Aleksey Bessonov

Height:
6-1
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Minsk, Belarus

Fall 2010: Finished 1-4 in fall singles play, picking up a win over Rice's Sam Garforth-Bles at the HEB Baylor Invitational ... teamed with Rifat Biktyakov to 14-4 in fall doubles play ... won the USTA/ITA Central Regional Championships doubles bracket with Biktyakov.

Sophomore: Ended his sophomore season with a 13-7 record in singles dual matches ... won 10 of his matches in the No.4 spot and won his only match in the No. 2 spot ... played all of his Big 12 matches in the No. 3 spot ... in doubles play, he finished with an 11-9 record, going 11-8 with partner Oleksandr Nedovyesov ... the duo ranked as high as No. 12 nationally on three occasions and finished the season ranked No. 15 ... defeated five ranked pairs in doubles play, including Texas' No. 4 combination of Dimitar Kutrovosky and Josh Zavala ... won their first match in the NCAA Doubles Championship ... finished the fall campaign with a record of 7-4 in singles play and 16-3 in doubles play ... won two singles matches at the ITA Central Regional Championships before being eliminated by teammate Anton Bobytskyi ... finished with a doubles record of 4-0 at the Razorback Invitational with partner Trevor Horstmann ... he and doubles partner Nedovyesov also had a notable fall outing, recording five wins over top-50 opponents, including Georgia's duo of Jamie Hunt and Nate Schnugg, who were ranked No. 2 in the ITA Preseason doubles rankings ... Nedovyesov and Bessonov reached the final round of the D'Novo/ITA All-American Championships and claimed the ITA Central Regional Doubles Championship.

Freshman: Finished with a record of 8-13 in singles dual matches ... wrapped up singles play with a record of 2-4 in the Big 12 Championships ... assembled a record of 11-11 in dual doubles play ... teamed with partners Sobolta, Trukshanin, Bobytskyi and Byrnes throughout the season ... did not compete in fall play.

Before OSU: Played at Getman National University in Minsk, Belarus ... competed for Republican High School in Minsk, Belarus ... played a season on the collegiate level at Getman National University, also in Minsk, Belarus.

Personal: Son of Andrei and Yulia Bessonov ... has one brother, Nick (20) ... majoring in Russian ... enjoys listening to hardcore music and watching movies.