Utah State University Athletics

CAREER RECORDS: T-28^th – Fall Tournament Doubles Wins (6); T-62^nd – Combined Singles and Doubles Wins (35).

SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS: T-17th – Total Singles Wins (21 – 2021-22); T-8th – Fall Tournament Singles Wins (8 – 2021); T-19th – Fall Tournament Doubles Wins (6 – 2021); T-19th – Combined Singles and Doubles Wins (36 – 2021-22); T-2nd – Dual Match Singles Wins (18 – 2023); T-17th – Total Singles Wins (21 – 2022-23); T-26th – Combined Singles and Doubles Wins (33 – 2022-23). 

HONORS: Utah State Male International Athlete of the Year (2024); All-Mountain West Singles Team (2022, 2023, 2024); All-Mountain West Doubles Team (2022, 2023, 2024); Mountain West Player of the Week (4/22/24, 4/20/22); AFCU Student-Athlete of the Week (10/2/23), 10/23/23).

2024 (GS): Named to the Mountain West Singles and Doubles Teams as he posted a 16-5 record in singles play and 19-2 doubles record during the dual match season… Competed at the first position for singles matches and the second position for doubles matches… Notched wins in both doubles and singles play to help the Aggies clinch a MW regular season title at San Diego State (4/20)… Posted a singles win against San Diego State in the semifinals of the MW Championships (4/25)… During the fall season, he went 15-1 and held the most singles wins during the fall tournament season… Won singles title at the Air Force-hosted Bedford Cup in the Mountains, the ITA Mountain Regionals, and the Boise State-hosted General Patton Invitational… Became the first Aggie ever to win the ITA Mountain Regional and move on to the round of 16 in the ITA Fall National Championships.

2023 (SR): Recorded a 33-21 overall mark for fall and dual match seasons... Went 18-5 in singles during the dual match competition including a 14-0 run to end the season, and a 5-0 record in MW conference play... Went 12-12 in doubles play with a 9-9 record in dual match doubles competition playing with David Cierny and Roko Savin exclusively at the first position... Named to the All-Mountain West Singles and Doubles teams.

2022 (JR): Made the All-Mountain West Singles and Doubles teams… Posted a 21-14 record in singles play and a 15-18 record in doubles play on the year… Went 13-7 in dual match singles playing exclusively at the top two spots, including a 10-2 mark at the No. 2-position… Advanced to the semifinals at the ITA Regionals, the farthest an Aggie has ventured in the tournament since 2016… Went 9-12 in dual match doubles while playing alongside David Cierny and Felipe Acosta… Notched USU’s only victory over a ranked opponent on the season, defeating UNLV’s Christopher Bulus, who was ranked 84^th in the nation.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Played two years at Minnesota, compiling a record of 15-10 in singles play and 12-15 in doubles... Went 2-6 in singles play and 5-10 in doubles play in the 2021 spring season, playing the majority of the season in the No. 2 doubles spot... Went 5-2 in singles play as a freshman to help Minnesota to an 8-3 record before the remainder of the season was canceled due to COVID-19 public health concerns... Went 8-2 in singles play and 4-3 in doubles play during the fall tournament season of 2019.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Sportska Gimnazija in Serbia... Has won the Serbian National Championship for the U12, U14, U16, and U18 age groups... Is also a senior National Champion for Serbia.

PERSONAL: Son of Nenad and Maja Zarkovic... Has two siblings… Majoring in marketing… Name is pronounced Bow-din Zar-koh-vich.

CAREER STATS
Singles