Boris Kozlov

Class:
Graduate Student
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 173
Hometown:
Pembroke Pines, Fla.
High School:
Florida Virtual School

SINGLES SUPERLATIVES

Overall Record: 76-43 (19-16 SEC)

2018-19: 21-8 (7-3 SEC)
2019-20: 12-7 (2-2 SEC)
2020-21: 13-12 (5-4 SEC)
2021-22: 18-10 (5-6 SEC)
2022-23: 12-6 (0-1 SEC)

Record vs. Ranked Opponents (8-5)

vs. top 10: ---
vs. top 25: 0-1
vs. top 50: 3-2

DOUBLES SUPERLATIVES

Overall Record: 57-37 (16-15 SEC)

2018-19: 14-7 (6-4)
2019-20: 16-4 (3-1)
2020-21: 14-11 (4-5)
2021-22: 9-12 (3-5)
2022-23: 4-3 (---)

Record vs. Ranked Opponents (1-3)

vs. top 10: 0-1
vs. top 25: 0-1

RECORD & HONORS

Career Singles Record: 76-43 (12-6 at UT)
Highest Singles Ranking: No. 51 (2/5/20 at LSU)
Career Doubles Record: 57-37 (4-3 at UT)

Awards & Honors
2023 First-Year SEC Honor Roll

2022-23 - GRADUATE STUDENT

Singles Record: 12-6
Doubles Record: 4-3

FALL SEASON

Logged a pair of singles wins at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Won six of his first seven singles matches as a Vol, with all but one of those victories coming in straight sets and all coming at the Orlando Fall Shootout and Knoxville Showdown.
The first ranked singles win of his Tennessee career came in 6-1, 6-1 fashion over Karl Poling (No. 107) of North Carolina on 9/17/22.

SPRING SEASON

In Tennessee's win over The Citadel (2/24/23), made his highest career appearance in a singles lineup, posting a 6-1, 6-4 win over Zvonko Bencedic at the No. 2 singles position. Paired up with Emile Hudd in doubles, he also nabbed his ninth career victory at the No. 2 doubles spot in Tennessee's first outdoor match of the 2023 season.
Won each of his first two dual singles matches as a Vol, both in straight sets at the No. 5 singles slot over Charlotte's (1/8/23) Ivan Dreycopp, 6-4, 6-2, and Texas Tech's (1/9/23) Sebastian Abboud, 6-3, 6-4.

BEFORE TENNESSEE

In four years at LSU, Kozlov posted an overall singles mark of 64-37, along with a doubles record of 53-34 in Baton Rouge.
As a senior with the Tigers in 2021-22, Kozlov logged an 18-10 overall singles mark, which included a 16-8 dual match record. He was 3-2 at No. 4 singles, 5-2 at No. 5 and 8-4 at the No. 6 spot. He ended the season on a five-match singles win streak.
Spent 18 of the 23 weeks in the ITA singles rankings with a high of No. 51 as a sophomore in 2019-20.
Was named to the SEC All-Freshman team in following the 2018-19 campaign, recording a singles record of 21-8 that season and a 17-5 mark in dual matches.

PREP/PERSONAL

Originally from Pembroke Pines, Florida, Kozlov joins the Vols as a graduate student for the 2022-23 campaign.
Born on August 26, 2000 in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
Began his collegiate career as five-star recruit and blue-chip prospect, ranked as the No. 31 player in the country by TennisRecruiting.net. He holds a Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) of 12.76.