Carlos Bes Comeras as his partner...Bolgar and Bes Comeras are rated eighth nationally according to the ITA preseason poll...the duo won two straight matches in the ITA Regional, dispatching St. Thomas' Adam Perez and Jeremy Bache 8-0, and Jan Menzen and Dima Chiriacov of Savannah College of Art & Design 9-7...lost 6-4, 6-2 to the ERAU tandem of Mislav Hizak and Konstantin Lazarov in the regional championship match.

As A Freshman in 2006-07:
Joined the Eagle lineup in the spring...ITA Scholar Athlete...finished the year at 11-1 with nine wins at the No. 5 spot and one win each at the second and third positions...forced to sit out six matches due to injury...only loss was a 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (10-8), 4-6 decision to Tomas Racak of second-ranked NCAA II opponent Lynn (Feb. 10)...undefeated in FSC play at 5-0...blanked Rollins' Albin Hubscher (Feb. 27) and Northwood's Kevin Butler (Apr. 20) 6-0, 6-0...bested Vasileios Psyrras 6-4, 6-2 to score the clincher in the Eagles' win over sixth-ranked Vanguard (Mar. 20)....posted a 14-3 doubles record...played 11 consecutive matches with a 9-2 overall record and a 3-0 league mark with Bes Comeras as his partner...closed out the season with five wins in his last six doubles matches when he teamed up with Luke Maricic.

Prep: Graduated from Keystone High School in 2006...named Most Improved Tennis Player...also played club tennis for 1860 TV Fuerth in Germany from 2000-03...ranked No. 2 in Florida in Under-16s...rated among the top 50 nationally and in the top 230 in the International Tennis Federation...played in the U.S. Open Junior tournament.

Personal:
Born on October 12, 1988 in Ithaca, New York...son of Istvan and Zsuzsanna Bolgar...majoring in Aerospace Engineering.


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Historical Player Information

  • 2005-06Redshirt Freshman

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  • 2007Sophomore

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  • 2008Junior

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  • 2009Senior

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